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An Analysis of Walter Seger’s “The Use of “Begotten” in Reference to the Pre-incarnate Christ in the Writings of Ellen G. White.”
A few of the brethren requested that I share an analysis of the recent presentation entitled “The Use of “Begotten” in Reference to the Pre-incarnate

A Reply to Angel Rodriguez: Eternal Submission of the Son?
The Adventist Review has recently published an article entitled “Eternal Submission of the Son?” by Angel Rodriguez (Adventist Review, Sept 9, 2025). The blurb claims

Begotten at Some Point in Time? Or From All Eternity?
Was the pre-incarnate Christ begotten at some point in time? Or is He God’s only begotten Son from all eternity? Are God and time co-eval

What Became of E. J. Waggoner?
Hello brothers and sisters in Jesus, On a different social media platform, I have had an interesting discussion with a brother who claims that I

Revisiting the Trinity: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Reflections-Book Review
As an example of what I find to be faulty reasoning from the BRI, I offer the following. On pg 58, in the new book

God’s Only Begotten Son: The Truth about the “Monogenes”
*Unless otherwise mentioned all Scriptures are from the KJV and, unless otherwise mentioned, all quotes from the SDA periodicals, letters, and manuscripts are from Ellen

God is Not an Essence Pervading All Nature vs. The Sense of God’s Presence Pervading All Nature?
Hello brothers and sisters in Jesus, I would like to shed some light on a difficult problem that has bothered some of the brethren. Several

Most Abused EGW Quote in Adventism Part 2
See The Most Abused EGW Quote in Adventismn Part 1 HERE There is one last point to make here. Hopefully you have seen, in part

The Most Abused EGW Quote in Adventism Part 1
See The Most Abused EGW Quote in Adventismn Part 2 HERE Hello brothers and sisters in Jesus. This op is my opinion regarding what the

The Omega of Apostasy
The Omega of Apostasy: A spiritualization hermeneutic and making of no effect the Testimony of Jesus via Ellen White. What do I mean by

Let Every Man Judge for Himself
Q: What will happen for all of God’s true people? A: They will come into unity in proclaiming the essential truths that are to be

A Reply to Brother Eugene Prewitt: Part 1
Hello brothers and sisters in Jesus, I have received a request from the brethren to respond to an article from brother Eugene Prewitt. That article