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Another Look at Adventism by HERBERT S. BIRD

This article is from Christianity Today, April 28, 1958, Volume 2, Number 15, pages 14-17. I found this article quite interesting because the author is "criticizing" the Adventist church, yet he does it in a very respectful manner. Below is the article: A distinctive feature of Seventh-day Adventist teaching is the “heavenly sanctuary” doctrine. On the day after “the great disappointment” in 1844, Hiram Edson assertedly experienced a vision of heaven in which he saw Christ, the High Priest, entering the most holy place in heaven to cleanse it. Here then, of course, lay the readiest explanation for the failure of Christ to return to earth as had been expected by the Adventists.  What was the purpose of this supposed cleansing of the sanctuary in 1844? To learn this, the Adventists turned to the biblical account of the yearly day of Atonement, and found there, presumably in type, the explanation of this new phase of the ministry of Christ in behalf of sinners.  A passage from M...

Sermon: To the Glory of God

 TO THE GLORY OF GOD "We've got a subject that I think you will find interesting. Turn with me to First Corinthians, chapter six. Somebody already asked, 'What is this to the glory of God?' Well, let me warn you a little bit. This sermon used to be traumatic until science caught up with the Bible. Did you hear the way I said that? You see, some people think that the cutting edge of science is way ahead of the Word of God. You'd be surprised to know that God, who invented all of this and holds the world in the palm of His hand, knows far more than most people imagine. In fact, they think that scientists are ahead of God. Let me assure you that God gives the information to the scientists. So, scientists finally caught up with First Corinthians, chapter six. I want to read in your hearing verses 19 and 20. And here's what the Bible says: 'What! Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your...