What's All the Fuss About the Investigative Judgment?

How many Seventh-day Adventists today really understand the investigative judgment? Some may think, we have other doctrines more important than this doctrine of the investigative judgment, right? Do we really need to understand this doctrine in order to make it to heaven?  I mean, if Jesus' death for the sins of the world made it so all we need to do to make it to heaven is believe this, and then our sins, past, present and future are covered by the vicarious righteousness of Christ, then what is all the fuss about the investigative judgment? If it were the case that the standard for entering God's kingdom was vicarious righteousness, then the investigative judgment and any writings that encourage practical righteousness would be basically irrelevant. And this is a big problem for many SDAs who are under the impression that the bible prophets teach that the gospel is all about the vicarious righteousness of Christ, particularly because so many of Ellen White's writings do speak of the need for actual personal righteousness in order to enter the kingdom of God. In this study we look at why many are leaving the SDA faith, and fewer are joining. And just as importantly, we look at the danger sincere SDAs are in through believing in a gospel involving a vicarious righteousness of Christ, and we look at its incongruence with both Scripture and Ellen White's teachings about practical righteousness, and the investigative judgment.   For further study on "Justification by Faith," "The Lost gospel of Christ," by Trent Wilde: http://www.bdsda.com/home-3/the-lost-gospel-of-christ/ "Justification by Faith," by Trent Wilde: https://youtu.be/7YGsaSd-mqA "Justification by Faith Through Correction:" https://youtu.be/9wbyuO1bhLQ Sabbath School Q1 2023: Managing for the Master - Week 11, "Managing in Tough Times" A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson.   www.bdsda.com Email us at [email protected] for comments and literature requests.