November 22, 2022 | A recent report on the status of Seventh-day Adventist Colleges and Universities shows several interesting enrollment data points regarding Adventist higher education within the last year. According to AEA_2022ConsolidatedEnrollment: General Undergraduates: “The consolidated 2022 fall enrollment for AACU institutions totals 21,021 students, a decrease of 151 students, or 0.7% less than […] Source: https://atoday.org/sda-colleges-universities-report-on-2022-consolidated-enrollment/
Efesini 1:5 – Mercoledì 23 novembre 2022
Avendoci predestinati nel suo amore a essere adottati per mezzo di Gesù Cristo come suoi figli, secondo il disegno benevolo della sua volontà. Meditazione giornaliera Apri la porta del tuo cuore, autori vari, presentazione di Fulvia Ruocco Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byRYjcBymlQ
Reworking Biblical Interpretation for Contemporary Adventists
by Terry Bottrell | 22 November 2022 | Our children learn about literary devices such as hyperbole and similes when they study literature in school. They also investigate different literary genres such as poetry, drama, and narrative, as well as different approaches to drawing meaning from a text. These lessons are important not just for […] Source: https://atoday.org/reworking-biblical-interpretation-for-contemporary-adventists/
Digital Evangelism Ignites the Faith of a “Lukewarm” Adventist
When our faith seems “lukewarm,” it can often be due to limited participation in evangelism. However, owning a cellphone provides a simple opportunity for anyone to become a digital missionary. On ANN Weekly, learn how Marius’ ignited his faith by using his cellphone to share the gospel. Find this story and more on our website, adventist.news. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28PrtDmgjjY
2022 Christian Record Services Member Meeting (Excerpt)
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Contrary Passages? – Hit the Mark
We’re covering Lesson 9, Contrary Passages? How should we react when we come upon difficult passages in the Bible? Come join the discussion.
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Ep 13 Using Natural Light | DIY Filmmaking | CreativeMedia&DigitalEvangelismHub
# DIYFilmmaking #MobileFilmmaking #CreativeMediaHub Capturing Better Video Utilizing Natural Sunlight (low-budget solutions) • Straight-On Lighting
• The 45 Degree Angle
• Bounce Board
• Diffuser Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slIINuoqfKs
Megafono di Tamar, non sciarpa…
Meditazione a cura di Debora Centorrino Testo: Efesini 5:21 Registrato presso la comunità di Firenze il 22 novembre 2022 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS36iI2CJL4
2022 Year-end Meeting Monday Morning Business Session
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Wednesday: Preaching to the Spirits in Prison
Read 1 Peter 3:13-20. How did Christ preach “to the spirits in prison … in the days of Noah”? (See also Genesis 4:10.)
Commentators who believe in the natural immortality of the soul usually point out that Christ preached “to the spirits in prison” (1 Peter 3:19, NKJV) while He was still resting in the tomb. For them, His disincarnated spirit went into hell and preached to the disembodied spirits of the antediluvians.
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Yet, this fanciful notion is biblically unacceptable because there is no second opportunity of salvation for the dead (Hebrews 9:27-28). So, why would Jesus preach to those who had no more chance of salvation?
Meanwhile, and most importantly, this theory contradicts the biblical teaching that the dead remain unconscious in the grave until the final resurrection (Job 14:10-12; Psalm 146:4; Eccles. 9:5, Eccles. 9:10; 1 Corinthians 15:16-18; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-15).
Also, if this verse were really saying that Jesus, while bodily in the tomb, went down to hell and preached to the wicked antediluvians, why did only they hear His message? Were no other lost people burning in hell with them? Why did only the antediluvians hear Him preach?
It is also senseless to suggest that Christ preached to the fallen angels who had been disobedient in Noah’s day. While the “spirits in prison” are described as having been disobedient “formerly” (1 Peter 3:19-20, , NKJV), the Bible speaks of the evil angels as still disobedient today (Ephesians 6:12, 1 Peter 5:8). Furthermore, the fallen angels are “kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day” (Jude 6, NIV), without any opportunity of salvation.
We should notice that in 1 Peter 3:1-22 the “spirits in prison” of verse 19 are identified in verse 20 as the “disobedient” antediluvians in the “days of Noah.” The term spirit (Greek pneuma) is used in this text, and elsewhere in the New Testament (1 Corinthians 16:18, Galatians 6:18), in reference to living people who can hear and accept the invitation of salvation. The expression “in prison” obviously refers not to a literal prison, but to the prison of sin in which the unregenerate human nature is found (Romans 6:1-23, Romans 7:7-25).
Christ’s preaching to the impenitent antediluvians was accomplished through Noah who was divinely instructed by God (Hebrews 11:7) and became a “preacher of righteousness” to his contemporaries (2 Peter 2:5). Peter’s verses were written in the context of what it means to be faithful; they are not a commentary on the state of the dead.
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