Seventh-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 MoreMethods of Bible Study
This statement is addressed to all members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church with the purpose of providing guidelines on how to study the Bible, both the trained biblical scholar and others.
Read MoreShould Christians Observe the Israelite Festivals? A Brief Statement of SDA Understanding
A substantial response to the claim that the Israelite festivals are also for Christians.
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 MoreEllen G. White and the Interpretation of Daniel and Revelation
Does the Spirit of Prophecy support a day-for-a-day futurist application of the apocalyptic prophecies? The study of the prophecies of Daniel and Revelation is important to the spiritual dynamics of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. It has always been so. "Ministers should present the sure word of prophecy as the foundation of the faith of Seventh-day…
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?
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