In Defense of the Faith

Chapter 13 — The Nature of Man

In the closing chapter of his book Mr. Canright attacks the position held by Seventh-day Adventists on the nature of man and the punishment of the wicked. Among other things he says: DOF 238.1

“Occasionally; here and there, along in the history of the church, men have arisen advocating the sleep of the soul and the annihilation of the wicked. But the doctrine has not met with favor, has been received by but few, has had a sickly existence, and has soon disappeared.”—Seventh-day Adventism Renounced, pp. 397, 398. DOF 238.2

In our reply we shall, for the sake of clarity, first give a brief resume of what Seventh-day Adventists believe on this point, thus making Mr. Canright’s objections and our replies more understandable to the reader. DOF 238.3