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Sep 13, 2026 102 views

The Final Deception: Making the Testimonies of None Effect

The main question before us is this: why have we, as a church, adopted positions on doctrine and practice that stand in direct conflict with the…

Gerson Robles Divorce & Remarriage, Hermeneutics, Prophetic Gift
Aug 17, 2026 69 views

He Shall Turn the Hearts: The Elijah Commission and the Marriage Question

Few convictions run deeper in the Seventh-day Adventist Reform Movement than the belief that we exist to restore. Our very name declares it. And our understanding…

Gerson Robles Divorce & Remarriage
May 2, 2026 32 views

After Eden: How Far the Fall Reached – and Why It Matters

Have you ever considered what would have happened if God had not intervened after the fall? The assumption running underneath much of our thinking is that…

Gerson Robles Atonement Series
Apr 18, 2026 50 views

Made for Glory: The Image You Were Born to Carry

In the Image of God Before you are anything else - before you are a student, a worker, a consumer, a citizen, a patient, a profile…

Gerson Robles Atonement Series
Jan 18, 2026 97 views

The Glory of the Lord vs. The Glory of the Letter

When Moses delivered the great Shema to Israel, he planted a seed that would take millennia to fully blossom: "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God…

Gerson Robles The New Covenant
Dec 9, 2025 51 views

Consider The Black Swans: Do The Exceptions In Matt. 5 & 19 Contradict The Law Of God?

Many assume Jesus left no exceptions for remarriage, but Scripture shows that a single “black swan” verse can reshape a general rule. Christ’s own words in…

Doug Thirkettle Divorce & Remarriage
Nov 30, 2025 75 views

Vegetarianism As A Test of Fellowship – Part 4

Part 4 of our series examines how making vegetarianism a test of fellowship impacts SDARM's mission - and proposes a practical framework that maintains high standards…

Gerson Robles Health Reform, Present Truth
Nov 22, 2025 139 views

Should Belief in Ellen White’s Writings Be a Test of Fellowship?

A study of Ellen White’s guidance on doubting of spiritual gifts, and church membership, revealing a pastoral approach rooted in mission and patience.

Gerson Robles Prophetic Gift
Nov 15, 2025 80 views

When Should We “Yield to Their Judgment”? The Case of ‘Brother Raymond’ & Lessons Learned from 1888

Explore the true context of Ellen White’s counsel to “submit new light,” the Raymond case, and the 1888 crisis—and why honest, open Bible study is not…

Gerson Robles Objections Answered, Present Truth
Nov 8, 2025 95 views

A Pledge or a Test? What Ellen White Actually Meant

What the Anti-Meat Pledge controversy of 1908-1911 reveals about Ellen White's statement on diet as a test of fellowship.

Gerson Robles Health Reform, Objections Answered, Present Truth

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