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| Reformed Sabbath | 11/19/2009 | Tom Norris |
Q: Can you please point me to the scripture,or scriptures in the Bible that speak of this 'so called" ...
A: Bill, I am not sure you are paying attention. The REFORMED Sabbath that I promote is still the ...
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| Reformed Sabbath | 11/18/2009 | Tom Norris |
Q: Can you please point me to the scripture,or scriptures in the Bible that speak of this 'so called" ...
A: Bill thanks you for this question about the Reformed, 7th day Sabbath. I agree that the discovery ...
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| Matthew 8:33 | 11/18/2009 | Matt |
Q: What were the herd of pigs that Jesus put the demons in and cast into the sea being kept and fed for ...
A: Its is controversial on where the "country of the Gergesenes" is exactly located (Matt 8:28). But it ...
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| The Ten Commandments Forever! | 11/16/2009 | Sal |
Q: Sal, how can you say the Ten Commandments are to be ignored by Christians? You are ridiculous! If ...
A: This is an objection that I hear quite often. If I say that nothing replaces the Old Covenant law ...
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| The Sabbath | 11/16/2009 | Sal |
Q: Sal In Genesis, before the fall & the law, God rested & sanctified the sabbath. In the new testament ...
A: The Bible tells us a number of things that point to the Sabbath’s eventual removal as a requirement. ...
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| Sabbath Keeping | 11/16/2009 | Sal |
Q: I read a comment where u stated that sabbath keeping can't be proven from the new testament. I have ...
A: You ask many good questions. However, since there are seven questions I will only be able to give a ...
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| The Law of Gal 4. | 11/15/2009 | Sal |
Q: Sal: In your recent answer to Lincoln you misled him. The law of Galatians 4 that is to be cast out ...
A: Nice to hear from you again. You make a statement about Galatians 4:21-31, but you don’t exegete the ...
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| The day of the Lord | 11/14/2009 | Glenn Hansen |
Q: I have learned that the day of the Lord is Sunday, but a friend of mine said it is Saturday.Can you ...
A: Joel, The safest way to discuss this issue is to stay with the words used in the Bible. We have ...
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| sabbath/employment | 11/14/2009 | Matt |
Q: as an employer, I work a small retail shop. we are open M-F until 6pm. I recently hired an ...
A: The employee should have told you when he/she was being interviewed that they were a Seventh-Day ...
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| What law of Gal 4? | 11/14/2009 | Sal |
Q: Why do you say that the Old Covenant is to be cast out using Gal 4:21-31 when Paul is talking about ...
A: Many SDAs have made the same claim as you that only the ceremonial laws are represented by Hagar in ...
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| My Marriage | 11/11/2009 | Pastor Don Carpenter |
Q: good morning, both me and wife are SDA and love our faith very much. however we both have different ...
A: I am very sorry for my late response. I believe that you and your wife do need counselling. I do ...
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| Swai Fish | 11/11/2009 | Glenn Hansen |
Q: Do Adventist eat swai fish?
A: Adventists are supposed to eat fish which have scales and fins. This practice is based on the ...
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| Cultural Differences... | 11/11/2009 | Matt |
Q: I was a Filipino and with regards to the cultural differences among SDAs, I got question on it... ...
A: In accordance to page 177 of the SDA church manual.... "In some countries the custom of wearing the ...
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| Translation | 11/10/2009 | Sal |
Q: I’ve heard before that words have been mistranslated. An SDA told me that Peter isn’t “rock” but ...
A: Much of the information these people have is from SDA pastors and others who probably do not know ...
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| Fulfillment of all things | 11/10/2009 | Sal |
Q: I was reading one of your answers about matthew 5:17-19 and you said that Jesus fulfilled all things ...
A: When Jesus said that all the law would remain until all was fulfilled he was speaking of his first ...
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| Matt 5:17-19 | 11/8/2009 | Sal |
Q: an SDA told me the other day that in Matt 5:17-19 the word fulfill was mis-translated and that the ...
A: I'm not a Greek language scholar, but every Bible I've ever read says, "fulfill" not teach. You are ...
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| Old and New Law | 11/7/2009 | Sal |
Q: Your answer to my question concerning Matthew 5:17-19 was very informative. Thank you! In Matthew ...
A: In Matthew 5:17-19 Jesus is assuring the Jews that he is not trying to say that the Old Covenant was ...
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| Old and New Law | 11/6/2009 | Sal |
Q: What response can be given to an SDA that says the Ten Commandments are still binding on Christians ...
A: Seventh-day Adventists, and other sabbatarians, are fond of using Matthew 5:17-19 as a proof-text ...
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| stumbling block to fully accepting Adventism | 11/5/2009 | Glenn Hansen |
Q: After reading in several places that Ellen White cautioned us to "accept the Bible EXACTLY as it ...
A: Joseph, The controversy over the Greek texts is an interesting one, one which people who are not ...
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| question? | 11/4/2009 | Matt |
Q: I was trying to figure out why Seventh-Day Adventists have high strictness whereas Unitarian ...
