Not at all. I have never once backed off from explaining Adventist doctrine. Even in the face of those who choose to not believe a word I say and claim to understand more about my motives than I do. And unlike Jane, I fully agree with my church's teachings... Even the more controversial ones.
Oh, and the Jesus I believe and trust in is the same Jesus revealed in scripture. The only begotten Son of the Father.
What I don't agree with are the numerous presumptions and deliberate misleading that is so prevalent regarding Adventistism. And I don't insult people nor take things personally... Accepting and taking criticism is a part of life... So long as it's valid and based on what we actually do teach.
Well so do the catholics, mormans, JWs, are you all right.?? Are your "doctrines" ant more right than theirs. As we are warned
Mar 7:6 He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
Mar 7:7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
Mar 7:8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
Friend of mine where just chatting about church, I have being telling her for a long time, it is about "what your are joined to". but she hadnt got it, because when she became a christian she asked the Lord if she could go to church, and He said, yes for in there you will find like minded people. But what we could never understand is why He never warned her of the consequence, and today she got the answer, because that would not be His will, because He does not tell us what to do.
al to do with marriage this bit
Eph_5:31 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.
for it warns us
1Co_6:16 What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.
see its fine to go to church, problem is the moment you Join yourself to it, you become one with your church and to do that you have to give up Christ, you cannot serve two masters,
Luk_16:13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
And that Brakelite is why BOL and all the catholics sound like catholics, why you and you SDAS friends all sound the same and why JWS never change no matter what country you are in, you have left your husband Christ for a harlot. Dont you get it.
Rev 2:4 Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love.
I hope you get5 it soon time is running out