My friend, Jesus is the only begotten Son of God. The very foundation of the gospel is based upon God giving to us His Son. Jesus said in John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” My friend, our salvation is based upon the reality of God giving us His Son. In giving us His Son He gives us His very life. “For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;” (John 5:26).
Our true problem with sin is that we are sinful by nature, and this sinful nature ultimately leads to death. “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23). For us to be saved we must receive a new life; we must receive the life of God given to us through His Son. “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.” (1 John 5:11, 12).
The Seventh-day Adventist church was founded upon the foundation of Jesus Christ as the Son of God, but with the passing away of Ellen White and the church pioneers, the doctrine of the trinity gradually made its way into the church. “For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Jude 4).
Little by little, and generation by generation, the enemy of souls has infiltrated the church, molding the minds of our church leaders to accept the doctrine of the trinity, until it was officially received as one of the fundamental beliefs at the General Conference session in 1980.
My friend, I have been a Seventh-day Adventist all my life, in fact I am a third generation Adventist. I grew up going to Bible prophecy seminars and Bible studies with my mother. I was baptized into the church in 1978 at the age of 12. I was even an assistant Pastor for the church. I used to preach and teach the doctrines of the church, and though I believed in God as a trinity, I never truly understood what it meant and the implications of the trinity upon my salvation.
It was not easy for me to accept that the doctrine of the trinity was false, but over time, with much prayer, Bible study and the working of the Spirit of God upon my heart, I’ve come to embrace Jesus as the literal Son of God. Since then my whole experience has changed. The Bible is as a new revelation of God. It is now fresh and vibrant. I cannot begin to tell you the of the peace and joy I have in my heart since I have accepted the true Son of God as my Savior, and it is my desire to bring this joy and peace to you.
God bless,
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