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(1) Christ's judgment precedes His second coming
In Daniel 7:22, judgment is simultaneous with the coming of the Ancient of Days and with the saints taking possession of the kingdom.
In 2 Corinthians 5:8, judgment is connected with being “at home with the Lord.”
In Revelation 22, Christ’s reward is with Him when He comes. It is presented as being simultaneous with His coming. Note the entire setting of Revelation 22. It doesn’t precede His coming.
So far, what we have seen is that the judgment takes place at Christ’s second coming. We see no Biblical evidence that it precedes Christ’s second coming.
(2) Future Justification will one day hinge upon what we have done (the good fruit of the good tree) as Christ states in Matt 7 "Not everyone who SAYS Lord lord ... but he who DOES...".
What is the kingdom of Heaven? Please conduct a search of every reference to this phrase. The kingdom of Heaven is not solely something we wait for.
Rom 2:13-16 "Not the hearers of the Law are Just before God but the doers of the Law WILL BE justified... on the day when according to my GOSPEL God will judge"
Yes, Romans 2 relates to men passing judgment on one another, and God’s judgment against those who do. It does not indicate that future justification will hinge on what we have done. Rather, Scripture teaches the following:
“He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of His mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.” Titus 3:5.
“I tell you the truth, whoever hears our word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.” John 5:24
“All who rely on observing the law are under a curse, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law." Clearly no one is justified before God by the law, because, "The righteous will live by faith." The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, "The man who does these things will live by them." Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree." He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.” Galatians 3:10-14
“But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:21-26
“If a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe. Before this faith came, we were held prisoners by the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. So the law was put in charge to lead us to Christ that we might be justified by faith. Now that faith has come, we are no longer under the supervision of the law.” Galatians 3
“Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. For I can testify about them that they are zealous for God, but their zeal is not based on knowledge. Since they did not know the righteousness that comes from God and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. Christ is the end of the law so that there may be righteousness for everyone who believes.” Romans 10:1-4
“For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, so that we bore fruit for death. But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.” Rom. 7:5-6
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. John 3:16-18
“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions--it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God--not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:4-9
“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us. You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God's wrath through him! For if, when we were God's enemies, we were reconciled to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life! Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.” Romans 5:1-11.
(3) Man's probation closes prior to Christ's second coming and Christ will cease to intercede for man once probation closes
Note that Romans 15:7-8 says nothing about man’s probation closing or about Christ interceding for man.
Further, 1 John 2:1 does not say that man will be able to "sin not" prior to Christ’s second coming.
Not only are these SDA teachings not based on Scripture, they directly contradict Scripture. Christ’s final parting words before He left this world to return to His Father were as follows: “Lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world” (Matt. 28:20). Consider also the following: “I will not leave you comfortless” (John 14:18). “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee” (Hebrews 13:5). “Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He ALWAYS lives to intercede for them” (Hebrews 7:25).
When it comes to the SDA position regarding the close of probation, a man can choose to agree with Scripture or with the denomination, but it is impossible to reconcile the two.
(4)Man forms character when "by the Spirit he puts to death the deeds of the flesh" Rom 8:13-16.
No. This is the Spirit forming the character. In contrast, the SDA denomination teaches that it is left with man to cleanse the soul temple of every defilement.
This is the work that is done via the new creation - new nature -- new heart in cooperation with the Holy Spirit.
Please provide the passage that confirms that sanctification results from man cooperating with the Spirit.
It is no longer I who live but CHRIST who lives in me and the life I live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God Gal 2:20.
Exactly. In contrast, the SDA denomination teaches that, although God gives the talents, the powers of the mind, we form the character; that it is formed by hard stern battles with self; that conflict after conflict must be waged against hereditary tendencies; that we will have to criticize ourselves closely, and allow not one unfavorable trait to remain. This is hardly a reliance on Christ living in me. This is a reliance on that which I can do myself.
(5)The year day principle used by almost every evangelical and protestant denomination working with the 490 day 70 week prophecy of Dan 9 -- is also used by SDAs not only in Dan 9 but also in Dan 8 and Dan 7.
This is not, in fact, true. Please conduct further research regarding the way in which non-SDA theologians view the year-day principle. Although there are some who accept it, the vast majority reject it as an unsound method of understanding prophetic books of the Bible.
Unfortunately, there still is no Biblical evidence of the basic tenets of the investigative judgment.
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