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Deep question, though quite simple.
Put your faith in Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your family.
Act 16:31
31- And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, and your household.
I think there is much debate on this issue because "believe" is sometimes very empty. In the greek, "belief" is actually pistis which is faith. So, when he says "believe" he means "have faith", not just believe in an empty sense, but the text is telling us today that we need a full living faith. Anyway, we as Adventists believe that faith alone is necessary for salvation.
Does it answer your question ?
(when you say "how", it could mean something else entirely, sorry if I did not answer your question)
Put your faith in Jesus, and you shall be saved, you and your family.
Act 16:31
31- And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, and your household.
I think there is much debate on this issue because "believe" is sometimes very empty. In the greek, "belief" is actually pistis which is faith. So, when he says "believe" he means "have faith", not just believe in an empty sense, but the text is telling us today that we need a full living faith. Anyway, we as Adventists believe that faith alone is necessary for salvation.
Does it answer your question ?
(when you say "how", it could mean something else entirely, sorry if I did not answer your question)
Personnally, I do not think they are lying, but I am no historian (I may be wrong, the term "trinity" could come from earlier or from later, i dont know).
Adventists do not believe the word "trinity" is sacred in itself or that it should necessarily be used to talk about Divinity. We frequently use the term "Godhead".
Then again, it is just a term. The concept is the most important and I do not believe we have the same concept as catholic christianity. If you check, the term "Bible" is nowhere to be found in the bible, this is just a term that we use. If we find a better word, I think the church would be fine with changing the word Trinity. Today, many feel like it describes what the Bible teaches, but this is just a word.
If you have more questions than "are they lying", I am ok to hear them and I would love to try to answer
Adventists do not believe the word "trinity" is sacred in itself or that it should necessarily be used to talk about Divinity. We frequently use the term "Godhead".
Then again, it is just a term. The concept is the most important and I do not believe we have the same concept as catholic christianity. If you check, the term "Bible" is nowhere to be found in the bible, this is just a term that we use. If we find a better word, I think the church would be fine with changing the word Trinity. Today, many feel like it describes what the Bible teaches, but this is just a word.
If you have more questions than "are they lying", I am ok to hear them and I would love to try to answer
Yes it is perfectly fine, peace be with you in Jesus !!!!!
This is adventist doctrine : non-adventists chrisitian can be saved too and receive peace and communion with God, no problem
One verse among many on the topic :
Mar 9:38-41
38- And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your name, and he does not follow us. And we forbade him, because he does not follow us.
39- But Jesus said, Do not forbid him. For there is no one who shall do a work of power in My name who can lightly speak evil of Me.
40- For he who is not against us is for us.
41- For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, He shall not lose his reward.
So Christians should support each other, even if they are not in the same "following"
This is adventist doctrine : non-adventists chrisitian can be saved too and receive peace and communion with God, no problem
One verse among many on the topic :
Mar 9:38-41
38- And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out demons in Your name, and he does not follow us. And we forbade him, because he does not follow us.
39- But Jesus said, Do not forbid him. For there is no one who shall do a work of power in My name who can lightly speak evil of Me.
40- For he who is not against us is for us.
41- For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, He shall not lose his reward.
So Christians should support each other, even if they are not in the same "following"
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Oh wow.
If this is a question about transubstantiation, then the answer is no.
But if this is a non-technical question about the meaning of the Lord's Supper, the answer is yes.
Yes Jesus is present in all our celebrations, and a special blessing, through the Lord, is present in the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper.
Why no to transubstantiation : there would need a doctrine about substance and about the nature of things that the Bible does not teach. The Bible clearly teaches in symbols, from old testament to the New. Jesus clearly says that celebrating the supper is a proclamation of his death, not actually performing his sacrifice, not actually breaking his body again when we break the bread. On the contrary, the Bible clearly says that Jesus was sacrificed only once -praise the Lord for that.
Heb 9:27-28
27- And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment,
28- so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. And to those who look for Him He shall appear the second time without sin to salvation.
Why yes to Jesus present :
Well, I would just quote 2 bible verses :
Mat 18:20
20- For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst.
1Co 11:29 (the context is about the Lord Supper)
29- For he who eats and drinks unworthily eats and drinks condemnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
I hope it answers
If this is a question about transubstantiation, then the answer is no.
But if this is a non-technical question about the meaning of the Lord's Supper, the answer is yes.
Yes Jesus is present in all our celebrations, and a special blessing, through the Lord, is present in the bread and wine of the Lord's Supper.
Why no to transubstantiation : there would need a doctrine about substance and about the nature of things that the Bible does not teach. The Bible clearly teaches in symbols, from old testament to the New. Jesus clearly says that celebrating the supper is a proclamation of his death, not actually performing his sacrifice, not actually breaking his body again when we break the bread. On the contrary, the Bible clearly says that Jesus was sacrificed only once -praise the Lord for that.
