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Nov 30, 2025 74 views

Vegetarianism As A Test of Fellowship – Part 4

Part 4 of our series examines how making vegetarianism a test of fellowship impacts SDARM's mission - and proposes a practical framework that maintains high standards…

Gerson Robles Health Reform, Present Truth
Nov 15, 2025 80 views

When Should We “Yield to Their Judgment”? The Case of ‘Brother Raymond’ & Lessons Learned from 1888

Explore the true context of Ellen White’s counsel to “submit new light,” the Raymond case, and the 1888 crisis—and why honest, open Bible study is not…

Gerson Robles Objections Answered, Present Truth
Nov 8, 2025 95 views

A Pledge or a Test? What Ellen White Actually Meant

What the Anti-Meat Pledge controversy of 1908-1911 reveals about Ellen White's statement on diet as a test of fellowship.

Gerson Robles Health Reform, Objections Answered, Present Truth
Nov 1, 2025 99 views

Wales, Harper, and Caldwell: The Stories Behind Cases of Remarriage in the Time of Ellen White

Ellen White on divorce and remarriage: examining the Wales, Harper, and Caldwell cases to understand what she actually taught versus how her statements have been misapplied…

Doug Thirkettle Divorce & Remarriage, Objections Answered, Present Truth
Oct 25, 2025 218 views

Does the Spirit of Prophecy support making vegetarianism a test of fellowship?

An examination of Spirit of Prophecy statements on vegetarianism as a test of fellowship. Do the quotes used by SDARM mean what we thought they meant?

Gerson Robles Health Reform, Present Truth
Oct 17, 2025 290 views

A Test of Fellowship? Examining the SDARM Basis for Making Vegetarianism a Baptismal Requirement

Does Scripture authorise vegetarianism as a baptismal requirement? Part 1 is an examination of the Biblical reasons for SDARM's position.

Gerson Robles Health Reform, Present Truth
Oct 8, 2025 214 views

Does God Allow Remarriage After Divorce? An Examination of the Divine Law

A biblical examination of divorce and remarriage: Why Scripture permits remarriage after lawful divorce on grounds of adultery, with Spirit of Prophecy support.

Doug Thirkettle Divorce & Remarriage, Present Truth
Oct 6, 2025 151 views

New Light? Old? Or Just Plain Wrong? – Discerning Claims of New Light

How do we embrace progressive revelation while avoiding doctrinal drift? A guide to evaluating new theological claims through Scripture and prophetic witness.

Gerson Robles Hermeneutics, Present Truth

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