William G. "Bill" Johnsson (1934–) is a Seventh-day Adventist author and was editor of the Adventist Review, the church's flagship weekly magazine, from 1982 to 2006.
In 1979 Johnsson was elected the first president of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies. From 1982 to 2006 he was editor of the Adventist Review. Johnsson was also a member of the Ellen G. White Estate board of trustees. He has written more than 25 books and 1,000 articles. He currently is retired, having served in retirement as Assistant to the President for Interfaith Relations at the church's headquarters. On May 6, 2007, Johnsson was the graduate commencement speaker at Andrews University, where he received an honorary doctorate.
William G. Johnsson (Adventist) vs. Walter Martin (Christian) | Is Adventism a Cult? | DEBATE
It's been decades since Dr. Walter Martin—author of the famed Kingdom of the Cults—initially gave Seventh-Day Adventism a pass and listed them as heterodox, and not cultic, in his book. But did the story end there? He appeared on the John Ankerberg Show in 1985 not too long after the release of his book to discuss with the then editor of the Adventist Review, Mr. William G. Johnsson, where he demonstrates a change of heart—mostly tied to the SDA Church's views on Ellen G. White.
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published: 17 Jul 2023
William G. Johnsson on "Introduction" to Where Are We Headed?" by William G. Johnsson
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William G. Johnsson was interviewed by David Larson regarding the most recent of his more than a dozen books at the Roy Branson Legacy Sabbath School in Loma Linda, California on June 17, 2017.
The title of the book is "Where Are We Headed? Adventism After San Antonio." Oak and Acorn Publishing, a new endeavor of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, released it earlier this year.
In this interview, as in his book, Johnsson expresses regrets about recent trends in the denomination that seem to be returning it to more traditional, sectarian, focused-minded, culturally withdrawn and hierarchical ways of thinking and acting. Devoting one chapter in his book to each of ten controv...
published: 30 Jun 2017
Sanitas Lectureship: Where Are We Headed? (Afternoon Session) // William G. Johnsson
Sanitas Lectureship
William G. Johnsson
Boulder Adventist Church
published: 23 Sep 2017
William G. Johnsson on "My Bitter/Sweet Journey with the 'Epistle to the Hebrews'"
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published: 03 Oct 2016
Sanitas Lectureship: Where Are We Headed? (Session Two) // William G. Johnsson
Sanitas Lectureship
William G. Johnsson
Boulder Adventist Church
published: 23 Sep 2017
Lessons from the Edge - Dr. William G. Johnsson - October 8, 2016
published: 08 Oct 2016
Horacio the handsnake - William G. Johnsson
published: 14 Mar 2023
Seventh-day Adventism - Walter Martin vs William Johnsson (2 of 5)
published: 08 Jun 2015
William Johnson Interview - Lovewell: A Theology
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published: 04 Feb 2023
S2:E1 - Dr William G. Johnsson - Des Ford 40th Anniversary of Glacierview
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'A former Adventist looks in from the outside'.
Join us for Season 2 as we dig deep into the events that actually led to and occured at the infamous Glacier View 'gathering'.
This event 'split' the church in two and the ramifications of the outcome continues to reverberate around Adventist circles to this day!
Some have called it the biggest crisis Adventism has faced since 1888.
It's been decades since Dr. Walter Martin—author of the famed Kingdom of the Cults—initially gave Seventh-Day Adventism a pass and listed them as heterodox, and...
