Praban Saputro
Praban Saputro, Ph.D., is assistant professor of world mission at the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies IAIIASI, Silang, Cavite, Philippines
Articles by Praban Saputro
The Call to the Ministry
August 1929
The Need.—" What the church needs in these days of peril, is an army of workers who, like Paul, have educated themselves for usefulness, who have a deep experience in the things of God, and who are filled…
Presenting Jesus to Muslims: a suggested approach
July 2004
Various approaches on how to share the gospel with Muslims have been suggested. The most current one is an attempt to understand the worldview of Muslims and then express the truth of the gospel in forms and terms…
Confirming the Foundations
January 1930
A Serious Call to Study
The hour approaches when our every position prophetic, historic, and doctrinal — will be searched through and through by the enemies of truth. The world's scholarship will be turned…
Meaning of "Breath" and "Soul"
April 1937
In 1 Kings 17:17, 22, we find the expressions, "There was no breath left in him," and "The soul of the child came into him again, and he revived." Kindly give an effectual explanation for believers in immortality, and also give the Hebrew…
Restoring the Breach
October 1933
Repairing the breach is the keynote of Isaiah's prophecy, as indeed it has been of all the holy prophets since the world began. Isaiah is called the prophet of hope; for accompanying all predictions of judgment or disaster…
"The Dew of Herbs"
August 1937
What is the meaning and force of the passage in Isaiah 26:19, which reads: "Thy dew is as the dew of herbs"?
The full text reads: "Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye…
Church Clinics Successful
July 1938
We are told that medical missionary work is the pioneer work of the gospel. And truly the present is a most opportune time for the "right arm" to open the door for the gospel ministry.
"The purest example of unselfishness is to be…
Keys to the Old Testament
October 1934
By W.R. French
The Pentateuch is the foundation division of the Bible. When read with this thought in mind, the superstructure is better understood. In the first chapter of Genesis…
Medical Missions in Northern Rhodesia
September 1938
After more than twenty years' absence I was again sent to Musofu Mission near the Congo border, Northern Rhodesia, Central Africa. It was my medical experience that won friends in the old pioneer days, and I find that…
Free Radio Time
October 1938
Since most time on the air is rather expensive, it is quite important for our workers who have limited budgets to give study to methods of securing what is called "free time." This is time for broadcasting that is available without financial…
Gibbon's July 27, 1299, Date Sustained
February 1933
A few years ago a search was made at the Library of Congress for evidence supporting Gibbon's date, July 27, 1299, for the first invasion of Othman into Nicomedia. Failure to verify this date has thrown into more or…
"The Two Anointed Ones"
March 1933
The title of this study is found in Zechariah 4:14. This verse is the culmination of a wonderfully encouraging prophecy which God had given to Zerubbabel through his prophet Zechariah. Who are these two anointed ones?…
