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"Abraham obeyed My voice..."
I not only acknowledge them, I study them. I'm hoping you'll do the same and stop with this ridiculous idea that Christians are to "establish the Old Covenant".
Adventists who call 3ABN are likely 2nd or 3rd generation who've fallen victim to complacency. The truth has remained constant: Daily pray, daily study, and daily witness to what Christ has done for us and we'll make heaven right on time...amazes me why any Adventist would question their eternal security when we know we're perfectly secure when our will is surrendered to His will, the evidence of which is obedience to God...
"Demonization" is a postmodern term that I barely regard as worthwhile language at all.
Jesus judges righteous judgment. Do we? I'm comfortable testifying to what the scriptures have already made plain. Beyond that, I cannot go or, at the very least, I tread very lightly. Man looks on the outward appearance. But the lord looks on the heart. We are to call sin by its right name. But the Holy Spirit must be left to perform the duty of His office. Am I speaking error?
Most of the people we converse with in our day-to-day lives are unconverted. Christ told the disciples to rejoice that their names were written in Heaven long before He told them they were yet to be converted. This is a death knell to the doctrine of eternal security.
Luke 10:20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
And yet, 3ABN's phone lines are jammed with Adventists who weep and lament that they have no assurance of salvation whatsoever. And, sadly, all they get for their trouble is a short list of proof texts to buoy up their spirits.
There is a disconnect between the name that we livest and that which Christ declares we art dead (Revelation 3:1). We cannot expect any fruitful result from feeding erring ones with dos and don'ts, without the transforming power of God alive in their hearts. And we cannot preach that which we do not know ourselves. How many of us Adventists will claim that they are not the object of the true and faithful Witness Who saith:
Revelation 3
15I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. 16So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth. 17Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked: 18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. 19As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. 20Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
All of this hearkens back to the spirit of Rome, which is that we must first be made holy and undefiled so that God can dwell with and within us, as opposed to the Protestant Gospel, which is that we must allow God (for He will not break and enter) into our hearts so that we may be made undefiled and holy. Urging upon folks the necessity of obedience to God ahead of the need of heart change will avail nothing.
As much as we hate to admit it, we Adventists are humans, too. And humans are born self-righteous legalists. All along the pilgrim journey of human beings, the process of Gospel reform takes place if we will allow it.
Sanctification is the work of a lifetime. The mistake that we make is in making a great distinction between the grace and love that justifies, and that which sanctifies. There is very little difference at all. For our part, the process of sanctification is largely just the administration of justification, day after day after day. By beholding Christ we see the need for repentance and confession and the need to be more like Him. Children can understand this perfectly but we grow up and make it complicated.
Of course, this view is in incongruous juxtaposition to the doctrine of eternal security, which is nothing more than an unfortunate, extremist, counterfeit view of the proper Bible teaching of assurance of salvation which is usually argued only with prooftexts which, while usually hermeneutically sound, do more to upset eternal security adherents than to provide any real assurance of a right standing with God.
Our only assurance is in the very Everlasting Gospel itself. When properly understood, the awe of the amazing love of God in Christ is so captivating that nothing but the suffering and death of Christ Himself can be seen, and in such magnificent brilliance that eternal security pales into nothingness compared to the assurance found in the matchless charms of the Son of God.
“The apostles and prophets and holy men of old did not perfect their characters by miracles, by some wonderful and unusual demonstration; but they used the ability given them by God, trusting alone in the righteousness of Christ. And all who will use the same means may secure the same result.”
“The great day of God which is right upon us, awakens neither alarm nor rejoicing in the heart.”
“It is a solemn statement that I make to the (Adventist) church, that not one in twenty whose names are registered upon the church books are prepared to close their earthly history, and would be as verily without God and without hope in the world as the common sinner. —GCB July 1, 1900—EGW
The commandments of God and the faith of Jesus is our message.
May God bless you as you give it.
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What was the commandment that was "set aside"? One of the Ten Commandments?
Agreed, but there has been a change in how it is administered; how big everything really always has been, but was only manifest in lesser ways through the lesser covenants, including the Mosaic covenant and including the Sabbath. The advent of Christ changed everything, made everything greater.
.That's beautiful
You know the days of unleavened bread include the feast of firstfruits
So passover, Christ dies for us
First fruits, He rises for us
Pentecost, He seals us with His Spirit
It's salvation
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We can discuss other texts of Romans when we're finished dealing with this one: You claim "the Ten Commandment law IS the Old Covenant" and claim Deuteronomy 4:13 KJV is "proof" for that.
Post, do you not understand the definition of the word "covenant"? It is an agreement containing promises on the part of TWO parties. If you deny every single covenant in Scripture cannot be distilled down to "God promises to bless, man promises to obey" then you need to reexamine how you look at Scripture.
Your opinions are worthless. Back up what you say with evidence.
Leviticus 19:17 KJV says we hate when we ignore our brethren's descent into error, which is why I point yours out. Your leftist progressive concept of "hate" leads you to the unBiblical conclusion that the only criticism allowed is of those who call sin by its rightful name.
Can I help it if people claim ridiculous things like the wicked can partake of and demonstrate agape? SUCH ERRORS ARE DANGEROUSLY HARMFUL TO UNWARY CHRISTIANS.
You can't make up for your unBiblical beliefs by hiding behind "Daddy loves you". Of course God loves and saves to the uttermost - you can't use that as a cloak of dignity for your numerous unBiblical errors.
See my response to your OP in this thread (post 2).
