Why Barbara Isenburg-McGill is not
Affiliated with the General Conference Seventh-day Adventist Church

My name is Barbara Isenburg-McGill, a Creation 7th Day Adventist believer.  I was formerly a member of the General Conference Seventh-day Adventist Church.  My history and reasons for no longer being affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church can be explained as follows:

I was raised attending the Presbyterian Church.  During my childhood, I remember asking questions that did not satisfy me at the time, though I quickly learned to let them go and continue living without those answers.

Later in life, due to circumstances, I recognized that I was not living according to God’s plan for my life, so I repented of my ways, and asked God to show me His complete plan and will for living my life.

As a result of this, I began studying the Bible with a couple of different groups.  I was not looking for a different religion, but I wanted to study the Bible with someone, and they were willing to study with me.  I found no Bible study groups in the Presbyterian Church I was attending, though I did attend a group study one night a week for a while which was more like a history class and did not meet my spiritual needs.

As I studied with first, Jehovah Witnesses, and second, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, I learned many things from the Bible.  As it turns out, the things that I learned cleared up the questions that I had as a child. 

Some of these questions were:

  1. If Saturday (the seventh day) is the Sabbath, why do we go to church on Sunday?
  2. If, when we die, we go straight to heaven or hell, why will there be a resurrection when Christ comes?  Who will there be to resurrect?
  3. Why is God called by so many different words in the Bible, such as Lord God, God, Jehovah, Son of God, Jesus, etc.?
  4. When the Bible teaches that “all who live godly will suffer persecution,” why were we not being “persecuted for righteousness sake?”
  5. What is the reason for celebrating Christmas and Easter in all of the customary ways that we do, since those things and holidays originated in paganism?
  6. How is it that God can just forgive us over and over as we commit the same sins over and over?

After studying and accepting the teachings that I found were accurate according to what I read in the Bible, I decided my beliefs were the same as the Seventh-day Adventists teach, and so I joined that church.

Soon afterwards, I learned that my cousin had been Seventh-day Adventist, and had left her church because they teach the Trinity doctrine.  I discovered some things about that doctrine that show it is not correct according to the Bible.  Even though I could see that this doctrine was incorrect, I did not view that as being a reason to leave the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Then I became acquainted with the Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church in Kansas.  During my studies with them, I gained more very important information.

  1. The Seventh-day Adventist Church had joined hands with the U.S. government, and was using the U.S. government laws to persecute other SDA believers who were not members of their church organization. This is one of the very things Seventh-day Adventists so avidly preached against – restriction of religious liberty.
  2. By this union of church with the state, they had become an “image of the beast,” as spoken of in the book of Revelation. 
  3. The Seventh-day Adventist Church had left the original beliefs they held; and consequently, adopted many teachings of Babylon (in practice).
  4. I found numerous other un-Biblical errors within the SDA denomination, though I have no need to mention them here.

Because of this Church forming “the image of the beast,” I realized that I could not remain a member.  If I did, I would be, by my membership, supporting and agreeing with them, and in effect, worshipping “the beast and his image.”

I separated from the Seventh-day Adventist denomination and joined the Creation 7th Day Adventist Church, of which I am currently a member.  A very important thing that this Church teaches is that through the power of Christ, we can (and therefore do) live a life as victorious over known sin as Christ did while on this earth.  In other words, we will not continue to commit the same known sins over and over, but will become continuously victorious over them.  And, as we learn of other actions that are sinful, we will gain the victory over them as well.

In 1991 it was prophesied that the General Conference Seventh-day Adventist Church would eventually sue the Creation Seventh Day Adventists for use of the terms SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST in their church’s name.  The General Conference Corporation of Seventh-day Adventists, on behalf of the SDA Church, had trademarked that term in 1981, just like they would trademark a business name. 

This prophecy was fulfilled beginning in October 2005 when the G.C. SDA church, wrote a demand letter to Pastor Walter McGill.  Since the CSDA Church is not incorporated, they could only sue an individual – they could not sue the whole Church.  The final injunction by the U. S. District Court Judge, forbidding the Creation 7th Day Adventist Church to use those words in the name of their church or for publications, evangelism, etc. was issued May 28th, 2009.

Many Internet web sites were removed by the Court’s order, however, the Church has other websites that are non-infringing.  We must continue to publicize the gospel, as well as the “Three Angels Messages” to the world.  Internet surfers will soon again be able to find us on the Internet.

Note:  we, as Creation 7th Day Adventists can not and will not give up our Church name because it is the name that Yahweh, our Creator, gave to us.  We choose to “obey God rather than man.”

I find it very sad and alarming, though it was prophesied beforehand, that the United States of America, which was originally founded for people to move to and be able to worship God as their consciences dictated, now agrees with this large church corporation, forbidding us to worship the Almighty God as our consciences dictate.  And, the means by which they are allowed to do this is the trademark law, which is supposed to be for businesses, not for churches.

In summary, the reason I can not and will not be a part of the General Conference Seventh-day Adventist Church, is that this organization has become “the image of the beast,” in Bible prophecy, and I will not agree with it or bow down to it or worship it.

I pray that if you a part of that organization, that you will come out of it, so you will not be “partakers of her sins” and join with the last remnant Church, the Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Sincerely,

Barbara Isenburg-McGill

barbli@hotmail.com

http://csdachurch.co.cc/