by Ron Hessel | 8 October 2022 | I got my undergrad degree in theology in the last half of the ‘70s. Lots of confusing stuff was happening in that era in the Adventist world, particularly around the investigative judgment doctrine. Reputations were teetering on the edge. Careers were at stake. I just ducked my […] Source: https://atoday.org/a-modest-appreciation-of-the-investigative-judgment/
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Health Matters at GC Annual Conference Day 2
7 October 2022 | Day two of the General Conference (GC) Executive Committee’s Annual Council was short and blissfully uneventful. However, with four hours of health ministries being covered in the morning LEAD (Leadership, Education and Development) Conference, there is still plenty to report. “Leaders and Health Discipleship: Let your lives so shine…” was the topic […] Source: https://atoday.org/health-matters-at-the-gc-annual-conference-day-2/
Reflexiones sobre la Sesión 2022 de la AG – Mirando hacia 2025
Mientras escribo esto, han pasado unos cuantos meses desde la 61ª Sesión de la Asociación General (AG) de la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día. Debido a la pandemia mundial de COVID-19, esta sesión tuvo que ser pospuesta dos veces (desde 2020). Dado que se trataba de la primera Sesión de la AG en la […] Source: https://atoday.org/reflexiones-sobre-la-sesion-2022-de-la-ag-mirando-hacia-2025/
Sabbath: Understanding Human Nature
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Sabbath Afternoon
Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 1:24-27; Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:19; Matthew 10:28; Ecclesiastes 12:1-7; 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 22:40.
Memory Text: “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7).
The tension between God’s word, “You shall die” (Genesis 2:16-17, , NRSV) and Satan’s counterfeit promise, “You certainly will not die!” (Genesis 3:4, NASB) was not restricted to the Garden of Eden. It has echoed throughout history.
Many people try to harmonize the words of Satan with the words of God. For them, the warning, “You shall die” refers only to the perishable physical body, while the promise, “You certainly will not die!” is an allusion to an immortal soul or spirit.
But this approach doesn’t work. For example, can contradictory words of God and of Satan be harmonized? Is there an immaterial soul or spirit that consciously survives physical death? There are many philosophical and even scientific attempts to answer these questions. But, as Bible-based Christians, we must recognize that only the Almighty God, the One who created us, also knows us perfectly (see Psalm 139:1-24). Thus, only in His Word to us, the Scriptures, can we find answers to these crucial questions.
This week we will consider how the Old Testament defines human nature and the condition of human beings at death.
Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, October 15.
Amen!
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