144,000 – Prescriptive or Descriptive?
Why is the number 144,000 such a perfectly even number? Does this mean that God opens this many spaces and then when they are full,…
Articles by pilgrim
How Readest Thou?
Creationists and evolutionists can look at the same scientific evidence, and almost always draw different conclusions. They can be standing in the same place and…
Unsettled
This month Adventists around the world were stirred by yet another controversy over end-time events—this time it was about setting a time-window for the close…
Does God Destroy?
Some people say that anything “bad” that happens is because of the devil, and anything good that happens is because of God. God only permits…
As Long As Time Should Last
A statement by Ellen White referred to statutes which were not to pass away and were to be binding “as long as time should last.”…
Jesus’ Feet on Olivet
For some people, who were actually paying attention when they were reading, one part of the following statement has caused some concern, if not confusion.
Did She Really Write That?
A little more on how inspiration works and whether we can trust what we read.
Can We Trust What We Read?
No theory is perhaps more hazardous to faith than the suggestion that something which is inspired is really just falsehood and cannot be trusted.
Obedience or Righteousness: Which Comes First?
God delights in those who worship him in willing obedience (See 1 Samuel 15:22). But to many within the church, obedience is a struggle; even…
The Adventist Pioneers
Who were the SDA Pioneers? Why is it important? Should you read what they wrote? Were they inspired? Read on for answers.