Former Adventist Fellowship

"Adventists will do everything in their power to exclude Antiochus IV as the fulfillment of Daniel 8:8-14. If they admit that Daniel 8:8-14 describes the activi...ties of Antiochus Epiphanes, then the central pillar of the Advent faith crumbles. My study leads me to conclude that Antiochus IV is in view in this passage for four reasons." See more

"As I have learned to believe that the words of Scripture are inspired by God (as opposed to the writers being inspired), as I have learned to trust that the wo...rds say what the words mean, I have become much more comfortable not knowing the specifics exactly. The gospel now shapes my life, not my eschatological belief about a day of worship and the Ten Commandments." See more

Nikki and I discuss Adventism's Fundamental Belief #2: the Godhead. EGW and Adventism have never endorsed the classic Christian Trinity.

"Orthodoxy claims that what the Bible says about itself is what we are to believe about the Bible; the Bible is self-authenticating. In my past this argument would have sounded like circular reasoning. If you find yourself thinking that way, I urge you to not abandon the discussion..."

"Do you feel like you are out in the cold and desire rest for your soul? Do you have any deep-seated uneasiness in the beliefs that you hold or a religious organization to which you belong because you are unsure whether you have done enough to make it to heaven?"