Spring 2017
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The Lord Jesus, after having driven the greedy merchants out of the temple for the second time, subsequent to having exposed the leaven of the Pharisees, lamented over the city that had continuously killed those who told the truth. This second Jewish temple was to be left unto Jerusalem desolate and would eventually be destroyed. In His famous prophetic speech to His disciples, who still seemed to nourish some national pride over this earthly house of stone, Jesus left lifesaving guidance –not just to them but to all of His followers down the ages.
A movement that has been afoot since the 1990's within various denominations is "the Emergent Church". Whether we are aware of this new theology or not, it has already established its particular brand of quasi-doctrinal thinking into mainstream Christian culture, including Adventism.
We have been exploring the Scriptures that indicate that Jesus is indeed God and has been for eternity. Let us now examine texts that deserve closer attention as they are texts that are used to diminish Jesus and lower Him from His place as Jehovah.
In 1897, an urgent and shocking imperative came to the church: “Now, as never before, we need to understand the true science of education. If we fail to understand this, we shall never have a place in the kingdom of God.”
As an ex-Muslim I find myself challenged by certain teachings within in the Seventh-day Adventist church to take a stance.