January 15, 2016
Waiting for the Right Moment
April 1998
Darryl Comstock
| Comment: This is apparently where we are today. Members of the church actually attempting to water down the prophetic utterance. Fortunately, not all of us fall prey to this self-serving abandonment of truth. |
In August 1996, the Associated Press reported that "Roman Catholics and some Protestants are denouncing a book published by a major Protestant denomination that claims the pope is in league with the devil."1
The denomination? The Seventh-day Adventist Church. The book? God's Answer to Your Questions, an abridgement of Bible Readings for the Home Circle, an Adventist standby since 1888.
Do we need this kind of publicity? No, we don't! Some may think such press is a mark of faithful prophetic proclamation. That is not so.
Today many see Adventists in a favorable light. If the media should continue to focus attention on our indictment of other denominations, the situation could change. Given the distinctive message and character of Adventism, many are bound to misunderstand us. But if we arouse unnecessary prejudice against ourselves, we may preclude many from giving God's crucial, end-time message a fair hearing.
Why is this suddenly a problem? The answer is that a hundred years ago interdenominational hostility was taken for granted. Adventists were not alone in faulting the teachings of others; we were but one in a crowd. As we approach a new century, however we look around and, except for a few groups, such criticalness is no longer the norm. The major denominations are models of tolerance when it comes to other faiths, including Roman Catholicism.
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