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Unfortunately, SDAs are not the only ones doing it. It seems to be a very popular approach in these last days. Is Vassal SDA? I looked up his icon and it is an artist's rendering of what the new Jerusalem will look like. AI said it could be associated with LDS churches. My personal interractions...

Salvation through obedience to the law is a hard pill to swallow for those who see salvation as being the unmerited favor of God towards those who have trusted the safekeeping of their souls to Christ. 4 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of...

You said, "Jesus expected the man to follow God’s law, and the man went away sorrowful because he refused. " But Jesus didn't say, "You're a liar" like He could have when he claimed he had followed the required commandments from his youth. Instead, He drilled down on one of the ten commandments...

No, your characterization of the rich young ruler's attitude is wrong. "The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept from my youth. What do I still lack?” (Mt 19:20) But when Jesus told him to sell all His posessions and give the proceeds to the poor and afterwards follow Him, He...

That's the way I read it. It's a common pathology to think that everyone who disagrees with your theology rejects God and the Bible.

I do not understand why people who insist that salvation is through obedience to the law also claim that salvation is not by works.

It is not possible for us to rightly put ourselves in Jesus' shoes. We are not, and never will be, "the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person" (Heb 1:3). We were not with God in the beginning, we are not God, and all things were not created by us (Jn 1:1-2). We are not "I...

Interesting question. Here is what AT Robertson said about it... Romans 10:9 If thou shalt confess (ἐαν ὁμολογησῃς [ean homologēsēis]). Third class condition (ἐαν [ean] and first aorist active subjunctive of ὁμολογεω [homologeō]). With thy mouth Jesus as Lord (ἐν τῳ στοματι σου Κυριον Ἰησουν...

This reminds me of a question I heard a while back from a person who was skeptical of hearing and following instructions from God directly. His question was something like, "If someone tells you what to do and claims he got those instructions from God, then are you obligated to do what he says?"...

That's a long sentence. I rivals som of Paul's longest sentences. :)

Here is one of several passages from Scripture that answers the two-part question you asked... 13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to...

Sound doctrine is indeed taught by the Holy Spirit. But not everyone learns their doctrine from the Holy Spirit. This is indeed the root of our problem.

What group do you belong to? If you are proud of it, you should be willing to at least admit you are a member of it.

You don't sin? If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. (1 Jn 1:8)

Everyone who I personally witnessed "depart from the faith" has the same testimony. They drifted away slowly, expressing concern at first that they did not believe as their parents believed and over time rejected Christianity itself. The conversations I had with them throughout their transition...

You left out universalists, legalists, sinless perfectionists, methodists, SDA's, and baptists -- to name a few.

Most of the false doctrine I have encountered comes from people who know the Bible and quote the Bible. So knowing the Bible does not prevent false interpretations of it. What prevents false interpretations is sensitivity to God's Spirit as He guides us into all truth. This is also what warns us...

I have encountered many "preachy" people in Even if I wanted that, it wouldn't work. James and John proved that point when they asked for the best seats in heaven.

Since you didn't correct me, I assume my reading was correct. Teaching others by example to be presumptuous is false teaching, isn't it? And if you would answer the question about moving the goalposts, we may find other examples.

Your style is criptic, with little explanation. In written communications, this make it hard to understand what you are saying, and leaves it up to the imagination to fill in the blanks. When I read your question, I filled in the blanks this way: You were thinking that preaching against sin...