Church History

INTRODUCTION Sin is not my favorite subject; I would much rather write about the love of God, about Jesus, or the prophecies. However, sin plays a major part in the Great Controversy, and the Bible speaks much about sin, as do theologians. Among G. C. Berkouwer’s nineteen volumes on dogmatics the...

Introduction Seventh-day Adventists have often been inclined to become key-text exponents in their doctrinal and prophetic presentations. They have likewise been sensitive to problem texts which on the surface seem to contradict the messages of the key texts. Throughout the history of the church ...

Systematic benevolence, as first proposed and adopted by the Sabbathkeeping Adventists in 1859, comprised a systematic plan of giving not only on a percentage basis, but also free-will offerings. Some Documentation on Systematic Benevolence and the Tithe as Launched in 1859 The following plan was...

Part 1: Beyond Disappointment The historical and theological roots of the Seventh-day Adventist Church lie in the Millerite movement of the 1830s and the 1840s. William Miller was a Baptist farmer in Low Hampton, New York. Through an intensive study of the books of Daniel and Revelation, commenci...

The Relationship of Biblical Judaism and Christianity At Sinai God organized the Israelites into a nation through which He would reveal to the world the provisions of His grace. He entrusted to them the written Scriptures (Rom 3:1-2), the Ten Commandments, and a large body of instruction based on...

The purpose of this study is to survey briefly the climate of opinion regarding the place of women among the Jews, Greeks, and Romans in the first century. This is the cultural setting in which the Christian church originated and began its development. Since the church rose in the midst of Judais...

Ordination of Women Carol Anderson and Carter Heyward, ordained deacons in the Episcopal Church, were asked to help two bishops serve Communion. The large congregation, which included a number of Episcopal priests, divided into two lines to take part. The communicant first knelt as a male bishop ...

Approved by BRICOM, May 5, 1983 Approved by BRIAD, May 12, 1983 Foreword During the past decade there has developed, particularly among charismatic Christian bodies in various places, a movement that has come to be known as “deliverance ministry” in which evil spirits—believed to control human be...