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A. F. Ballenger
A. F. Ballenger (1861–1921) was a Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist Minister (Christianity), Minister who started the "Receive Ye the Holy Ghost" movement which helped inspire the Holy Flesh movement in the Seventh-day Adventist Church which Ellen G. White, Ellen White rebuked, and he was later dismissed from the church. Biography Ballenger received his ministerial license from the SDA Church in 1885 and began to gain prominence in the late 1880s as a religious liberty advocate."Holy Flesh Movement" in ''Historical Dictionary of Seventh-day Adventists'', p.135–36 He became a leading advocate for renewed emphasis on the Holy Spirit. He inspired the Holy Flesh movement in the Adventist church. Around 1900, Ballenger started teaching a “new theology” on salvation in Christ, and also that legal justification—universal forgiveness—has already been given to all men. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and its emphasis on the imminent Second Coming (advent) of Jesus Christ. The denomination grew out of the Millerite movement in the United States during the mid-19th century and it was formally established in 1863. Among its co-founders was Ellen G. White, whose extensive writings are still held in high regard by the church. Much of the theology of the Seventh-day Adventist Church corresponds to common evangelical Christian teachings, such as the Trinity and the infallibility of Scripture. Distinctive post-tribulation teachings include the unconscious state of the dead and the doctrine of an investigative judgment. The church places an emphasis on diet and health, including adhering to Kosher food laws, advocating vegetarianism, and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
