May l say that the SDA do not preach the true Gospel.
How can l say that?
Because by adding lawkeeping to the gospel they reduce their teaching down to heresy - a denial of the true Gospel of Christ...
Paul said of exactly the same heresy...
Gal 1v8: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. 9: As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
The Galatians added aspects of Judaism like Sabbath observance to christianity to end up with a heresy which was accursed.
In Galatians 3 Paul says...
1: O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before w...hose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? 2: This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? 3: Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the flesh?
He continues...
10: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Those who insist on going back to the Law just place themselves back under the curse.
11: But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. 12: And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them.
Paul reminds them that no man is justified before God by keeping the law And he explains that faith and lawkeeping are contradictions.
13: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:
Then he explains that Christ has freed us from the slavery of the law by being made a curse for us.
23: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. 24: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. 25: But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster. 26: For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. 27: For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29: And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise.
Before the Gospel of faith came to mankind Israel was kept secure under the law, which was like a guardian of the nursery until the children came to age. When the children became full grown men and entered into the inheritence it would be exceedingly silly to put them back under the nanny !!
He goes on...
4: But when the fullness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5: To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.
When the time came Christ came into the world to set free those who were under the law. Those who believe in Christ are free from the Mosaic law.
He continues...
9: But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, hereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? 10: Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
Those who are christians are not to go back to observing days, months times and years. This includeds Sabbaths, High days, Feasts such as Passover and Sabatical years and Jubilees.
Steve
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