Recently elected Tobago House of Assembly Chief Secretary Farley Augustine identifies as a Seventh-day Adventist. “We must understand that each other’s religious liberties is tied to our own and so your right to worship the way you see fit, to worship whomever you see fit, is tied to my right to do the same,” said […] Source: https://atoday.org/fast-friends-adventist-head-of-tobagonian-government-celebrates-eid-with-islamic-community/
Four Misused Texts about Biblical Interpretation
by Olive Hemmings | 2 May 2022 | Much of what we say we know about Biblical interpretation is derived from what the Bible says about itself. While the Bible has the right to self-identify itself as an inspired book, the problem is that several of the oft-used passages are taken out of context, and […] Source: https://atoday.org/four-misused-texts-about-biblical-interpretation/
In the Money: Millions of Dollars Available for Grassroots Ministry Projects
$2.5 million will be distributed for use in 2022. Money can be used to build a school, to pay a salary, to fund evangelism—anything, according to PGTS Director Dennis R. Carlson. Deadline for submitting a project proposal to the GC’s PGTS Department is August 1, 2022. 03 May 2022 | From the Adventist News Network: Local […] Source: https://atoday.org/in-the-money-millions-of-dollars-available-for-grassroots-ministry-projects/
Wednesday: The Babel Coalition
Read Genesis 14:1-17. What is significant about this war taking place just after the gift of the Promised Land? What does this story teach us about Abram?
This is the first war narrated in the Scriptures (Genesis 14:2). The coalition of four armies from Mesopotamia and Persia against the other coalition of five Canaanite armies, including the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 14:8), suggest a large conflict (Genesis 14:9).
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The reason for this military operation has to do with the fact that the Canaanite peoples had rebelled against their Babylonian suzerains (Genesis 14:4-5). Although this story refers to a specific historical conflict, the timing of this “global” war, just after God’s gift of the Promised Land to Abram, gives this event a particular spiritual significance.
The involvement of so many peoples from the country of Canaan suggests that the issue at stake in this conflict was about sovereignty over the land. Ironically, the camp of Abram, the truly interested party, because he is the only true owner of the land, is the only force that remains outside of the conflict, at least at first.
The reason for Abram’s neutrality is that for Abram, the Promised Land was not acquired through the force of arms or through the wisdom of political strategies. Abram’s kingdom was God’s gift. The only reason Abram will intervene is the fate of his nephew Lot, who was taken prisoner in the course of the battles (Genesis 14:12-13).
“Abraham, dwelling in peace in the oak groves at Mamre, learned from one of the fugitives the story of the battle and the calamity that had befallen his nephew. He had cherished no unkind memory of Lot’s ingratitude. All his affection for him was awakened, and he determined that he should be rescued. Seeking, first of all, divine counsel, Abraham prepared for war.” — Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 135.
But Abram does not confront the whole coalition. In what must have been a quick and nocturnal commando operation, he attacks only the camp where Lot was held prisoner. Lot is saved. Thus, this faithful man of God also showed great courage and fortitude. No doubt his influence in the region grew, and people saw the kind of man he was and learned something more of the God whom he served.
| What kind of influence do our actions have on others? What kind of message are we sending about our faith by our actions? |
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ADVENTISMO, FUNDAMENTALISMO Y EL KU KLUX KLAN – PARTE 2
Continuación de la parte 1. Por Michael Campbell, PhD. La relación de los Adventistas del Séptimo Día con KKK Las relaciones del adventismo con la segunda oleada del Ku Klux Klan fueron variadas. Si bien existe una amplia documentación sobre la actividad abolicionista en los inicios del adventismo y sobre las fuertes reacciones contra la […] Source: https://atoday.org/adventismo-fundamentalismo-y-el-ku-klux-klan-parte-2/
