The
Cherished Errors of The Professing Seventh-day
Adventist Church
"Those who think that
they will never have to give up a cherished view, never have occasion to
change an opinion, will be disappointed." E. G. White, Selected
Messages, Vol. 1, 37. Click here to go to our Home
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Are There Indeed Cherished Errors Held by
The Professing Seventh-day Adventist Church?
"In the
time of the Saviour, the Jews had so covered over the precious jewels of
truth with the rubbish of tradition and fable, that it was impossible to
distinguish the true from the false. The Saviour came to clear away the
rubbish of superstition and long-cherished errors, and to set
the jewels of God's word in the frame-work of truth. What would the
Saviour do if he should come to us [Seventh-day Adventists] now as he did to the
Jews? He would have to do a similar work in clearing away the rubbish of
tradition and ceremony. "The Jews were greatly disturbed when he
did this work [As are SDAs today!]. They had lost sight of the original truth
of God, but Christ brought it again to view. It is our work to free the
precious truth of God from superstition and error." E.G. White, Review
and Herald, vol. 2, p. 308. The direct
implication is that the Saviour would have to do a similar
"counterpart" work in clearing away the rubbish of tradition,
ceremony, fable and cherished errors among His "chosen people"
today as He did with the Jews. The Saviour is doing this via His "Swift
Messengers" to the world, and the Adventist people are "greatly
disturbed" that He is doing this work! "If doubts
and unbelief are cherished, the faithful ministers will be removed from
the people who think they know so much. 'If thou hadst
known,' said Christ, 'even thou, at east in this thy day, the things which
belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes.'" E. G.
White, Testimonies to Ministers, 409-410. "Do not
carry your creed to the Bible and read the Word in the light of your former
opinions. Do not try to make everything agree with you creed. Search the Word
carefully and prayerfully with a mind free from prejudice. If as you read
conviction comes, and you see that your most cherished opinions are not in
harmony with the Word, do not try to make the Word fit these opinions. Make
your opinions fit the Word. Do not allow what you have believed or practiced
in the past to control your understanding. Open the eyes of your mind to
behold wondrous things out of the law. Find out what is written, and then
plant your feet on the eternal Rock." E. G. White Manuscript Releases
Volume Three, 432. Laodiceans are a people who think they are all right when they are all
wrong: "The Laodicean Church.--What
greater deception can come upon human minds than a confidence that they are
right when they are ALL WRONG!" E.G. White, Testimonies, vol. 3,
pp. 252-253. Ellen White
defined the Laodicean Church as the foolish virgin
church: "The state of the church represented by the FOOLISH VIRGINS is
ALSO spoken of as the Laodicean state." E.G.
White, Review and Herald, vol. 2, p. 420. "God will arouse His people; if other means fail, HERESIES WILL
COME IN AMONG THEM, which will sift them, separating the chaff from the
wheat." E.G. White, Counsels to Writers and Editors, p. 40. Not only are
there CHERISHED ERRORS, but it is our work to free the precious truth of God
from superstition and such cherished errors? What does Ellen White mean when
she mentions SUPERSTITION? A classic example of a superstition held and
propagated by professing Seventh-day Adventists is the teaching that you must
be a member of their church in order to be saved. https://omega77.tripod.com/mustbemembertobesaved.htm
What did
Ellen White have to say about this SUPERSTITION?: "We are not saved as a sect; no denominational name has any virtue
to bring us into favor with God. We are saved individually as believers in
the Lord Jesus Christ. The Firmament of Chosen Ones Who Have Never
Seen a Seventh-day Adventist Church:
"A Firmament of Chosen Ones.--Among
earth's inhabitants, scattered in EVERY LAND, there are those [present tense]
who have not bowed the knee to Baal. Like the stars of heaven, which appear
only at night, these FAITHFUL ONES will shine forth when darkness
covers the earth and gross darkness the people. In heathen Africa, in the
Catholic lands of Europe and of South America, in China, in India, in the
islands of the sea, AND IN ALL THE DARK CORNERS OF THE EARTH, God has
in reserve A FIRMAMENT OF CHOSEN ONES that will yet shine forth amidst the
darkness, revealing clearly to an apostate world the transforming power of
obedience to His law. Even now they are appearing in EVERY NATION,
AMONG EVERY TONGUE AND PEOPLE; and in the hour of deepest apostasy, when
Satan's supreme effort is made to cause 'all, both small and great, rich and
poor, free and bond,' to receive, under penalty of death, the sign of
allegiance to a false rest day, these FAITHFUL ONES, 'BLAMELESS AND
HARMLESS, THE SONS OF GOD, WITHOUT REBUKE,' WILL 'SHINE AS LIGHTS IN THE
WORLD.' The darker the night, the more brilliantly will they shine."
