Loyalty to Christ’s Church Versus Loyalty to Church Administration
Can a Seventh-day Adventist remain faithful to the church while conscientiously directing tithe to gospel workers outside the conference system?
Yes, there is a serious biblical and Ellen G. White-based argument that a person can remain spiritually faithful to the Seventh-day Adventist Church while disagreeing with its administration and, in exceptional circumstances, supporting legitimate gospel workers […]
Can the Seventh-day Adventist Church Claim Exclusive Authority Over Tithe as a Test of Loyalty?
A biblical, Ellen G. White, and Conrad Vine examination of divine authority, Christian conscience, and denominational governance
An organized church may legitimately establish a common system for receiving and distributing tithe and may expect its members and leaders to respect that system. However, it cannot demonstrate from an explicit biblical command that loyalty to Jesus Christ […]
Avoiding Difficult Biblical Truths May Attract Larger Audiences
Biblical, Theological, and Sociological Analysis Using Barna Research and Church Growth Studies
Central thesis: Churches that minimize or avoid biblical teachings about hell, sin, the exclusivity of Jesus Christ, the authority of Scripture, repentance, biblical marriage, the cost of discipleship, and the Second Coming may find it easier to attract and retain certain audiences. These teachings […]
Revelation 17: The Harlot, the Scarlet Beast, the Seven Heads, and the Ten Kings
A verse-by-verse prophetic study comparing Scripture, Alberto R. Treiyer, and Ellen G. White
Introduction: The final confrontation between Babylon and the Lamb
Revelation 17 is one of the most important and challenging prophetic chapters in Scripture. It describes the final development of apostate religion, its relationship with the political powers of the earth, its apparent worldwide influence, […]
Spiritual Prostitution of the Churches with Political Powers in Revelation 17
A biblical and historicist Seventh-day Adventist study drawing on Alberto R. Treiyer and Ellen G. White
1. What does spiritual prostitution mean in Revelation 17?
Revelation 17 describes one of the most significant prophetic developments preceding the second coming of Jesus Christ: a religious system that abandons its spiritual fidelity to Christ and enters into an unlawful […]
Does E. G. White Meet the Biblical Tests of a True Prophet?
A Christ-centered, biblical, historical, and Seventh-day Adventist evaluation
Introduction: The question every Adventist should be willing to ask
The Seventh-day Adventist Church recognizes Ellen G. White (1827–1915) as having exercised the biblical gift of prophecy. However, the church also teaches that the Bible is the supreme authority by which her writings and prophetic claims must be tested.
The […]