Our family if we are true Adventist are they that do the will of God not they that say they are Spiritual Jews/SDA's and are not, but are the Synagogue of Satan, See Rev.3:9, Sister White identified these as apostate Adventist. I quote: "Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee." Spiritual Jews/Israelites are they that are pure in heart - Psalms 73:1 "Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart." And the pure in heart are those that have obeyed from the heart the true teachings of Adventism that make them free from sin - Rom.6:17-18 "But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.18 Being then made free from sin, ye became the servants of righteousness"
Consider what religious profession are the true people of God as it was of Israel of the past? It is Seventh Day Adventism, but there are those that just have the name but in their heart they are not truly of God.
This took place in Paul's time and He said:
Rom.9:5-6
5 Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.
6 Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel (Adventist) which are of Israel (Adventism).
Gal.3:6-9,14
6 Even as Abraham believed God, and it (the revealed truth/faith) was counted to him for righteousness.
7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith (the revealed truth), the same are the children of Abraham.
(Note: they are made righteous like Abraham by the indwelling word. Remember Rom.6:17-18, John 15:3, Eph.5:26; John 17:17, Ps.119:9 tell us we are cleansed from sin by the word in the heart as our experience. Thus faith the revealed truth puts the personality traits of Christ in us that we will be like Abraham our Spiritual Father )
8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith (the revealed truth), preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.
9 So then they which be of faith (the revealed truth) are blessed with faithful Abraham.
14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith (the revealed truth).
Note: The blessing of Abraham is the reception of the Spirit of Christ into the heart by faith - the revealed truths making the person then righteous within. This is just as we are told in 2 Corinthians 5:17 the person in Christ is a new creation ... .So only those that are a new creation are our family and are Spiritual descendants of our Father Abraham offspring of our Father in heaven.
Sis White said this:
"Descent from Abraham was proved, not by name and lineage, but by likeness of character. So the apostolic succession rests not upon the transmission of ecclesiastical authority, but upon spiritual relationship. A life actuated by the apostles' spirit, the belief and teaching of the truth they taught, this is the true evidence of apostolic succession. This is what constitutes men the successors of the first teachers of the gospel." Desire of Ages chap.51.page 467
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