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Again ---there were many sabbaths---in addition to the annual feast days--there were some that were every few months-and there was the sabbath of the land, which was a year long...…...need we continue???? My fingers grow weary.
 
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Did Jesus end her sabbaths, you bet He did.


Yes--but never the 10 commandments which are in the Ark which represented the very throne of God in heaven. He just changed where He wrote them now.
 
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Yes--but never the 10 commandments which are in the Ark which represented the very throne of God in heaven. He just changed where He wrote them now.
If he wrote them in your heart and mind, why did you not know they were there until you read what is written in ink?
 
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If he wrote them in your heart and mind, why did you not know they were there until you read what is written in ink?

And who says that is what I did---how did you learn as a child? When did they get written in your heart---or did you first read about them and then decided what to do about them?
There are many things that we know, even as ignorant children, that we shouldn't do that.
 
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Are you telling me you instinctively in your mind knew you should observe a set Saturday sabbath, without reading firstly what is written in ink?
I didn't firstly read the scriptures to know it was wrong in God's sight to lie, commit adultery, have impure thoughts, murder or steal. I instinctively knew that, for that law was written in my mind and placed in my heart. The Holy Spirit is the convictor of sin
 
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In truth, when I first joined internet debating websites, many years ago I could not recall what all of the Ten Commandments were. So in order to aid debate, I read up on them. Unsuprisingly, nine as written were in my heart and mind, I instinctively knew them. There really is very different kinds of Christianity that exist, though only based on one covenant:
This is the covenant I will make with them
after that time, says the Lord.
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds
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17 Then he adds:

‘Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.
 
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I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds
.’b]'>[b]

17 Then he adds:

‘Their sins and lawless acts
I will remember no more.


The order in the above is good to note. The law is firstly written in your mind and placed on your heart, then it is added, your sins and lawless deeds will be remembered no more. You only get the second because the first has taken place. And what is also interesting is, those who reference what is written in ink to know what sin is/law they believe they must obey, are far less inclined to accept the second part of the covenant: Their sins and lawless deeds I will remember no more.

Indeed, two sda members on this site have stated such refers to not being under the condemnation of the law, but this only applies if you do not break the law. Which would make the statement meaningless
 
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That is fine. There is no law now on which day to go to church. We are to keep everyday trusting in Jesus. Hebrews 4. The laws written on our heart are to love God with all your heart, mind and strength, and your neighbor as yourself. I do that by believing in Jesus Christ and loving one another. 1 John 3:23. He is my Sabbath rest.
 
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Yes, I think I've said that a few times already. Don't know if you are correcting me, or agreeing with me.
 
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Yes, I think I've said that a few times already. Don't know if you are correcting me, or agreeing with me.
Forgive me, there is no disagreement if we both believe that was is holy, just and good is written in the hearts of believers, meaning in their heart they want to live in accordance with what has been placed there. What was written in that law, now in the heart is fulfilled through believing in Christ and loving your neighbour.
 
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Why do some on CF call it a cult?
From my perspective the SDA is a cult, based on three facts.

1) They view themselves to be the one and only true remnant church.
2) Their doctrine is based on the writings of Ellen G. White. Which they hold in near equal value to the Bible. And the lens through which the Bible is interpreted. Very dangerous.
3) They are "sheep stealers". They seek to draw their members from other Christian churches.

Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.
The SDA has come to seek and to enslave the saved.
And to steal their grace-based salvation by replacing it with a works-based system.

That is what they are doing on this forum. I stand against this.
 
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Hmm another good example of lies and misinformation. So sad for you.
 
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Hmm another good example of lies and misinformation. So sad for you.
Lies, you say. Is that so?
What are the marks of the True Remnant church?

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From my perspective the SDA is a cult, based on three facts.

1) They view themselves to be the one and only true remnant church.
2) Their doctrine is based on the writings of Ellen G. White. Which they hold in near equal value to the Bible. And the lens through which the Bible is interpreted. Very dangerous.
3) They are "sheep stealers". They seek to draw their members from other Christian churches.

Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.
The SDA has come to seek and to enslave the saved.
And to steal their grace-based salvation by replacing it with a works-based system.

That is what they are doing on this forum. I stand against this.
 
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You have many things that are wrong.

We are not a cult by any definition.

We do believe we are a remnant church--we do not believe that we are the only ones that will be saved.

We do not get our doctrines from EGW but from the bible. Not one is not bible based. We believe in her teachings. The lens through which the bible is interpreted is the Holy Spirit.

