AboutSal Expertise I am privileged to be able to offer an alternative insight into the complicated world of Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA) theology. I will rely heavily on the Bible, but will also consider history and use logic in exposing deficiencies in SDA teachings. I would ask anyone who is considering becoming a SDA or if you are already in the SDA church, but are searching for the truth, to please allow me to offer a different explanation for the claims of the SDA. Remember : "The truth will set you free" (John 8:32). I can answer your questions pertaining to the beliefs and history of the SDA. I am not able to answer questions concerning spirituality or church discipline.
Experience I have extensively studied the theology of the Seventh-Day Adventists (SDA) for a number of years. I have many books and tape sets produced by experts in this field of study. I have debated current members of the SDA church. I have a great desire to help these people see the truth.
Education/Credentials M.S. degree in Food, Nutrition, and Dietetics
Question Hello, I am Adam currently a 17 year old. And will be looking for the truth untill the day I die. I am a Seventh Day Adventist but have always wondered is the Sabbath Biblical? I have done much research into the early history of the church to find that surprisingly that besides Rome and Alexandria most of the Christians were Sabbath keeping. So my first question is where in the Bible did the Sabbath get changed to sunday? Please dont state revelation 1:10 as it does not say Sunday but the Lord's day, which does not mean sunday. Also breaking of bread was done not every day, I have dont study into that as well. Please dont quote col 2:16 because that is quoting Sabbath ordnances.
My second question is that when Christianity first hit off. It was very very Jewish, similar to the Adventist church. Even Paul in Acts calls himself a Jew. To say that He did not believe the Jewish doctrine is foolish, yes Paul believed in Jesus but He was the messiah which is mentioned in the OT. So if Christianity was Jewish-Christian. Why has it changed?
I'm just a guy who is looking for the truth.
BTW. In the NT is the wine really non alcoholic? when communion is done should it be with alcoholic or non alcoholic wine? thanks. God bless
Answer Dear Adam:
First let me commend you for being so interested in God’s truth. Most young people are not so interested in religion. I admire you for your great devotion to God. Hopefully you will influence other young people to be concerned with God and His truth.
It should not be too surprising that the first Christians kept the Sabbath. After all they were largely Jews who knew Sabbath keeping since birth.
The Sabbath was never changed to Sunday. The Sabbath was always the 7th day of the week and Sunday is the first day. Briefly, the Sabbath was not changed, but became obsolete as the sign of God’s covenantal people. The Sabbath was the sign of the Old Covenant (Exodus 31:13, 16-17; Ezekiel 20:12, 20). Jesus’ life, death, and Resurrection rendered that covenant as well as its sign obsolete. “By calling this covenant ‘new,’ he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear” (Hebrews 8:13).
I don’t quite understand your second question. Christianity was originally entirely Jewish. However, God’s design was for the New Covenant to include all people not just the Jews. Therefore, there was a change from Jewish to multinational. If that doesn’t answer your question then please clarify the question for me.
The wine used by Jesus at the Last Supper was an alcoholic wine. It may have been cut with water as was common for the time, but it contained alcohol. If one wishes to emulate Jesus and the early Church in this then one would have to use alcoholic wine. If not, then grape juice would suffice.
