Discovering the New Covenant by Greg Taylor - exAdventist Outreach

INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this book is three-fold. First, I wish to
answer some questions often posed to me as a former
minister in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. There are
many Adventists who ask us, my wife and me, about our
process out of the denomination. For many in that system the
thought of leaving the church to join the larger Christian
community is tantamount to apostasy from Christ. When we
requested a transfer of our membership to the parish where
we currently serve, our names were actually dropped from
the Adventist Church records under the heading of apostasy.
None of our former church members believed that we did not
consider ourselves Christian. Nor did they consider any area
of our lives to be immoral or out of harmony with the
scriptural guidelines. Our “apostasy” status was based on the
fact that the Adventist Church does not recognize other
churches as a legitimate option for anyone who once held to
the Adventist theological world view. Because of the
teachings of the Adventist Church, many believe that
salvation is at stake when one leaves. Most cannot
understand that there could be any legitimate theological
concern with what they believe is the truth. For these friends,
family members, former members of churches we have
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