An old controversy over the nature of God surfaces again. By Denis Fortin* In the past decade or two, there has been a resurgence of Arianism1 and anti-Trinitarianism in the Christian and even in the evangelical world. But Seventh-day Adventist…
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One Month Celebration
Built in Belfast, Ireland, described as unsinkable and touted as the most luxurious hotel ever built, she set sail on her maiden voyage from the ports of Southampton, NY. Only five days into her journey, on April 14th 1912, just…
An Aussie vs. Dwight Nelson: “Trinity Under Fire”
In the ebb and flow of theories regarding the identity of the Holy Spirit in scripture I’m amused at the plethora of arguments. This morning I decided to tackle an article by an Adventist brother from Australia. I’ve come to…
John 8:42 and the Trinity*
When students of Scripture adopt a theological idea contrary to mainstream understanding, they sometimes invest texts with novel interpretations. These often strain the simple meaning of the text to lay claims to biblical support for their unique beliefs. Such…
Jesus As Begotten**
Variations of anti-Trinitarian views seem to be erupting on an unprecedented scale, at least in the southeastern United States where I live and work. One element I often encounter is the belief that Christ had some kind of beginning through…
Give Them Gentle Rain, Not a Monsoon
In family worship this morning, a timeless truth was expressed in the most simple terms to me. Rain is a necessity in life. Without it, plants, animals, and people would die; nothing would survive. Prior to the flood, there was no…
Will the Real Thinking Adventist Please Stand up? PartTwo
Posted December 1st, 2008 by Clifford Goldstein* (admin note: I mentioned this article here) For years now I’ve been a proud recipient of Dale Ratzlaff’s little scandal sheet, Proclamation! , whose whole raison d’être is, apparently, to bash Adventism, all under the guise…
Adventists Don’t Know Christ…
Many of you around at the time will remember the “Bo Knows” ad campaign from the late 1980’s with baseball/football player Bo Jackson. The ads “envisioned Jackson attempting to take up a litany of other sports, including tennis, golf, luge, auto…
Would Jesus Be In Zuccotti Park?
By Shawn Boonstra* A college student at the Occupy L.A. encampment, who sees the protests as a “social revolution,” recently decried the rather glaring shortage of religious people involved in his cause to the Los Angeles Times. “We all say,…
Did Christ Have a Beginning?**
Did Christ Have a Beginning? In my dialogues with anti-Trinitarian Seventh-day Adventists, I have regularly encountered the assertion that Psalm 2:7 shows that Christ was begotten by the Father prior to the incarnation, in eternity: “‘I will declare the…