E.G. White, Evangelism, 707, and Prophets and Kings, pp. 188,
189. Written in 1913 Original Source, Review and Herald Articles, vol.
6, p. 382, col. 2. Notice the
words: "Even now they are appearing...." and "these
faithful ones..." This was in 1913! Such people appearing at that
time, and old enough to be accountable as "blameless and faithful,"
would have had to be at least 13 years of age, which would make them 100
years of age as of 2000. Is this a failed prophecy of Ellen White? No indeed,
and we will explain this later under the theory of Regeneration which is
God's true counterpart to Satan's theory of Reincarnation. We have
proven from the Spirit of Prophecy that cherished errors and superstitions
exist in the professing Seventh-day Adventist Church, and that it is our WORK
to expose those errors and thereby free the precious truths of God's Word
from superstition and error. We will now proceed to list the very serious
cherished errors being taught by the professing Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The Cherished Errors and Superstitions
Taught by the Professing Seventh-day Adventist Church
The
following list of cherished errors and superstitions is by no means
exhaustive, but consists of a presentation of the very serious errors and
superstitions that, in many instances, could be a determinative factor as to
whether or not one is saved. See the main Menu section of the Home Web Page,
for the section that deals in an in-depth
WEIGHT
OF EVIDENCE FORMULA refutation to the following cherished
errors SO THAT NOTHING CONTRADICTS. We will prove irrefutably that the
following cherished errors contradict other data of the weight of evidence
from Scripture and the Spirit of Prophecy. Here we will merely list the
errors: 1.
The totally false teaching that the bad, the
tares, are shaken From the professing, organized,
Seventh-day Adventist church militant to leave it the church triumphant. 2.
The cherished error that we are saved as a
sect, as a denomination, and that one must be a member of the sect or
denomination in order to be saved. We
have already proven this superstitious teaching as false. The only church
where our name need be written and registered is the church of Hebrews 12:22,
23. 3.
The gross error that the organized,
professing Seventh-day Adventist church is unconditionally the
"remnant" church no matter what it does, and there can be no more
"coming out" from that church. 4.
The foolish virgin error that any other SDA
movement would constitute an eighth church. 5.
The ignorant error that no faithful man has
any part in separating the wheat from the tares. 6.
That the gates of hell will under no circumstances
prevail against the professing, organized, SDA church. 7.
That it is impossible for the professing SDA
church to fall; that it is the SDA church militant that appears as about to
fall, but it does not and becomes the church triumphant. 8.
That any and all sin the church has
committed is pardonable, and that it is impossible for the professing SDA
church to commit unpardonable sin. 9.
That the professing SDA church neither can
nor will ever become any part of Babylon. 10.
That the seven churches of Revelation 2 and
3, designate seven literal churches in seven literal time spans of history,
rather than the state of many different churches within any given seven eras
of the church. 11.
The error that once a church is a called
out, chosen and separated "remnant," that church is always such, in
spite of the ensample of the Jewish "chosen" church. 12.
That the entire corporate SDA church is the
bride of Christ and the 144,000 of Revelation 14:1-4. 13.
That a true knowledge of the Human Nature of
Jesus Christ is not essential to salvation. 14.
That a true knowledge of the Sanctuary
Message as it relates to the anti-typical Day of Atonement end-time setting
is not essential to salvation. 15.
That overcoming (righteousness by faith) as
it relates to Day of Atonement overcoming in an end-time setting is not
essential to salvation. 16.
The cherished error that charity (love) is
perfection, without the keeping of the law. 17.
That God cannot and will not ever transfer
His kingdom to others than the professing SDA church. 18.
That there is no such thing as corporate
responsibility when it comes to errors the church has committed. That the
only time there is such a thing as corporate responsibility is when it comes
to obedience to the leaders of the church. Robert Folkenberg
made this claim in his Review articles about church authority. 19.
