by Your Adventist Friend | Feb 16, 2024 | Adventist Beliefs, English
What do Seventh-day Adventists Believe About The Great Controversy? The Bible unveils a supernatural struggle between good and evil which Adventists often refer to as “The Great Controversy.” This struggle is the one answer to the big question—WHY?Why the outright...
by Your Adventist Friend | Feb 16, 2024 | Adventist Culture, English
Do You Have to be Vegetarian to be Adventist? Of course not. Membership in the Seventh-day Adventist Church has never included any dietary requirements. However, there might be some reasons people might think that. So many Adventists are vegetarians or even vegan, and...
by Your Adventist Friend | Feb 16, 2024 | English, Old Testament, Understanding the Bible
Who Were the Israelites in the Bible? The Israelites in the Bible, also known as the children of Israel or ancient Israel, were a nation God called to represent Him to the world. They come from the line of Abraham, whom God first made a covenant with, promising to...
by Your Adventist Friend | Feb 16, 2024 | English, Founders, History of the Adventist Church
Joseph Bates Joseph Bates was a sailor-turned-preacher who joined the Millerite Movement and waited for Jesus to come in 1844. Despite being disappointed when this didn’t occur, Bates held onto his faith and played an enthusiastic and integral part in starting the...
by Your Adventist Friend | Feb 16, 2024 | Adventist Culture, English
How Do Adventists Do Baby Dedications? For Christians, dedication ceremonies for babies are a special and memorable time for parents and the church. They often happen during a congregation’s main worship service when parents present their child before God and the...
by Your Adventist Friend | Feb 15, 2024 | Understanding the Bible
Bible Translations—Which English Language Version is “Best”? The most accurate Bible possible would be one that’s printed in its original languages—Hebrew and Greek. But since most of us are not Hebrew or Greek scholars, the next best option is to find a Bible...
