Sabbath Observance—Guidelines
The text of a report by a special study group assigned to recommend guidelines on how to keep the Sabbath.
Read MoreSeventh-day Adventists and Life Insurance
Should loyal Christians buy life insurance? What about Ellen G. White's counsel?
Read MoreSteeples and the Church
"Church Steeple Study" opposes the use of steeples in connection with Christian churches on the grounds that incorporating a steeple into a church building plan compromises the proper Christian rejection of paganism and permits the encroachment of apostate attitudes and practices.
Read MoreThe Wedding Band, Ellen G. White, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Immediately upon the adjournment of the 1986 Annual Council Session of the General Conference at world headquarters in Washington, D.C., at 12 noon on Nov. 11, the "yearend meeting" of the North American Division Committee was convened (at 1:30 p.m.) to transact the business of this Division of the world field.
Read MoreGospel Finance: Pulling Together
Where should tithe and offerings be given? Does each member have a biblical mandate to choose for himself or herself?
Read MoreThe History and Use of the Tithe
Five substantial essays trace Ellen White's use of tithe and its wider implications for today.
Read MoreHow General Conference Investments Are Handled
How the reserve funds that must be kept by the General Conference are managed.
Read MoreBeer and Wine: The Bible’s Counsel
Study of the biblical passages dealing with alcohol. Doesn't the Bible refer in a number of places to wine and strong drink? Don't we quite often find people drinking alcohol in the Bible? Can't we assume, then, that Scripture generally does not condemn drinking alcoholic beverages?
Read MoreAssisted Human Reproduction—Considerations
What harmonizes or conflicts with the biblical teaching? Developments in medical technology have led to a number of interventions designed to assist human procreation. Procedures such as artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, surrogacy, embryo transfer, and cloning increasingly provide new options in human reproduction. Such interventions raise serious ethical questions for Christians seeking God's will…
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