WAA Podcast Episode 60: Are Adventists Just Plain Nuts? (58:25)

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Welcome to another podcast episode of “What’s an Adventist?”

It is a historical fact that the Roman Catholic Church has a track record of religious repression and persecution. So when it was recently reported that Rome could be the new center for religious liberty the natural response was “huh?” Although we are centuries removed from the days of the Protestant reformation, Adventism has within in genetic code, if you would, the very spirit that led the Protestant reformers to break with the Roman Church and to perceive it as a threat to religious freedom. Some believe that these “Protestant” attitudes and ideas about the Catholic Church are outdated and old news and see any attempt at criticizing the Church as just plain hateful. 

This week Jesse Sias and Abraham Miranda provide a commentary on this issue of Catholicism and religious liberty from an Adventist perspective. The views expressed here are not intended to promote anti-Catholic sentiments, but to show how Adventist’s view and perceive these important issues and developments. We ask that Adventists and anyone that hears this information share it in a thoughtful and loving way. And if you don't know enough about this issue, please study it further before sharing. Also in this podcast Jesse and Abraham explore the idea of whether Adventists are completely out of touch with reality and are conspiracy theory junkies. 

By the way, this podcast is in no way part of a larger conspiracy to make everyone in the world accept the “Adventistee” way of life...or is it? 


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Sources mentioned in this podcast:

Will Rome be the new world capital for religious freedom?

Seventh-day Adventists and Conspiracy Theories

"Liberty of Conscience Threatened", The Great Controversy Ch. 35

WAA Podcast Episode 59: Meet Heman S. Gurney (43:48)

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Welcome to another podcast episode of "What's an Adventist?" 

Heman S. Gurney, a blacksmith, came to join the Advent movement after listening to Advent preacher William Miller tell of Christ’s soon return. Later, he came to accept Ellen Harmon’s claims of being a godly messenger only after conducting his own personal investigation on the matter. This was only the beginning of Gurney’s faith walk. His story is one filled with love for Christ and a simple yet relentless faith. Gurney was also known as the singing blacksmith for the fact that he always seemed to carry a tune in his heart. His biography tells us that his favorite song was “I’m a Pilgrim and I’m a Stranger.” (Click on title to listen to podcast).

This week Jesse Sias tells the story of this little known but dedicated Adventist pioneer whose faith and dedicated service is a reminder to all of us that no matter what our walk in life, we can do great things for God’s kingdom. Also in this podcast, “A Morning Prayer” and the American “Hymn Queen.”

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Sources:

Heartwarming Stories of Adventist Pioneers by Norma J. Collins, “Heman S. Gurney: The Singing Blacksmith”

Click here for the “Story of Blessed Assurance”

WAA Podcast Episode 58: Fundamental Belief 4: The Son (46:58)



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 Welcome to another podcast episode of “What’s an Adventist?”

Who was Jesus? Was he fully man or fully God? Or both? These are some of the questions Christians have struggled with when it comes to the nature of Jesus Christ. Early Adventists were no exception. Many of the church’s most prominent founders such as James White and Joseph Bates, while accepting that Jesus was divine, did not accept that Jesus was equal to God. Only after several spirited debates and painstaking Bible study did they come to acknowledge and accept that in Christ was “life original and underived.”

Fundamental belief number four of the Seventh day Adventist church states, “God the eternal Son became incarnate in Jesus Christ. Through Him all things were created, the character of God is revealed, the salvation of humanity is accomplished, and the world is judged. Forever truly God, He became also truly man, Jesus the Christ. He was conceived of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He lived and experienced temptation as a human being, but perfectly exemplified the righteousness and love of God. By His miracles He manifested God's power and was attested as God's promised Messiah. He suffered and died voluntarily on the cross for our sins and in our place, was raised from the dead, and ascended to minister in the heavenly sanctuary in our behalf. He will come again in glory for the final deliverance of His people and the restoration of all things. (John 1:1-3, 14; Col. 1:15-19; John 10:30; 14:9; Rom. 6:23; 2 Cor. 5:17-19; John 5:22; Luke 1:35; Phil. 2:5-11; Heb. 2:9-18; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4; Heb. 8:1, 2; John 14:1-3.)”

This week Jesse Sias and Abraham Miranda continue WAA’s series on the fundamental beliefs of the Seventh day Adventist Church with a commentary on Fundamental Belief 4: The Son. Jesse gives a brief historical account of the this idea in Adventist history while Abraham takes a few moments to remind us of why a Biblical understanding of God the Son is so vital to the Christian faith.

