Teachings of Seventh-Day Adventists

Comparing teachings of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church with the Bible reveals errors such as the following.

That church teaches that: Saturday is the divinely-appointed day of worship, the writings of Ellen G. White have prophetic authority, baptism is only a symbol of the believer’s union with God, the Lord’s Supper is a meal in which Jesus’ body and blood are symbolized, there is soul-sleep after death, there is a mixture of faith and obedience to the commandments for salvation, there is a no hell, there is a millennium, and there are rules for diet and dress. The church’s history includes failed predictions of Jesus’ visible return on the last day.

When it comes to a Seventh-Day Adventist and the book of Romans, I imagine the discomfort would be Romans 14:5-6 – a section that speaks of Christian freedom in connection with days of worship. That section is as problematic for such a person as Colossians 2:16-17 – “Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.” Members of the church in question can benefit from a clear presentation of the Bible’s teachings of law and gospel.