Still have some more questions to try to understand fully what SDA doctrine is trying to say.
You say that Christians should "receive by Faith the righteousness of Christ" and you indicate that this manifests as (for example) "no longer steals or commits adultery stops sin". If I understand you correctly, you are referring to "imparted" righteousness. And this "imparted" righteousness (perfect obedience to the law) is proof that one is righteous and saved.
Is this correct?
I've known many Adventists over the years and none of them are perfect in obeying the law. This would prove that they do not have "imparted" righteousness, or to use your words, they did not "receive by Faith the righteousness of Christ".
How do Adventists deal with this issue amongst their members
To use another example, this time non-Adventists, most of us here do not keep the Saturday Sabbath, nor dietary laws. This Christian majority never keep the Sabbath holy, even up till the day they die. Are you saying that we here are not "freed in Christ" and in missing the mark we have thus not "received by Faith the righteousness of Christ"?
Actually it refers to those who wish to live lawfully under grace. It would be blasphemy to live lawlessly under grace.
hope that helps a bit. It will soon be obvious that the Sabbath is important, the signs are fast fulfilling. You will remember those talks about the Sabbath when things begin and then you will understand why we kept talking about it here. We say it so that when it comes to pass you will know what to do. Many who have resisted the Sabbath here will understand when the time comes. I believe there are many genuine Christians here who do not keep the Sabbath, but they will when it becomes obvious.
Hazmat, if you are against the law of God, you are against God.
who betrayed you into thinking it is ok to go to law against one another?
Whatever the law says it says to those under it, Rom 3:19
Therefore its the legalists under the law who are the lawless/workers of iniquity, as they fail to keep the law perfectly.
Gal 2:18
For if I build again the things which I destroyed (righteousness by works of the law), I make myself a transgressor/ Sinner.
Hence we see it's the legalists who fit the label of sinners/workers of iniquity.
Your not making yourself clear here. I suggest explaining yourself in more detail.
My understanding from what you have said so far is that you are a legalist under the law and go to law against others, judging their righteousness by works of the law.
Thanks for confirming what I understood of SDA doctrine.
We will of course disagree as I found from our discussions that SDA doctrine is not supported in scripture.
Like I said before, you see scripture purely from the perspective of works of the law and thus miss the truth.
God gives many warnings against turning back to the law for righteousness. Just as you see the Sabbath being an issue that will soon become apparent as a sign of the end coming, I understand that its the preaching of works of the law (spiritual fornication with Hagar, Gal 4:24) that is becoming more apparent as a sign the end is coming.
To the legalists God says repent.
We see this warning to the lukewarm church, mixing works of the law with grace Rev 3.
We see this also with those who tolerate those with legalistic teaching (the stumbling block, Rev 2:14).
And we see it with those who tolerate Jezebel who beguiles God's servants to commit spiritual sexual immorality with Hagar (righteousness by works of the law, Gal 4:24).
These are all warnings to the churches who allow legalistic doctrine.
Hopefully legalists will heed God's warnings.