by Joni Bell | 17 November 2021 | I was an only child for almost four years. What a blissful experience! The world revolved around me. Meals were planned around my likes and dislikes. Any toys brought into the home were unquestionably mine; no thought of sharing ever entered my mind. My mother tended to […] Source: https://atoday.org/is-it-all-about-me/
Friday: Further Thought ~ Choose Life
Further Thought:
Then, as now, we all are given a choice. The crucial word here is choice. Unlike a certain understanding of Christianity, in which, even before humans were born, God predestined some people not just to be lost but even to burn in hell forever, Scripture teaches that our own free choice of life or death, blessing or cursing, good or evil, determines which triad (life, good, blessing — or death, evil, cursing) we will ultimately face.
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And how good to know that even if someone makes the wrong choice, the result is death, eternal death, not eternal torment in a never-ending lake of fire.
“‘The wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.’ Romans 6:23. While life is the inheritance of the righteous, death is the portion of the wicked. Moses declared to Israel: ‘I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and evil.’ Deuteronomy 30:15. The death referred to in these scriptures is not that pronounced upon Adam, for all mankind suffer the penalty of his transgression. It is ‘the second death’ that is placed in contrast with everlasting life.” — Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 544.
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News Briefs for November 18, 2021
News reports from Adventist Health, Kazakhstan, Rwanda, Southwestern Adventist University, more. Coat of Honor The Adventist School of Medicine of East-Central Africa (ASOME), held a white coat ceremony for its inaugural cohort of medical students (class of 2027) on Nov. 12, 2021, according to an article in the New Times. The White Coat Ceremony is […] Source: https://atoday.org/news-briefs-for-november-18-2021/
A home off the beaten track
Clif and Karen Maberly have spent their lives finding purpose and enjoyment bridging a gap with communities around the world. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2021/11/18/a-home-off-the-beaten-track/
Looking backwards, living forwards
Devoted husband George Jia’s journey to and through nursing at Avondale, and on to a life he never imagined. Source: https://wp.avondale.edu.au/news/2021/11/18/looking-backwards-living-forwards/
