Adventists affirm belief in "a literal, recent, six-day creation"

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In a society where young adherents often face challenges to their beliefs, the top world authorities of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have reaffirmed the faith's insistence that fidelity to the Bible requires belief in "a ...

http://www.religionnewsblog.com/news.php?p=9249&c=1

 

[djconklin]

Have fun "enforcing" that!

 

[Deeje]

Have fun "enforcing" that!

Wow! Where did you dig that thread up? Its 15 years old! LOL

 

[sooda]

In a society where young adherents often face challenges to their beliefs, the top world authorities of the Seventh-day Adventist Church have reaffirmed the faith's insistence that fidelity to the Bible requires belief in "a ...

Adventists affirm belief in "a literal, recent, six-day creation"

What a shame..

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Ronald L. Numbers, a University of Wisconsin science historian who was raised Adventist, notes that even in the 19th century, White’s position was at odds with prevailing science.

Early in the 1800s, experts had agreed upon a vast age for the Earth and for life forms found in fossils, later reinforced by techniques like radiometric dating. In Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species,” published five years before White’s writing, the hugely ancient earth allowed time for natural selection.

Many conservative Christians were shocked by evolutionary theory, but had little trouble accommodating an old earth with biblical faith.

In 1909, both the Vatican and the “Scofield Reference Bible,” hugely influential among fundamentalists and evangelicals, said Genesis is literal history – but without requiring a young earth or 24-hour days.

Today, there are few young earth creationists among the 1,800 evangelical scientists in the American Scientific Affiliation, a non-denominational group that believes in God as creator and “the divine inspiration, trustworthiness and authority of the Bible.”

ASA President Martin Price reasons that God revealed himself both through the Bible and “through the creation which he made. Correctly understood, these can’t be in conflict.” So, if science has solid evidence against 10,000 years or six days, such interpretations of Genesis need reconsideration, he suggests.

 

[sooda]

The Millerites were the original nucleus of today's Seventh-Day Adventist and Adventist Christian Churches.

 

[djconklin]

Wow! Where did you dig that thread up? Its 15 years old! LOL

Typed in "Adventist" in the search feature for the site.

 

[djconklin]

In 1909, both the Vatican and the “Scofield Reference Bible,” hugely influential among fundamentalists and evangelicals, .

The vast majority of DA's use the KJV.

 

[sooda]

Typed in "Adventist" in the search feature for the site.

I had no idea it was that bad.

 

[Deeje]

Typed in "Adventist" in the search feature for the site.

Guess you need to look at the date of the post next time eh? Welcome to RF BTW.

Are you an SDA?

 

[djconklin]

Guess you need to look at the date of the post next time eh? Welcome to RF BTW.

Are you an SDA?

1) Why? Didn't I add to the "story"?
2) Sort of.

 

[Deeje]

1) Why? Didn't I add to the "story"?

Well you made a comment about it...if that is adding.

2) Sort of.

I'll need clarification for that one.....is that like being "sort of" pregnant?

 

[Hockeycowboy]

Wow, 15 years old! Let’s hope their “path” has gotten “brighter”, as it should! Proverbs 4:18

 

[sooda]

Wow, 15 years old! Let’s hope their “path” has gotten “brighter”, as it should! Proverbs 4:18

Here's a little history,

William Miller (preacher) - Wikipedia

 

[sooda]

Estimates of Miller's followers—the Millerites—vary between 50,000, and 500,000. Miller's legacy includes the Advent Christian Church with 61,000 members, and the Seventh-day Adventist Church with over 19 million members.

Both these denominations have a direct connection with the Millerites and the Great Disappointment of 1844. A number of other individuals with ties to the Millerites founded various short-lived groups. These include Clorinda S. Minor, who led a group of seven to Palestine to prepare for Christ's second coming at a later date.

William Miller (preacher) - Wikipedia

 

[sooda]

Davidian Branch Davidian SDA was the original name of David Koresh's group. He later unlawfully took our name, Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, and property.

The story of Koresh's attack upon our church is contained in the Warfare presentation below. This site presents the true teachings of the Branch message.

The General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists

I wouldn't want to be associated with them.

 

[sooda]

Rise of Koresh
Vernon Howell's arrival on the Waco compound in 1981 was well received by nearly everyone at the Davidian commune. Howell had an affair with the then-prophetess of the Branch Davidians, Lois Roden, while he was in his late 20s and she was in her late 60s. Howell wanted a child with her, who, according to his understanding, would be the Chosen One.

When she died, her son George Roden inherited the position of prophet and leader of the commune. However, George Roden and Howell began to clash.[11] Howell soon enjoyed the loyalty of the majority of the Branch Davidian community.[12]


David Koresh in a 1987 mug shot
As an attempt to regain support, George Roden challenged Howell to raise the dead, going so far as to exhume a corpse to demonstrate his spiritual supremacy. This illegal activity gave Howell an opportunity to attempt to file charges against Roden; however, he was told he needed evidence. This led to the raid on November 3, 1987, of the Mount Carmel Center by Howell and 7 of his followers equipped with five .223 caliber semiautomatic rifles, two .22 caliber rifles, two 12-gauge shotguns and nearly 400 rounds of ammunition. Their objective seemed to be to retake the land that Howell had left three years earlier: although they claim to have been trying to obtain evidence of Roden's illegal activity, yet they did not come equipped with a camera.

Branch Davidians - Wikipedia

 

[Twilight Hue]

Wow! Where did you dig that thread up? Its 15 years old! LOL

I miss my bot buddy.

 

[Deeje]

Davidian Branch Davidian SDA was the original name of David Koresh's group. He later unlawfully took our name, Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists, and property.

The story of Koresh's attack upon our church is contained in the Warfare presentation below. This site presents the true teachings of the Branch message.

The General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh Day Adventists

I wouldn't want to be associated with them.

So one lunatic branch condemns all SDA's? What is it about the broad brush thing? I have had some lovely conversations with SDA's We have quite a few beliefs in common.

Does every lunatic branch of Christianity mean that all Christians are lunatics?

Didn't Jesus say that we will be judged the same way we judge others? You apparently feel justified in even judging God.....all the best with that attitude.

 

[sooda]

So one lunatic branch condemns all SDA's? What is it about the broad brush thing? I have had some lovely conversations with SDA's We have quite a few beliefs in common.

Does every lunatic branch of Christianity mean that all Christians are lunatics?

Didn't Jesus say that we will be judged the same way we judge others? You apparently feel justified in even judging God.....all the best with that attitude.

Well, even before Koresh its history is not so good.

 

[Deeje]

Well, even before Koresh its history is not so good.

Take a good look at Christendom....her history is not all that crash hot either.....