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Un pastor adventista del séptimo día en el noreste de Ohio ha sido detenido y acusado de grave conducta sexual a raíz de una investigación, según WKYC en Cleveland. Jesse Santos era pastor de la iglesia de Canton, Ohio. Se ha declarado inocente. Según 3News, El incidente se remonta al 18 de septiembre de 2024, […] Source: https://atoday.org/pastor-adventista-detenido-por-presunta-agresion-sexual/
by Rich Hannon | 4 March 2025 | I suspect the word Luddite has quietly slipped away from usage and recognition. It has two meanings: a narrow historical meaning in the Industrial Revolution, and a broader one describing someone who is actively opposed to new technology or new ways of working. However, I wish to […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventist-luddites/
Richard Green grew up in the church but took a detour in his faith journey in his teen and young adult years. Several people came into his life that inspired him…Source: https://vimeo.com/1062561179
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 5th of March 2025
We have seen in previous lessons that, within the cosmic conflict, Satan and his cohorts are temporarily granted significant jurisdiction in this world, limited according to some kind of rules of engagement.
These rules of engagement limit not only the actions of the enemy—the devil and his cohorts—but they also limit God’s action to eliminate or mitigate the evil that (temporarily) falls within the jurisdiction of the enemy. Because the Lord will never break His promises, to the extent He has agreed to the rules of engagement—thus affording some limited and temporary rulership to the devil—God has morally limited His future course of action (without lessening His raw power).
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The New Testament sets forth a clash of kingdoms, the kingdoms of light and darkness, with the darkness coming from Satan and his rebellion. Part of Christ’s mission was to defeat the kingdom of Satan: “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8, NKJV).
Nevertheless, there are “rules” that limit what God can do while remaining true to the principles behind His government. These limits include at least (1) the granting of free will to creatures and (2) the covenantal rules of engagement, which we are not privy to, at least now. Such impediments and limitations on divine action have significant implications for God’s moral ability to reduce and/or immediately eliminate evil in this world. Thus, we see continued evil and suffering, which can indeed cause many people to question either God’s existence or His goodness. However, once the background of the great controversy is understood, and the limits God has placed on how He will deal with evil, we can to some degree better understand why things are as they are—at least until the final triumph of God over evil.
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How does the fact that Jesus calls Satan the “ruler” of this world help, at least somewhat, our understanding of the evil that exists in the world now? How comforting to know that it is, indeed, only a temporal rule! |
(0)Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25a-10-the-temporary-ruler-of-this-world/
Plan now to share AWR with your church during the AWR Offering Sabbath on March 8! Downloadable English and Spanish resources are available, and we’ve just added the offering video as well.
On March 8, just mark your offering envelope “AWR,” or give directly by clicking on the button below:
http://awr.org/offering Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIAks_wygnE
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