i'm a seventh day adventist, some times i go to my cousins church(roman catholic) is that allowed?

Question

i just can't understand why some churchs are sunday and some saturday churches we all worship the same God. why can't it be one church, same day. there are so many churches with different names!

Answer 1

The Catholic Church will welcome you whenever you wish to visit. I cannot speak for the opinion of the Seventh Day Adventists.

Yes, we do worship the same same God.

+ Church on Sunday +

The Catholic Church and most other Christian Churches follow the teaching and practice of the Apostles. In the 20th chapter of the Act of the Apostles, the church in Troas gathered on the first day of the week, Sunday.

Christians believe that Jesus fulfilled the Law of Moses. Therefore Christians are not held to the ceremonial parts of the Mosaic Law concerning of dietary purity and temple worship.

Christians are held to the moral law of God, some of which is expressed in the Ten Commandments.

The first Christians were Jews. They went to temple or synagogue on the Sabbath (Saturday) with fellow Jews.

Then they gathered on the first day of the week, the day on which Jesus rose from the dead (Sunday), with fellow Christians to tell stories of Jesus and share Eucharist.

Later Gentiles joined Christianity. The Apostles, filled with the Holy Spirit, decided that the Gentiles did not have to covert to Judaism. Therefore, they only attended on Sundays and did not have to abide by Jewish dietary laws.

This has been the practice since the first century.

A few Christian denominations, like the Seventh Day Adventists (founded in 1863), have returned to observing the Sabbath (Saturday).

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

From the Catholic catechism: (2190) The sabbath, which represented the completion of the first creation, has been replaced by Sunday which recalls the new creation inaugurated by the Resurrection of Christ.

There's no problem with you attending a Catholic Church, so far as Catholics are concerned, and you probably know that since Catholics experience the real and substantial presence of Jesus Christ on the altar at Mass, that certain, very specific spiritual conditions must exist before anyone (even Catholics) can receive holy communion, so you should definitely refrain from receiving communion there.

You need to be Catholic, as well as properly disposed, in order to receive the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist, at a Catholic Church.

According to St. Paul, and according to the constant teachings of the Catholic Church, receiving communion in an unprepared or unworthy spiritual condition brings only condemnation.

There's a tremendous difference in doctrine between the Catholic Church and the SDA church, too.

Check out authentic Catholic beliefs here:

http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc.htm

Answer 3

Hey, hello miss cool!

I think you asked a great question. A question that, somehow, thousands of people have wondered.

I wonder how many years do you have in the Seventh-day Adventist church.

I don't see anything wrong that you go to your cousins to the Catholic church sometimes. As you said, you guys are Christians and worship the same God. Have you invited them to your church already?

I'm Seventh-day Adventist too. One of my best girlfriends is Catholic and we get along very well. Adventists and Catholics are not "enemies". We're all brothers. I believe God has faithful children in each Christian church, and someday He'll unite them into one faith which makes the Bible its only supreme truth.

The only thing Adventists and Catholics (and many other Christian denomination) differ is in their teachings. Every denomination claims to have the "truth". The question is, which one really has it? And even more important, what does the Bible say about it? If we have the Bible as a common source of truth, there should not be differences among Christians. Aren't Christians followers of Christ, and scholars of His Word, which testifies about Him? Then, shouldn't they have the same truth? God is One, and the way, the truth, and the life is one: Jesus. If we follow Him, we'll not be missing.

I just found some articles which could resolve some of your doubts. Please, check them out:

"Coming One World Church"
http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=676&x=16&y=31

"The Search For the True Church"
http://www.amazingfacts.org/items/Read_Media.asp?ID=677&x=34&y=31

Take care; God bless you

Answer 4

Missy, don't worry. It is good you are going with a family member. I have friends who are SDA and they rent a church building from the people who go there on Sunday. Guess what? They go to the Sunday worship too because the people who own the building are great people. They sing and praise God together. They get along fine with each other because they are Christians, not politicians and debaters. They leave room for each other to be different and search for God in their own way.
The disciples wrote to us in their many writings that there would be sheep (Christians) in many folds (churches). It is only by being loving and accepting of other faiths that we can ever hope to have harmony.....

Answer 5

Firstly - yes it is okay, as long as you, yourself, are using the Bible as your primary source of truth. There are many denominations, with their own strengths and weaknesses, and there are also many that follow false teachings altogether.

I cannot emphasise enough though that the Bible must be your primary source of truth, and that if a church directly contradicts it then be wary. e.g. if a church says that for some reason that somebody is not to marry, see 1 Tim 4 verse 2ish-4ish (can't remember the exact verses sorry).

Also, to try to briefly touch on the second question, we must remember that Bible refers to 'the seven angels of the seven churches' in many, many, many different sections of the Bible. This is because God knows that if there was only one church, then EVERY christian would be mislead when false teaching seeps into the church. Read the letters to the seven churches in Revelations to get a feel for this particular subject.

Answer 6

Excellent question, it is men who make divisions between the body of Christ on earth, however God is bringing us together again in the end-times. There are two broad movements in the church today just as it was 2000 years ago, a true ecumenism glorifying Christ and a false one (the church of liberalism, Gnostic movement resurrected, unitarian, etc) that aims to supplant the true body of Christ while reducing Christ to the status of an "ascended master". To discern between the two, follow the test of antichrist set forth in the Bible. The RC church is a mainline church that glorifies Christ and there is no sin in worshipping there.

Answer 7

There is just one true church and that is the Body of Christ, which is made up of all believers in Jesus. But different denominations have different doctrines they adhere to.

Look at it this way. Imagine the denominations as scaffolding in the construction of a building. When the building is done, the scaffolding is taken away.

When the Church is perfected the denominations will fall by the way side.
I Cr 13;8a
11-30-6

Answer 8

i used to go to a SDA church and i had a little talk with one of the members about me having to work on saturday & she told me i was breaking the sabbath by missing church cuz i had to work. i agree with you that saturday, sunday, does it matter? the Sabbath observance was for the Jews, not christians.

Answer 9

so what. you have as much right to go to one church as to another. unless you're a muslim cuz then you'll be murdered for leaving the muslim religion.

Answer 10

No. Kisses Betty.