So that you can "harden it" against the New Covenant, the Resurrection and Jesus Christ. I have attached my analysis of the Seventh Day Adventist Sabbath philosophy. My responses are in red faced and bold:
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The Sabbath encompasses our entire relationship with God. (
Its sure is good that they finally got honest and admitted their relationship with the Sabbath has NOTHING to do with Christ's finished work and Resurrection!!!) It is an indication of God's action on our behalf in the past, present, and future. (
The "action on our behalf" of Christ, of course, is not compatible with the Sabbath) The Sabbath protects man's friendship with God and provides the time essential for the development of that relationship. (
this is the polar opposite of the New Covenant) The Sabbath clarifies the relationship between God and the human family, for it points to God as Creator at a time when human beings would like to usurp God's position in the universe. (
Christianity has always taught that Jesus Christ "clarifies our relationship between God and the Human Family" since he is the redeemer of mankind)
In this age of materialism, the Sabbath points men and women to the spiritual and to the personal. (
Christianity has always taught if materialism is the issue, sell all you have and give it to the poor, NOT keep the Sabbath) The consequences for forgetting the Sabbath day to keep it holy are serious. (
No clearer proof that Sabbath Keeping is a Salvation by works scheme that is incompatible with Christianity) It will lead to the distortion and eventual destruction of a person's relationship with God. (
"I will never leave you or forsake you" Hebrews 13:5)
When the Sabbath is kept, it is a witness to the rest that comes from trusting God alone as our sustainer,
as the basis of our salvation, and as the ground of our hope in the future. As such, the Sabbath is a delight because we have entered God's rest and have accepted the invitation to fellowship with Him." (
This is 180 degrees OPPOSITE of Christianity!!!)
"When God asks us to remember the Sabbath day He does so because He wants us to remember Him." (
In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, "This cup is the new covenant between God and his people--an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often as you drink it." 1 Corinthians 11:25. The previous Adventist statement is an absolute, unequivocal repudiation of the New covenant. Choose: Either the Sabbath or the Lord's Supper. They do not mix. )
There is not one single word about the Resurrection, the Gospels, or the Cross in the entire article. There is not one indication in the article that the Sabbath will bring you closer to Jesus Christ
Article: The Official Site of the Seventh-day Adventist world church
That a fully-non Trinitarian poster who completely rejects the the rudiments of Christianity is allowed to post on an orthodox Christian part of a Christian site is truly alarming.