tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159499641118732754.post4840688019733797780..comments2023-11-22T00:57:12.149-08:00Comments on Adventist Cult Misconceptions: 23. Do Adventists claim they have ‘the truth’ and that the SDA Church is the one true and exclusive Church?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05956358481190607154noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159499641118732754.post-60069167230228499992012-07-04T06:31:55.123-07:002012-07-04T06:31:55.123-07:00I have no problems at all with what you are saying...I have no problems at all with what you are saying. Thanks for your contribution.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956358481190607154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159499641118732754.post-34875750432908316002012-07-03T19:52:02.603-07:002012-07-03T19:52:02.603-07:00I am nearly 50. You seem quite a bit younger so ...I am nearly 50. You seem quite a bit younger so I suppose I would sound like a senior citizen to you! I do belong to a conservative church, but frequently visit my home church which is near a large sda university and therfore younger and hipper. But what I am revealing is reality: there are conservative churches (like any other denom) who have members in it who believe they do represent the church as a whole and they are doing a disservice to the new believers and to the young and to the seekers. You understandibly want to paint the sda church in a positive light and I commend you for it. My point is not to argue with you, for I am greatful for many aspects of my sda upbringing. But what I cannot abide is the insidious doubt and fear instilled in me regarding my salvation that took place during my sda church attendance and education from grade school to four years of college. If the church is changing or has changed its ways in this regard, then praise God!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159499641118732754.post-22838696381081892002012-07-01T17:52:10.023-07:002012-07-01T17:52:10.023-07:00If you are still an Adventist you would know then ...If you are still an Adventist you would know then that the SDA Church is not homogenious but represents a wide spectrum of beliefs. It sounds to me that you have long been involved in rather conservative SDA Churches - maybe it is relevant to the part of the world you live in. My own local Church (including others in our conference) regularly are involved officially and unofficially in ministries with others denominations and other individuals in other Churches. <br /><br />Also, given you Billy Graham reference, I suspect this 'incident' happened some years ago? Perhaps you are a 'senior citizen' and your experience is one of a previous generation in previous decades? I can only speak of my own 'younger' generation, and the general openness I have always experienced in my own Church. A local Church where people wear jeans and flip-flops with T-shirts to Church, a Church where we sing Hillsong music, a Church where a large number of our attendees are not Adventists, and a Church that regularly does community-outreach programmes with other Christians in other denominations. That is MY EXPERIENCE. <br /><br />My concern is that you might be purporting to tell non-Adventists that YOUR EXPERIENCE is the official and only experience within the SDA Church worldwide, which is certainly not the case based on our official teachings and MY OWN EXPERIENCE.<br /><br />If you want to find like-minded Adventists, check our websites such as Adventist Today and Spectrum Magazine. There you will soon discover there is a very find spectrum of beliefs within Adventism, ranging in very strong and different opinions on: women ordination, homosexuality, evolution, ecumenicalism, Ellen White, investigative judgment and a whole range of other issues.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956358481190607154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159499641118732754.post-30532285806605691592012-06-29T18:49:37.773-07:002012-06-29T18:49:37.773-07:00Yes, what you say is true, but therefore what? It...Yes, what you say is true, but therefore what? It doesn't change any of the realities of what I mentioned before. I am not addressing what other churches also do. I am focusing on my lengthy experience within the Adventist church. And I am not alone in these observations. I am still a part of my SDA church but my hope and prayer is that my friends and I can lovingly influence and change the myopic vision of "our way or no way" attitudes that dominate certain SDA churches. If we can get them to see that salvation is assured for those who follow Christ and remove the fear of uncertainty from their hearts; if we can get them to see that God uses people from many different protestant denominations to further His cause, then we (with God's leading) will have accomplished much! My church once REFUSED to make an announcement on behalf of several of us to invite the church members who were interested, to meet later in the afternoon to caravan over to a Billy Graham crusade. Refused! So yes, the "official" position of the church is one of tolerance, but reality is quite different (IN MY EXPERIENCE) <br />'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159499641118732754.post-41345622298461931592012-06-28T07:53:45.863-07:002012-06-28T07:53:45.863-07:00Just because many Adventists hold a certain prejud...Just because many Adventists hold a certain prejudice doesn't make it the official or historic position on a subject. I take it from the tone of your comment you are no longer an Adventist? If you are still an Adventist, then that is proof not all Adventists they have that attitude. <br /><br />Again, every person in denomination no doubt thinks it has the most truth - otherwise they wouldn't be there. Yes, there are many Adventists who adopt an exclusive attitude to religion - the same as many religions. I think Mitt Romney could probably argue that most Evangelical Christians in the US think they have 'the truth' are a pretty exclusive about it, ostracising anyone who doesn't fit in their exclusive club.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05956358481190607154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159499641118732754.post-54642061726407360172012-06-28T06:07:58.938-07:002012-06-28T06:07:58.938-07:00Good try. I have been an adventist for 50 years a...Good try. I have been an adventist for 50 years and I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that many people (most) that make up the different churches I have been a part of, do believe they are above other denominations. They feel a condescending sadness and concern for those, who for example love and serve the Lord but happen to attend church on Sundays. Don't believe me? Try telling a devout adventist that you enjoy attending a sunday church every now and then, or that you have your kid enrolled in a catholic parochial school. You will be treated as a pariah. Adventism is an exclusive club where your destiny is in your hands based on how well YOU keep all ten commandments. Never mind what Christ did on the cross. It's what you do that determines your spiritual destiny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4159499641118732754.post-41597650503009654902011-10-14T06:03:04.907-07:002011-10-14T06:03:04.907-07:00What is truth?What is truth?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com