can someone tell me about 7th Day Adventists and why you guys believe Saturday is the Sabbath?

Question

Back it up with scripture please...thank you

Answer 1

Although I am not a SDA, I am familiar with their beliefs. Actually most Christian denominations recognize that the 7th day is Saturday. The difference is whether or not you believe that keeping the Sabbath as described in the 4th commandment is still in affect. Many Christians believe that the Lords day is Sunday and go to church then and yet others believe that it no longer matters which day you keep holy as long as you keep one. That's about all I can tell you. What you believe is obviously between you and God.

Answer 2

Genesis 2:2,3 "And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."

We believe that the 10 Commandments existed before they were written in stone for Moses & the children of Israel. (The Sabbath was observed during the miracle of the manna, Exodus 16:22-30; why was Cain banished if the didn't have "Thou shall not kill" to know he was doing wrong.)

Acts 13:42 Paul spoke in the synagogue on Sabbath. "And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath... And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God." Paul would have said, I'll talk to you about it tomorrow (Sunday) if the Sabbath had been changed on the cross.

Sunday (1st day of the week) is mentioned 8 times in the NT. Never once as a day of religious observance.

There's much Bible study that can still be done on this subject. I'll star it to see if there are any added questions or comments.

Edit: "The Seal of O..." has it right. "Misty0408" is a bit misled.

Answer 3

I went to a SDA high school.

They have a prophet, Ellen G. White. She was coming home from school as a child and she heard a growl, then was knocked unconscious by a thrown rock. When she came to, she began to have visions.

She had a vision of the Ten Commandments and there was a glowing light around the commandment that says to remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy.

SDAs also do not eat meat, they do not wear jewelry. When they get married they give each other watches instead of rings. They believe in the rapture. They do not drink alcohol. All these things were brought about by E.G. White's visions. She had a lot of influence over health issues...such as eating, smoking and drinking.

Sunday worshippers believe that commemorating the resurrection is important.

If you are Catholic though...you can do either.We have a Saturday evening Mass and several Sunday Masses....so take your pick.

Answer 4

The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Christian denomination distinguished by their doctrinal beliefs that the literal, visible second coming of Jesus Christ is imminent, and that the seventh-day Sabbath of the Ten Commandments (Saturday) is the authentic biblical day of rest and worship which is still relevant today. The denomination grew out of the Millerite movement in the United States during the middle part of the 19th century, and was formally established in 1863.[1] Among its founders was Ellen G. White, whose extensive writings are still held in high regard by the church today.

While its critics regard it as a sectarian movement, the Seventh-day Adventist church is closely aligned to Protestantism. Its theology is Protestant in character, albeit with a number of unique teachings. These include a belief in the unconscious state of the dead and the doctrine of an investigative judgment. Many Seventh-day Adventist beliefs are rooted in Hebrew and Christian prophetism, and messianism; the basic beliefs which they share with other Protestants include the authority of the Old and New Testaments, human choice, Christ as the only way to gain salvation, communion, and baptism.

The world church is governed by a General Conference located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Smaller regions are administered by divisions, union conferences and local conferences. The Seventh-day Adventist church operates numerous schools, hospitals and publishing houses worldwide, as well as a prominent humanitarian aid organization: the Adventist Development and Relief Agency.

Seventh-day Adventists are also known for their emphasis on diet and health, their advocacy of vegetarianism, their endorsement of the separation of church and state, and their culturally conservative principles.

At the beginning of 2006, the Seventh-day Adventist church had a worldwide membership of over 14 million and its mission program had reached 202 countries

Answer 5

duh Saturday is the Sabbath, just ask the Jews.

Your leader pope changed it to Sunday because he didn't want to be like a Jew.