The Gospel and the Seventh Day Adventists of Newberg, Oregon
Last night, Frank LeClerg and I visited the elders’ meeting of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Newberg, Oregon. For two years now, this church has allowed us to use their facilities to launch Chehalem Valley Presbyterian Church. As one of our ministers, Eric Costa, says, “That Seventh Day Adventist Church building in Newberg is the best church building in our presybtery!” Frank and I thought it a good idea to visit the elders’ meeting to express our gratitude to this church for her generosity and willingness to work with us. If you are an evangelical Christian of any sort, then you most likely have been taught that the Seventh Day Adventists are legalists, who don’t get the gospel, who are wholly dedicated to practicing the Mosaic laws and thus, a Christian cult. For the past two years we have been discovering something quite different from what we have been taught. Continue reading »
