hese studies will explore the historical evolution of the Sabbath, the Ten Commandments, and our connection as Christians to the everlasting covenant.

t feels threatening to questions beliefs that have defined our lives. But refusing to do so suggests fear that the teachings cannot stand up under scriptural scrutiny.

Legitimate questions arise as we undertake the study of the foundations and doctrines unique to Adventism. “Why should we study them?  Isn’t this just a distraction from the gospel and from Jesus? Is this just another form of legalism and the religious spirit? Who cares? Do you think we are hung up on that old stuff?”

From Adventist Currents, Vol. 1, No. 1, July, 1983 Walter Martin, Christianity's cult-watcher discusses Adventism in trouble - including his fear that SDA leaders are on Masada and they don't know it.

The three questions [referred to in the interview] that Walter Martin asked the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists are:

Why Walter Martin Considered Seventh-Day Adventism Evangelical*