Heb 9:27-28
27- And as it is appointed to men once to die, but after this the judgment,
28- so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. And to those who look for Him He shall appear the second time without sin to salvation.
Why yes to Jesus present :
Well, I would just quote 2 bible verses :
Mat 18:20
20- For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there I am in their midst.
1Co 11:29 (the context is about the Lord Supper)
29- For he who eats and drinks unworthily eats and drinks condemnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
I hope it answers
Hum... I will admit that you mean "if there is an appropriate church closeby and if I am a Christian". This does not apply to non-Christians, non church-goers, etc.
Then, I also have to admit that you are referring to guilt. Guiltless sins, that I personnally like to call "technical sins", I guess, are not relevant here. I mean, sins that we commit because we do not know they are sins. I do some every day ! They are not relevant, I believe, to your question since it is taught in Acts 17:30 the times of this ignorance God winked at. (which means that God dismiss, overlook such times).
Finally, I assume that you do not, yourself, believe in the Sabbath.
Then in this context, with these 3 assumptions, I would say that no you do not sin by not going to church on Saturday, but going on Sunday. Which is why most Christians around the world are not guilty of sin by going to church on Sunday and not on Saturday : they just do their best with what God told them! They should keep doing that, and not change unless they have a clear "Thus says the Lord" to change their behavior.
Then, I also have to admit that you are referring to guilt. Guiltless sins, that I personnally like to call "technical sins", I guess, are not relevant here. I mean, sins that we commit because we do not know they are sins. I do some every day ! They are not relevant, I believe, to your question since it is taught in Acts 17:30 the times of this ignorance God winked at. (which means that God dismiss, overlook such times).
Finally, I assume that you do not, yourself, believe in the Sabbath.
Then in this context, with these 3 assumptions, I would say that no you do not sin by not going to church on Saturday, but going on Sunday. Which is why most Christians around the world are not guilty of sin by going to church on Sunday and not on Saturday : they just do their best with what God told them! They should keep doing that, and not change unless they have a clear "Thus says the Lord" to change their behavior.
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Yes the Bible Canon is complete with the two Witnesses.
If by "RCC" you mean the Roman Catholic Church, I do not see how do you connect the two witnesses with the authority of Satan over the RCC.
It is stated that their testimony is for the earth, so if the end of their testimony means Satan gets authority, it would mean that he got authority on the whole earth, not just on the RCC.
Rev 11:10
10- And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
(I acknowledge that "earth" in Revelation does not just mean the planet earth, but it does not mean the RCC neither)
If you can ask more questions, I could also answer more, if this is something you would like to know about SDAs beliefs/teachings.
If by "RCC" you mean the Roman Catholic Church, I do not see how do you connect the two witnesses with the authority of Satan over the RCC.
It is stated that their testimony is for the earth, so if the end of their testimony means Satan gets authority, it would mean that he got authority on the whole earth, not just on the RCC.
Rev 11:10
10- And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
(I acknowledge that "earth" in Revelation does not just mean the planet earth, but it does not mean the RCC neither)
If you can ask more questions, I could also answer more, if this is something you would like to know about SDAs beliefs/teachings.
Oh sorry I see that only now !!!!! Oh wow I just joined and I joined specifically because I loved this thread I think it is great. It looks like everytime someone puts it back from the dead there are more questions that come, whereas new threads die faster.
Well, if this is wrong to pull that thread back, I am ok with stopping it, but please if there are more questions here, I will be happy to keep answering
Well, if this is wrong to pull that thread back, I am ok with stopping it, but please if there are more questions here, I will be happy to keep answering
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I am interested in alot of What Walter Veith has to say . But not so much about the dietary restrictions of the old covenant extended in the new covenant . When the Bible says , 1 Tim 4: 3,4 . I am curious though about the Sabbath being changed to Sunday by an ancient pope and being adopted by the the Protestants . Seems like the Sabbath is Saturday and 7th day adventists are spot on about that. However when it comes down to obeying the ordinances of the 7th day Adventists to switch from Sunday I get a feeling that we are drifting toward a "works" mentality. Do you do no labor on Saturday ? curious
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On October 2, 2014 I prayed that God would marry my husband and myself. We were going to be living together and the wedding was set for November 27, 2014 formal paperwork and minister. We both were there for the prayer and I did not feel guilty afterward were we wrong? Just wondering what your thoughts are on this. We just celebrated our 7th anniversary legally.
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yeah I honestly don’t think denominations mean anything what matters is faith in Christ so glad to meet you God bless
and lol people throw a lot of food here I’m not sure if it’s just because of we sda theology . We can argue over the spelling of a word here for days and days lol don’t take it personal just a lot of passionate believers here who think we have a pretty good idea on things
be blessed
and lol people throw a lot of food here I’m not sure if it’s just because of we sda theology . We can argue over the spelling of a word here for days and days lol don’t take it personal just a lot of passionate believers here who think we have a pretty good idea on things
be blessed
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