Tradition
- How does tradition begin? How do traditions grow?
- What, if any, man-made traditions do we observe in the Adventist church?
- Where the Bible is not clear, does it need the church to give an official interpretation? Do we have official interpretations of passages in the Adventist church?
Experience
- How much does God/the Holy Spirit speak to humans as individuals? What are examples?
- How do we know if a dream is from God?
- What is God's purpose in speaking to individuals?
- How does God guide us in understanding scripture?
Culture
- Could God have avoided culturation of the Bible texts? If it were possible, why didn't He?
- If culture is affected by sin does it make the Bible less reliable?
- Are Christians exempted from cultural norms of the Bible such as covering the head, removing shoes in holy places, following roles for women as in the Bible?
Reason
- Has human reasoning improved or deteriorated over the ages?
- What is human reason based on?
- To what extent if any, can human reason correct the Bible?
The Bible
- Why is the Bible the standard by which everything has to be measured?
- Why is not possible for us to accept a prophet's word as superior to the Bible?
- Might God be expected to update the teaching of the Bible?