The Pillars of Adventism.

reddogs said:

I have had a very hard time finding a clear outline of the foundational pillars of Adventism. Everyone seems to have a personal veiw of what they entail and limited support for it. Has anyone come across any more SOP or writings in church periodicals on this important issue. So far the best I have come across is the following pillars.....

The investigative judgment
The sanctuary service
The perpetuity of the Law of God
The faith of Jesus
The Three Angels' Messages
The seventh-day Sabbath
The state of the dead
The special gift of prophecy or the Testimony of Jesus.

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That's a good list. I heard a preacher (I believe it may have been Ron du Preez, but don't quote me on that) list what he believed to be the pillars of Adventism:

1 The Sanctuary
2 The Sabbath
3 The Spirit of Prophecy
4 The Second Coming
5 The State of the Dead

I personally would add the faith of Jesus as your list says and make it 6 pillars, but this is all my personal opinion.

reddogs said:

What about the Health Message?

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That's true.

Perhaps that could fall under Spirit of Prophecy? Not saying it should, but for instance, the Three Angels' Messages (which is vitally important) isn't separately listed because it also falls under the Sanctuary easily enough. For simplicity's sake, I like to consolidate as many as possible, but I also don't want to gloss over important truths that need to be distinguished. Otherwise we could simply say:

1 pillar of Adventism: the Bible and the Bible alone

We wouldn't be wrong in saying that, but for obvious reasons that wouldn't be the list bit helpful in describing to other Christians the core beliefs of Adventism.

The "foundation and central pillar" of Adventism is the 2,300 day prophecy.

That involves the sanctuary doctrine in reference to the final phase of the atonement in the context of the investigative judgment of the dead and of the living.

The sanctuary doctrine shows the perpetuity of the law of God with emphasis upon the fourth commandment which had been lost sight of for centuries, the unconscious state of the dead, righteousness through faith in the merits of a crucified and risen Saviour which is the latter rain message to the church first and then to the world swelling into the loud cry of the third angel's message announcing the fall of Babylon the great for her sins will have reached unto heaven through the enforcement of Sunday as the day of worship thus making void the law of God in the land and the call to God's people to come out of her so as not to partake of her plagues.

Other important pillars are the two seals, the two shakings, the two marriages in the context of the close of probation first for the professed church and then for the world, the time of Jacob's trouble, the seven last plagues, the special resurrections, and the second coming of Christ.

rainbowinthesky said:

The "foundation and central pillar" of Adventism is the 2,300 day prophecy.

That involves the sanctuary doctrine in reference to the final phase of the atonement in the context of the investigative judgment of the dead and of the living.

The sanctuary doctrine shows the perpetuity of the law of God with emphasis upon the fourth commandment which had been lost sight of for centuries,

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There is only one pillar of "Adventism." It is Christ; and Christ crucified. See Gal 6:14

As Ellen White puts it,

There is one great central truth to be kept ever before the mind in the searching of the Scriptures--Christ and Him crucified. Every other truth is invested with influence and power corresponding to its relation to this theme. . . . The soul palsied by sin can be endowed with life only through the work wrought out upon the cross by the Author of our salvation. {FLB 50.2}

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Every one of the official teachings of the Adventist Church do meet this criteria; they are all centered around the one great central truth of Christ, and Him crucified; especially the 2300 day prophecy.

The sooner people get this straight; the better off all will be.

There is a difference between the foundation of the Advent faith and the foundation of the Christian's faith.

"The Scripture which above all others had been both the foundation and the central pillar of the advent faith was the declaration: 'Unto two thousand and three hundred days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.' Daniel 8:14." The Great Controversy,409.

"The merits of a crucified and risen Saviour are the foundation of the Christian's faith." The Great Controversy,73.

The sooner people get this straight the better off all will be.

sky

rainbowinthesky said:

There is a difference between the foundation of the Advent faith and the foundation of the Christian's faith.

"The Scripture which above all others had been both the foundation and the central pillar of the advent faith was the declaration: 'Unto two thousand and three hundred days, then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.' Daniel 8:14." The Great Controversy,409.

"The merits of a crucified and risen Saviour are the foundation of the Christian's faith." The Great Controversy,73.

The sooner people get this straight the better off all will be.

sky

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You are breaking forum rules again by coming here and trying to teach people what we believe. You are on public record as not supporting many core beliefs we have and you are not currently an Adventist so you need to decide to do the right thing and go to the forums intended for what you are doing.

Your out of context quoting here, once again, do not give people a correct view of Adventist beliefs. If you would go to the scriptures, and review the portion dealing with the 2300 days, you should see that "Christ crucified;" is indeed the central pillar of that doctrine too.

While Adventists do have some distinctive doctrines; we, like many of our brethren in Christ from other faith backgrounds, do have the same basis for what we believe. "Christ, and Him crucified;" is the only pillar, for any doctrine. A doctrine which negates this crucial point, is not Christian; and we must remember; while EGW was "inspired" in her ministry and writing; her writing is not "bible;" and people should not be given the impression that this is how we view her writings.

Using her writings apart from scripture, as you keep doing gives a picture that the Adventist Church does not support.

Sure.