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Category Archives: Teaching

Is the 180-degree Meridian a God-ordained Date Line?

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on February 24, 2014 by StaffMay 29, 2018

Apologists for the South Pacific Division have suggested that the 180th Meridian, as we know it, was God-ordained to be the one place on earth where each day begins, regardless of any local reckoning. (See Samoa and the International Date … Continue reading →

Posted in History, South Pacific, Teaching, Viewpoints | Tagged 180-degree meridian, date line, day line theory, Eden day line | Leave a reply

Do We Really Need a Date Line?

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on May 3, 2013 by StaffSeptember 4, 2014

In discussing the Sabbath, especially in the South Pacific, folks frequently question how it can be God’s holy 7th day on one island, while the first day of the week, for instance, is taking place on a nearby island at … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching | Tagged date line, IDL, Sabbath and the date line | Leave a reply

Where Did We Get Our IDL?

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on November 25, 2012 by R. G. WhiteApril 17, 2016

While most people seem to believe that the International Date Line was created by the 1884 Meridian Conference, and that it has something to do with the 180-degree meridian, history seems to indicate that there is no truth in either of … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Teaching, Viewpoints | Tagged date line, day line, IDL | 72 Replies

Facts and 7th-day Sabbath Worship in Samoa

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on October 24, 2012 by Ulalei LeteleDecember 24, 2015

Since December 29th 2011, Samoa’s change from American to Asian Time has created confusion for Samoan Seventh-day Adventists (SDA’s) because they were told by the Seventh-day Adventist South Pacific Division (SPD) that after December 29, 2011, the 7th-day Sabbath is … Continue reading →

Posted in South Pacific, Teaching, Viewpoints | 3 Replies

The Sabbath a Sign of Faith and Grace

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on September 25, 2012 by William EarnhardtApril 12, 2013

While the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt, they did all the work so Pharaoh could rest. God delivered them from their works and gave them the Sabbath commandment, telling the Hebrews “I will do all the work now, so you … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching | Tagged commandments, faith or works, grace, hebrew slaves, holy day, legalism, pharaoh, rest, Sabbath, saved by grace, works or grace | Leave a reply

The Sabbath in Light of the Cross

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on September 12, 2012 by William EarnhardtOctober 1, 2013

“The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appreciated, every truth in the Word of God, from Genesis to Revelation, must be … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching | Tagged cross of Christ, grace, Jesus, law, love and obedience, obedience, Sabbath, Sunday | 3 Replies

Arguments For Keeping Sunday as Sabbath in Samoa Examined

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on June 11, 2012 by John WallaceAugust 15, 2014

A number of arguments have been presented to make it appear that after the December 2011 dateline realignment in regard to Samoa, the genuine Sabbath would fall on the day that is generally known as Sunday, or the day before … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching, Viewpoints | Tagged calendar change, date line, International Date Line, Sabbath and the IDL, Samoa, Saturday Sabbath, SDA Sunday worship, South Pacific Division, Sunday Sabbath, witnessing | 38 Replies

The Sabbath in the Pacific Around the Date Line

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on May 28, 2012 by Robert VincentDecember 24, 2015

We believe it was a mistake for the South Pacific Division of Seventh-day Adventists to recommend keeping Sunday as Sabbath, and it was a mistake for the Samoa-Tokelau Mission of Seventh-day Adventists to implement that recommendation.1 The Sabbath has always … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching, Viewpoints | Tagged biblical seventh-day Sabbath, International Date Line, nature of church, preparation day, remnant, Samatau SDA church., Samoa, Saturday Sabbath, SDA Sunday worship, Sunday Sabbath, Tonga | 17 Replies

Two Laymen React to News of Adventist Sunday Keeping in Samoa

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on May 27, 2012 by Robert VincentMarch 7, 2019

For most of my life I have said that if anybody wants to argue the Sabbath with an Adventist they really should do it on the basis of the dateline, not on the Bible. 1After all, Sabbath is the day … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching, Viewpoints | Tagged dateline, Samoa | 1 Reply

Awakening for Adventists in Samoa?

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on May 9, 2012 by Pa'u Fereti PuniDecember 24, 2015

In response to the Discipleship and the Persecution articles mentioned in our newsletter and the “The Next Step—Discipleship” post, one writer referred to a story in Scott Adams’ book, God’s Debris, about some bees that landed on the stained glass window … Continue reading →

Posted in South Pacific, Teaching, Viewpoints | Tagged awakening, differente views, persecution, Sabbath in Samoa, shaking | 11 Replies

The Next Step – Discipleship

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on May 7, 2012 by Pa'u Fereti PuniOctober 29, 2014

Last week I received an e-copy of the General Conference BRI Newsletter (April Edition, 2012) and an e-copy of the Leadership Development Journal of the Trans-European Division of the General conference (April Edition, 2012). I must say that, after reading … Continue reading →

Posted in South Pacific, Teaching, Viewpoints | Tagged discipleship, Sabbath in Samoa, Sabbath keeping, witnessing | 4 Replies

The Samoan Sabbath Dilemma Revisited

Seventh-day Sabbath Issues Posted on April 18, 2012 by R. G. WhiteApril 28, 2016

“Then I saw another beast coming up out of the earth, and he had two horns like a lamb and spoke like a dragon. And he exercises all the authority of the first beast in his presence, and causes the … Continue reading →

Posted in South Pacific, Teaching, Viewpoints | Tagged fundamental belief, Sabbath, Sabbath and the date line, Sabbath and the IDL, Sabbath in Samoa, Samoa-Tokelau Mission, South Pacific Division, SPD, STM, TPUM, Trans-Pacific Union Mission | 211 Replies

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