Do Adventists believe in the first six verses of Matthew 6? E. H. B.
They do, and also in the first five verses of Matthew 7. There is nothing in Matt. 6:1-6 to prohibit or condemn public giving or public praying; but the gift is not augmented or the prayer bettered by being offered in public. Jesus prayed in public as well as in secret; He gave in public as well as in secret. What is condemned is praying and giving to be seen of men.