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In 1985, the Seventh-day Adventist Church aligned with the United Nations as an NGO. This relationship included “the right to speak and submit written statements regarding issues of importance to the church.”
In summary, here is a small conference striving, not to control members, but to uphold proper church order. The leaders are making an honest attempt to listen and work with their constituency.
Let us not dwell on the policies and words of men who only hold back the truth of God. This is what the enemy's plan is all about. It is time to invest our resources in parks and plazas. We must go to those who do not know about Christ.
Banned Adventist pastor Conrad Vine experiences church ‘cancel culture’. However, “For us to have healing in our church we have to speak the truth in love,” says Vine.
They were the pet obsessions of a virtue signaling bureaucracy that not only had minimal understanding of the problem, but its grip on power made it the problem.
Church leadership acted hastily, driven by assumptions and presumptions about his loyalty rather than any factual evidence, essentially treating him as guilty without trial.
I appreciate both of these men for being willing to discuss this controversial issue in light of the wider ramifications of the gospel and liberty of conscience. SDA administrators could learn something from their honesty and willingness to dialogue.
All three tests were designed to sever their relationship with the God of Heaven by coercing their allegiance instead, to the state and authority of man.
We can make excuses for our behavior – the classic one being that Satan works harder to attack those in our church because we are more of a threat. Are we really? I’m not so sure about that anymore.
Ultimately, the honour of this world beneath is no honour at all. It means very little and is only an honour for a very short time. True Christian honour comes from above.
In an earth shattering move, these judges laid out their shocking conclusion that women are not men and men are not women.
Loma Linda’s lawyers aggressively and skillfully fought to protect the religious autonomy of the institution. But they were losing until union bosses heard the hoofbeats of the coming Trump labor board.
But I'm not willing to submit to something and be disciplined for something I'm not guilty of. At the end of that meeting I handed them my resignation.
To put this in simple language – we were minding our own business as a church, going about with missions and outreach, and the Michigan Conference (at the behest of who….?) pulled out all the stops and halted everything.
“I’ve been in public schools all my life, so I’ve never had an opportunity to hear the scientific support for creation,” said Zugey, a recent college graduate living in the Sacramento area.
Considering how contagious leprosy was, no one wanted to be anywhere near him. Yet notice how Jesus interacted with him. He put forth His hand and touched him. Jesus came near to him.
In 1970, S. Dillon Ripley, a wildlife conservationist who served as secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, warned that 75 percent to 80 percent of species would be extinct by 1995. Wrong.
Nick passed away on March 10, 2025, after battling pneumonia and flu complications. He was looking forward to attending the 80th anniversary of his liberation from Dachau next month.
And so often when I'm studying the Bible in a group or listening to a sermon, I find myself almost surprised and so pleased to see that yes, this makes sense. This fits together. This is consistent.
I am publishing this sermon as a direct appeal to the General Conference delegates for this upcoming session: Take ALL of these statements down. Have the God-given courage to roll back these unscriptural creeds.
By aligning with morally depraved secular movements that are agnostic to religion, family values, or freedom of conscience, many Adventists are ironically attempting to prevent tribulation.
The key question is this: does ADCOM have the delegated authority to make theological statements that affect every Adventist worldwide from now to the 2nd Coming?
A gentle giant in spirit and stature, Uncle Fred was beloved by family, friends, and strangers he befriended. His passion for people, modeled after the love he saw in Jesus, drove him to share the gospel with all who would hear.
Every one of us has a role to be watchmen on the walls of Zion and to get people ready for the second coming of Jesus. It’s time to get ready and to stay ready.
Fear is an emotion; a negative emotion. It divides rather than unite. When Adam and Eve sinned, fear entered, and this fear caused them to hide from God.
The local churches would be provided two weeks for consideration and convening the business meeting. The process could then provide a decision in less than two months being based on the complete body of Christ instead of a select few.
What does this have to do with Sunday laws? The connection is considerably stronger than the Project 2025 proposal to encourage employers to accommodate employees who worship on either Sunday or Saturday.
I suggest ADRA uses this opportunity for a sustained period of introspection, and look for a way to wait on tables (Acts 6:2) that doesn't include feeding at a government hog trough.
Adventist Frontier Missions (AFM) is pleased to announce that Brad Mills has accepted the call to serve as president of the organization beginning August 1, 2025,