It's been decades since Dr. Walter Martin—author of the famed Kingdom of the Cults—initially gave Seventh-Day Adventism a pass and listed them as heterodox, and not cultic, in his book. But did the story end there? He appeared on the John Ankerberg Show in 1985 not too long after the release of his book to discuss with the then editor of the Adventist Review, Mr. William G. Johnsson, where he demonstrates a change of heart—mostly tied to the SDA Church's views on Ellen G. White.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction to Walter Martin & SDA
0:37 - Walter Martin's First SDA Conference Visit
6:15 - Walter Martin's Second SDA Conference Visit
10:00 - SDA Disfellowshipping & Ellen White Disagreement
14:30 - Des Ford's Sanctuary Doctrine Critique
16:40 - Questioning Ellen White's Infallibility
25:25 - Ellen White's Authoritative Writings
28:40 - Consequences of Disagreeing with Ellen White
31:05 - Walter Martin's Doctoral Dissertation
43:13 - Des Ford's Outcome in SDA Church
48:59 - Current Trends in SDA Church
54:31 - SDA Church Bible Study Practices
1:01:28 - Ellen G. White's "Great Controversy" Impact
1:11:50 - Evaluating a Prophet's Legitimacy
1:19:34 - The Strong Emphasis on Ellen White's Role
1:23:10 - Ellen White's Ongoing Authority
1:26:13 - 1844 Doctrine & Christian Practice
1:35:19 - Preview of Next Week's Topics
1:35:51 - Walter Martin's Stance on Adventism & Cult Status
1:49:50 - SDA Church's Stance on "Questions on Doctrine" (QOD)
1:51:35 - Reassuring the SDA Church Community
1:58:03 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion
____________________________________________________
The Gospel of Jesus Christ:
Man is a sinner (Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8) and our sin has separated us from our Maker (Isaiah 59:2). In His grace, God entered into His own creation in the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:1-14; Col. 1:19), born of a virgin (Matt. 1:23), and lived a perfect and sinless life, fulfilling all the Law’s demands (2 Cor. 5:21; Matt. 5:17), on a mission by God the Father to save sinners from condemnation (John 3:16-18, 6:37-40). He paid the penalty for sin which is death (Romans 6:23) and bore the sins of His people in His body on a cross (1 Peter 2:24), making propitiation by His blood (Romans 3:25). He died, was buried, and resurrected in the same body He died in on the third day for our justification (1 Cor. 15, Romans 4:25; Luke 24:39). By a living faith (James 2:18) in the Person and Work of Jesus (Romans 10:9-10), God graciously declares a person righteous (Romans 4:5), they are reconciled to their Creator (Romans 5:10-11), given Christ’s righteousness in full (Phil. 3:8-9), sealed with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:13), and have peace with God (Romans 5:1). They are born again of the Spirit (1 John 5:1, Titus 3:5), adopted into His family(Eph. 4:5–7), and are granted eternal resurrection life in Jesus Christ (1 John 5:11), set free to do good works that please Him (Eph. 2:10; 1 John 2:3-4). Jesus will physically return one day to judge the living and the dead (1 Peter 4:5; Acts 24:15; John 5:24-5), throwing the wicked out of His Kingdom (Matt. 13:41-3), but His people will be spared from the wrath to come (1 Thess. 1:10) to dwell in union with God forever (Rev. 21:3).
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It's been decades since Dr. Walter Martin—author of the famed Kingdom of the Cults—initially gave Seventh-Day Adventism a pass and listed them as heterodox, and not cultic, in his book. But did the story end there? He appeared on the John Ankerberg Show in 1985 not too long after the release of his book to discuss with the then editor of the Adventist Review, Mr. William G. Johnsson, where he demonstrates a change of heart—mostly tied to the SDA Church's views on Ellen G. White.
COPYRIGHT: This footage belongs to The John Ankerberg Show and is uploaded strictly for educational purposes with the intent of making sure this footage stays preserved and useful to the body of Christ.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction to Walter Martin & SDA
0:37 - Walter Martin's First SDA Conference Visit
6:15 - Walter Martin's Second SDA Conference Visit
10:00 - SDA Disfellowshipping & Ellen White Disagreement
14:30 - Des Ford's Sanctuary Doctrine Critique
16:40 - Questioning Ellen White's Infallibility
25:25 - Ellen White's Authoritative Writings
28:40 - Consequences of Disagreeing with Ellen White
31:05 - Walter Martin's Doctoral Dissertation
43:13 - Des Ford's Outcome in SDA Church
48:59 - Current Trends in SDA Church
54:31 - SDA Church Bible Study Practices
1:01:28 - Ellen G. White's "Great Controversy" Impact
1:11:50 - Evaluating a Prophet's Legitimacy
1:19:34 - The Strong Emphasis on Ellen White's Role
1:23:10 - Ellen White's Ongoing Authority
1:26:13 - 1844 Doctrine & Christian Practice
1:35:19 - Preview of Next Week's Topics
1:35:51 - Walter Martin's Stance on Adventism & Cult Status
