Before Spirit Was Spiritualistic: Philosophical Materialism from Genesis to Jesus (Series Info and Videos) – April-May 2023

(Corresponding Podcast – Follow Podcast) Before Spirit Was Spiritualistic: Philosophical Materialism from Genesis to Jesus ← This is the title of a series of talks we hosted and published over seven Saturdays, from April 8 to May 20, 2023. What’s the series about? It’s about Jesus and his philosophical predecessors and successors and how they […]

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The Scripture Doctrine of Materialism by Thomas Cooper

THE SCRIPTURE DOCTRINE OF MATERIALISM. ▬▬▬▬ BY THOMAS COOPER ▬▬▬▬ PHILADELPHIA: 1823. Website Publisher’s Note: While Thomas Cooper was more minimalistic in his views than are we, we commend this tract to you as a clear and persuasive argument in favor of the proposition that a central tenet of Jesus’s teachings was philosophical materialism. Who […]

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Dirt You Are (Israelite Anthropology)

(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) It’s time to disclose that popular theology goes hand in sand with Israelite anthropology; it throws the ole soul into sheol. The new one they say is ethereal. Can’t hear it; it’s an immaterial spirit. Everywhere is nowhere near it. But Hebrews saw a body of dirt Though once inert, a […]

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Personality of God by James White

PERSONALITY OF GOD. ___________ by James White (Click here for a scan of the original.) {1.1} MAN was made in the image of God. “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness.” “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him.” Genesis 1:26, […]

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Matter and Spirit: The Problem of Human Thought

MATTER AND SPIRIT OR, THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN THOUGHT. ───────── A PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT. ─── BY ELDER D. M. CANRIGHT. ─── “I will praise Thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” —Psalmist. BATTLE CREEK, MICH.: Review & Herald Publishing House. 1882. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1882, by DUDLEY M. CANRIGHT, […]

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The SDA Forgotten Foundation – Materialism

The SDA Forgotten Foundation – Materialism A study related to the SDA Sabbath School Lesson for 2021, 4th Quarter Present Truth In Deuteronomy Week 10 by Mary Zebrowski Edited by Trent Wilde This week’s lesson is entitled, “Remember, Do Not Forget.” So, we thought we would talk about a foundation – if not THE foundation […]

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Are You Minding What Matters?

Are You Minding What Matters? by Trent Wilde Contents Introduction Lesson One: A Firm Foundation Lesson Two: The Reality of Morality .       1. Theories of God-Based Morality .       2. Theories of Society-Based Morality .       3. Theories of Morality Based on Human Nature .       Material Reality as the […]

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Materialism or Immaterialism?

(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) I’ve been working on an article called Are You Minding What Matters? for several months now. I haven’t posted any of it on the site yet, but I figured I’d do so now. The article is composed of several “lessons” the first of which is regarding the nature of reality. Here it is: […]

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