Author Archives: Jerry Jacques

Mommy is Still Mommy

I was born on June 12, 1980 to a woman in her early twenties that I’ve been calling mommy since I was able to speak. The fact that I’m in my early thirties hasn’t propelled me to upgrade to a more “adult-like” word. Mommy is still mommy no matter what the age. Although the word [...]

The Relevancy of the Fourth Commandment: The Need for a Biblical Worldview

  INTRODUCTION This is the second article in a series entitled, The Relevancy of the Fourth Commandment. The series seeks to address issues that have been raised in dialogues with Christians concerning the Seventh-day Sabbath doctrine. The first article in this series, The Relevancy of the Fourth Commandment: An Introduction to Contemporary Issues Concerning the [...]

Can a Christian Masturbate?

The answer to that question may be an obvious yes to some. The reasoning is that Christians are not robots and can do what they want. Those who subscribed to that line of reasoning believe that the flaw is in the question. They prefer to ask: should a Christian masturbate? Whereas I have no interest [...]

Immediate Pre-Law Preparations in Exodus 19 [Part 1]

INTRODUCTION Lesson six of the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide, Glimpses of Our God,[1] is entitled “God the Lawgiver.”[2] The memory text is taken from the book of Isaiah: “For the Lord is our Judge, the Lord is our Lawgiver, the Lord is our King; He will save us” (Isa. 33:22, NKJV). The objective [...]

Sabbath School Commentary: The Oneness of God

INTRODUCTION The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide for the first quarter of 2012 is entitled Glimpses of Our God. Its’ principal contributor is Jo Ann Davidson, Ph.D., professor of theology at Andrews University Seminary, the flagship university of the Adventist Church. She has also written a book with the same title [...]