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Revision as of 14:48, July 10, 2009
The Seventh-Day Adventist Church was founded in large part by Ellen White, having grown out the Sabbatarian movement of William Miller. The church professes 28 fundamental beliefs which it sees as being based on the Bible, and which it states is the only basis of its faith, though historically it has greatly reverenced the teaching of Ellen G. White. Due to certain key teachings which are at variance with historical Christian Bible doctrine, its status as an orthodox Christian church is much contested.
History
The Second Great Awakening saw a general revival of evangelical Christianity and its restoration movements, as well as various aberrations such as the Jehovah's Witnesses. While sabbatarianism was seen among groups throughout history, Seventh Day Adventism is seen to have come out of a “Great second advent awakening” which took place before the middle of the 1800's, when a reemphasis about the second return of Jesus Christ was prevalent in Britain. William Miller, of Lower Hampton, New York, was a Baptist Minister who earnestly looked forward to the return of Christ, but who become inordinately consumed with determining the date. In 1831 he announced he had concluded that Christ Second Coming would take place in 1843, but which was later moved to 1844. That having failed, before he died in 1849, Miller, who overall seemed to be a sincere and devout Christian, declared, “we expected the personal coming of Christ at that time; and now to contend that we were not mistaken is dishonest. We should never be ashamed frankly to confess our errors. I have no confidence in any of the theories that grew out of the movement.”
A day after the failed prediction of October 22, 1844, a solution was provided for the problem by an Adventist named Hiram Edson, who proclaimed the beginning of what would become the doctrine of Investigative judgment, which signified "a special or final ministry of Christ in the Holy of Holies in the heavenly sanctuary”, to determine who was redeemed. (cf. 2Tim. 2:19) The chief proponent of this idea was Mrs. Ellen G. White, who along her husband James, had helped Miller determine his dates. White, a woman of poor education but who claimed to receive prophetic visions and teachings from God, is considered to be the real founder.[1] At that time, as with some today,[2] most Christians were opposed to women being in spiritual leadership. http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/cri-jrnl/web/crj0108a.html
Controversy
As Seventh-Day Adventism holds certain beliefs contrary to the majority of historical Christian faith, principally regarding the seventh day sabbath and the state of the deceased, a continuing controversy exist as to whether it is Christian or cult, with many holding it is at least fundamentally heterodox.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
The following provides resources representing the opposing positions.
| Subject | Website |
|---|---|
| Ellen G. White (pro) | www.EllenGWhitetruth.com |
| Con | www.EllenWhiteExposed.com |
| The Seventh-Day (SDA view) | www.Sabbathtruth.com |
| Majority view | How 'First Day Sabbatarianism' Entered the Church, by Robin A. Brace |
| Hell (SDA annihilationist view) | www.helltruth.com |
| Traditional position | Annihilationism not of the Bible, By Nathan Dow George |
| Death (SDA) | www.truthaboutdeath.com |
| Traditional position | Evangelicals and the Annihilation of Hell |
| Heaven (SDA) | www.IsHeaven4Real.com |
| Traditional position | Seventh Day Adventism's dogma of Investigative judgment |
| The Ten Commandments | www.TenCommandmentFacts.com |
| Traditional position | Christ and the Law, Part 3 Matthew 5:19. Grace to You |
| Bible Prophecy | www.BibleProphecyTruth.com |
| Counter SDA position | Does Ellen White Pass the 7 Biblical Tests of a Prophet? |
Lifestyle
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost
which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. 1 Corinthians 6:15-20
History
The Seventh-Day Adventist movement came out of the Millerite movement.
References
- ↑ A BRIEF HISTORY OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISM
- ↑ Are Women Pastors Biblical?
- ↑ An Updated Assessment of Seventh-day Adventism, by Kenneth R. Samples (CRI)
- ↑ Evangelical Reflections on Seventh-day Adventism: Yesterday and Today, by Kenneth Richard Samples
- ↑ , Apologetics Index, Seventh-day Adventism
- ↑ Two views of hell, by Edward Fudge, Robert A. Peterson
- ↑ "From Controversy to Crisis..." Kenneth R. Samples (CRI)
- ↑ Another Gospel By Ruth A. Tucker http://www.ex-sda.com/index.htm http://www.watchman.org/profile/sdapro.htm