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In Revelation 13:3 the Bible warns that the world will wonder after the Beast in Rome. And that is why many who not only are pagans, but also who profess Christ, are celebrating this pagan tradition of Ishtar.
After the death of Christ, His teachings spread like wildfire freeing many pagans from the senseless traditions and harmful pagan rituals, which stirred the fiercest opposition of Satan because his subjects were leaving his rank and he was losing his power over many souls and so Satan used pagan Rome to persecute and to mercilessly slaughter many followers of Christ. But when Christians willingly gave up their lives while being tortured at the entertainment Colosseum's of Rome, many pagans realized the truthfulness of Christ's Words and were therefore converted to Christ and the plans of Satan to dwarf the spread of the teaching of Christ backfired. So Satan had a genius idea in order to stop the powerful teachings of Christ from spreading the further by mixing the pure teaching of Christ with paganism and the ROMAN Catholic church was born.
For papal Rome to quickly gain power after the fall of pagan Rome, the Vatican took demonic pagan traditions and adopted them into the church, claiming them to be now "christian traditions".
This also attracted many pagans into the "church" because they felt right at home with the same traditions offered at the "church" that they held on to when they were pagans. But Christ plainly warns: "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you."
So in order to mock Christ, Satan got the Vatican to take the pagan holiday of Ishtar and falsely claim that it is in honor of Christ's death and resurrection that it is now celebrated. For 2 reasons, (1) - to get the many pagans to join their ranks and therefore arise to global power once again and (2) - to get the so called Christians to honor pagan gods and therefore mock and laugh at Christ's face.
Therefore ALL who participate on Sunday in a celebration (no matter the name) that comes after the spring's first full moon are honoring pagan goddess of sex. Pagans baked her cakes and eggs were colored in the blood of the sacrificed children. Eggs, cakes, bunnies... These have nothing to do with Jesus.
If you truly want to honor Christ's death and resurrection, He says in Romans 6:3-5 that we can only do this by getting baptized and living in newness of life and not by participating in ancient pagan traditions.
"Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."
After the death of Christ, His teachings spread like wildfire freeing many pagans from the senseless traditions and harmful pagan rituals, which stirred the fiercest opposition of Satan because his subjects were leaving his rank and he was losing his power over many souls and so Satan used pagan Rome to persecute and to mercilessly slaughter many followers of Christ. But when Christians willingly gave up their lives while being tortured at the entertainment Colosseum's of Rome, many pagans realized the truthfulness of Christ's Words and were therefore converted to Christ and the plans of Satan to dwarf the spread of the teaching of Christ backfired. So Satan had a genius idea in order to stop the powerful teachings of Christ from spreading the further by mixing the pure teaching of Christ with paganism and the ROMAN Catholic church was born.
For papal Rome to quickly gain power after the fall of pagan Rome, the Vatican took demonic pagan traditions and adopted them into the church, claiming them to be now "christian traditions".
This also attracted many pagans into the "church" because they felt right at home with the same traditions offered at the "church" that they held on to when they were pagans. But Christ plainly warns: "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you."
So in order to mock Christ, Satan got the Vatican to take the pagan holiday of Ishtar and falsely claim that it is in honor of Christ's death and resurrection that it is now celebrated. For 2 reasons, (1) - to get the many pagans to join their ranks and therefore arise to global power once again and (2) - to get the so called Christians to honor pagan gods and therefore mock and laugh at Christ's face.
Therefore ALL who participate on Sunday in a celebration (no matter the name) that comes after the spring's first full moon are honoring pagan goddess of sex. Pagans baked her cakes and eggs were colored in the blood of the sacrificed children. Eggs, cakes, bunnies... These have nothing to do with Jesus.
If you truly want to honor Christ's death and resurrection, He says in Romans 6:3-5 that we can only do this by getting baptized and living in newness of life and not by participating in ancient pagan traditions.
"Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life."
