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As I understand it, the connection is loose. At one time, the SDA hospitals were legally under the same system of authority as were the SDA congregations, Conferences, etc. Some years back, in order to prevent a lawsuit award against a SDA hospital from bringing down the churches, steps were taken to spin off the clinical parts into a legal organization separate from that of the churches. The result, as I understand it, is that the clinical care facilities may have SDA church leadership on their Boards, but the Church does not control that actions of the clinical section. In a real sense, the clinical sections have a lot of independence.

I recognize the spirit of humor intended in the quote below. However, thanks for a great example of eisegesis.

? Word of Life ?

Wife: "Are you even listening to what I'm saying?! Husband: "That's a heck of a way to start a conversation!

It can be if an individual makes it so. For example, the Sabbath is a salvational issue for me because it is so wrapped up in my relationship with Jesus. Obviously, it's not a salvational issue for most Christians, since they choose to worship on Sunday. For me the Trinity is not a salvational issue. That the Father and Son are God is salvational. I believe the Holy Spirit is "the Spirit of Christ" or "the Spirit of the Father". My faith in Jesus is strong enough that, when I have my little discussion with Jesus, if He says that the Holy Spirit is a Person, I will become a Trinitarian so fast it will make your head spin!

With well doing