As for sheep stealers---LOL! We tell the whole world what our believes are--which includes everyone--others come to us to find our believes, we do not force it on them, we do not hogtie and kidnapped anyone! We have rented churches from other denominations, and we have rented our churches to other denominations. There is an agreement to not proselytize each other. Everyone is always curious about each other. We learn about them, they learn about us. No one can "steal" another believer! Just exactly where does your church get your members---are they all born and raised in your own church and no one from any other denomination ever comes to you? We are in every single country on the planet---most of our over 20 million members are outside of the US. We hold open seminars all over the world and USA and anyone is welcome--do you refuse those who come to you from other churches??

We are all here to seek and save the lost. It is up to them what to believe.
We all believe we are saved by grace--and yes, we believe God's law is written in the heart--but it is His law wherever He writes it--just a matter of where!

You are entitled to your opinion---I just prefer that those opinions be based on accurate information!
 
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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. Rom7:6

The above is very important to understand, where differing views of Christianity are apparant. If you follow after the written code of the law, you cannot at the same time follow after the Holy Spirit. What are the implications of this?
The Holy Spirit leads into truth
The Holy Spirit is the convictor of sin

Lets take the second for a moment. Those who follow after the written code, and believe that is how we know what sin is/which law we must follow do not have anywhere near the conviction of sin, that is seen by those who have an inner conviction of it, not based on firstly reading what is written in ink. And those who rely on reading what is written in ink to know what sin is, fail to understand much of what is demanded by the letter of the law they are reading.
Examples:
One man on this website wrote: I do not commit murder, I love my parents, what's so hard about obeying the Ten Commandments?
When I went to church where it was relentlessly stressed: ''You must obey the Ten Commandments'' people were happily taking the Lords name in vain with no knowledge of, or conscience of committing sin by doing so. And yet, they did know the wording of the Ten Commandments off pat. I also saw more flagrant sin in that church, than I have in any church I had previously been to. Speaking personally, I do not understand a Christianity where you can take the Lords name in vain and not be conscious you sin when doing so. It has to be a Christianity not led under the conviction of the Holy Spirit but rather the written code.
And it is those who follow after the written code that state things such as: You are not condemned by the law if you do not break the law. They stress living according to virtually performing perfect to enter heaven. It is all about how good you must be. Why? Because if you follow after the written code, rather than the Holy Spirit you have nowhere near the conviction of sin you would have if you followed after the one who convicts you of sin. Your threshold of what sin is, is then extremely low, so you think you remain in a saved state by reaching this very low threshold of avoiding sin. hence, these people tell you, you must obey the letter Paul states is the letter that kills in order to attain to heaven. They do not understand they themselves cannot obey that letter for they have no true conviction of what that letter demands
The true dividing line is not according to denomination, but rather the Holy Spirit, follow after the written code and you cannot follow after the one who leads into truth, and he is the convictor of sin
 
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Thanks for your reply. Obvious bias on both sides of the fence here.

You admit that you are the remnant. With the caveat that you are not the only ones that will be saved. I think that supports my point.

You claim that your doctrines are not as seen through the lens of EGW, but rather the Holy Spirit. Yet you claim she is a prophet, thus inspired by the Holy Spirit. I think that also supports my point. That's two.

My observation is that Adventists are about the business of calling the remnant out of "Babylon" (the apostate Christian Churches). To do this, they must make Christians dissatisfied with their current church, thus evangelizing those in the church. That's three.

Though these points may seem invalid from the inside view, they are very valid from an outside view.

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From my perspective the SDA is a cult, based on three facts.

1) They view themselves to be the one and only true remnant church.
2) Their doctrine is based on the writings of Ellen G. White. Which they hold in near equal value to the Bible. And the lens through which the Bible is interpreted. Very dangerous.
3) They are "sheep stealers". They seek to draw their members from other Christian churches.

Jesus came to seek and to save the lost.
The SDA has come to seek and to enslave the saved.
And to steal their grace-based salvation by replacing it with a works-based system.

That is what they are doing on this forum. I stand against this.
 
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Our doctrines are all bible based. Our health message we did get from her. But even most of those are bible based.

I guess I better bone up on my "sheep stealing"---my best friend for 30 years is still Catholic, and it took 28 years for my own husband to give his heart to the Lord--on his deathbed. I am apparently, a really lousy thief! We do not, nor can anyone, make someone dissatisfied with their church. If they are dissatisfied, they were that way to begin with! What do you think we do---hypnotize them? Perhaps you could give me a few pointers on sheep stealing. I'm not doing very well.
And there is no way we are work based. We do, believe in keeping the 10 commandments, as do most churches. Even Billy Graham believed that---or do you believe that you can enter into the presence of God breaking them, and being unrepentant?
 
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"Utterly" gets a pretty good work out, too.
 
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