23 February 2022 | by Michael W. Campbell The early twentieth century was a transformative time within American religion and culture. World War I contributed to a heightened sense of militancy; as did the 1918-19 influenza pandemic that only further reminded people of their own mortality. American Christianity experienced a bifurcation between the theological modernist […] Source: https://atoday.org/atss-a-new-reformation-adventist-fundamentalism-and-the-ku-klux-klan/
(Re-)launching the NEC Communicator
The NEC Communicator is a monthly newsletter emailed on the last Thursday of each month.Source: https://adventist.uk/news/article/go/2022-02-23/re-launching-the-nec-communicator/
Thursday: Judgment and the Character of God
Read Romans 3:21-26; Romans 1:16-17; and Romans 5:8. What does Redemption in the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins reveal about God?
The forgiveness of our sins implies two phases in Jesus’ mediation in the two apartments of the heavenly sanctuary. First, Jesus removed our sins and carried them Himself on the cross in order to provide forgiveness to everyone who believes in Him (Acts 2:38, Acts 5:31).
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On the cross Jesus won the right to forgive anyone who believes in Him because He has carried their sin. He has also inaugurated a new covenant, which allows Him to put God’s law in the heart of believers through the Holy Spirit (Hebrews 8:10-12, Ezekiel 36:25-27).
A second phase in the ministry of Jesus consists of a judgment, the pre-Advent judgment, which was still future from the point of view of Hebrews (Hebrews 2:1-4; Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 9:27-28; Hebrews 10:25). This judgment begins with God’s people and is described in Daniel 7:9-27, Matthew 22:1-14, and Revelation 14:7. Its purpose is to show the righteousness of God in forgiving His people. In this judgment the records of their lives will be open for the universe to see. God will show what happened in the hearts of believers and how they embraced Jesus as their Savior and accepted His Spirit in their lives.
Speaking of this judgment, Ellen G. White wrote: “Man cannot meet these charges himself. In his sin-stained garments, confessing his guilt, he stands before God. But Jesus our Advocate presents an effectual plea in behalf of all who by repentance and faith have committed the keeping of their souls to Him. He pleads their cause and vanquishes their accuser by the mighty arguments of Calvary. His perfect obedience to God’s law, even unto the death of the cross, has given Him all power in heaven and in earth, and He claims of His Father mercy and reconciliation for guilty man. … But while we should realize our sinful condition, we are to rely upon Christ as our righteousness, our sanctification, and our redemption. We cannot answer the charges of Satan against us. Christ alone can make an effectual plea in our behalf. He is able to silence the accuser with arguments founded not upon our merits, but on His own.” — Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, Pages 471, 472.
| Why does the cross and the ministry of Jesus in our behalf suggest that we should look confidently, but with humility and repentance, toward the judgment? |
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Sit-in Protest Staged at Adventist Church in India over Rescheduled Voting Date
Date for casting ballots changed to a Saturday, which could prevent Adventists from voting in Manipur. Church leaders calling on political authorities to change the date, or revert back to its original date, which was not on a Saturday. Politically, Christians favor the opposing Indian National Congress over the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party led by […] Source: https://atoday.org/sit-in-protest-staged-at-adventist-church-in-india-over-rescheduled-voting-date/
Science vs. the Interpretation of Scripture
by Russ Spangler | 22 February 2022 | His name was Galileo Galilei. He was an astronomer, mathematician, and physicist from Pisa, Italy. He has been called the father of observational astronomy and even the father of the scientific method and modern science. In the year 1609 he made some improvements to an invention that […] Source: https://atoday.org/76717-2/