1:49:50 - SDA Church's Stance on "Questions on Doctrine" (QOD)
1:51:35 - Reassuring the SDA Church Community
1:58:03 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion
____________________________________________________
The Gospel of Jesus Christ:
Man is a sinner (Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8) and our sin has separated us from our Maker (Isaiah 59:2). In His grace, God entered into His own creation in the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:1-14; Col. 1:19), born of a virgin (Matt. 1:23), and lived a perfect and sinless life, fulfilling all the Law’s demands (2 Cor. 5:21; Matt. 5:17), on a mission by God the Father to save sinners from condemnation (John 3:16-18, 6:37-40). He paid the penalty for sin which is death (Romans 6:23) and bore the sins of His people in His body on a cross (1 Peter 2:24), making propitiation by His blood (Romans 3:25). He died, was buried, and resurrected in the same body He died in on the third day for our justification (1 Cor. 15, Romans 4:25; Luke 24:39). By a living faith (James 2:18) in the Person and Work of Jesus (Romans 10:9-10), God graciously declares a person righteous (Romans 4:5), they are reconciled to their Creator (Romans 5:10-11), given Christ’s righteousness in full (Phil. 3:8-9), sealed with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:13), and have peace with God (Romans 5:1). They are born again of the Spirit (1 John 5:1, Titus 3:5), adopted into His family(Eph. 4:5–7), and are granted eternal resurrection life in Jesus Christ (1 John 5:11), set free to do good works that please Him (Eph. 2:10; 1 John 2:3-4). Jesus will physically return one day to judge the living and the dead (1 Peter 4:5; Acts 24:15; John 5:24-5), throwing the wicked out of His Kingdom (Matt. 13:41-3), but His people will be spared from the wrath to come (1 Thess. 1:10) to dwell in union with God forever (Rev. 21:3).
#debate #christiandebate #ellengwhite #seventhdayadventist #adventistchurch #adventist #threeangelsmessages #spiritofprophecy #christiantheology #debates #discussion #protestant #apologetics #sda #sdachurch #christiantheology #seventhdayadventistchurch #longformcontent #seventhdayadventism #ellengwhite #ellengouldwhite #theology #adventism
Note: For more information and materials, please visit bransonlegacysabbathschool.com.
William G. Johnsson was interviewed by David Larson regarding the most ...
Note: For more information and materials, please visit bransonlegacysabbathschool.com.
William G. Johnsson was interviewed by David Larson regarding the most recent of his more than a dozen books at the Roy Branson Legacy Sabbath School in Loma Linda, California on June 17, 2017.
The title of the book is "Where Are We Headed? Adventism After San Antonio." Oak and Acorn Publishing, a new endeavor of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, released it earlier this year.
In this interview, as in his book, Johnsson expresses regrets about recent trends in the denomination that seem to be returning it to more traditional, sectarian, focused-minded, culturally withdrawn and hierarchical ways of thinking and acting. Devoting one chapter in his book to each of ten controversial issues, he challenges SDAs to move on more positive directions.
An Australian from Adelaide, Johnsson served for many years as the Editor of the "Adventist Review" and "Adventist World," the denomination's leading official publications. Before this, he served at Spicer University in India and Andrews University in Michigan.
A New Testament specialist who earned his PhD at Vanderbilt University, he is currently focusing his scholarly work on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. His dissertation, which breaks new ground in scholarship on the Epistle to the Hebrews by drawing on the disciple of phenomenology, is on the Internet.
Please visit www.bransonlegacysabbathschool on the Internet for more information.
Note: For more information and materials, please visit bransonlegacysabbathschool.com.
William G. Johnsson was interviewed by David Larson regarding the most recent of his more than a dozen books at the Roy Branson Legacy Sabbath School in Loma Linda, California on June 17, 2017.
The title of the book is "Where Are We Headed? Adventism After San Antonio." Oak and Acorn Publishing, a new endeavor of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, released it earlier this year.
In this interview, as in his book, Johnsson expresses regrets about recent trends in the denomination that seem to be returning it to more traditional, sectarian, focused-minded, culturally withdrawn and hierarchical ways of thinking and acting. Devoting one chapter in his book to each of ten controversial issues, he challenges SDAs to move on more positive directions.
An Australian from Adelaide, Johnsson served for many years as the Editor of the "Adventist Review" and "Adventist World," the denomination's leading official publications. Before this, he served at Spicer University in India and Andrews University in Michigan.
