Why are adventists so concerned with marrying other adventists?

[Stryder06]

I see you have ignored the point I was trying to make that Adventists married to non SDA Christians should have less obstacles to overcome than many couples.

What makes you think there would be less obstacles?

And of course what about the OP? Is a Baptist a nonbeliever or not??

What about the OP? The Baptist may be a believer, but they still aren't in unison. Two very different sets of doctrines there.

My children are not bad, thank you.

Happy for you.

Amazing thing is I have never seen SDA couple's kid that went bad....wait, do I qualify as bad?

Funny thing is that anyone's kids can go bad, and it doesn't help if the parents are unequally yoked.

 

[vocalyocal]

I've seen some of them - including some pastors - use the text in 2 Corinthians 6 about being yoked together with unbelievers to mean that adventists shouldn't marry non-advenists. But a Christian of another denomination is also a believer so this doesn't make sense to me. Believer in the Word means someone who has put their faith in Jesus Christ, not a specific denomination or set of smaller beliefs - it's about the one big belief of the deity of Jesus and the salvation he offers. Why do some adventists think that marrying a non-believer is a sin and something God can't approve of? There weren't even any adventists in Jesus' day - they didn't exist until 1880 or something, yet God approved of these people who came before and of theur unions in marriage. Jesus turned water into wine for a non-adventist wedding.

they believe keeping the sabbath is a deal breaker for inheriting eternal life, although in the rebukes of the church in Revelations, I don't see one mention of this being a need for any of the churches to repent

so one of two things either are true, the unfaithful churches were still keeping the Sabbath, or it wasn't the greatest sin that needed to be addressed in light of all the sexual immorality

 

[Castaway57]

they believe keeping the sabbath is a deal breaker for inheriting eternal life, although in the rebukes of the church in Revelations, I don't see one mention of this being a need for any of the churches to repent

so one of two things either are true, the unfaithful churches were still keeping the Sabbath, or it wasn't the greatest sin that needed to be addressed in light of all the sexual immorality

Our official teachings are quite different from what you say they are:

19. The Law of God
The great principles of God's law are embodied in the Ten Commandments and exemplified in the life of Christ. They express God's love, will, and purposes concerning human conduct and relationships and are binding upon all people in every age. These precepts are the basis of God's covenant with His people and the standard in God's judgment. Through the agency of the Holy Spirit they point out sin and awaken a sense of need for a Saviour. Salvation is all of grace and not of works, but its fruitage is obedience to the Commandments. This obedience develops Christian character and results in a sense of well-being. It is an evidence of our love for the Lord and our concern for our fellow men. The obedience of faith demonstrates the power of Christ to transform lives, and therefore strengthens Christian witness. (Ex. 20:1-17; Ps. 40:7, 8; Matt. 22:36-40; Deut. 28:1-14; Matt. 5:17-20; Heb. 8:8-10; John 15:7-10; Eph. 2:8-10; 1 John 5:3; Rom. 8:3, 4; Ps. 19:7-14.)

20. The Sabbath
The beneficent Creator, after the six days of Creation, rested on the seventh day and instituted the Sabbath for all people as a memorial of Creation. The fourth commandment of God's unchangeable law requires the observance of this seventh-day Sabbath as the day of rest, worship, and ministry in harmony with the teaching and practice of Jesus, the Lord of the Sabbath. The Sabbath is a day of delightful communion with God and one another. It is a symbol of our redemption in Christ, a sign of our sanctification, a token of our allegiance, and a foretaste of our eternal future in God's kingdom. The Sabbath is God's perpetual sign of His eternal covenant between Him and His people. Joyful observance of this holy time from evening to evening, sunset to sunset, is a celebration of God's creative and redemptive acts. (Gen. 2:1-3; Ex. 20:8-11; Luke 4:16; Isa. 56:5, 6; 58:13, 14; Matt. 12:1-12; Ex. 31:13-17; Eze. 20:12, 20; Deut. 5:12-15; Heb. 4:1-11; Lev. 23:32; Mark 1:32.)