“. . . Do to others what you would have them do to you. . .” Matt. 7:12 (NIV) Compassion is the ability to understand others’ suffering and a desire to alleviate that suffering. It is a central belief in many religions and a value that is shared across the human race. “In Latin, ‘compati’ … Continued
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35). God provides everything we need; all He asks in return is that we give a portion of … Continued
“Do not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block in front of the blind, but fear your God. I am the Lord” (Leviticus 19:14, NIV). The Seventh-day Adventist church has an initiative known as Adventist Possibilities Ministries (APM), created to address the needs of church members with disabilities and their families. APM works to … Continued
“O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health” (Psalm 30:2). When Jesus sent His disciples out into the world to preach the Good News of Christ, He also gave them the power to heal the sick and cast out demons. As Seventh-day Adventists, we take the health message … Continued
“In death there is no remembrance of Thee: in the grave who shall give Thee thanks?” “The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.” Psalm 6:5; 115:17 As Seventh-day Adventists, we believe that when we die, our body decays, as all organic matter does. Our spirit, or soul, rests in … Continued
And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul (Genesis 2:7 KJV).…and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7 ESV). As Seventh-day Adventists, we … Continued
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. Matthew 28:19, 20 We often quote the first part of the Great Commission in Matthew—“Go and make disciples of all … Continued
The church is God’s appointed agency for the salvation of men. It was organized for service, and its mission is to carry the gospel to the world. From the beginning it has been God’s plan that through His church shall be reflected to the world His fullness and His sufficiency. The members of the church, … Continued
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; … Continued
“Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.” (1 John 4:11) When the Global Church Member Survey asked church members in 2018 whether they had spent time making new friends with non-Adventists in their community during the past 12 months, responses were fairly consistent in each response category, … Continued
“Then he said to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.’” Mark 2:27–28, NIV For us Seventh-day Adventists, the concept of keeping the Sabbath and keeping it on the seventh day of the week is right there in our … Continued
Our ideas of education take too narrow and too low a range. There is need of a broader scope, a higher aim. True education means more than the pursual of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, … Continued