Fundamental Belief Number 23 (Marriage and the Family)

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Marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong union between a man and a woman in loving companionship. For the Christian a marriage commitment is to God as well as to the spouse, and should be entered into only between a man and a woman partners who share a […]

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[Gregory Matthews]

The following URL works:

http://revelation-armageddon.com/

The above website comments on Fundamental Beliefs 16 - 23.

NOTE:  I believe that in another place Dr. Paulien comments on the other FBs.

The following are the ones that are associated with above URL:

23--Marriage

22--Christian Conduct

21--Stewardship

20--The Sabbath

19--The Law of God

18--The Gift of Prophecy

17--Spiritual Gifts

16--The Lord's supper

Many people will find his comments interesting--agree with some and disagree with others.  In some cases they will be surprised as to what he says:

Under FB 19:

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 The SDA Church apparently does not have an official position on either the ceremonial laws or the Jewish feasts, whether or not Adventist can or should keep them. In practice then, no harm is thought to be done if a member of the SDA Church chooses to celebrate Passover or the Feast of Tabernacles. Such a practice only becomes challenging when it is aggressively marketed to other Seventh-day Adventists as a divine obligation.

Under FB 18:

In 2009 there was an important conference of scholars interested in Ellen White and 19

^th Century American religion. A third of the scholars were not of the Adventist faith and most were fairly unfamiliar with Ellen White. As they learned more and more about her, they came to believe that she had had more impact on American history than perhaps any other woman. They often asked questions like, “Why are you hiding her? Why don’t you place her in her historical context so that everyone can benefit from her contribution?”

Folks, there are more.