The Unfaithful Servant
"Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine." Matthew 25:24-25
The teaching of this parable is plain. All the gifts of intellect or of property which anyone has are entrusted to him. They are the Lord's goods, and are to be used to His honor and glory. They are to be improved and increased by use, that the Lord may receive returns from them. But the Lord receives no returns from many talents; for, like the unfaithful servant, those to whom they are entrusted put them where they are not increased. All in whose hearts selfishness is cherished will listen to the temptations of Satan and will act the part of the unfaithful, slothful servant. They will hide their entrusted treasure, neglecting to use their talents for the Lord.... They have sown sparingly, or not at all, and they will reap sparingly. But although the Lord has told them this in words too plain to be honestly misconstrued, they cherish dissatisfaction in their hearts, and complain that the Lord is a hard master, that they are dealt hardly and unjustly with... Today this work is being done by many who claim to know God. They speak in a repining, complaining manner of the Lord's requirements. They do not directly charge God with being unjust, but they complain of everything touching the question of using their influence or their means in His service. Whoever they may be, if those to whom the Lord has entrusted His gifts do not make the best use of their endowments, if they do not cooperate with the heavenly angels by trying to be a blessing to their fellow human beings, they will receive the denunciation from the Lord, Thou wicked and slothful servant. You had My gifts to use, but you neglected to use them.... You, who thought you knew so much, wickedly misrepresented Me and led others to think that I was unjustly hard and exacting. “Cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” In that day these unfaithful servants will see their mistake and will realize that by selfishly putting their talents where the Lord could receive no increase from them, they have not only lost all they had but have lost also the eternal riches." —The Review and Herald, 01/05/1897.
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"Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine." Matthew 25:24-25
The teaching of this parable is plain. All the gifts of intellect or of property which anyone has are entrusted to him. They are the Lord's goods, and are to be used to His honor and glory. They are to be improved and increased by use, that the Lord may receive returns from them. But the Lord receives no returns from many talents; for, like the unfaithful servant, those to whom they are entrusted put them where they are not increased. All in whose hearts selfishness is cherished will listen to the temptations of Satan and will act the part of the unfaithful, slothful servant. They will hide their entrusted treasure, neglecting to use their talents for the Lord.... They have sown sparingly, or not at all, and they will reap sparingly. But although the Lord has told them this in words too plain to be honestly misconstrued, they cherish dissatisfaction in their hearts, and complain that the Lord is a hard master, that they are dealt hardly and unjustly with... Today this work is being done by many who claim to know God. They speak in a repining, complaining manner of the Lord's requirements. They do not directly charge God with being unjust, but they complain of everything touching the question of using their influence or their means in His service. Whoever they may be, if those to whom the Lord has entrusted His gifts do not make the best use of their endowments, if they do not cooperate with the heavenly angels by trying to be a blessing to their fellow human beings, they will receive the denunciation from the Lord, Thou wicked and slothful servant. You had My gifts to use, but you neglected to use them.... You, who thought you knew so much, wickedly misrepresented Me and led others to think that I was unjustly hard and exacting. “Cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness; there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” In that day these unfaithful servants will see their mistake and will realize that by selfishly putting their talents where the Lord could receive no increase from them, they have not only lost all they had but have lost also the eternal riches." —The Review and Herald, 01/05/1897.
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The dark past of the Catholic Church is unveiled yet again...
"Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for the Roman Catholic involvement with Canada’s residential school system. [...] Canada’s residential schools operated for more than a century in every province and territory other than New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. [...] Conditions were apparently horrific. Multiple firsthand reports and accounts from former students describe physical, psychological and sexual abuse, malnourishment, corporal punishment, inadequate medical care and even scientific experimentation on students. The education and training many received in English or French was apparently inadequate, making it impossible for graduates to find work. Some lost their mother tongue, as speaking in an indigenous language was often forbidden. There was also a troublingly high mortality rate."
