Creation Debate in the Seventh-day Adventist Church

This article can be found in the July 2010 Biblical Research Institute’s newsletter Reflections. By Gerhard Pfandl At the Annual Council in 2001 the General Conference Executive Committee organized a series of conferences on faith and science during the years 2002-2004. The first conference in 2002 was an international conference in Ogden, Utah. More than…

It’s about authority

Answers in Genesis recently posted an article Why Don’t Many Christian Leaders and Scholars Believe Genesis? by Dr. Terry Mortenson. He quotes 13 Christian leaders and scholars who have indicated that “evolutionary theories about the history and age of the earth and universe are the determining factor influencing their understanding of Genesis 1-11.” The conflict…

Don’t judge me!

Source: DrPipim.org By Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, Ph.D. The gospel of tolerance is a worldly attempt to win souls and keep them in the church. Those who believe in this designer gospel maintain that more people will join the church and stay in it if, instead of “judging people,” we simply “accept them the way they are.”…

A Historical Review of the Creation Debate Among SDAs

By Gerhard Pfandl, Ph.D. At its 1980 world session in Dallas, the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists officially voted the church’s statement of faith in terms of 27 fundamental beliefs. Belief No. 6 states: “God is Creator of all things, and has revealed in Scripture the authentic account of His creative activity. In six days…

Seventh-day Darwinians

This article is reposted with permission from Adventist Review. You can find the original article here. By Clifford Goldstein Rarely has there been a belief so ridiculous or contrary to the Scriptures that, once it becomes popular, some Christians haven’t attempted to incorporate into the faith. In its long and often crude lust for cultural…