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How does that have anything to do with Moses' prophecies about God punishing the the Israelites for disobeying them? Explain exactly what you're talking about. What denominational doctrine, specifically?
It seems to me that when a remnant is spoken of in scripture, that's interpreted in SDA doctrine as pertaining to Christian sabbitarians. Usually Revelation 12:17 is used as the proof text for that, but I've seen OT verses used as well. Like you said, it's a matter of doing a word search for "remnant" and then choosing whichever verses that can be used as proof texts to support a doctrine. Especially a doctrine that says everyone else is in serious error and or under Satan's spell regarding what's supposed to be a critical matter that doctrine is founded upon. Like say the group that says the only Christians who are truly baptized, are the ones who were baptized in the name of Jesus only.
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Only if that's what's being done. Is this a situation where you talked about you personally looking up some scripture, and I was viewing it as a corporate thing, so when I talk about it, it seems to you that I'm attacking you personally?
Nowhere that I can remember. Personal attacks are against forum rules. But they are not always un-loving therefore un-Christian. Sometimes they are warranted and need stated. And sometimes what is perceived as an attack isn't. But they are against forum rules. So if we do we must suffer the consequences.
I don't remember the time or thread title. I haven't spent a lot of time there. Why go and do things that are clearly against the rules?
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I have read it. Jehoshaphat is the king of Judah, Ahab is the king of Israel.
Good golly there's a miscommunication situation going on. I was thinking maybe you thought I was attacking you, not the other way around.
There's two ways to view scripture like that.
As a follow-up, here's what I'm talking about.
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I find this post really disappointing for a few reasons. You seem to be condemning 22 million people that you claim drifted away from its first love with Jesus is judging 22 million people that you do not know. Only Jesus knows the hearts of all people so we need to leave the judging with Christ. The second reason this is disappointing is you claim to be representing the SDA church yet, you seem to condemn it more than support. I already offered a link to the official beliefs, because I have seen too many people who claim to be SDA, but yet have their own doctrine, which essentially makes one a false witness. What separates denominations is doctrine and personally I would not be associated with a denomination if I thought it drifted away from loving Jesus, what would that say about me. My experience for the most part in the SDA church has been finding loving people who love Jesus and seek Him fully and seek His Truth. Are there bad apples in every denomination and in every congregation, yes, we are warned those who claim to be part of our organization will do the most harm.
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"There are not over a hundred people in the United States who hate the Catholic Church. There are millions, however, who hate what they wrongly believe to be the Catholic Church — which is, of course, quite a different thing. These millions can hardly be blamed for hating Catholics because Catholics “adore statues”; because they “put the Blessed Mother on the same level with God”; because they say “indulgence is a permission to commit sin”; because the Pope “is a Fascist”; because the “Church is the defender of Capitalism.” If the Church taught or believed any one of these things it should be hated, but the fact is that the Church does not believe nor teach any one of them. It follows then that the hatred of the millions is directed against error and not against truth. As a matter of fact, if we Catholics believed all of the untruths and lies which were said against the Church, we probably would hate the Church a thousand times more than they do."
To me what's important is what Catholics and Eastern Orthodox and Protestants denominations believe and teach about Christ. My guess is if you and I just talked about what we believe about Christ, we would be in agreement.
