Do We Have to Keep the Sabbath to be Saved?

According to Seventh-day Adventists, a religion of more than 14 million people, and folks like Mark Martin, an ex JW activist gone evangelical preacher, we won’t be saved if we don’t observe the Sabbath—that means to perform no “works” on Saturday (according to the...

A Zeal for God…

Are Jehovah’s Witnesses in danger of becoming like the Pharisees? Comparing any Christian group to the Pharisees of Jesus’ day is equivalent to comparing a political party with the Nazis. It’s an insult, or to put it another way, “Them’s fightin’ words.” However, we...

Orphans

I recently had a rather profound spiritual experience—an awakening, if you will.  Now I’m not going all ‘fundamentalist revelation from God’ on you.  No, what I’m describing is the type of sensation you can get on rare occasions when a critical piece of a puzzle is...

What Type of Death Acquits Us of Sin?

[Apollos brought this insight to my attention some time back.  Just wanted to share it here.] (Romans 6:7) . . .For he who has died has been acquitted from [his] sin. When the unrighteous come back, are they still held accountable for their past sins?  For example, if...