6 Reasons from "Christ's Way of Reaching People"

This list come from the current book that I am reading~ "Christ's Way of Reaching People" by Philip G. Samaan. Just wanted to share this with you all.
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Christ- motivated and Christ-centered teaching of the Sabbath day:

 

1. Christ from the very beginning involved Himself with man. He demonstrated His love not only by breathing life into him, but also in choosing to set aside a special day to commune with humanity.
2. Christ's love always searches for man, and seeks togetherness with him. In fact, the entire Bible is saturated with reference to His intense desire to be with His people. For Jesus to establish one special day to spend with us is a concrete sign that He loves us, and that we are special to Him.
3. So because man is so important to Christ, He made the Sabbath for him, a particular day reserved just for us and set apart from the rest of the week. Consequently, since the Sabbath is so important to Christ, it follows that it must be the same way to us too.
4. The Sabbath is God's precious love gift of time to us. How do we receive a loving present from a special friend? By graciously accepting it as it is. We should do the same with Christ's gift of the Sabbath by not substituting something else for it.
5. Jesus Himself customarily worshiped on the seventh-day Sabbath. His prophets and disciples did too. Being committed to following Him, we want to live even as He did. How can we go wrong if we follow His example?
6. The Sabbath symbolizes Christ's creation and redemption of man. He rested on that day after He finished His act of creation in the garden, and He also rested on that same day when He finished His act of redemption at Golgotha.

Sabbath is Not....

Seven Reason Why I keep the Biblical 7th Day Sabbath

Seven reasons why I keep the Biblical 7th Day Sabbath, because:

 

#1) it is the memorial God established for His creation, Genesis 2:1-3

 

#2 ) It is the 4th Commandment, Exodus 20: 8-10. We all believe in keeping the other 9 Commandments, right?

 

#3) Jesus kept it, and He is my example, Luke 4:16

 

#4) We are told it will be kept in heaven, Isaiah 66:23

 

#5) It is the sign between God and I that He re-creates me in His image, Ezekiel 20:12 & 20

 

#6) I want to be in that group of whom Revelation says they "keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus! Rev.12:17 and 14:12

 

#7) Last but not least because I love Him, and He said, "If you love me keep my Commandments," John 14:15
 

Try it, He made it for you!

An Introduction to What this Blog is About

Many of you know that I am a Seventh-day Adventist Christian, but for those of you who do not already know that or are not familiar with what Seventh-day Adventist believe - I wanted to do a series of our fundamental beliefs. The reason for this is because I think that some people have the wrong idea of what our church is. I have heard to our church called a cult - and that is just not true.

First would like to share a link of an official SDA site- telling more of what our church believes. I hope you are blessed by it.

Next I would like to share the a link to the page that I got my main information for the fundamental belief's. Then what I did - is got the verses and put it together in a post to make it easier for you to study about each belief.

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Seventh-day Adventists accept the Bible as their only creed and hold certain fundamental beliefs to be the teaching of the Holy Scriptures. These beliefs, as set forth here, constitute the church's understanding and expression of the teaching of Scripture. Revision of these statements may be expected at a General Conference session when the church is led by the Holy Spirit to a fuller understanding of Bible truth or finds better language in which to express the teachings of God's Holy Word.
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I hope you are blessed by what you read here and that it ignites in you a desire to study more for yourselves. The Bible is full of so many treasures that it will take your entire lifetime and more to discover all of the jewels waiting to be discovered! God bless :O)

Fundamental Belief #1 ~ Holy Scriptures

Fundamental Belief # 1

Holy Scriptures:The Holy Scriptures, Old and New Testaments, are the written Word of God, given by divine inspiration through holy men of God who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. In this Word, God has committed to man the knowledge necessary for salvation. The Holy Scriptures are the infallible revelation of His will. They are the standard of character, the test of experience, the authoritative revealer of doctrines, and the trustworthy record of God's acts in history.

" knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."

2 Peter 1:20, 21

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."

2 Tim. 3:16, 17

"Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path."

Ps. 119:105

"Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him. 6 Do not add to His words, Lest He rebuke you, and you be found a liar."

Prov. 30:5, 6

"To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, it is because there is no light in them."

Isa. 8:20

"Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth."

John 17:17

"For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe."

1 Thess. 2:13

"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." Heb. 4:12

Fundamental Belief #2 ~Trinity

Fundamental Belief # 2

Trinity:There is one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a unity of three co-eternal Persons. God is immortal, all-powerful, all-knowing, above all, and ever present. He is infinite and beyond human comprehension, yet known through His self-revelation. He is forever worthy of worship, adoration, and service by the whole creation.

"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one!" Deuteronomy 6:4

"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit," Matthew 28:19


"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen" 2 Corinthians 13:14

"There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." Ephesians 4:4-6
"elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied." 1 Peter 1:2
"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen." 1 Timothy 1:17
"saying with a loud voice, "Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water." Revelation 14:7

Fundamental Belief #3 ~Father

Fundamental Belief #3

3. Father:
God the eternal Father is the Creator, Source, Sustainer, and Sovereign of all creation. He is just and holy, merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. The qualities and powers exhibited in the Son and the Holy Spirit are also revelations of the Father.

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Gen. 1:1

"You are worthy, O Lord, To receive glory and honor and power; For You created all things, And by Your will they exist and were created." Rev. 4:11

"Now when all things are made subject to Him, then the Son Himself will also be subject to Him who put all things under Him, that God may be all in all." 1 Cor. 15:28

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." John 3:16

"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." 1 John 4:8

"Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen." 1 Tim. 1:17

"And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, "The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, 7 keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children and the children's children to the third and the fourth generation." Ex. 34:6, 7
"Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?" John 14:9