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Tithes and Offerings on the Sabbath?

some offshoot groups say that tithes and offerings should not be on Sabbath. but the data says otherwise: 1. SOP says sabbath is best time to give tithes and offerings {CS 80.2} . 2. Bible exemplifies sabbath offerings {Number 28:9-10} 3. the question of 1 Cor 16:2 does not even give a clue that Paul was coming (and avoiding collecting) on the Sabbath.

The Algorithm of Salvation

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Many misunderstood the logic and algorithm of salvation because they do not have a good understanding of the problem. To appreciate the algorithm of salvation, one has to understand the following: original state of creatures in heaven and in earth origin of sin anatomy and effects of sin death God's solution to restore humanity to the original state state and evidences of salvation relation of love, grace, and justice God's character and law References: Bible Nature of Man (Gen. 1:26-28; 2:7; Ps. 8:4-8; Acts 17:24-28; Gen. 3; Ps. 51:5; Rom. 5:12-17; 2 Cor. 5:19, 20; Ps. 51:10; 1 John 4:7, 8, 11, 20; Gen. 2:15) Great Controversy ( Rev. 12:4-9; Isa. 14:12-14; Eze. 28:12-18; Gen. 3; Rom. 1:19-32; 5:12-21; 8:19-22; Gen. 6-8; 2 Peter 3:6; 1 Cor. 4:9; Heb. 1:14)   Life, Death, & Resurrection of Christ (John 3:16; Isa. 53; 1 Peter 2:21, 22; 1 Cor. 15:3, 4, 20-22; 2 Cor. 5:14, 15, 19-21; Rom. 1:4; 3:25; 4:25; 8:3, 4; 1 John 2:2; 4:10; Col. 2:15; Phil. 2:6-