A: Lets start with Unitarian Universalism. UU is a "religion" that is based on unifying all under one ...
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| Daniel 7:25 | 11/4/2009 | Sal |
Q: Sal, I see you are now discussing prophetic events (Daniel 7:25 - 10/15/2009). Would you be ...
A: I haven't studied the various interpretations to the extent that I strongly favor one or the other. ...
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| Follow up to “clean and unclean – addendum” | 11/3/2009 | Sal |
Q: Sal, I admire your level of commitment, but at the end of the day exactly what have you ...
A: I don't question what God has given me to do. I would disagree with you that I don't accomplish ...
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| Organized sports program for 7th day Adventist | 11/3/2009 | Anthony |
Q: My friend has an 8yr old that he would like to get involved in sports, but since he's 7th day ...
A: Each local church has some sort of sport activities but this depends on the size of the church ...
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| holidays birthdays | 11/2/2009 | Catherine Michele |
Q: Why does the SDA Church not have an official stance on the celebration of holidays and birthdays? ...
A: Actually, by participating in such a holiday it may make all too clear whose side you're on. It is ...
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| holidays birthdays | 11/2/2009 | Catherine Michele |
Q: Why does the SDA Church not have an official stance on the celebration of holidays and birthdays? ...
A: Yes, you're right. I hadn't thought about answering that one. Sorry! :-) Again, I cannot give ...
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| holidays birthdays | 11/2/2009 | Catherine Michele |
Q: Why does the SDA Church not have an official stance on the celebration of holidays and birthdays?
A: Jo: I cannot tell you why the SDA church does not have an "official" standing in regard to ...
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| clean and unclean – addendum | 11/2/2009 | Sal |
Q: Sal, I finally got a chance to read your answer to my most recent follow-up on clean and unclean ...
A: I can only help so many people. I have to make time for this ministry to SDAs. I did not choose this ...
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| Evolution & Dr. Ford | 11/1/2009 | Tom Norris |
Q: I was reading past answers from various "experts" and came across your reply to a question about ...
A: David said: Hi Tom, I was reading past answers from various "experts" and came across your reply ...
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| Daniel 7:25 | 11/1/2009 | Sal |
Q: Sal, I see you are now discussing prophetic events (Daniel 7:25 - 10/15/2009). Would you be ...
A: : In my research concerning the statue of Daniel 2 I discovered many differing interpretations. ...
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| Eternal Life | 11/1/2009 | Sal |
Q: How are you Sal? I hope and pray that all is well with you. I have this question for you. What is ...
A: Error is still error. Just because I believe that God will wink at SDA errors in the person that you ...
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| Piggyback on "Why is the Sabbath Bondage" | 11/1/2009 | Sal |
Q: If the Sabbath is bondage, and the entire Ten Commandment Law for that matter, then why is it that ...
A: I hope all is well with you. It's nice to hear from you again. Your quote of 1 John:5:3 refers to ...
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| Why is the Sabbath bondage? | 10/31/2009 | Sal |
Q: Why do you say that the Sabbath is bondage? God Bless, Mark
A: I say that because that is what the Bible says. The Ten Commandments were the heart of the Old ...
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| the law | 10/30/2009 | Sal |
Q: I'm having trouble understanding how we don't need the law anymore? if there is no law, how can ...
A: One can show love by unselfishly doing things for the one loved. In God's case doing what He ...
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| How to deal with SDAs, part 2 | 10/30/2009 | Sal |
Q: Just as you said my SDA friend could not find a verse in the NT to support sabbath keeping for ...
A: Congratulations on remaining calm and friendly. Your good attitude may help your friend to see that ...
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| the law | 10/29/2009 | Sal |
Q: I'm having trouble understanding how we don't need the law anymore? if there is no law, how can ...
A: Whose commandments are we Christians to keep? The commandments of Jesus not the Old Covenant Ten ...
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| How to deal with SDAs | 10/29/2009 | Sal |
Q: An SDA friend is really trying to pull me out of my church (Southern Baptist), He has been very ...
A: Be patient with your friend. He has been deceived by the SDA hierarchy and will be very sure he is ...
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| Communion | 10/29/2009 | Sal |
Q: I need your help. My friend invited me to her church (she is SDA). They were having communion ...
A: I don't believe that there is anything in the Bible against footwashing. I personally am against ...
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| Sabbath | 10/27/2009 | Sal |
Q: In an anwer you gave previously, you stated "The Sabbath was clearly only in effect for a divinely ...
A: Moses did not write that God created the Sabbath during Creation Week. Moses did not write that Adam ...
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| More - Additional response to clean and unclean – Is Sal really serious? | 10/26/2009 | Sal |
Q: Sal, Sal, Sal, you continue to miss the point! Let me try to shift your focus if possible. You ...
A: Now you are talking about something completely different than the original question. Our original ...
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| Clean and unclean | 10/26/2009 | Sal |
Q: I am not an expert on religion so I don’t put myself out for debate. John asked me to read ...
A: Yes, SDAs must pick and choose verses from the Bible in order to prop-up their make believe world. ...
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