by Trent Wilde Today, the word “spirit” usually means something non-physical. The “spirit” of a person is thought to be the immaterial part of them – sometimes equated with the soul. The “spiritual realm” is considered to be a plane of existence beyond the bounds of space and time. When reading English translations of the […]
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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 […]
Who May Travel Into Yahweh’s Tent?
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) I’ve recently been writing about a philosophy within ancient Israel that understood Yahweh to be the God of Truth and truth itself to be the supreme principle. This was actually part of the materialist school in ancient Israel. If you aren’t familiar with ancient Israelite materialism, I recommend reading/listening to the […]
God: A Purely Material Person
(Podcast Version – Follow/Subscribe) So, it’s the Day of Atonement, and we’ve covered a lot in seven blog posts/podcasts over the past 10 days starting with Dirt You Are (Israelite Anthropology). Fittingly, today we’ll be talking about the subject that is holiest of all, the person of God Himself. In our last post, we covered […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
How Could “The Invisible Christ” Be A Female?
Question: Please explain the SDA doctrine of the personality of God and harmonize the following statement from Victor Houteff, wherein he says the Holy Spirit is the invisible Christ, with what you are teaching that the Holy Spirit is a Female. Thus “holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” 2 […]
Is Jesus’ Resurrection Outside of the Realm of Historical Investigation?
Question: Since Jesus’ resurrection is a supernatural event, isn’t it outside of the realm of historical investigation? Answer: (by Mary Zebrowski) To answer this question, let’s first define what a supernatural event is. In this context, a supernatural event is an event that involves something non-physical (that is, beyond nature). Since the non-physical is beyond […]