There are many who see problems in the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and instead of sighing and crying to call for repentance and reform, they denounce the church and call people out. Many of them know Ellen White's explicit words that the SDA church is not Babylon, so use other language to accomplish the same ends. But should we call people out of the church? Is it OK to leave the SDA church as long as "God knows our hearts", or is there something special about being a Seventh-day Adventist?
We are Seventh-day Adventists. This is a fitting name, for we keep the seventh-day Sabbath, and look for the second advent of our Lord in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. Even with respect to the name indicating some of the peculiar points of faith distinguishing us from other Christians, we are denominational. In keeping the Sabbath that God declares should be kept holy as a sign between Himself and His people, we show to the world that we are His peculiar, chosen people--a people whom He has denominated.(Other Manuscripts Vol.19)
Let's stay in God's remnant, denominated church, and work to purify it to present herself as a spotless bride to her soon-coming groom.
Zec 6:12 And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD:
Mt 16:18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
The temple of the LORD is His people.
He built His Church, he told us the gates of hell would not pevail against it.
Should we not get in it?
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