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…
ELLEN WHITE’S TRINITARIAN STATEMENTS: WHAT DID SHE ACTUALLY WRITE?
I recently ran into a presentation from the Ellen G. White Estate (mentioned in this article) which discusses three issues: Skeptics say that “…the expression (“sin could be resisted and overcome only through the mighty agency of the Third Person…
2012 Seminary Scholarship Symposium: “Reception of Ellen White’s Trinitarian Statements by Her Contemporaries (1897–1915)”*
2012 Seminary Scholarship Symposium: “Reception of Ellen White’s Trinitarian Statements by Her Contemporaries (1897–1915)” * Presentation Denis Kaiser, Ph.D. student in Adventist Studies and Historical Theology at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, MI, presented his research on…
Adventist Anti-trinitarianism And Alexandrian Theology
By Darius Jankiewicz* In 2001, clutching my newly-minted theology degree from Andrews University, I returned to regular front-line ministry in Australia. After spending eight years at Andrews—buried in books, writing, and theological parleys—I had become somewhat out of touch with…
Our Mediator and the Holy Spirit
Recently introduced to a post called “Our Mediator and the Holy Spirit,” I felt compelled to briefly address it. The writer tries to convince the reader via a maze of partial quotes that Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one…
Hello world!
The day I officially began this blog March 14th, 2012, was also a noteworthy day for something else. On that day back in 1879, Albert Einstein was born. Today his name is synonymous with not only “genius” but also for…