Comment on Defining Adventism: A poll by Rachel.
David, I totally agree. However, before a SDA member (should be a must)takes on such an important position, they should be screened as to their willingness to teach the truth as we know it from Scripture. I am an Adventist, and with love I express the truth to others. Students have many avenues in this world that already are reaching them with non-truths. I don’t believe our institutions should compromise with them. That is why we are PRIVATE institutions, that we may teach as the Lord instructs us. Many struggle as they are growing in the truth. But a TEACHER should be a mature child of God, and not still feeding on milk, because of their great responsibility. PS: I also agree the poll question is not clear enough. My answer is 0!
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Private: Dealing with religious offenders
@George:
Lydian Belknap says: “Yet, this doesn’t quite seem satisfying. If God expects us to discipline our members when they stray like Eli’s sons, why did God not discipline the progenitors [Muslims, Hindus, etc.] of these other religions when He had the chance?”
In my opinion, how do we really know whether or not God did attempt to discipline them? I understand that God even gave Satan plenty of opportunity to repent. I’m sure not all is as well as we seem to think about these ‘progenitors.’ But we shall know on Judgment Day. Once my children became adults and decided to leave home, they were free to continue in the faith we taught them or to leave ‘the fold.’ The prayer of a righteous person is powerful. However, there are many of these ‘strayers’ whose hearts only God knows. And again I say, we shall know only on Judgment Day of the ‘strayers’ that returned to the fold. In the meantime, it is our own personal duty to God to continue walking in the truth as God gave us light. As far as elected officials of our church are concerned, since they do REPRESENT the beliefs of the SDA Church, they should be held accountable that they, too, ‘are walking in the truth as God gave us light,’ and reflect the true character of our Lord Jesus Christ–righteous as well as merciful.