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"Pope Francis has asked for forgiveness for the Roman Catholic involvement with Canada’s residential school system. [...] Canada’s residential schools operated for more than a century in every province and territory other than New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. [...] Conditions were apparently horrific. Multiple firsthand reports and accounts from former students describe physical, psychological and sexual abuse, malnourishment, corporal punishment, inadequate medical care and even scientific experimentation on students. The education and training many received in English or French was apparently inadequate, making it impossible for graduates to find work. Some lost their mother tongue, as speaking in an indigenous language was often forbidden. There was also a troublingly high mortality rate."
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Bible 📖 Encouragements 💪🏻 №17
Psalms 18:2 KJV
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalms 62:8 KJV
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.
Psalms 91:9-11 KJV
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Isaiah 25:4 KJV
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Deuteronomy 20:4 KJV
For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
#BibleEncouragements
Psalms 18:2 KJV
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Psalms 62:8 KJV
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us.
Psalms 91:9-11 KJV
Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.
Isaiah 25:4 KJV
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Deuteronomy 20:4 KJV
For the LORD your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.
#BibleEncouragements
Opposition May Benefit Us
"But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience." Luke 8:15
"But if the love of the world, if self-esteem or any defiling thoughts or actions, obtain the victory over us, then shall we lose confidence in Jesus, or in ourselves? Is it because Jesus failed us and did not supply us with His grace? No; it is because we did not do what the Lord has told us to do, “Watch unto prayer”; “Pray always”; “Pray without ceasing.” How can your soul be in health when you shut yourself away from prayer and have no connection with Christ, the source of all spiritual light and life and power? We must have a constant connection with Christ, for He is our sustenance. He is that bread which came down from heaven. Then let us be doers of His word, and we shall have spiritual life and power. We must place ourselves often before God as suppliants, because prayer brings the soul into immediate contact with God through Jesus Christ. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If Christians fail, it is because they do not obey the orders of their Captain. They are off guard; they are not Christlike. It will work disaster to the soul to neglect prayer, for you will be led to yield carelessly to temptation. But if you do yield, do not therefore cast away your confidence in God; lose confidence in yourself, and press closer to the side of Christ. Christ is not to be charged with the results of the negligence and indecision. He who gave His life to save fallen men and women appreciates the value of the soul. He will never fail of doing His part nor become discouraged. He will never leave the erring one, tempted and tried in the conflict. “My grace is sufficient for thee.” “God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able.” He weighs and measures every trial before He permits it to come... The opposition we meet may prove a benefit to us in many ways. If it is well borne, it will develop virtues which would never have appeared if the Christian had nothing to endure. And faith, patience, forbearance, heavenly mindedness, trust in Providence, and genuine sympathy with the erring, are the results of trial well borne... If the word is received into good and honest hearts, the stubborn soul will be subdued, and faith, grasping the promises and relying upon Jesus, will prove triumphant." —The Review and Herald, 06/28/1892.
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"But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience." Luke 8:15
"But if the love of the world, if self-esteem or any defiling thoughts or actions, obtain the victory over us, then shall we lose confidence in Jesus, or in ourselves? Is it because Jesus failed us and did not supply us with His grace? No; it is because we did not do what the Lord has told us to do, “Watch unto prayer”; “Pray always”; “Pray without ceasing.” How can your soul be in health when you shut yourself away from prayer and have no connection with Christ, the source of all spiritual light and life and power? We must have a constant connection with Christ, for He is our sustenance. He is that bread which came down from heaven. Then let us be doers of His word, and we shall have spiritual life and power. We must place ourselves often before God as suppliants, because prayer brings the soul into immediate contact with God through Jesus Christ. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. If Christians fail, it is because they do not obey the orders of their Captain. They are off guard; they are not Christlike. It will work disaster to the soul to neglect prayer, for you will be led to yield carelessly to temptation. But if you do yield, do not therefore cast away your confidence in God; lose confidence in yourself, and press closer to the side of Christ. Christ is not to be charged with the results of the negligence and indecision. He who gave His life to save fallen men and women appreciates the value of the soul. He will never fail of doing His part nor become discouraged. He will never leave the erring one, tempted and tried in the conflict. “My grace is sufficient for thee.” “God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able.” He weighs and measures every trial before He permits it to come... The opposition we meet may prove a benefit to us in many ways. If it is well borne, it will develop virtues which would never have appeared if the Christian had nothing to endure. And faith, patience, forbearance, heavenly mindedness, trust in Providence, and genuine sympathy with the erring, are the results of trial well borne... If the word is received into good and honest hearts, the stubborn soul will be subdued, and faith, grasping the promises and relying upon Jesus, will prove triumphant." —The Review and Herald, 06/28/1892.
