May God be ever with us as the time of His return draws nigh...the waters will DEFINITELY be rough, but with Him at the helm, we will prevail. As the end approaches us, bearing down on us with speed we can't even imagine, the study of His word, the knowledge we attain from the bible will be most essential to seeing us through. For without it, we wouldn't be able to see the false prophets...those who have no "light", for they are here, my brethren and in tremendous number.
People can pick our church apart all they want, they can tear at her foundation with everything thing negative to say they can find, and she will stand...oh yes, she WILL stand.
Bear in mind, that no matter how much she is torn at, and ridiculed, called a cult even, that that makes absolutely no sense, and anyone with a brain would know that, even those doing the name calling.
The Seventh-day Adventist church teaches biblical salvation, the same as all (those denominations based on christianity) of the others do. We teach all about Jesus Christ, from his birth, through his ministry, to his horrible death on Calvary. We teach how that death atoned for ALL OF OUR SINS, and that all we have to do to be saved is believe on Him, on how He died, but more importantly that He rose again in 3 days. That His death covered us with His righteousness, a righteousness that alone, we would never be able to have on our own. We know that he stands in that sanctuary on high, intercessing for us with the Father. We longingly await His return for us, and we weep for those who are still lost, and who we so desperately want to reach before it is too late. Now, does THAT sound like the teachings of a cult?
Here are some of the falsehoods that some believe about our church:
1. You have to be a vegetarian. NO, you do NOT have to be a vegetarian.we believe that it is the healthiest way to eat and it's encouraged but not forced.
2. You MUST believe Ellen White was a prophetess, a messenger of God.
NO, you do NOT have to believe that, it is not a requirement for membership. I was left to make up my own mind about Ellen White, and I have talked to manyothers who have told me the same. I believe she was a messenger of God, but Icame to that conclusion on my own. I can't read her books fast enough.
3. You have to believe that the Archangel Michael and Jesus are the same people. NO, you do NOT have to believe that in order to be a member of our church.
4. SDA's believe THEY are God's REMNANT church, and that they are the only oneswho will ascend to Jesus when He returns. NO, we do NOT believe that we are the only ones who will ascend to Jesus when He returns. We DO believe that we are PART of God's remnant church, but we know that God's remnant people arescattered over the 4 corners of this earth. We want nothing more than for EVERYone of God's children to be His remnant.
Seeing as I am still an infant in my faith, if anyone can think of any other "falsehoods" that people have been told and believe to be true about our church, please share them.
We are ALL God's children, and we need to start LOVING one another and HELPING one another, and stop fighting with and against one another.
People can pick our church apart all they want, they can tear at her foundation with everything thing negative to say they can find, and she will stand...oh yes, she WILL stand.
Bear in mind, that no matter how much she is torn at, and ridiculed, called a cult even, that that makes absolutely no sense, and anyone with a brain would know that, even those doing the name calling.
The Seventh-day Adventist church teaches biblical salvation, the same as all (those denominations based on christianity) of the others do. We teach all about Jesus Christ, from his birth, through his ministry, to his horrible death on Calvary. We teach how that death atoned for ALL OF OUR SINS, and that all we have to do to be saved is believe on Him, on how He died, but more importantly that He rose again in 3 days. That His death covered us with His righteousness, a righteousness that alone, we would never be able to have on our own. We know that he stands in that sanctuary on high, intercessing for us with the Father. We longingly await His return for us, and we weep for those who are still lost, and who we so desperately want to reach before it is too late. Now, does THAT sound like the teachings of a cult?
Here are some of the falsehoods that some believe about our church:
1. You have to be a vegetarian. NO, you do NOT have to be a vegetarian.we believe that it is the healthiest way to eat and it's encouraged but not forced.
2. You MUST believe Ellen White was a prophetess, a messenger of God.
NO, you do NOT have to believe that, it is not a requirement for membership. I was left to make up my own mind about Ellen White, and I have talked to manyothers who have told me the same. I believe she was a messenger of God, but Icame to that conclusion on my own. I can't read her books fast enough.
3. You have to believe that the Archangel Michael and Jesus are the same people. NO, you do NOT have to believe that in order to be a member of our church.
4. SDA's believe THEY are God's REMNANT church, and that they are the only oneswho will ascend to Jesus when He returns. NO, we do NOT believe that we are the only ones who will ascend to Jesus when He returns. We DO believe that we are PART of God's remnant church, but we know that God's remnant people arescattered over the 4 corners of this earth. We want nothing more than for EVERYone of God's children to be His remnant.
Seeing as I am still an infant in my faith, if anyone can think of any other "falsehoods" that people have been told and believe to be true about our church, please share them.
We are ALL God's children, and we need to start LOVING one another and HELPING one another, and stop fighting with and against one another.
