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Except they place their dietary standards in the category of "natural law" so that they can claim them as binding on Christians today as part of their "health message," in addition to the "moral law" of the ten commandments. (Those categories, of course, are not biblical.) But one of their...

The idea that Jesus' blood transferred sins to the heavenly sanctuary came directly from Ellen White (and her earlier statement was slightly revised later in The Great Controversy):

That's because Adventists generally view any reference to "the law" or "commandments" in Scripture as a reference to "the ten commandments." They ignore most of the rest of the law and the fact that the terms are often not used that way in Scripture. I listed several examples earlier in the...

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But what the Bible doesn't state as a commandment shouldn't be presented as such. There are good reasons to abstain from some of those things, but they are not biblical commandments.

The two versions are not the same.

Those groups are not the Bible. Where does the Bible say the ten commandments are "the moral law"? Where does the Bible say that "the law" in those texts refers to the ten commandments? On the contrary, James 2 says this: That portion refers to the Old Testament commandments regarding loving...

Plus the dietary commandments of Lev. 11. Plus prohibitions against alcohol, coffee, jewelry, dancing, etc., which are not even biblical commandments. Plus meat eating is highly discouraged and considered by some Adventists (including Ellen White) detrimental to a person's spiritual condition.

Yes. There were historically many non-Trinitarians among the Adventist founders, and there are still many Adventists who hold to those historic beliefs. There are among Adventists today many modalists and, on the other end of the spectrum, many tri-theists who view God as three different...

But you still haven't provided evidence that Scripture establishes a category of "the moral law."

Since you quoted Deut.5:22, which version of the ten commandments was spoken by God and written in stone? The Exodus version or this version, also from Deut. 5?

Please quote the Scripture that states what "the moral law of God" is.

In context, that is a reference to Jesus as the only "being" allowed to enter the councils of God. So is Jesus God or "not God," as you said above? You haven't explained this.

Are these commandments from the Ten? Mark 12:29: Jesus answered him, “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one." Ephesians 2:14-16: 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15...

It is not anti-vaxx to advocate for a medical exemption from workplace vaccine mandates specifically for those who have already recovered from prior infection with COVID-19, in light of evidence from studies showing that previous infection does confer lasting immunity to COVID-19 and variants...

It's true that there is no set standard for that, but for that reason, the EEOC has said that employers should not make it difficult for employees to establish claims of religious objections. This is quoted from an article on United Airlines' vaccine mandate: The US Equal Employment Opportunity...

No. It is not a job. Neither is being a pastor; it is a calling. Being a pastor’s wife does involve supporting your husband in ministry, but what that means for each person is between them and God. People do have expectations for pastors’ wives—and their children, too—but you have to be careful...

This was a very old post. As I said previously, Jesus was both divine and human. We are not divine, and we are not sinless, and thus He did have an advantage over us. That’s why He was able to overcome temptation and save us from our sins. “If I am drowning in a rapid river, a man who still has...

I'm not an Adventist anymore, but I was raised Adventist. I was baptized at age 10, and it was completely my decision; there was no parental pressure to do so. I know some Adventists who had different experiences and who did feel pressured, by parents or teachers or peers, into baptism, but that...

That's because Sunday is not "the Sabbath," and many Christians who go to church on that day understand that.