#Devotional
The moments in life.
Happy moment.
Praise God.
Difficult moment.
Seek God.
Quiet moment.
Worship God.
Painful moment.
Trust God.
Every moment.
Thank God.
Happy moment.
Praise God.
Difficult moment.
Seek God.
Quiet moment.
Worship God.
Painful moment.
Trust God.
Every moment.
Thank God.
Crowns And Robes
"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels." Revelation 3:5
"Every one of us may know that there is a power working with our efforts to overcome. Why will not men and women lay hold upon the help that has been provided, that they may become elevated and ennobled? Why do they degrade themselves by the indulgence of perverted appetite? Why do they not rise in the strength of Jesus, and be victorious in His name? The very feeblest prayer that we can offer, Jesus will hear. He pities the weakness of every soul. Help for everyone has been laid upon Him who is mighty to save. I point you to Jesus Christ, the sinner’s Saviour, who alone can give you power to overcome on every point. Heaven is worth everything to us. We must not run any risk in this matter. We must take no venture here. We must know that our steps are ordered by the Lord. May God help us in the great work of overcoming. He has crowns for those that overcome. He has white robes for the righteous. He has an eternal world of glory for those who seek for glory, honor, and immortality. All who enter the city of God will enter it as conquerors. They will not enter it as condemned criminals, but as sons and daughters of God. And the welcome given to everyone who enters there will be, “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” (Matthew 25:34.) Gladly would I speak words that would aid such trembling souls to fasten their grasp by faith upon the mighty Helper, that they might develop a character upon which God will be pleased to look. Heaven may invite them, and present its choicest blessings, and they may have every facility to develop a perfect character; but all will be in vain unless they are willing to help themselves. They must put forth their own God-given powers, or they will sink lower and lower, and be of no account for good, either in time or in eternity. All who are weakened, and even degraded by sinful indulgence, may become children of God. It is in their power to be constantly doing good to others, and helping them to overcome temptation; and in so doing they will reap benefit to themselves. They may be bright and shining lights in the world, and at last hear the benediction, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” from the lips of the King of Glory." —Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, p. 148-149 (1890)
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"He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels." Revelation 3:5
"Every one of us may know that there is a power working with our efforts to overcome. Why will not men and women lay hold upon the help that has been provided, that they may become elevated and ennobled? Why do they degrade themselves by the indulgence of perverted appetite? Why do they not rise in the strength of Jesus, and be victorious in His name? The very feeblest prayer that we can offer, Jesus will hear. He pities the weakness of every soul. Help for everyone has been laid upon Him who is mighty to save. I point you to Jesus Christ, the sinner’s Saviour, who alone can give you power to overcome on every point. Heaven is worth everything to us. We must not run any risk in this matter. We must take no venture here. We must know that our steps are ordered by the Lord. May God help us in the great work of overcoming. He has crowns for those that overcome. He has white robes for the righteous. He has an eternal world of glory for those who seek for glory, honor, and immortality. All who enter the city of God will enter it as conquerors. They will not enter it as condemned criminals, but as sons and daughters of God. And the welcome given to everyone who enters there will be, “Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.” (Matthew 25:34.) Gladly would I speak words that would aid such trembling souls to fasten their grasp by faith upon the mighty Helper, that they might develop a character upon which God will be pleased to look. Heaven may invite them, and present its choicest blessings, and they may have every facility to develop a perfect character; but all will be in vain unless they are willing to help themselves. They must put forth their own God-given powers, or they will sink lower and lower, and be of no account for good, either in time or in eternity. All who are weakened, and even degraded by sinful indulgence, may become children of God. It is in their power to be constantly doing good to others, and helping them to overcome temptation; and in so doing they will reap benefit to themselves. They may be bright and shining lights in the world, and at last hear the benediction, “Well done, good and faithful servant,” from the lips of the King of Glory." —Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, p. 148-149 (1890)
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He's Not Of This World!
