"FAITH" is the entire answer!!! You either have Faith or you do not...no Faith, you cannot cling to the unique message of the Seventh-day Adventist Church...Faith and Study are connected...study false theology and erroneous teachings and you become what you read. Study and cling to the Bible and the "lesser light" and Faith will become absolute and Resolute. The beauty of the interlocking message and theology, when properly studied, brings absolute Faith in the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy and the Saviour that gave us this special message and we must cling resolutely to that Faith lest we be on the outside looking in!!!
The Bereans found the answer..."study to show theyself approved..." and you are what you study!!!
If you lack FAITH, you need to promptly change your lifestyle and immerse yourself in the message given to the Seventh-day Adventist church lest your very sould be at stake!!!
There are troubling times ahead and anyone who reads their Bible and The spirit of Prophecy recognizes where we are and where we are headed...now we need to dedicate even more time studying those specail messages put one precept upon another and asking God's divine leadership as we study that we be not turned aside from the Faith...this is quickly moving to the time of Jacobs Trouble and FAITH WILL BE THE KEY TO VICTORY.
Either Find and Have FAITH or recognize just how sandy the soil is that we stand upon and know that one cannot withstand the storm ahead.
ANd we should return to our foundational "Yours in the Blessed Faith"!!!
Gailon Arthur Joy
AUReporter
George, I tend to believe that this is generational...beginning to Baby Boomers. When you present something as total truth to us, it had better be total truth. We cannot find some fault in your teaching, and then you have no answer for the inaccuracies found.
With Adventism, as well as other religions, we have settled for conformity, teaching in our schools, encouraging it in our churches. It ismuch easier not to have a ot of free-thinking folks with questions running around. The problem is that the inaccuracies in our teachings hit them in them face the moment they step outside that "controlled" environment, and "we just have to have faith" is not always the answer. In fact it is most often not the answer. The other unfortunate consequence is that people often make real life decsions based on information taught them as total truth. Far too many have found that they have simply missed out on extraordinary once in a life time opportunities.