Shelton says he is weary of members who stay inside the denomination while trying to alter its mission, doctrines, and the Ten Commandments to fit politics, culture, or personal rebellion.

That is a definition, not a decoration, and it cuts both ways. A work so defined can be corrupted by losing the gospel, becoming skilled, respected, and spiritually hollow; or by losing the practice, becoming doctrinally correct and useless to the suffering.

I built that. I repaired that. I grew that. I solved that problem. Someone needed me. Contribution provides evidence of usefulness that affirmation alone cannot manufacture.

The General Conference (GC) maintaining ‘consultative status’ with the United Nations is not only discrediting and besmirching the Church, but also contradictory to Adventist eschatology.

Responses from longtime LGBTQ advocates within Adventism reveal the depth of disagreement over how institutional conduct that conflicts with the Church’s biblical and voted standards should be regarded and addressed.  

Common sense is not cruelty.  Protecting children is not a war on mothers.  And a jury is not a therapy group. 

Pay attention to the vocabulary they use and you’ll see the fingerprints of Spiritual Formation and Ecumenicism, both hidden in plain sight, the same way Occult societies hide their messages and agendas in plain sight.

The Bible has the last word; if the NPUC wishes to invent its own practice, it can take its utilitarian approach, make its separation official, and launch its own thing as an entirely separate entity, a different church.

When a couple conforms their life to God’s principles, they will experience joy and fulfillment in marriage.  Yes, there will be things to balance, forgive and resolve in the marriage, but if they commit themselves to God’s ways, they will experience happiness. 

As Sam Neves said, “without the Holy Spirit, September 27 [2027] will be just noise…” There is need for presence of the Holy Spirit, and meeting prerequisite conditions (putting aside sin, self and prideful rebellion; and putting on humility, surrender and obedience…)

Christian charity does not require doctrinal surrender. Cooperation in humanitarian matters does not require merging doctrines, institutions, or worship with those who reject fundamental biblical truth.

Articles inform. Petitions appeal. Open letters persuade. Sermons warn. But formal church action does something different: it enters the governance process. You need to hear about it !

Unlike Babylon, the United States was founded with a clear understanding of this boundary between civil responsibility and religious liberty. It is this understanding that has made us a great nation! 

In Jesus’s day, the church leaders chose Caesar over Jesus Christ. Are we seeing a repeat of that, and is the vast majority of the church laity following their lead either through active consent or passive disengagement? 

A man from Pakistan running a halal shop across from the mosque tells me they voted for Mamdani only because he’s a muslim and that they “of course” want the call to prayer at 5 in the morning.

Modern Adventist advocacy has increasingly attached itself to a collection of explicitly or implicitly political causes: environmental activism, racial equity expansive immigration, hostility toward traditional religious morality, suspicion of patriotism, and enthusiasm for international institutions and the welfare state.

I am increasingly concerned that secular cultural and political concerns are being imported into the church and are beginning to shape how we understand biblical roles, authority, and even church governance.

There are now two layers of protection over rebellious conferences, enabling them to demonstrate defiance towards the Bible and GC policy without any fear of resprisal. These two layers are the NAD and defiant Unions.

The moment financial conformity becomes a proxy for spiritual fidelity, the treasury has begun to trespass upon liberty of conscience. The institution becomes the mediator, compliance becomes the evidence, and money begins to occupy a place it was never ordained to hold. 

Whenever financial conformity begins to imply spiritual fidelity, the old indulgence booth has merely been given a new coat of paint. 

While its title suggests restoration and defense, the substance of its argument represents something far more perilous—a subtle reconfiguration of Ellen White’s prophetic role.

This inquiry by Paul appears at first glance to bring to the imagination a class of people who were undergoing a rite of water baptism on behalf of or for others in some way.

His answer was both reassuring and unsettling. If he correctly recognized that the apparition was not the deceased, another question remains. Why should such a manifestation appear at all? What conditions exist in a person's spiritual life that permit the kingdom of darkness to intrude so boldly into the home?

But why is it that we have not succeeded in finishing the work God has given us?  Is it because we were too busy building our institutions and our reputation? 

He had no worldly commendations, he had no great wealth, he did not have the backing of any great institutions, and he had no governmental support.  Jeremiah’s message was a message of repentance and a call to return to the Lord and follow His ways.

Worldliness is a strong focus on material things, physical pleasures, and social status instead of spiritual or eternal matters. It describes a lifestyle driven by the values of human society rather than the counsel of God.

With all their prosperity, their wealth and influence, they began to compromise in their worship of God.  This compromise led to their downfall.  They became subservient to the Midianites.

We have wandered much longer than 40 years in this world, waiting for entrance into the heavenly Canaan.  Are we going to continue to rebel against the Lord’s directives? 

LGBTQ activism is alive and well within Adventism, at the highest levels. At the NAD level, and in conferences and unions such as the Potomac conference. And yet there are still those at a distance that want to question where the apostasy in the church is today.