Which I think are worth watching, because a lot of people are ignorant of what they are, and seem to believe that it's just another ordinary Christian denomination, like any other mainline Protestant denomination.
FWIW, I'm not saying there aren't believers within SDA. And there are noble members whom I have a lot of admiration for, e.g. Ben Carson, Desmond Doss.
But generally speaking, I think it's a bad idea for Christians to remain within false religions, or listen to false teachers who pervert scripture.
Prior to the creation of the SDA church, no denomination believed in the Second Coming of Christ. Now that doctrine is a mainstream one.
I’m more concerned with how many SDA’s are socialists. Their doctrines, with the exception, of the Sanctuary doctrine, is pretty Biblical.
However, socialism is the deception they are allowing themselves to be deceived by and they don’t see it.
One way to separate false doctrines or Denominations is to ask the question Jesus asked...Who do you say I am. Ask the same question “Who do you say Jesus is?” SDA’s follow Ellen G. White who stated that Jesus was Michael the Archangel. SDA’s try to cover this up but it is a fact. Anyone who denies the divinity of Christ is NOT a Biblical Believer.
Mormons also deny the divinity of Christ...good people but completely deceived by false doctrines.
But generally speaking, I think it’s a bad idea for Christians to remain within false religions, or listen to false teachers who pervert scripture.
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What a bucket of worms you have presented us with.
Don’t misunderstand me, I have no particular love for the Seventh Day Adventists religion or their beliefs, but, they do believe that they are following Christ.
When you get right down to it it would be hard for any church to claim some special authority to be the “right” church today with the exception possibly of the various “Catholic” churches. Protestant churches have no claim whatsoever to this claim since they long ago declared the Catholic Church dead. With Martin Luther being a priest in a church that was dead how can you get another church that is not dead rising from the dead church. So if you are not “Catholic” then your claim is that you follow what you believe the scriptures say. I would say following the scriptures is a good thing but then again who is to say authoritatively what it is that they say? Well the Catholics have a Pope or Patriarch or other priesthood leaders that can say they speak for Christ as head of The Church, at least that is the claim. It would seem a pretty important thing to have.
At first glance you might think I am promoting Catholicism, I am not. I am simply giving facts. There is much of historical evidence to say that Popes lost the priesthood of Peter well over a thousand years ago if indeed they ever had it after 325AD, but there are claims to the contrary too.
I don’t know how important it is. If it were really important it seems that God would send a messenger to say “this is what to teach”, or this is what to believe and I will leave so and so in charge until I return. When that happens perhaps it will be a lot easier for us to say someone else’s religion is wrong. Until then let us hope we will be guided by The Holy Spirit to make good choices and follow The Savior the best way we can.