The Historical Grammatical Method vs. The Historical Critical Method By Sean Pitman Protestant Christians are famous for the mantra, “The Bible and the Bible only.†Yet, as Seventh-day Adventist protestants in particular, how do we know that this phrase is true? How do we know that the Bible is the only valid rule of faith…
For those who may be interested, Dr. Sean Pitman recently gave a provocative presentation at Loma Linda University (linked below) as part of Dr. Paul Giem’s Second Look Seminars – a series of presentations on origins.  Dr. Pitman’s topic was: Intelligent Design: Science or Religion? The talk was based on a review of Judge John…
By Sean Pitman Many, by now, have heard of the recent resignation of three faculty and one board trustee from La Sierra University (LSU) over the public release of a recording of a private conversation. On April 20th, a board trustee, Lenny Darnell, turned on the record function of his cell phone in a private…
Educate Truth shares the following article from Memory, Meaning, and Faith as a service to readers. January 30, 2011 By Nicholas Miller (Department of Church History, SDA Theological Seminary, Andrews University) Last weekend a scholar from Wheaton College, Prof. John Walton, came to Andrews University to share his thoughts on the question of how Genesis…
Educate Truth shares the following article from the Adventist Review as a service to readers: BY MARK A. FINLEY During my public evangelistic meetings I routinely conduct question-and-answer sessions. The subject of Creation often surfaces. Audience members ask questions like these: “Did God really create the world in six literal, consecutive, 24-hour days?†“How…