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WAA Podcast Episode 57: Mission to the Many Project (48:35)

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Welcome to another podcast episode of “What’s an Adventist?”

When I think of missionaries, I think of people who travel overseas and help bring relief to the suffering populations in third world countries like Africa, Indonesia, or some remote part of the world. Even though we live in a country where the majority of people have wealth and a standard of living well above the rest of the world, that doesn’t mean there aren’t any needs, especially when it comes to the cities.

There are areas in some of our large cities where people are destitute, poverty and crime is rampant, and the need for physical and spiritual healing is needed just as much as in other impoverished parts of the world. Historically, Adventism has strongly encouraged Christians to work diligently in the cities as this work is connected to a mighty movement; “The work in the cities is the essential work for this time. When the cities are worked as God would have them, the result will be the setting in operation of a mighty movement such as we have not yet witnessed” (Medical Ministry, 304).

This week Jesse Sias and Abraham Miranda talk to Wes Via, Coordinator for the “Mission to the Many” (M2M) initiative. M2M is an initiative sponsored by the Pennsylvania Conference of Seventh-day Adventists whose mission is to recruit and equip volunteer missionaries to work specifically in urban areas.

If you would like to be an urban mission worker or would like more information on the M2M initiative you can contact Wes Via at wvia@paconference.org or visit their website at www.missiontothemany.com (currently under construction). 

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WAA Podcast Episode 56: Adventists as Light Bearers (45:07)

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Welcome to another podcast episode of What's an Adventist?

“Ye are the light of the world...let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven” (Matthew 5:14,16). Christ taught his followers to not shy away from showing the world how God lives in them. This doesn’t mean that Christians should go around showing off how good they are or feeling superior than others. The light that Christ wants his followers to bear, is the light of a Christ-like character. When Christ is invited into the life of the believer, the believer experiences a such a radical change that it leaves no doubt that something supernatural  and godly has happened. 

Early Adventist’s felt strongly about bringing the light of Christ into the world. An early Adventist author wrote, “We are to be channels of light to the world, imparting to others the light we receive from the great Light Bearer. The words and works of all men are to be tried. Let us not be backward now.”

This week WAA contributor Pastor Tony Gonzales, talks about what it means to be a light bearer and the responsibility Adventists and Christians have in living a life reflects the character of God (click on title to hear podcast). 

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WAA Podcast Episode 55: Friend or Foe? (54:58)

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Christianity is demonstrated in its purest form when Christians are living a life that reveals the loving character of Christ but is shown to be empty and cold when Christians claim to be godly and have no love for others. Since its founding, the Christian church has been plagued with conflict between those who faithfully represent Christ and befriend others to share their faith and those who claim to represent Christ but have fallen away from their true Christian duty. 

This week Jesse Sias and Abraham Miranda talk about the rewards of being a friendly Christian and the dangers of Anti-Christ or the falling away from the true spirit of Christianity (Click on title to listen to podcast).

Disclaimer: This podcast contains material that although factual can be taken to be offensive and insensitive. It is not the intent of WAA to offend any religious group or individual. WAA believes that God loves every individual regardless of religious affiliation and wants to warn them of anything that would endanger their eternal salvation. 

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Articles mentioned in this podcast:

Research shows that relationships are the best form of evangelism

Who Is the Antichrist?

WAA Podcast Episode 54: An Atheist, A Rabbi, and a Disciple (1:06:57)

Welcome to another podcast episode of “What’s an Adventist?”

The war between secularism and religion is an everyday reality in our country. While Christians passionately defend their rights to express their faith without any obstruction, secular and skeptic groups also feel it is their right to express their ideas and views as they see fit. So often these contentions make their way up to the courts for judges to decide how faith should or should not be exercised. At times the decisions favor religion and at times they favor secularism. Unfortunately, many times a religious right is defended the Christ-like spirit is lost.

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Adventists, as well as Christians in general, have an obligation to walk as Jesus walked (1 John 2:6) regardless of the circumstances. The Bible teaches that Christians who say they are in the light but hate their brother, are still in darkness (1 John 2:9). When Adventists encounter a person who disagrees with Christianity, is hostile to faith, or has serious character defects, they should always remember that Christ has a plan for reaching them.

This week Jesse Sias and Abraham Miranda talk about how God has a plan to reach people no matter who they are or where they are in their life.

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Articles mentioned in this podcast:

"Atheist teen forces school to remove prayer from wall after 49 years"

"Transformed by Grace," Acts of the Apostles Ch. 55

Email us to request a copy of the story regarding Rabbi Joe Kagan