“The government under which Jesus lived was corrupt and oppressive; on every hand were crying abuses,—extortion, intolerance, and grinding cruelty. Yet the Savior attempted no civil reforms. He attacked no national abuses, nor condemned the national enemies. He did not interfere with the authority or administration of those in power. He who was our example […]
Archives for November 2018
When Non-compliance Turns into a Full-blown Uprising
What would it take to split the Seventh-day Adventist Church? Well, now we know. Dan Jackson, President of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists [NAD], has drawn a red line in the sand during a November 5, 2018 afternoon business session at its year-end meeting. For three years women’s ordination advocates in North America […]
Grasping the Hand of the Roman Power
“Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power” (Maranatha, p. 216) Earlier this year Methodists, Roman Catholics and Seventh-day Adventists held hands during an ecumenical prayer vigil in Cremona, Italy. These men locked hands in public in a show of unity and solidarity in Northern Italy. This […]
When Adventists become “Global Partners” with Jesuits, Protestants and Other Faiths
“And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profaned my holy name.” Ezekiel 36:20. The International Headquarters for the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) is located at Borgo S. Spirito, #4, 00193, Rome, Italy, only one block away from the Vatican. This location has become the new dwelling place for Seventh-day Adventist leaders. […]