One of the great tragedies of human history cen­ters on how few people understand God. Indeed individuals often misunderstand God and take His name in vain. Natural disasters are often dubbed “acts of God.” Misfortunes are placed at His feet.…

IT WAS the very first time it had hap­pened in the history of Japan Missionary College. The event was a campus-wide evangelistic crusade under the capable leadership of theology department mem­ber Hiroshi Shibata. Helpers included the 45-member…

The Council of Trent (1545– 1563) hurled anathemas at the Protestant doctrine of justification, and Protestants flung volleys back. Truth was at stake. But not now. Survival of Christianity is said to be the reason for deemphasizing differences…

A critique of the pre-Fall view by H.E. Douglass

It may seem to my colleague that Seventh-day Adventist theology presents two alternative views concerning the human nature of Christ. But the view that Jesus assumed Adam's pre-Fall…

The Reign of God, by Richard Rice of Loma Linda University, is an introduction to Christian theology from a Seventh-day Adventist perspective. It consists of 16 chapters, each with study helps and suggestions for further reading.

The…

Maranatha, a study of unfulfilled prophecy, was first published in the Dutch language in 1917. It caused such a stir that the author left the Christian Reformed Church that he "highly esteemed" because of differences he held in prophetic…

Thompson, professor of biblical studies at Walla Walla College, writes lucidly on his subject. My review will not look at ideas I agree with, but will attempt to discuss my basic concerns. The author states that he overcame his fear of Scripture,…

This small but scholarly volume dis cusses "several of the issues that have contributed to the radical change in our modern understanding of the book of Daniel." Ferch considers the academic discussion of the past 20 years concerning issues…

As time runs out and the planet rushes toward its ultimate rendezvous with destiny, we wonder if we will make it to the third millennium. One thing is certain: there is a sense that something momentous is about to…

"For many years Seventh-day Adventists have been handicapped by the lack of a comprehensive volume which adequately defines their doctrinal position." So wrote Walter Martin, an evangelical scholar and a specialist in cults, in his book The…

Will Christ return in 2000? Some Seventh-day Adventists believe He will. They reason: "For just as the work of Creation took six days, so human history will last six thousand years."

Just as the Sabbath followed six days of creation,…

Seventh-day Adventist Statement of Faith #8: "All humanity Is now involved in a great controversy between Christ and Satan regarding the character of God, His law, and His sovereignty over the universe. This conflict…

Much of the Christian world no longer believes Genesis 1 and 2 as a literal account of creation. Since Darwin, natural processes are thought to explain the origin of life,¹ and Christian scholars have attempted…