Seventh-Day Adventists and Hell
“Biblically, hell is “the place and state of punishment and destruction, by eternal fire in the second death, of those who reject God and the offer of salvation in Jesus Christ” (Seventh-Day Adventist Encyclopedia, Don F. Neufeld, ed., rev. ed., Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald, 1976, p. 579). While Seventh-Day Adventists acknowledge the existence of […]
Seventh-Day Adventist Church: Who Are These People?
Fr. William Saunders, PhD The Seventh-Day Adventist Church was founded by William Miller (1782-1849). Born in Pittsfield, Mass., on Feb. 15, 1782, he was a veteran of the War of 1812 and a farmer in upstate New York. At the age of 34, he abandoned Deism to join the Baptist Church. Self-ordained, he began preaching […]
Seventh-Day Adventists and “Soul Sleep”
“Death is a Sleep. Death is not complete annihilation; it is only a state of temporary unconsciousness while the person awaits the resurrection” … “The Abode of the Dead.” The Old Testament calls the place where people go at death Sheol (Hebrew), and the New Testament hades (Greek). In the Scripture, Sheol simply means the […]
Seventh-Day Adventists and Divorce
“Marriage is permanent and divorce only permitted on grounds of adultery/fornication, abandonment by an unbelieving spouse, or physical violence. Remarriage is only permitted if one’s spouse committed adultery/fornication” http://adventist.org.au/about_adventists/perspectives_on_social_issues/marriage__and__family_life. The Seventh-Day Adventist Church allows for divorce and remarriage, which directly contradicts the teaching of our Lord Jesus concerning the marriage bond? Our Lord, Jesus Christ, […]
Seventh-Day Adventists and Abortion
“Seventh-day Adventists want to relate to the question of abortion in ways that reveal faith in God as the Creator and Sustainer of all life and in ways that reflect Christian responsibility and freedom. Though honest differences on the question of abortion exist among Seventh-day Adventists, the following represents an attempt to provide guidelines on […]
Seventh-Day Adventism
Origin: “Seventh-Day Adventism (SDA) arose from the aftermath of the Adventist movement of the mid-1800s.”Seventh day” refers to the focus on sabbath, or Saturday worship. “Adventist” refers to the SDA belief that they are the fulfillment of prophecies pertaining to the latter days remnant and the coming of Christ. The world was predicted to end […]
Seventh-Day Adventism, Its Origin, History and Failures
D. M. Canright, an SDA minister for 28 years Every little while, from the days of Christ till now, individuals, and often large sects, have arisen, proclaiming the Second Advent at hand and themselves the God-appointed messengers to warn the world. Right on this point Jesus warned his church: “Take heed that no man deceive […]
Vicarius Filii Dei
Victor R. Claveau, MJ Vicarius Filii Dei, Vicar of the Son of God in Latin, is a title mentioned in the forged Donation of Constantine as belonging to Saint Peter. Seventh-day Adventists claim that it is a title possessed by the Pope as head of the Roman Catholic Church. However, the Roman Catholic Church categorically denies this. When numerated (see below), the words Vicarius Filii Dei produces […]
Seventh-Day Adventists and Hell
“Biblically, hell is “the place and state of punishment and destruction, by eternal fire in the second death, of those who reject God and the offer of salvation in Jesus Christ” (Seventh-Day Adventist Encyclopedia, Don F. Neufeld, ed., rev. ed., Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald, 1976, p. 579). While Seventh-Day Adventists acknowledge the existence of […]
Certain Seventh Day Adventists and Their False Witness Against the Catholic Church
Seventh-Day Adventists delight in making false claims against the Catholic Church in violation of the God’s law, which teaches us not to bear false witness against our neighbor.. Abraham Lincoln’s Alleged Anti-Catholicism “Abraham Lincoln stated, ‘As long as God gives me a heart to feel, a brain to think, or a hand to execute my […]