Common Ground

by Morris L. Venden, Lee Venden (Editor)

Most Seventh-day Adventists are shocked to learn that for nearly forty years after the church was organized, Adventist youth were denied membership in the YMCA on the grounds that the association was for Christian young men, and Adventists were not considered Christians. In those early days, Adventists placed so much stress on Sabbath keeping and obedience to the Ten Commandments that Christians of other denominations decided they did not believe in the atoning sacrifice of Jesus or in righteousness by faith. All too often, many Adventists still make a similar mistake, emphasizing the beliefs that make them different from other Christians when they could make friends much quicker by talking about the many beliefs held in common. In "Common Ground," Morris Venden talks about these common beliefs and shows how many there are, including the second coming, the divinity of Jesus, and righteousness by faith. Other books in this series are "Uncommon Ground" and "Higher Ground."

Kindle Edition

Published January 6, 2019

About the author

Morris L. Venden (1932, Portland, Oregon) was a Seventh-day Adventist preacher, teacher and author. He was also a member of the Voice of Prophecy team as an associate speaker.
He married with Marilyn and had three children: Lee, Lynn and LuAnn.
He died at the age of 80 in College Place, Washington.