Enemies in the forum....

[sentipente]

Senti,

Nice summary! May I quote you on this?

Granted. (Don't tell anyone about the check.)

 

[PeacefulSDA]

Granted. (Don't tell anyone about the check.)

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[awesumtenor]

Good point Senti.

The way I see it, this 'we have the truth, all of the truth and nothing but the truth' mindset will never be fully eradicated from Adventism. There will always be those who think we have 'arrived' and that's the end of the matter. High-profile leaders such as Doug Batchelor will only re-inforce and preserve this stubborn mindset in cement with such books as Advindication and seminars such as Here We Stand.

More and more I have decided the best thing is to just go on with our own personal spiritual journeys, where a dynamic, ever-changing, ever-progressing faith is embraced, free from the constraints of those who would bottle and seal SDA doctrine, keeping it preserved in formaldehyde since the 1800's.

Actually since the 1920's... It wasnt until after the GC Bible Conference of 1919's deliberations were buried somewhere they would not see the light of day for 60+ years that the overzealous wing of the church that were hell bent on making EGW the posthumous pope of Adventism, speaking infallibly ex cathedra, ex sepulchra became ascendant in the church and in the time between 1920 and 1980 they remade the church in their own image, after their own likeness, bringing in the very legalism that the 1888 message of righteousness by faith sought to prevent from becoming entrenched.

In His service,
Mr. J

 

[HoneyDew]

Actually since the 1920's... It wasnt until after the GC Bible Conference of 1919's deliberations were buried somewhere they would not see the light of day for 60+ years that the overzealous wing of the church that were hell bent on making EGW the posthumous pope of Adventism, speaking infallibly ex cathedra, ex sepulchra became ascendant in the church and in the time between 1920 and 1980 they remade the church in their own image, after their own likeness, bringing in the very legalism that the 1888 message of righteousness by faith sought to prevent from becoming entrenched.

In His service,
Mr. J

Precisely!!
We become that which we abhor.