A New Testament specialist who earned his PhD at Vanderbilt University, he is currently focusing his scholarly work on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. His dissertation, which breaks new ground in scholarship on the Epistle to the Hebrews by drawing on the disciple of phenomenology, is on the Internet.
Please visit www.bransonlegacysabbathschool on the Internet for more information.
Meet William Johnson, a beloved member of Crosswalk Church in Redlands, California. We're excited to announce his book, "Living in Love: Snapshots of a Happy Li...
Meet William Johnson, a beloved member of Crosswalk Church in Redlands, California. We're excited to announce his book, "Living in Love: Snapshots of a Happy Life", which can be found on Amazon.
Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Love-Snapshots-Happy-Life/dp/B0BK4Y9WWD
Meet William Johnson, a beloved member of Crosswalk Church in Redlands, California. We're excited to announce his book, "Living in Love: Snapshots of a Happy Life", which can be found on Amazon.
Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Love-Snapshots-Happy-Life/dp/B0BK4Y9WWD
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...
To support my channel, here’s my ‘tip jar’:
https://www.paypal.me/peterdixonmusic
Join our Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1018000818260118/
'A former Adventist looks in from the outside'.
Join us for Season 2 as we dig deep into the events that actually led to and occured at the infamous Glacier View 'gathering'.
This event 'split' the church in two and the ramifications of the outcome continues to reverberate around Adventist circles to this day!
Some have called it the biggest crisis Adventism has faced since 1888.
To support my channel, here’s my ‘tip jar’:
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'A former Adventist looks in from the outside'.
Join us for Season 2 as we dig deep into the events that actually led to and occured at the infamous Glacier View 'gathering'.
This event 'split' the church in two and the ramifications of the outcome continues to reverberate around Adventist circles to this day!
Some have called it the biggest crisis Adventism has faced since 1888.
It's been decades since Dr. Walter Martin—author of the famed Kingdom of the Cults—initially gave Seventh-Day Adventism a pass and listed them as heterodox, and not cultic, in his book. But did the story end there? He appeared on the John Ankerberg Show in 1985 not too long after the release of his book to discuss with the then editor of the Adventist Review, Mr. William G. Johnsson, where he demonstrates a change of heart—mostly tied to the SDA Church's views on Ellen G. White.
COPYRIGHT: This footage belongs to The John Ankerberg Show and is uploaded strictly for educational purposes with the intent of making sure this footage stays preserved and useful to the body of Christ.
💰 DONATE & SUPPORT our Ministry: https://givebutter.com/3hpgqk
👍 LIKE us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnsweringAdv
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✏️ SHARE your testimony: https://linke.to/NEyH
📚 LEARN more at our site: https://answeringadventism.com/
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction to Walter Martin & SDA
0:37 - Walter Martin's First SDA Conference Visit
6:15 - Walter Martin's Second SDA Conference Visit
10:00 - SDA Disfellowshipping & Ellen White Disagreement
14:30 - Des Ford's Sanctuary Doctrine Critique
16:40 - Questioning Ellen White's Infallibility
25:25 - Ellen White's Authoritative Writings
28:40 - Consequences of Disagreeing with Ellen White
31:05 - Walter Martin's Doctoral Dissertation
43:13 - Des Ford's Outcome in SDA Church
48:59 - Current Trends in SDA Church
54:31 - SDA Church Bible Study Practices
1:01:28 - Ellen G. White's "Great Controversy" Impact
1:11:50 - Evaluating a Prophet's Legitimacy
1:19:34 - The Strong Emphasis on Ellen White's Role
1:23:10 - Ellen White's Ongoing Authority
1:26:13 - 1844 Doctrine & Christian Practice
1:35:19 - Preview of Next Week's Topics
1:35:51 - Walter Martin's Stance on Adventism & Cult Status
1:49:50 - SDA Church's Stance on "Questions on Doctrine" (QOD)
1:51:35 - Reassuring the SDA Church Community
1:58:03 - Final Thoughts and Conclusion
____________________________________________________
The Gospel of Jesus Christ:
