church history Archives - Bible Advocate Advocating the Bible, representing the Church, and glorifying the God of grace and truth Thu, 15 May 2025 20:42:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://baonline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2024/05/cropped-file-32x32.jpg church history Archives - Bible Advocate 32 32 The Doctrine of the Incarnation: A Historical Exploration – Part 2 https://baonline.org/doctrine-incarnation-part-2/ Mon, 17 Dec 2018 04:00:06 +0000 https://artiosmagazine.org/?p=6256

Medieval council meeting with kings and bishops in ornate robes discussing matters, depicted in a historic painting.The Christian orthodox doctrine of the Incarnation makes a rather stunning and unique claim. This doctrine states that the eternal Son of God became a human being, maintaining a divine nature and a human nature within one Person. He lived a physical life, died a physical death, and was resurrected. Such a claim stands out […]

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]]> A Change of Emphasis https://baonline.org/a-change-of-emphasis/ Thu, 15 Nov 2018 23:58:31 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=4987

picture of Church of God membersIn this final entry on Church of God history, our church historian reviews the development of thinking on the end times.

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]]> Is Church of God (Seventh Day) part of the Protestant Reformation? https://baonline.org/is-church-of-god-seventh-day-part-of-the-protestant-reformation/ Sun, 01 Jan 2017 15:05:10 +0000 https://baonline.org/?p=24016

Statue of historical figure with book in front of ornate architecture with clock tower in background.Does Church of God (Seventh Day) consider itself part of the Protestant Reformation? If so, in what ways?    Rather than claiming an exclusive role in Christian history, the Church of God (Seventh Day) affirms its kinship with all true believers — those who hold the faith of Jesus Christ and endeavor to keep the commandments […]

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