THE REASON WHY THE UN-BIBLICAL IDEA OF THE GOSPEL HELD BY THE GC SDA IN QUARTERLY IS WRONG (SEE QUARTERLY QUOTES IN OTHER POSTS

The Quarterly quotes presents justification as SALVATION IN SIN. God is shown as only concerned primarily with punishing the sinner rather than redeeming the sinner that he sins no more. The solution to God’s concern is presented as the perfect record of Christ’s righteousness (his works righteousness) being substituted for your righteousness and he goes before a make believe court instead of you. Forgiveness/Justification is presented as God paying the death penalty. The righteous being punished instead of the guilty to clear them, something God said he will never do (See Bible Explanation 1}. Nothing is mentioned of a moral change in the sinner due to the death of Christ which the bible teaches (See Bible explanation 2) . Thus the above justification philosophy depicts salvation as being in sin as the person remains with their sin. 

God is projected as unforgiving and merciless because someone else had to pay the price before he gives the sinner a chance to be freed from penalty. If a person owes someone a great debt, they would see the creditor as merciful and forgiving if the creditor right off the debt, not if they found someone else to pay the debt in place of them. Penal substitution the philosophy of the innocent being penalize in place of the guilty is not taught in the bible, if Christ death was a penal substitute Christ would have to face hell and die eternally in place of one sinner.

Furthermore the whole scenario is wrong because the sinner is not given the righteousness of God WITHIN –MADE RIGHTEOUS that the person may be able to keep the commandments of God by the faith of Jesus that the person may pass in the judgement (See Bible Explanation 2).

PART 3

BIBLE EXPLANATION 1 (THE BIBLE IS AGAINST THE PRINCIPLE, OF THE RIGHTEOUS, BEING PUNISHED INSTEAD OF THE GUILTY, OR RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE RIGHTEOUS BEING ACCOUNTED TO THE WICKED)

Proof text 1.1 - Ezekiel 14:13-14 shows the righteousness of the righteous cannot be passed on to be “accounted” on behalf of the wicked.

13 Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff of the bread thereof, and will send famine upon it, and will cut off man and beast from it:

14 Though these three men, Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, they should deliver but their own souls by their righteousness, saith the Lord God.

Note: We are told their righteousness delivers them, thus it must be that they have God’s righteousness in them to deliver them in the judgement.

Proof text 1.2 The next text shows that the guilty or the unrighteous, that is those who yet have idol values or idol knowledge in their mind which is responsible for their continued sinfulness will by no means be cleared (in the judgement).

Deut. Ex 34:7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.” 

Proof text 1.3 The next text is exactly what went on in the scenario mentioned in the quarterly as the gospel and is called an abomination.

Prov 17:15 He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the Lord. 

Proof text 1.4 The next bible verses tells us the righteous person shall not pay for the evil of another. But if the unrighteous person turn from His sinfulness, he shall live (be saved) and God overlooks or writes off the record of his past sins (in forgiveness in the judgement) for he has no pleasure in punishing the wicked but that they should turn from their way:

Ezek.18:17-23 - 17 “That hath taken off his hand from the poor (the righteous), that hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

18 As for his father, because he cruelly oppressed, spoiled his brother by violence, and did that which is not good among his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity.

20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. 

21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 

22 All his transgressions that he hath committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him: in his righteousness that he hath done he shall live.

23 Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord God: and not that he should return from his ways, and live? But when the righteous turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked man doeth, shall he live? All his righteousness that he hath done shall not be mentioned ...”

All these text are showing that God who change not was always is interested in the state of the man and not a mere penalty to be paid, the General Conference SDA teaching has unwittingly done away with the whole sanctuary services, sabbath keeping as being done as an experience of salvation and have caused in practice for the works of the individual to be their own works for it is not God in them motivating their works or actions, and the list can go on, too much to mention at this time.

BIBLE EXPLANATION 2 (THE BIBLE TEACHES THAT CHRIST’S DEATH ON THE CROSS EFFECTS RIGHTEOUSNESS WITHIN THE PERSON WHICH IS NECESSARY AS ONLY THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL STAND IN THE JUDGEMENT)

It shall be first established that actual righteousness within is necessary to pass in the judgement in Proof text 2.1 to Proof text 2.4

Poof text 2.1 Revelation 20:12 tells us the dead were judged out of the things (records) written in the books according to their works not Christ works. I quote “And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works. 

Proof text 2.2 Psalms 1:5 is very clear, I quote “Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

Proof text 2.3 And Matt. 12:36,37 “ But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.” 

Proof text 2.4 tells us our entire duty is keep God’s commandments because we will judged according to our deeds, (not Christ deeds in place of us) Ecclesiastes 12:13 & 14 “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment (not Christ work instead of us), with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.”

All these text show we must be righteous to pass in the judgement they could never be interpreted to mean Christ would replace us in the judgement that would be unscriptural and absurd.

Because the plan of salvation or the great atonement ends with the Investigative Judgement we shall see in the following texts Jesus’ death is always meant to effect righteousness in us that we may pass in the judgement.

Proof text 2.5 We shall see that the purpose of Jesus’ death was to reconcile us and to present us holy and unblameable in his sight who were before enemies in our minds by wicked woks. Col.1:21-23 “ And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled. In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight: If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel …”.

death of Christ is a provision with a subjective substitutionary intent to replace spiritual death

Proof text 2.6 The following text tells us the death of Christ was a provision with a substitutionry intent to make us dead to sins within or righteous within when we follow his example and have a sufferage in our minds for sin (See also 1 Peter 4:1,2) here is the text 1Peter 2:21-24 says “ For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for (huper) us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” Now when we are made righteous within by the death of Christ as the previous text showed we then may have boldness in the day of judgement because as Christ is so are we in this world. See 1John 4:17 says “Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.

Once one has some spiritual sensibility, they shall see the gravity and solemnness that the SDA leaders have lead their members to. Did not the first Angel say with a loud voice in Revelation 14:7 fear God for the hour of His judgement is come. But the false justification of the General Conference SDA is putting her members into a carefree slumber in a time requiring solemnity and watchfulness. For the save in sin doctrine calls for no maintenance of righteousness within, for to them there is none to be had. Indeed it shall be a sad day for many SDA when they wake up in the second resurrection and discover they have been found wanting in the judgement. I implore all in my hearing take heed to the words of faith, an eternity of bliss awaits with God, who is Love. Shall a few petty earthly things keep us from so great a salvation, heaven help us.