A brief chronicle compilation from SDA periodicals on this verse:“For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;”
One of the key Bible verses over which there is disagreement in Adventism today is John 5:26. Let’s quote the verse. “For as the Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given to the Son to have life in Himself.”(John 5:26)
Responding to correspondence between William Fagal (Associate Director Ellen G. White Estate) and an anonymous correspondent, taken from the Ellen White Estate’s website, pertaining to the pronouns Ellen White used for the Holy Spirit.
This article was taken from a recent Facebook discussion between Jason Smith and Brother James B. (The full name was edited for anonymity).
By Paul Chung
According to Seventh-day Adventist Fundamental Beliefs #2, it is stated, “God [according to its belief is made up of 3 divine beings-Father, Son and the Holy Spirit] is immortal, all-powerful, All-KNOWING, above all, and ever present..”
By Paul Chung
Charles Longacre presents a unique idea about how Christ eternal existence may be compatible with his begetting.
When he arose from the grave, he was quickened, not by the blood of Adam, BUT BY THE SPIRIT, THAT SELF-EXISTENT PRINCIPLE DERIVED FROM THE FATHER, BY WHICH HE HAD LIFE IN HIMSELF. “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but quickened by the spirit.” 1 Peter 3:18. {PREX1 17.2}
Editorial (Editor: A. O. Tait, Assistant Editor: W. L. Baker)
When the doctrine of the second coming of Christ is mentioned, there are individuals who arise to say that Christ is here now by His Spirit, and therefore we are not to look for His coming again.
By H. M. Kelly
”The real question involved in this controversy is that of the Sonship of Christ. Is He God’s only begotten Son? The answer to this question is the answer to every other spiritual and moral question that can possibly arise.”
Originally published on end-times-prophecy.org adopted and edited by As It Reads
We all know that Sunday laws are on the statute books of America, and many Seventh-day Adventists are waiting for the Sunday law to be enforced in fulfillment of the mark of the beast in Revelation 13. But what the majority of Seventh-day Adventists don’t realize, is that attached to the Sunday law bills was another ‘religious’ law concerning the Trinity.
In Ellen White’s day, there were different definitions of “person” and “personality”. I find it interesting that people are so quick to ascribe a particular definition of “person” that suits their theology when reading her writings.
Too many miss Christ’s real presence in the Old Testament narrative. Or many are unclear as to how to properly distinguish the theophanies, whether they are of the Father or the Son. Thus, the focus of this article is to provide some clarity on the matter.
By Paul Chung
One of the main criticisms from the modern trinitarian Adventists of the pioneers’ non-trinitarian position is the idea that, if Jesus is the literal pre-incarnate begotten Son then, it denigrates the divinity of Christ and that to be literally begotten would effectively make Christ a created being. Based on some of the data, it appears that the church back then faced similar objections.
Following is an excerpt from “Deconstructing the three-in-one god doctrine thought process”
The controversy over the Godhead in Seventh-day Adventism at the present time is carried out on a number of levels – Biblical, Spirit of Prophecy, Historical and Rational – both individually, and with overlap. The principal of taking “the weight of evidence” (3T, p. 255) should apply to each of these, but in reality, a true understanding will harmonize all so called “anomalies” which lie outside this weight.
