Closer To Heaven
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19 March 2025 | The dance between religion and science has been going on since the dawn of the scientific revolution. When the Catholic Church became more and more concerned with the drift of Easter later and later in the year, they enlisted the astronomer Copernicus to fix the problem. He did so—but in the […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-bryan-ness-adventisms-love-hate-relationship-with-science/
Do you ever read a Bible story and think “I wish I understood why this matters?” Samson is called a “judge” in the Bible, but not the kind of judge we’re used to. In fact, he was more like an avenger, a hero, a vindicator! You can read about Samson beginning in Judges 13. What other Bible characters could be superheroes? Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldZH6udGPNA
Looking for Adventist resources to strengthen your faith and ministry? The General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists offers a wealth of tools to support your spiritual growth, witnessing efforts, and practical Christian living. In this first episode of Resources for You, Pastor Ted Wilson, president of the Adventist General Conference, introduces the Office of Archives, Statistics, and Research (ASTR)—a department dedicated to preserving Adventist history, tracking global church growth, and conducting vital research. Explore the resources available to you: – Access historical Adventist documents and missionary records – Discover the Encyclopedia of Seventh-day Adventists – Find global church statistics & reports – Watch short videos on key figures in Adventist history About the Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church has been a global Protestant denomination since 1863, with over 21 million members worldwide. We hold the Bible as our ultimate authority and seek to help people find freedom, healing, and hope in Jesus. 🔗 Want to learn more about the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Visit our website: https://www.adventist.org/ 🔔 Don’t forget to subscribe and click the notification bell so you never miss a new video! Follow us on social media: Facebook: theadventistchurch X (Twitter): adventistchurch Instagram: adventistchurch Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYqfBPmDRrk
Join the Hit the Mark panel as they discuss Sabbath School Lesson 12 – Love and Justice: The Two Greatest Commandments. It’s the fastest hour of the week!
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Daily Lesson for Thursday 20th of March 2025
In Luke’s account, just after Jesus declares the two greatest commandments of love for God and love for a neighbor, a lawyer, “wanting to justify himself, said to Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbor?’ ” (Luke 10:29, NKJV). In response to this, Jesus tells the now-familiar, but then shocking, parable of the good Samaritan.
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Jesus did not just talk about justice; He came to bring it. He was and will be the fulfillment of the prophetic call and longing for justice (see Luke 4:16-21 in light of Isaiah 61:1-2). He is the desire of all nations, especially those who recognize their need for deliverance.
In direct contrast to the enemy, who grasped for power and sought to usurp God’s throne, Jesus lowered Himself and identified with those under sin, injustice, and oppression (without being infected by sin), and He defeated the enemy by giving Himself in love in order to establish justice as the One who is just and the Justifier of all who believe. How can we claim to be concerned about the law that Christ died to uphold if we are not concerned about what Christ calls the weightier matters of the law?
Psalms 9:8-9 proclaims, “He shall judge the world in righteousness, and He shall administer judgment for the peoples in uprightness. The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble” (NKJV). Likewise, Psalms 146:7-9 adds, God “executes justice for the oppressed” and “gives food to the hungry. The Lord gives freedom to the prisoners. The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord raises those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the strangers; He relieves the fatherless and widow; but the way of the wicked He turns upside down” (NKJV).
How much clearer could the Word of God be in regard to how we should seek to minister to those around us who are in need and are hurting?
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What can we learn from the life and ministry of Jesus about reaching out to those in need? Even if we can’t perform miracles as He did, for many hurt people, how could our help be deemed “miraculous” enough? |
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