Bible

S ola Scriptura is a principle of religious authority which gained great visibility during the Protestant Reformation. It was employed to point to the Bible as the only normative authority for Christian belief and practice. Although the phrase gained prominence during the Reformation, it was not...

I. Biblical Teaching on Perfection The truth about perfection in Christian doctrine and experience is that which does justice to the biblical meaning and use of the word. The Bible teaches that the true Christian will grow both in grace and toward the image of our Lord Jesus Christ. He continuall...

Frank Hasel is dean of the theological department of Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen, Austria. After the untimely death of his wife—she passed away at age 44— he started working on this book “Longing for God: A Journal for Bible Study and Prayer.” It helped him cope with the tremendous loss. This is a...

God’s law is very concise, yet all-encompassing. The Ten Commandments as found in Exodus 20 contain about 320 words, depending on the translation, whereas a law of the European Community dealing with the import of caramel products contains 26,911 words. The problem today is with people’s attitude...

This vividly illustrated book is written by David Down, who considers himself to be an archaeologist, and John Ashton a member of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute who specializes in food and nutrition research. It is currently being sold at Adventist Book Centers across North America toget...

I. Christianity and the Nature of Science There is reason to believe that Christianity provided the ideal culture for the origin of modern science (Polkinghorne 1994, Ratzsch 2000). The creation of the universe by a rational, intelligent God explains why the universe is so intelligible and open t...

It is quite interesting to sit in a Sabbath School class and listen to the discussion of a biblical passage listed in the Bible Study Guide. There are some classes who stay with the historical perspective of the text. They discuss the text or story in its original setting, for example, the Book o...

I. Background The Gospel of Judas has received a lot of attention recently, when the National Geographic Society ran an article in its magazine. This society has also received the right to publish the gospel and cover it in print and on television. The Gospel of Judas is a Coptic text that was f...

In 1521, Martin Luther stood before the Diet of Worms and declared: “My conscience is captive to the Word of God.” Called to account for his teachings, he argued that neither pope nor church council had authority above the Scriptures. His study of the Bible, especially the books of Psalms, Romans...

1. Doctrinal Illiteracy and a Weakened Sense of Identity In 1988 Neal C. Wilson recognized that “too many of our people are doctrinally illiterate, and as a result they have no firm convictions or commitment to this prophetic movement.” In 2002 Jan Paulsen called attention to the risk that Adven...