What is the Adventist Church’s plan to reach Arab countries and North Korea?
Q: Recently I became a Seventh-day Adventist after learning the truth and believing that this is God’s remnant church. What is the Adventist Church’s plan to share the gospel in various countries, especially in the Maghreb (northwest Africa), Arab countries in the Middle East, and communist countries such as North Korea? — Jean, Rwanda A:…
Read MoreCan the General Conference help me with tuition costs?
Q: I’m an Adventist and am finishing my translation studies major at UNASP-EC (Adventist University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). While reading the book “Christian Service,” I felt God’s call to become a missionary doctor. I want so much to take medicine at an Adventist university, but I don’t have the resources. Is there some way…
Read MoreDoes God permit us to eat mushrooms?
Q: Are mushrooms food permitted by God? Can an Adventist eat mushrooms? In the Garden of Eden, God gave man three types of food: tree fruit; herbal and green, and plants with seeds. Mushrooms don’t belong to any of these categories. — Valery, from Ukraine. A: Valery, you may find it interesting that although mushrooms…
Read MoreHow should I pray for my adult children who aren’t in the church?
Q: Someone told me that I don’t know how to pray for my children. This hurts. I had three daughters. I brought them up in the church as a single parent because my husband left us to marry another woman in the church when they were babies. Since then, one of them passed away with…
Read MoreWhat is the Adventist Church’s stance on the Trinity?
Q: I want to ask about our church’s stance on the Trinity. I have read that our church pioneers didn’t believe in it and that this doctrine of the Trinity is of pagan origin. — Mae A: As Adventists we’ve always believed that the “the path of the just is as the shining light, that…
Read MoreWhy does “The Great Hope” not mention Catholics? Was this a Jesuit influence?
Q: Why does the book “The Great Hope” not have any chapter about Roman Catholicism? It seems that this might be because of the influence of Jesuits. Please explain to us. Thank you! — Alexander, from Russia A: Alexander, thank you for your question! As you may know, beginning in 2012 Seventh-day Adventists around the…
Read MoreWhat materials are available for me as Health Ministries director for my local church?
Q: Do you have any material or programs that can assist me in my role as Health Ministries director for my local Seventh-day Adventist church? Your call for the health message to run concurrently with the preached Word — in accordance with the third angel’s message — is key to my role, and I’d like…
Read MoreDo you ever go on vacation? If so, what do you do?
Q: Pastor Wilson, do you ever get to take a break? If so, what do you like to do, and where do you like to go? — Renee, from California A: Thank you, Renee, for thinking about my physical, mental, and spiritual welfare by asking about vacation breaks. It is vital, in fact it is…
Read MoreWill probation end with the Sunday law is enacted?
Q: Is it true that probation ends when the Sunday law is enacted? Is there any evidence for this? — Maynor, from New York A: Maynor, neither the Bible nor Ellen White say specifically when probation will close. However, they both have a lot to say about not delaying in giving ourselves to God. In…
Read MoreIs the Adventist Church influenced by Jesuits?
Q: I’m a theology student studying at the Venezuelan Adventist Theological Seminary. I would like to know: Is the Seventh-day Adventist Church influenced or affected by the Jesuits? And if not, how can I help my local church brethren to be at ease and committed to the church organization? — Pablo from Curaçao, Venezuela A:…
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