Paul’s Epistle to the Church of the Seventh-day Adventists

Imagine if Paul wrote a letter directly to the Adventist movement—what would he say? This fictional 'Epistle to the Adventists' is styled after Paul’s tone and theology, drawing from Galatians, Colossians, and Romans. It’s not Scripture, of course, but a pastoral-apologetic illustration meant to provoke reflection: how might Paul respond if the SDA framework existed in his time?

"Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, not sent by men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead.

To the saints who are called by the name of Christ yet are troubled by those who demand Sabbath-keeping and the works of the Law:

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins to deliver us from this present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father."

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1. On Turning Back to Shadows

"I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the grace of Christ for another gospel—one that insists on days, foods, and Sabbaths as though Christ has not fulfilled them. Do you not know? These were but a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ." (Col. 2:16–17).

"If you insist on keeping the Sabbath as covenant law, are you not making void the cross of Christ? For Christ Himself is our rest, and in Him every day is holy." (Rom. 14:5–6).

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2. On the Law and the Gospel

"O foolish Adventists! Who has bewitched you? Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the Law or by hearing with faith? The one who relies on the Sabbath or clean foods is bound to keep the whole Law (Gal. 3:10). But cursed is everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law."

"Christ redeemed us from the curse of the Law by becoming a curse for us, that the blessing of Abraham might come to all nations through faith." (Gal. 3:13–14).

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3. On Judging Other Believers

"Why do you pass judgment on your brother? For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, nor of Sabbaths and festivals, but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." (Rom. 14:17).

"Let no one disqualify you by insisting on shadows. Hold fast to Christ, the Head, for in Him the fullness of God dwells bodily, and you have been made complete in Him." (Col. 2:9–10).

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4. On Preaching a Different Gospel

"Even if I or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one you received—namely, that Christ saves by grace through faith apart from works of the Law—let him be accursed." (Gal. 1:8).

"For if righteousness were through the Sabbath or through the Law, then Christ died for no purpose." (Gal. 2:21).

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5. On True Assurance

"Beloved, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Rom. 8:1). You are saved not by the covenant of Sinai, but by the blood of the New Covenant. For by grace you have been saved through faith. This is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast." (Eph. 2:8–9).

"Stand firm, then, in the freedom for which Christ has set you free. Do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."

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The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Amen.

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