Many "conservative" Adventists, including some in the Michigan Conference essentially believe that biblical and societal norms do not apply to them - they claim to be most moral and biblical even when many of them are some of the most immoral people around. They claim to be "conservative" because they don't believe in even basic human rights and decency for other ethnic groups.
I've been in the SDA Church and studied it. From my interactions with Adventists who've been in the Church longer than I am - I knew that there was something really wrong with this Church even more so than even more traditional denominations, wherein the Adventists including Ted Wilson - claim are more wrong theologically than Adventism.
First, I've seen a so-called self-ascribed or wannabe "leader" in the Michigan Conferance, that has endorsed sexual fornication, defrauding, dishonesty, slander, and has engaged in slander himself for a situation for which he has no first hand knowledge. The Bible as well as Ellen White condemn all manner of stealing, seeking to impose yourself on others through fraud - and cheating others through fraud - yet this Michigan conference person endorses these things - things I never found to be endorsed by believers in other denominations I've been affiliated with.
This person has also talked against "dancing" in the Church - in his bid to scandalize other people's cultures - he is really no different from other Adventist who were "pastors" that have been arrested for fomenting the Rwandan Genocide.
He is a false prophet and the bible speaks about how many will prefer the doctrines of demons and false prophets to what is actually written in the bible - and much of his doctrine is wrong - including his article specifically written about "dance".
First of all, he condemns drums because he alleges that it was never a part of the traditional worship of the early christians.
But what he forgets to mention is that God in the Bible endorses dance as a valid part of worship - and the early christians engaged in dance as part of their worship. This buffoon in the Michigan Conference has criticized "criticism" of theology - merely expecting all to accept what he and others and EGW says as the Gospel - ignoring the fact that God does not want Believers to accept the doctrine of "demons" or false prophets - and specifically says let's come reason together. One has to understand what one is believing in - and understand the biblical basis before one blindly accepts.
I've come to realize that the Adventist Church is simpy unbiblical in many realms. I told one of my friends who had a little respect but not much for the SDA Church that the SDA Church allowed "abortions" in its hospital -and this was the last straw for my friend; my friend responded that the Adventists are "odious".
I wonder why the "conservatives" in the SDA Church don't decry abortions in their hospitals - is it because they are afraid of offending the bureacracy that employs them?
Another thing about the adventist Church - it appeals to those who seek and like "western" worldliness.
The non-congregational structure of the church is unbiblical in the sense that it does not mirror the governance structure of early christians. Many of its "leaders" are very wordly and by their lifestyles it would seem that these leaders are wicked.
This leader I referenced above - I believe much of his theology is driven by the fact that he is "worldy" and envious of the fact that he has not been blessed to be as prosperous or as pure as others that he condemns. His ministry is tribalist - driven.
If you research this man's records -it's so embarrassing - he took out about 100% financing on a mortgage for a house originally - that has dropped in value - he's approximately $60,000 underwater.
Also to tell you of the "worldliness" of the Adventist Church as evidenced by its non-congregational structure to support its massive bureacracy - did you know that the Adventist Church has a corporation that gives out mortgages - is this Godly or worldy?
Have you checked into the Vice Presidents at the GC to see if they are living a Godly or worldly 'lifestyle"? I happened to learn from public records - and this is not a rumour -but verifiable - that this one vice president who hails from a conference wherein many of the members support all manner of immorality - took out about 100% financing for a house -t hat has dropped about $100,000 in value.
Was this smart? Was it greedy? Is this how we expect "our" leaders to live? Where is also the biblical support for supporting this kind of bureacracy wherein Leaders are taking out this much debt for a house that falls in value? I almost think the SDA Church is so wicked - that as a structure it exists to fuel worldliness and to support salaries, and for making money off of mortgages and other money making schemes.
Is this kind of indebtedness of Vice presidents and other so-called "leaders" evidence that these people are 'wicked"? The bible seems to say so i. e. Deuteronomy 28
Additionally, where in the bible does it say that the SDA Church is the denomination that represents the ONly remnant or any part of the remnant? Looks like the SDA Church is encouraging its Vice Presidents and other "leaders" to be "willing" "slaves" as defined in the bible as determined by their indebtedness.
The problem with Adventism - is that some of its adherants like this so-called Michigan conference self ascribed leaders - do not interact with others from a standpoint of good will, but ill will - and they seek to justify immoral behaviors with the bible.
They are motivated by envy and are divisive.
I've never met so much malice, insincerity and division until I came into the Adventist Church. The adventist Church is characterized by malice and division because it is comprised of many individuals who are envious of others and driven by a religion of worldliness -
they talk and right books about how their "souls" can't be "bought" but yet they buy houses that they can't afford as is evidenced by the mortgages they take out and their willingness to become so indebted -and which continue to drop in value. Their main aim is to keep up with the Jones. They demand that you should want to help them and others like them with "charity" - and this is what their ministry is focused on - yet at the same time, they are not shy about their ill will towards you or your community - and they evince little to no concern about the immediate community and country in which they reside and the poor and downtrodden in their adopted community and country other than talking "down" to these communities from a theological standpoint of "false doctrine".
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