"Dan, can you recognize that it was not just you believed in purifying the church but the entire Adventist message has emphasized that importance since its inception."

Once again, Elaine, you have a clearer understanding of bible Adventism than some who would disagree with you. Dan apparently doesn't have a clue of what bible Adventism is all about. But you certainly do.

Neither was there some "historical minority" that advocated your view but it was the whole church community who clearly understood the point you have made.

Pluralism and anybody and everybody's opinion was not how the SDA church was formulated. It was rather a highly definitive and very articulate system of truth and theology. Anyone who denies this is a liberal in doctrine and a liberal in practice.

"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." What we think is who we are. And this is the clear definition of our identity.

There is "one Lord, one faith, and one baptism." And one truth.