{"id":10489,"date":"2019-05-09T16:13:14","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T20:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/?p=10489"},"modified":"2025-11-14T16:49:37","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T21:49:37","slug":"an-understanding-the-sda-church-and-homosexuality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/fy\/an-understanding-the-sda-church-and-homosexuality\/","title":{"rendered":"An Understanding\u2026 The SDA Church and Homosexuality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Official Position Documents on Homosexuality<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more continuar \u00bb\u00bb-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-algori-pdf-viewer-block-algori-pdf-viewer alignundefined\"><noscript><iframe class=\"wp-block-algori-pdf-viewer-block-algori-pdf-viewer-iframe\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/algori-pdf-viewer-pro\/dist\/web\/viewer.html?file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cristoverdad.com%2Fwp-content%2F_JJ%2Fdocs%2Fenglish%2Funderstanding.pdf&amp;theme-color=%23cf2e2e#page=1&amp;zoom=auto\" style=\"width:850px;height:500px\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><iframe class=\"wp-block-algori-pdf-viewer-block-algori-pdf-viewer-iframe lazyload\" style=\"width:850px;height:500px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/algori-pdf-viewer-pro\/dist\/web\/viewer.html?file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cristoverdad.com%2Fwp-content%2F_JJ%2Fdocs%2Fenglish%2Funderstanding.pdf&amp;theme-color=%23cf2e2e#page=1&amp;zoom=auto\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#eeeeee;color:#333333\">&nbsp;PART&nbsp;<\/span> (1)<i> <\/i> <a class=\"tooltip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/sda-world-church-vote-on-transgenderism\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(2)<i><span class=\"tooltiptext\"><em> Seventh-day Adventist Church Votes on Transgenderism<\/em><\/span><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>DESCRIPTION: The Seventh-day Adventist denomination has officially come out of the closet, and here we present you the documents that prove it. Homosexuality is now a legal sin in the SDA church, financed with your tithe and offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DOCUMENTS COVERED<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;\">1.<\/span><em><span style=\"font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;\"> An Understanding of the Biblical View on Homosexual Practice and Pastoral Care, Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Position Paper \u2014 Oct. 9, 2015<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;\">2.<em> North American Division Statement on Human Sexuality \u2014 Nov. 2, 2015<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both documents are also available in PDF form for easy distribution, and a different reading experience, if you prefer. <a class=\"tooltip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/docs\/english\/understanding.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[1]<i><span class=\"tooltiptext\"><em> An Understanding of the Biblical View on Homosexual Practice and Pastoral Care Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Position Paper Voted on October 9, 2015.<br>[ANALYSIS, CristoVerdad<\/em>]<\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, we cover the <em>SDA Statement on Transgenderism,<\/em> where Ted Wilson and its colleagues state that this condition <em><strong>\"is not intrinsically sinful.\"<\/strong><\/em> <a class=\"tooltip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/docs\/english\/transgender.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[2]<i><span class=\"tooltiptext\"><em> SDA Church Vote on Transgenderism<br>[ANALYSIS, CristoVerdad]<\/em><\/span><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We cover all this material\u2014and much more, with detail in<em> Transgenders, Sunday Worship, The SDA Church &amp; Christianity<\/em> <a class=\"tooltip\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/transgenders-sunday-worship-the-sda-church-christianity-part-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[3]<i><span class=\"tooltiptext\"><em> Transgenders, Sunday Worship, The SDA Church &amp; Christianity, Part 1<\/em><\/span><\/i><\/a> (Video, 2 Parts).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\"<span id=\"en-KJV-30998\" class=\"text Rev-18-4\">Come out of her, my people\u2026<\/span>\" <\/strong>(REV. 18:4)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Share it! <\/p><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_container heateor_sss_horizontal_sharing\" data-heateor-ss-offset=\"0\" data-heateor-sss-href=\"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/fy\/an-understanding-the-sda-church-and-homosexuality\/\"><div class=\"heateor_sss_sharing_ul\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook Share\" style=\"padding:5.25px 0 !important\" class=\"heateor_sss_facebook_share\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.cristoverdad.com\/fy\/an-understanding-the-sda-church-and-homosexuality\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/a><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"heateor_sss_button_twitter\" 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