Comment on Defining Adventism: A poll by Mary Lou Buoymaster.
BobRyan: @David R.: I agree with the complaint here. Historically Adventists were very opposed to anything close to a “creed†not because they felt their existing doctrines were in error – but rather, because they knew they had more to learn and did not want to be frozen in time.I also agree that the only thing “voted†by the entire church is the language of the acual 28 Fundamental Beliefs. “The Book†the 27 Fundamental Beliefs has a lot of great information explaining our beliefs – but the language in that book was never “voted†by the denomination as perfect, flawless or even correct. It is a “best effort†by one or two primary authors – it is not the voted position of the entire denomination.The “completed atonement at the cross†language would not be supported by the church in general – as it is more Calvinist than Adventist. The Adventist position is that the “Atoning Sacrifice†was completed at the cross. The payment for sin.In that model – the remaining aspects of the Lev 16 process of atonement on the “Day of Atonement†(that which pertains to the work of the High Priest’s work inside the sanctuary) is still continuing.Thus you make a good point about the language of the book being flawed in some areas.in Christ,Bob (Quote)
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I totally agree that the wording is not exactly our belief; “completed atonement at the cross” as Christ’s death and reserrection was the “atoning sacrifice” and the atoning work continues in the sanctuary as our High Priest
