As I'm typing this, the 7th day of this week is winding down so I thought it appropriate I post a picture of a 7th Day Adventist Church. I'm not going to going to go into the theology of this particular denomination other than to say it is a Christian sect, begun by a woman in the 19th century. One of the major features of their belief system is that God wants his people to rest and worship on the 7th day, which is Saturday.
As it happens, one of my golfing buddies is a retired pastor of the 7th Day Adventist denomination. He's also a great guy and we have a lot of fun together even though neither of us is a particularly good golfer. Okay, to be honest, he's a little bit better than I am. :)
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Very modern look to it.
Lovely capture, Lowell. Nice building, and the trees make a beautiful and perfect frame for it!
Pretty church in beautiful surroundings. Well captured.
Looks like a small building; perhaps it is a small congregation.
We have a number of Seventh Day Adventists in our neighborhood and they're all well educated professionals. I know little about the theology either but do know they don't drink or eat shellfish. Which means when neighbors have gone crabbing and done well there's a smaller group to share them with. We've benefited from that.
Um centro muito moderno.
Um abraço e bom Domingo.
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I didn't know it was started by a woman. Thank you for my fact of the day :)
It's a nice modern building on a lovely location.
In response to your doubts on my post - most of the people sitting at the bus stop must be from the neighbourhood and meeting up on a Sunday morning before going for a cup of tea.
I'm all for resting on the 7th day. And the fifth day and the sixth....
Nice church. I late in-laws were Adventists and very nice people---well my MIL's family were my FIL was a Mennonite---go figure and I was raised Catholic so we are just a mish-mash
MB
I have seen this church in London and it is also in Katowice, too
Very small church which I think resembles an office for a professional.
Interesting. Looks like a residential home converted into a church.
This group is known to be in one of the Blue Zones in California. Blue Zones being where people living to be 100 year old, or better. Their diet is of particular note.
it is different, like a little house. i think the 7th day is similar to mormans? not sure!
Interesting, I always thought Sunday was the seventh day...
I've learned a little something about the 7th Day Adventist Church. Wonderful.
Does your friend play golf on the seventh day?
Saturday.. the seventh day? Hmmm! Well ok then I'll rest but I can't guarantee that I'll pray ☺
You can call me Michael. Here is what GOD told me. (Matthew 8:11-12) There are two kingdoms; GOD's Kingdom, and Satan's kingdom such as America. This land was stolen by bloodshed and deception. They have a false Trinity of Executive, Legislative and Judicial. These are as the three bands that the Chaldeans formed in the book of Job, and took everything. (Job 1:17) The churches are so blind that Jesus is no longer their Shepherd, the military and police are. Police and military are not even a tiny bit acceptable to GOD, no matter what anyone says. That is the Devil and Satan, and anyone who follows or agrees with them is a goat. The flag being in churches is a sin. When we see that one third of the Angels were cast out of heaven, one third of the world's population claim to be Christian, and this of the Christians who even so much as honor the governments of these people will be cast out with them. They are so blind that they think the Devil is a real angel of light. Satan transformed himself into an Angel of light and put his flag in the churches. When Jesus enters a church, they don't recognize his real voice for they are not his sheep, they became the Bride of the military. In the beginning here were two sons. One son said give me my honor and I will force them to return. Those who followed the armed forces and those who honored the metal of honor fell with them. The leaders of the world that GOD accepts are those who do not become goats by following them. They live by the sword, and they die by the sword, and that is their end. GOD bless all products on Earth that open their eyes and see this. There is no; "but this or but that, or but not all of them are bad, or but we need some of them." They claim separation of Church and state. If you educate on Jesus in schools, you get fired. GOD has been taken out of the pledge of allegiance. And do we pledge allegiance to a flag or to GOD with Jesus? Some people say; “both.” There is not both, and I don’t cover my heart and pledge to a piece of Satan’s cloth. There is no argument; there is no reasoning against this fact. We cannot serve two masters. (Matthew 6:24) (Luke 16:13) They are the goats, and we are not to follow them or we are goats. I speak of anyone who wears a badge. GOD says they are all cast out, and not one is acceptable to ME. Pure love casts out all ungodliness, that all may be turned from their mistakes. I love you. GOD bless you.
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