God desires for everyone to be saved, thus He sent His Son to make the greatest sacrifice the universe has ever known. Today, Adventists are being called and equipped globally to prepare people for the Kingdom that awaits.
As I wrote this article, we were approaching the Thanksgiving season, anticipating the arrival of our family. Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday, primarily because of its spiritual dimension that calls us to reconnect with our Creator in gratitude.
As we have seen, by 1888 the disjunction between Adventism and the evangelical understanding of salvation had become problematic.
“Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this,” says the Lord of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it” (Malachi 3:10 NKJV).
And foreigners who bind themselves to the Lord to minister to Him, to love the name of the Lord, and to be His servants, all who keep the Sabbath without desecrating it and who hold fast to my covenant — these I will bring to My holy mountain and give them joy in My house of prayer . . . for My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations” (Isaiah 56:6,7 NIV).
One Woman's Experience Becoming Woke
I am one of the reluctant people who have not embraced newer songs or different kinds of music. I am stuck in the ’70s, listening to songs that remind me of academy and college years. I decided to record songs I enjoyed on a thumb drive so I could listen to them while traveling.
Here is the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments of God and their faith in Jesus (Revelation 14:12, NASB).
Our team from the Lake Union, along with two from the NAD, had a wonderful time visiting “our island,” the federated island country called Kosrae (Koo-she-rai). We appreciate that the NAD graciously covered most of our travel expenses for this initial visit.
Confidence in Jesus, and yes, confidence in expressing truth in these last days is what we’ve all been called to do.
We are in the midst of such deep political divides today, not only in our country and our world, but our worldwide church also is facing serious tensions and divisions.
A man is not justified by works of the law but through faith in Jesus Christ, . . . by works of the law shall no one be justified (Galatians 2:16 RSV).
Virtually everything, over time, tends to run down. Trees sprout, grow, produce fruit, then begin to decay.
