Currently, the biblical doctrine of the Trinity is part of the 28 fundamental beliefs of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. However, this biblical doctrine in Adventism has been the target of attacks in the years after 1980. Therefore, the objective of this research is to carry out a reflective study on the historical, theological and systematic development of contemporary thought of the doctrine of the Trinity in Adventism from 1980 to 2011. Furthermore, due to the questions made to the doctrine of the Trinity and the undeniable antitrinitarian resurgence in Adventism in that period, the present study becomes relevant in contemporary Adventism. The present reflective study begins with a brief documentary description of the doctrine of the Trinity in Christianity in general. It then addresses the issues that have arisen around this doctrine among Adventists from a historical doctrinal and systematic theological point of view, thus showing the recent vision of contemporary thought of Adventist theological scholarship on the doctrine of the Trinity. Finally, draw some conclusions about the topic in question.
Paul's expressions in Romans 2:14,15 about a natural law in the Gentiles, have generated different interpretations regarding the understanding of the salvation of the Gentiles according to the Bible. The question that generates the most discussion is concerning the syntactical function of φύσει in Romans 2:14. Thus, the understanding of this first question, has led to discussions on: a. the correct Pauline definition of a "natural law" of the Gentiles and b. the identity of the Gentiles (whether they are common Gentiles or Christian Gentiles). The present article evaluates the interpretations of influential scholars in the debate and shows the interpretative trends concerning the aforementioned issues.
The early Christian church arose in a Judaizing environment. According to the New Testament epistle record, the apostle Paul's supreme work was to preach the gospel to the Gentiles and to lead the church from obvious polarization to full unification in Christ. However, the two camps that made up the nascent Christian church, Jews and Gentiles, were divided over racial, religious, and political issues. Faced with such a complex situation, the reconciling attitude of the apostle Paul led him to defend and raise the issue of church unity from different metaphorical perspectives, finally coming to define it in a term common to all as human beings by declaring the church as "the family of God” according to the letter to the Ephesians, chapter 2:19. This clear definition of the unity of the church includes all people regardless of their social, racial, cultural, political or economic origin, because all, as children, are considered part of the family of God.
Antes de ingresar al ministerio, laboraba como ingeniero de una División para una corporación japonesa “Primo” especializada en el campo de elementos acústicos, específicamente para el mercado celular, en McKinney, Texas. Desde el primer día, el CEO, Sr. Minoru Nomura, nos enseñó en forma clara y sencilla cual era la misión de la empresa, es decir, incluía la visión y sus objetivos. Nos dijo "Si siguen esta declaración de misión, no deberán tener problemas y más bien tendrán una carrera exitosa con nosotros."