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Re: Cultural Adventists
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12/21/05 05:48 PM
12/21/05 05:48 PM
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From my experience, most Adventists are "cultural Adventists" since very few actually know or understand what they believe, let alone the implications of those beliefs. Most are Adventists because they were born Adventist or were convinced with a superficial understanding. (This applies to most Christians, not just Adventist.)
Regardless, the greater question would be "Are we Christian; Do we understand Christian doctrine and theology; Do we know Christ? It is this that unites Christians throughout the world, regardless of denominational divisions (which...divide)
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Re: Cultural Adventists
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12/22/05 09:15 AM
12/22/05 09:15 AM
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quote: Originally posted by Redfog: Or maybe they have little children and feel that their priority is with them, not at a mid week church service. We should never judge until we've walked a mile in anothers shoes.
Redfog
Yes, Im beginning to realise this. Biblestudy or prayermeeting or any other kind of church event outside of sabbath morning service is in the SDA church for those who have nothing better to spend their time on.
*-There is nothing good on tv tonight -Lets go on prayermeeting in church!*
/Thomas
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Re: Cultural Adventists
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12/22/05 03:16 PM
12/22/05 03:16 PM
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Even the "sabbath morning service" spends as little time as possible in Bible study. The faithfull arrive somewhere around 9:00 to 9:30 and leave a bit after 12:00, depending on how long-winded the speaker is. During those [almost] 3 hours they spend 30 to 40 minutes on "lesson study".
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Re: Cultural Adventists
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12/22/05 10:57 PM
12/22/05 10:57 PM
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How cultural were Christ's disciples before His resurrection, after His resurrection, and finally after the Day of Pentecost?
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Re: Cultural Adventists
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12/22/05 11:27 PM
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Good point Daryl, we all need a pentecost experience of our own.
/Thomas
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Re: Cultural Adventists
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12/23/05 02:02 AM
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quote: Originally posted by Daryl Fawcett: How cultural were Christ's disciples before His resurrection, after His resurrection, and finally after the Day of Pentecost?
I must beg the relevance of the question. The disciples were cultural Jews; there was no Christianity to have a culture. However, by the second generation "cultural Christianity" was probably starting to appear, based soley on the supposition that children born to Christian parents assumed the religion, at least initially.
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Re: Cultural Adventists
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12/27/05 09:11 PM
12/27/05 09:11 PM
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I think nowadays that we are 'culturally' christians, which makes it more difficult for any of us to be 'fired up' for Christ and if we are we are labled as freaks or fanatics. It is easier to go with the flow than to be different.
How many of us would stand if persecution were to break today? How many of our so called 'cultural' adventsts would come out strong in such situations?
Can we really know what is going on in the minds of others?
What will really bring us out of the laodicean condition? Is not the Laodicean condition at least included if not actually covering the whole issue of 'cultural adventism?
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