Dale Ratzlaff

Springing from the postmodern theory of 'truth', many have opted for what we might call cocktail religion. They may take a little of the golden rule from Christianity and a little yoga from Buddhism, explain the circumstances of life by karma, worship nature as the mother goddess, and seek some mystical, spiritual experience that works for them. Once a person has unhooked truth from reality, there is no way to evaluate truth. There are a number of reasons one could give for not following show more known truth: 'I don't want to leave my friends.' 'If I leave my position, it would have negative financial consequences. I have a good reputation now, if I follow truth fully, I will be considered an enemy and lose all respect in my professional circle.' Yes, there is a cost to following truth that many of our readers know, but the good news is that the reward is so much better there is no comparison. show less

Why do you spend so much time examining doctrine and theology? The goal of doctrine and theology is to point us to this relationship, this mutual indwelling, this abiding. 'Abiding' means 'to feel at home in the presence of'. Doctrine and theology serve to give us the gospel facts so that we may feel comfortable to settle down in the presence of God without fear. Whe we fully believe that Christ has done all there is to do to usher us into the most holy place of God's presence, then we begin show more to abide. show less

More and more Adventists are questioning the validity of Adventist doctrine, and they are hungry for the real Jesus of the Bible

7th Day Adventist doctrine of the investigative judgment and cleansing of the heavenly Sanctuary based upon Daniel 8:14 is indeed the central pillar of the Adventists faith.