Category Archives: Jesus

Anthony Hoekema, Adventists And Walter Martin, Part II

Posted on 31 October 2012 by Islwyn

p. 561. Is Seventh-day Adventism a Non-Christian Cult? Following from the last post, Walter Martin takes up Anthony Hoekema again on page 561 of his book, ‘The Kingdom of the Cults’. To quote Martin fully, p.561. We earlier mentioned Dr. … Continue reading →

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Anthony Hoekema; Adventists And Walter Martin, Part I

Posted on 26 October 2012 by Islwyn

Comment on excerpts from, ‘Kingdom of the Cults’, by Walter Martin – Bethany House Publishers, 2003. p. 535. As an explanation for the inclusion of a chapter in a book on cults entitled, “The Puzzle of Seventh-day Adventism,” (Appendix B), … Continue reading →

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Our Triune God

Posted on 19 October 2012 by Islwyn

CMI is a website concerned about Origins because of what it says about God and particularly about the Person of Jesus Christ, about His status in the Godhead and about his mission to our world. “If we wilfully reject Jesus’ … Continue reading →

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Here We Go Again – Karen King Unveils Jesus’ Wife

Posted on 25 September 2012 by Islwyn

A shame to deflate the newspaper stories but to add to the previous post, “I enjoy fairy tales as much as the next person . . . , and some of the best fictional early Christian stories from the late second through the … Continue reading →

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Did Jesus Have A Wife?

Posted on 20 September 2012 by Islwyn

“Harvard Professor Karen King, who is the person who has been entrusted with the text, has rightly warned us that this does not say anything about the historical Jesus. She is correct that “its possible date of composition in the … Continue reading →

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Aurora: Why Does God Allow Evil And Suffering?

Posted on 10 August 2012 by Islwyn

All right-minded people would share Jessica Redfield’s sentiments over her experience at the Toronto killing when she said, “That’s when it really hit me. I felt nauseas. Who would go into a mall full of thousands of innocent people and open … Continue reading →

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The Gospel In Isaiah

Posted on 25 July 2012 by Islwyn

There are those who believe Adventists are under the ‘Old Testament’, meaning, Adventists are under the Law of the Old Testament as a means of salvation, whereas Bible believing Christians are under the Grace of God provided through the Lord … Continue reading →

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Celebrate The Jubilee of Jubilees!

Posted on 10 June 2012 by Islwyn

I was there! Someone describes some great or significant event to you and you could say, yes I know, “I was there!” Watching some of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee pageantry on Television sent me down memory lane. I was there! … Continue reading →

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I Am The Bread Of Life

Posted on 30 March 2012 by Islwyn

Thinking back to the previous post of the confusion over the identity of Jesus today, what to make of Jesus was the dilemma that the chosen people of Israel had when Jesus lived with them 2000 years ago. Both Matthew and … Continue reading →

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We Have a Saviour – Christ the Lord

Posted on 20 December 2011 by Islwyn

A young lady had been taking an early Sunday morning walk through the College grounds. She stopped to knock our door. She had come across a young bird right nearby that could not fly. But she had failed to catch the … Continue reading →

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