Man is a sinner (Romans 3:23; 1 John 1:8) and our sin has separated us from our Maker (Isaiah 59:2). In His grace, God entered into His own creation in the person of Jesus Christ (John 1:1-14; Col. 1:19), born of a virgin (Matt. 1:23), and lived a perfect and sinless life, fulfilling all the Law’s demands (2 Cor. 5:21; Matt. 5:17), on a mission by God the Father to save sinners from condemnation (John 3:16-18, 6:37-40). He paid the penalty for sin which is death (Romans 6:23) and bore the sins of His people in His body on a cross (1 Peter 2:24), making propitiation by His blood (Romans 3:25). He died, was buried, and resurrected in the same body He died in on the third day for our justification (1 Cor. 15, Romans 4:25; Luke 24:39). By a living faith (James 2:18) in the Person and Work of Jesus (Romans 10:9-10), God graciously declares a person righteous (Romans 4:5), they are reconciled to their Creator (Romans 5:10-11), given Christ’s righteousness in full (Phil. 3:8-9), sealed with the Holy Spirit (Eph. 1:13), and have peace with God (Romans 5:1). They are born again of the Spirit (1 John 5:1, Titus 3:5), adopted into His family(Eph. 4:5–7), and are granted eternal resurrection life in Jesus Christ (1 John 5:11), set free to do good works that please Him (Eph. 2:10; 1 John 2:3-4). Jesus will physically return one day to judge the living and the dead (1 Peter 4:5; Acts 24:15; John 5:24-5), throwing the wicked out of His Kingdom (Matt. 13:41-3), but His people will be spared from the wrath to come (1 Thess. 1:10) to dwell in union with God forever (Rev. 21:3).
#debate #christiandebate #ellengwhite #seventhdayadventist #adventistchurch #adventist #threeangelsmessages #spiritofprophecy #christiantheology #debates #discussion #protestant #apologetics #sda #sdachurch #christiantheology #seventhdayadventistchurch #longformcontent #seventhdayadventism #ellengwhite #ellengouldwhite #theology #adventism
Note: For more information and materials, please visit bransonlegacysabbathschool.com.
William G. Johnsson was interviewed by David Larson regarding the most recent of his more than a dozen books at the Roy Branson Legacy Sabbath School in Loma Linda, California on June 17, 2017.
The title of the book is "Where Are We Headed? Adventism After San Antonio." Oak and Acorn Publishing, a new endeavor of the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, released it earlier this year.
In this interview, as in his book, Johnsson expresses regrets about recent trends in the denomination that seem to be returning it to more traditional, sectarian, focused-minded, culturally withdrawn and hierarchical ways of thinking and acting. Devoting one chapter in his book to each of ten controversial issues, he challenges SDAs to move on more positive directions.
An Australian from Adelaide, Johnsson served for many years as the Editor of the "Adventist Review" and "Adventist World," the denomination's leading official publications. Before this, he served at Spicer University in India and Andrews University in Michigan.
A New Testament specialist who earned his PhD at Vanderbilt University, he is currently focusing his scholarly work on the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. His dissertation, which breaks new ground in scholarship on the Epistle to the Hebrews by drawing on the disciple of phenomenology, is on the Internet.
Please visit www.bransonlegacysabbathschool on the Internet for more information.
Meet William Johnson, a beloved member of Crosswalk Church in Redlands, California. We're excited to announce his book, "Living in Love: Snapshots of a Happy Life", which can be found on Amazon.
Buy it here: https://www.amazon.com/Living-Love-Snapshots-Happy-Life/dp/B0BK4Y9WWD
To support my channel, here’s my ‘tip jar’:
https://www.paypal.me/peterdixonmusic
Join our Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1018000818260118/
'A former Adventist looks in from the outside'.
Join us for Season 2 as we dig deep into the events that actually led to and occured at the infamous Glacier View 'gathering'.
This event 'split' the church in two and the ramifications of the outcome continues to reverberate around Adventist circles to this day!
Some have called it the biggest crisis Adventism has faced since 1888.
William G. "Bill" Johnsson (1934–) is a Seventh-day Adventist author and was editor of the Adventist Review, the church's flagship weekly magazine, from 1982 to 2006.
In 1979 Johnsson was elected the first president of the Adventist Society for Religious Studies. From 1982 to 2006 he was editor of the Adventist Review. Johnsson was also a member of the Ellen G. White Estate board of trustees. He has written more than 25 books and 1,000 articles. He currently is retired, having served in retirement as Assistant to the President for Interfaith Relations at the church's headquarters. On May 6, 2007, Johnsson was the graduate commencement speaker at Andrews University, where he received an honorary doctorate.