Organization: is it a humanly-devised curse to spirituality, or is it a divinely-ordained vehicle for unifying the body of Christ? This book is composed of nine articles that were originally published between April 1996 and May 1998. They cover the topic of church organization in a concise, yet comprehensive way. All the tough questions are … Continue reading Is God’s Church Organized?
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Is God’s Church Organized?
April 25th, 2019Divine Order and Organization
April 24th, 2019These studies were presented in 1974 at a camp-meeting in Arizona. Earlier that year, there had been a small crisis in Australia (where the church center was at that time), in which a few members wanted to see more human election, voting, committees and so forth brought into the church. These studies were God’s answer … Continue reading Divine Order and Organization
Melchizedek
April 24th, 2019Melchizedek is the mysterious king-priest who meets Abraham and blesses him. That’s all we would know about him except that the apostle Paul unfolded the topic a bit more in the book of Hebrews, showing that the Melchizedek priesthood is the true heavenly one, of which Christ is the great original. But Melchizedek was not … Continue reading Melchizedek
A Brief History of the Early Years
April 24th, 2019This manuscript was written in 1997, the year of Fred Wright’s death. It was unfinished, and ends with a description of events that took place in 1973. Even so, it covers some important history that took place in the formation of the Sabbath Rest Advent Church, from the late 1950’s to the early 1970’s. Since … Continue reading A Brief History of the Early Years
Fragments, Vol. 7: The Church
April 22nd, 2019The Church is defined as “His [Christ’s] body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all.” (Ephesians 1:23). It is through His Body, that Christ will give the final revelation of His Father’s character, just as He gave it when He was on Earth, 2000 years ago. It is not surprising then, that the … Continue reading Fragments, Vol. 7: The Church