## Mapping Tags: Map Tags: [[SDA Doctrines]] [[Cult]] [[SDA Erroneous Teachings]] As a Former Seventh-day Adventist (3rd and 5th Generation Adventist on my Dad and Mom's side, respectively), I do not share these comments as a condemnation towards anyone in the church but rather as a response to the Seventh-day Adventist Denomination. I believe that many Adventists are Christ-centered people and Love Jesus deeply... but I have left the Adventist church because of concerns that would place the denomination somewhere on the fringes of Christianity... At a minimum, the SDA Church is Heteradoxical. At the worst expressions of the SDA Church, it would be considered a Cult. #Adventism/SDA-Cult Let me explain what I mean. Let me be clear: Many Adventists don't believe what I am going to share, but I am only sharing what the Adventist Church Doctrines teach and what Ellen G. White states. The definition of a cult varies depending on how the term is understood. In a Christian framework, a cult is considered a religious group that rejects one or more core elements of Christianity. These groups teach beliefs that, if accepted, place them outside the boundaries of Christian orthodoxy. Christian cults often claim to be part of the faith but reject key doctrines. They may outwardly present themselves as Christian, but their beliefs contradict essential Christian teachings. By this definition, the Seventh-Day Adventist movement could be considered a cult. (By the way, Walter Martin spends over 100 pages on the SDA Church in his book Kingdom of the Cults) They reject traditional Trinitarian beliefs in favor of their own concept, known as the Heavenly Trio, and have a unique gospel message referred to as the "Three Angels Messages." Additionally, they regard the writings of Ellen G. White as divinely inspired and authoritative, believing that she offers a prophetic and infallible interpretation of scripture that corrects other misunderstandings. Another characteristic of a cult is the claim that they alone possess a special revelation from God meant for everyone else, and that rejecting this message leads to condemnation. The SDA Church makes this claim, asserting that they have a unique mission and message as God's "end times remnant" to share with the world, including Christians. According to their belief, those who hear this message but do not join them are doomed to eternal loss. It is a matter of life and death. Other groups that fall into this category include Christadelphians, Unity, Bahá'í, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Worldwide Society Church of God, Christian Science, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons), and many more. Again I only share this out of care. I am not speaking towards any specific people inside the Adventist church, only the direct doctrinal teachings of the church and how those are applied to the church body. ## References: