Books by D. Edmond Hiebert, Anthony A. Hoekema,Herman Hoeksema & Homer C. Hoeksema

Ted Hans said:

Four Major Cults: Christian Science, Jehovah's
Witnesses, Mormonism, Seventh-Day Adventism by
Anthony A. Hoekema

Good suggestion, though I'm not familiar with the first and last authors you suggest.

As an aside, with changes in the SDA denomination, I'm not sure Dr. Hoekema would characterize them as a cult anymore. They no longer qualify according to his test of what is a cult (as I understand where the SDA's are now). Also, that term 'cult' has shifted in meaning a bit from the time that Hoekema used it.

Ted Hans said:

Thanks for the info Richard. If you don't mind is there a way or a book i can get an update on SDA?

Ted

Good question.

I've gotten most of my info from talking with SDA members, including an SDA pastor friend, and SDA missionaries (when I was on the mission field in the Dominican Republic in the late 80's early 90's).

You could look here and see what they say themselves: http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/

As I look at their statements, I might disagree with them here and there, but then as a Reformed believer, I disagree with Arminians, Mennonites, and Dispensationalists, (as well as others on some points) too - that is I disagree as brothers with a common faith.

One of the things that has changed, and for which Hoekema would need to reclassify them is their exclusivity. Look at this official statement, also from their website:

To avoid creating misunderstanding or friction in our relationships with other
Christian churches and religious organizations, the following guidelines have
been set forth:

1) We recognize those agencies that lift up Christ before men as a part of
the divine plan for evangelization of the world, and we hold in high esteem
Christian men and women in other communions who are engaged in winning souls
to Christ.

2) When interdivision work brings us in contact with other Christian societies
and religious bodies, the spirit of Christian courtesy, frankness, and fairness
shall prevail at all times.

The above quote is from this page: http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/other_documents/other_doc5.html and is an internal document intended to give guidelines to SDA members about relating to non SDA members.