The notion that all the people are holy and
good, and do not need to be shown their sins; that indeed they have no
serious sins, but have only minor defects, faults, and imperfections. 20.
That there is no difference between wheat,
tares, and thorns or open sinners. 21.
That there can be no separation from
apostate thorns before the time of the National Sunday Law. 22.
That there will be no literal fulfillment of
Ezekiel 9 at the SDA church sanctuaries around the world. 23.
That we can join (marry) into Satan's
confederacy of fallen churches to be in association, counsel, girding and
confederacy with them, support them with annual fees and dues, and still be
the remnant people of God. 24.
That we can form a NEW MOVEMENT, NEW
ORGANIZATION which removes God, and still be the remnant people. 25.
That Zion is the church militant comprised
of wheat, tares and open sinners. 26.
That it is merely a matter of conscience as
to whether one fears and shuns the church after it re-joins the confederacy
of Satan, as a sister to fallen Babylon. 27.
That it would take another prophet to tell
us when and if the SDA church should reach the point at which separation from
it would be an absolute necessity. 28.
That God might have told us that there is a
point at which separation from a church is absolutely necessary, but God did
not define that point at which separation from a once chosen church is
necessary. 29.
That the leadership of the professing SDA
organized church is the remnant bride of Christ, and the angel to the church
of Laodicea. 30.
That
SDA's can imperviously hold joint Easter sunrise services in fellowship with
Babylon. 31.
That SDA's can receive praise from the opposers of truth, and Gold Medallions from the Pope, and
still need not to be shunned as Ellen White instructed in such an event. 32.
That
the SDA church can bow to, and give a Gold Medallion to the Pope, and still
be the true church. 33.
That the altar of Ezekiel 9, at which we are
to weep for the abominations committed by Jerusalem (the SDA church) is
within that church structure. 34.
That the professing SDA church is not a New
Movement that is in the Omega of apostasy. 35.
That it is necessary to be a member of the
professing SDA church militant in order to be sealed. 36.
That the SDA church can say they are the
commandment keeping people of God, and at the same time teach that it is
impossible to perfectly keep those commandments by God's grace power. 37.
That the professing New Movement SDA church
can teach five or more different gospels and still be the one true church.
That Paul really did not mean it when he said to accurse anyone (even an
angel) who comes to you with another gospel. 38.
That the SDA church can reject and ignore
the counsel of the Testimonies of Jesus Christ via the Spirit of Prophecy,
and still be the people of Revelation 12:17, and the bride of Revelation
14:1-4. 39.
That the SDA church can imperviously go to
Babylonian Pentecostalism, to learn how to worship, and then have Robert Folkenberg (President of the church at the time) tell us
that we must wait and see, because such celebration, charismatic style
worship, might just be the beginning of the outpouring of the latter rain. In
other words, that the outpouring of the latter rain would begin at the
Pentecostal Church instead of the Seventh-day Adventist church!!! 40.
That the church via its then President, Neal
Wilson, can betray the Everlasting Gospel Commission, by telling a Federal
California Court, that what Ellen White and the SDA church historically
taught about Catholicism being the Beast power, "...is now consigned to
the traditional trash heap." 41.
That the church can "remove God,”
and commit all the other elements of the Omega of Apostasy, spelled out in Selected
Messages, vol., 1, 204-205, and still be the chosen church of God, or
indeed a church at all, when Ellen White says that only the presence of God
can constitute a church. 42.
That the professing, New Movement SDA church
is God's heavenly garner, barn repository, depository, at the end-time, and
that the wheat is gathered into that church instead of the heavenly church
kingdom of Hebrews 12:22, 23. 43.
That the SDA New Movement church would have
to teach Babylonian doctrines in order to become a fallen church, and the
cage of every unclean bird, in order to become a part of Babylon. 44.
That the message of righteousness by faith
as given to the church in 1888, was none other than the same justification as
taught by Luther, Calvin and the other reformers, and that the church has always
believed and taught such. In other words, that the SDA Church contributed
nothing to the Everlasting Gospel, other than what the past reformers
contributed. 45.
That there is no literal Ezekiel 9 anti-typical destruction
of Jerusalem, beginning at SDA sanctuaries around the world when Ellen White
says there is. A detailed proof explanation of each of these cherished errors
is continuously in process by Omega Countdown Ministries. ~rwb |