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David Newman About two years ago, an intense discussion was taking I am making the assumption that the readers place on the Adventist Today website regarding the of Adventist Today magazine and its website are role of science as it pertained to evolution and the Christians. I am making the assumption that these Bible. Person A was absolutely sure that science readers believe in God and believe that the Bible proved that life on earth was millions of years old, tells us something about God. I am also making the while Person B believed that life had been around for assumption that just as science has certain authority, only thousands of years. so the Bible has certain authority. Neither side was convincing the other. So Person I have also come to the conclusion that the most B said: “In the end it does not really matter what you important contribution Adventist Today can make believe in this area since we are saved by faith, not by is to help people find a relationship with Jesus and knowledge. The important thing is that you have a grow in that relationship. For if there is a God and if relationship with Jesus and by faith have accepted his there is a future life, then it seems clear that we need gracious offer of salvation.” the Bible to help us be ready for that future life. Person B then asked Person A if he had this Paul wrote a strong letter to the church at Corinth. relationship. It was a divided church. There were different factions Person A’s response was terse and angry. He said it in the church (1 Cor. 1:10-12), just as there are was none of Person B’s business what his relationship different factions in the Adventist Church today (read with Jesus was. Unwittingly he had answered the the Adventist Today blogs). What was Paul’s answer to JZ`\eZ\[f\j question. He did not have a saving relationship with these factions? His answer was not to rely on the logic Jesus. For Paul said, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, and wisdom of humans but to rely on the grace of efkk\ccljk_Xk because it is the power of God for the salvation of God, no matter how foolish it might seem. n\Xi\jXm\[ everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the “For the message of the cross is foolishness to Gentile” (Rom. 1:16, NIV). those who are perishing, but to us who are being k_ifl^_k_\ All who have a relationship with Jesus are happy saved it is the power of God.
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