We were invited to the local SDA church today - a special breakfast for the craddleroll/kindergarten children. We took our two children and stayed for Sabbath School.
Two things jumped out at me - they were talking to the children about Christimas, and had the kids give presents to baby Jesus (doll in a manager scene). And secondly, they had the children praying to Jesus.
To say I was taken aback is to put it mildly. I always thought that there wasn't much difference between Adventists and Messianics other than y'alls belief in Ellen Whites status as a prophet. But neither of those acts I mentioned are scriptural.
Yeshua said to pray in his name to the Father. And there is absolutely no basis in scripture for Christmas, so why do Adventist celebrate Christmas and ignore the festivals appointed by the Holy One of Israel?
Two things jumped out at me - they were talking to the children about Christimas, and had the kids give presents to baby Jesus (doll in a manager scene). And secondly, they had the children praying to Jesus.
To say I was taken aback is to put it mildly. I always thought that there wasn't much difference between Adventists and Messianics other than y'alls belief in Ellen Whites status as a prophet. But neither of those acts I mentioned are scriptural.
Yeshua said to pray in his name to the Father. And there is absolutely no basis in scripture for Christmas, so why do Adventist celebrate Christmas and ignore the festivals appointed by the Holy One of Israel?