Adventism and the Reformation

The Reformation was a milestone in Christian history. Adventists embrace Martin Luther as one of the great reformers, but we have only adopted some of his teachings. More than 500 years later we are still not finished with the Reformation.

Text by Pastor Henk van der Kamp

People often ask Jesus: ‘What do I need to do to be given eternal life?’ (See Matthew 19:16 and Luke 10:25, for example.) The emphasis seems to be on the words ‘I’ and ‘do’. Martin Luther applied these texts to himself. ‘Which good works should I do to become acceptable in God’s eyes?’ Or more rigorously: ‘Which meritorious works will motivate a wrathful God to accept me as his child?’ No matter how long Luther looked at his good works, he could find nothing that was good enough. He saw himself as a law-breaker and a sinner. He became distraught. Verder lezen

Introducing

Following the Union Congress last May, the new members of the Executive Committee have begun their five-year term. We’re excited to introduce them to you over the next few pages. Verder lezen

Sinkushen aña despues di Lutero

Hende su sintí ta un regalu di Dios. Bo por tin bo opinion i ekspres’é. Pero laga e opinion ei, ku eksepshon di fe firme i amor, ta basá tambe riba konosementu i sintí. Martin Lutero a laga nos un gran erensia spiritual, ku te awe ta di balor. Su yamada for di 1524 ta mas aktual ku nunka: ‘Laga nos usa nos sintí!’

Teksto: Prof. Dr. Rudy Van Moere

Oktober 31 lo ta eksaktamente 500 aña ku dosente di teologia Martin Lutero a klaba 95 tesis (su puntonan di bista) riba porta di e kapèl di Wittenberg, kritikando e kondishonnan i métodonan spantoso di e iglesia Romano. Su kontribushonnan pa e mundu di oksidente ta muchu pa menshoná. Den e devoshonal teológiko aki ta bin padilanti tres di su puntonan di fe. Esaki ta yuda nos komo atventista i otro kristian aktualmente pa fortalesé nos fe: kreensia i forsa; kreensia i sintí; kreensia i amor. Verder lezen

ATVENTISMO I REFORMA

Reforma tabata un echo memorabel de historia kristian. Atventistanan tambe ta aseptá Martin Lutero komo un di e gran reformadornan. Pero e iluminashon ku el a trese, nos a aseptá parti di dje. Despues di 500 aña nos no ta kla ainda ku e Reforma.

Teksto di ds. Henk van der Kamp

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Laga nos presentá nos mes

E Hunta General no t’ei mas. Esun ku a sigui’é, e Hunta di Union, yamá e Komishon Nashonal, a kuminsá despues di e kongreso di mei, di mes un aña aki, pa un periodo di gobernashon di sinku aña. E miembronan lo presentá nan mes na bo riba e páginanan aki. Verder lezen