Amy.G said:
Agree Shiloh. From everything that I've read SDA's post here it seems to me they believe in a works based salvation. When they say that the people in hell are the ones that did not obey God's commands that sounds like works to me. People go to hell because they rejected the Savior. Period.
Here it is talking about the grave.. but thats what it says.
Rv:20:13: And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.
Rv:19:20: And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
if you read Revelation 14 it tells you those who dont have the mark of the beast are they that keep the commandments...
and you just totally misinterpret this entire thing...
If you love God you will keep His commandments. If you have received the grace of God you will stop breaking them. its that simple.
Rom:6:15: What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.
and you stop breaking the commandments because you love God and let self DIE.... no more occasion to BOAST of your good works or to think you are the one doing them. You DIE and allow Jesus to live in you... He does the works IN you. You, being DEAD dont go around trying to do good works to gain merit or to try to work your way into heaven. YOU CANT, YOU ARE DEAD!
thats where you completely misinterpret the SDA position.
Go REALLY READ Romans Chapter 6. IF you dont DIE, Jesus cant live in you and if Jesus doesnt live in you, you arent going to be saved. And if you DIE you will no longer yield your members to sin (transgression of the Law)...
Go REALLY READ Romans Chapter 8 as well.