God/Godhead

The author of this book, the theme of which is expressed in the subtitle “Discovering a Loving God in the Old Testament,” was for many years a missionary in Singapore and Thailand, professor of world mission at Andrews University, and more recently president of Walla Walla College. Apart from the...

Seventh-day Adventist Statement of Faith #23: "Christ's Ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary. There is a sanctuary in heaven, the true tabernacle which the Lord set up and not man. In it Christ ministers on our behalf, making available to believers the benefits of His atoning sacrifice offered onc...

I. God’s Claim The Bible claims that God is love, that he loves his children and the entire world, and that his love is incomprehensible and eternal - 1John 4: 7-10; Mal 1:2; Rev 1:5. II. Evidence 1. God’s Reaction after the Fall God told the parents of the human race that transgression of his la...

The phrase “image of God” is found four times in the OT–Genesis 1:26, 27 and 9:6. In the Pentateuch the Hebrew term “image” occurs also in Genesis 5:3 and in Numbers 33:22. Whereas Seth is son of Adam according to his image (Gen 5:3), the text in Numbers talks about idolatrous images, in which we...

Many Christians today believe and teach that when the “old covenant” of the Old Testament gave way to the “new covenant”/New Testament of Christianity, the entire “old covenant” law became obsolete. Since the seventh day Sabbath was part of that law, it is logical to conclude that literal Sabbat...

Reprinted from: Andrews University Seminary Studies. Volume 8, 1970, No. 1. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104, U.S.A. Faith in the living God has been rejected time and again by the ignorant and the indifferent, as well as by many of the learned and the thoughtful. It has been...

Introduction The doctrine of the Trinity (Lat. trinitas “tri-unity” or “three-in-oneness”) is one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith. However, in recent times some Adventists have begun to question its validity. At the 1995 General Conference in Utrecht, Fred Allaback distri...

The biblical concept of judgment is a major theme in Scripture permeating both the Old and the New Testaments. The topic of judgment has many facets and aspects that call for attention. The expectation of judgment is present in both Testaments and our study will survey major aspects of this theme...

God created human being in His own image; in God’s image He created it. He created them male and female (Gen 1:27; tr supplied). “That is the immense double statement, of a lapidary simplicity, so simple indeed that we hardly realize that with it a vast world of myth and Gnostic speculation, of c...