What has come to be known as Last Generation Theology has joined spiritual gender authority, sexuality issues, the origin of life, the doctrine of inspiration, and other contemporary controversies to become a major flashpoint in the ongoing quest of the Seventh-day Adventist Church to articulate its message and mission to itself and to the world.
The fifth installment of our Proof-texts in Context series will focus on SDA Fundamental #10—The Experience of Salvation. For those who would like a more detailed synopsis of why we are publishing this series, please refer to the introduction to the first installment. Without further ado, let’s proceed to our study. Related Article: Free Wil
How did the idea for the video series come about? I love art in various forms, and I am always engaged in some artistic hobby. It helps me stay balanced since I spend most of my time engaged in intellectual activities. The latest hobby I picked up a few years ago is nature photography. The practice enabled me to become familiar with professi
In the previous article, we looked at Ellen White’s conversion story and her struggles with her personal salvation. We also touched on White’s view of sin, atonement, human nature, Christ’s nature, and her early understanding of justification. In this installment, we will zoom in on her views on justification and sanctification. As the previous art
A prominent Adventist scholar who has studied the topic of salvation in Ellen White is Woodrow W. Whidden. His book Ellen White on Salvation”[1] is a classic chronological study of our prophet’s views on this important theme. Given that such a study already exists, there is no need to reinvent the wheel. Therefore, this two-part article will be a s
In the previous article on Justification (link to article 7 on Justification) we have seen that the predominant view among the reformers was that justification is a legal declaration of imputed righteousness. Human beings can never achieve salvation through their own merits, but by accepting Christ’s substitutionary death they can be accounted righ
Justification is one of the most important terms in the Bible and one of the most significant aspects of salvation. It is also a concept whose meaning has been subject to ongoing debates in Christianity and Adventism. The main question could be summarized thus: is justification a declaration of the imputed righteousness of Christ, or is does it als
This second installment of a three-part series will be a somewhat inductive, somewhat conversational study of Romans 7. To quickly recap some of what I mentioned in the introduction to the Romans 6 article, I initially decided a while ago to write on Romans 7, primarily to address the divide that exists in various ecclesiastical circles, including
The first article in this series was a brief exposition of core Last Generation Theology (LGT) teachings and the problems they raise. This second article summarizes the historical development of LGT, primarily as presented by Woodrow Whidden in “What is the Last Generation Theology?”[1] The summary consists in a chronological look at the key
Presentation #1: Why Jesus Waits, Norman McNulty, M.D Norman McNulty began his presentation by noting that we have been waiting for Christ’s return for 175 years (since 1844), despite the fact that, as Ellen White wrote in 1900, “[h]ad the purpose of God been carried out by His people in giving to the world the message of mercy, Christ would…have c