Did someone create mankind?
Is there historical evidence they visited mankind?
Did they create us alone in the universe?
Did they tell us what will happen to us and leave us evidence?
What’s the future global disease they warned us about? Who will get it?
What is heading towards earth?
If mankind has Creator, Why does mankind suffer disease?
All of these questions are very perplexing and require a great amount of reflection. If there is a greater reason behind humanity what is it?
To see the answer to all of these questions please have a read of this study...
https://www.pluckedout.co.uk/Jesus/
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Did someone create mankind?
Is there historical evidence they visited mankind?
Did they create us alone in the universe?
Did they tell us what will happen to us and leave us evidence?
What’s the future global disease they warned us about? Who will get it?
What is heading towards earth?
If mankind has Creator, Why does mankind suffer disease?
All of these questions are very perplexing and require a great amount of reflection. If there is a greater reason behind humanity what is it?
To see the answer to all of these questions please have a read of this study...
https://www.pluckedout.co.uk/Jesus/
#Study
⚠️ PROPHECIED SUNDAY LAWS ARE COMING! ⚠️
Religious laws hidden under the veil of climate emergency are in the works!
🚨 Discover what is awaiting us in the near future - https://news.1rj.ru/str/BIBLETruthChannel/144🚨
"Pope Francis discussed how the Catholic Church can be most effective in combatting climate change in his 41st meeting with his Council of Cardinals this week. [...] “Can we, as a Church, along with other denominations and religions, give a voice to these concerns?” was the question put forward for discussion." - source (soon religious bodies will lobby for Sunday rest laws due to climate change agenda, as prophecied)
"DiLeo suggested that Catholics should push bishops into supporting a zero net-carbon-emissions goal. He said Catholics should figure out who the allies are in different parishes and then meet with the bishop using evidence-based strategies to communicate ideas. “And then end with a very clear, compelling call for a specific action,” he said." - source
What’s keeping you from honoring the Lord by keeping the Sabbath day (Sunday) holy? - source
Bringing the Torah’s ‘Sabbath of the land’ to Jewish American farmers - "The tradition of shmita, a Jewish answer to how to fight climate change, is spreading beyond Israel." - source
The next global mental-health crisis is about climate change - source
Earth Day: Climate change directly impacts people's health, finances — study - source
Earth Day 2022: bringing the climate conversation to life in the hospitality sector - source
Climate Change Could Cause the Next Pandemic - source
India’s Unbearably Hot Schools Show We Must Climate-Proof Education - source
Fighting climate change in a fragmented world - source
WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO CHRIST'S RETURN! REPENT!
↩️ See previous articles | See more articles ➡️
Religious laws hidden under the veil of climate emergency are in the works!
🚨 Discover what is awaiting us in the near future - https://news.1rj.ru/str/BIBLETruthChannel/144🚨
"Pope Francis discussed how the Catholic Church can be most effective in combatting climate change in his 41st meeting with his Council of Cardinals this week. [...] “Can we, as a Church, along with other denominations and religions, give a voice to these concerns?” was the question put forward for discussion." - source (soon religious bodies will lobby for Sunday rest laws due to climate change agenda, as prophecied)
"DiLeo suggested that Catholics should push bishops into supporting a zero net-carbon-emissions goal. He said Catholics should figure out who the allies are in different parishes and then meet with the bishop using evidence-based strategies to communicate ideas. “And then end with a very clear, compelling call for a specific action,” he said." - source
What’s keeping you from honoring the Lord by keeping the Sabbath day (Sunday) holy? - source
Bringing the Torah’s ‘Sabbath of the land’ to Jewish American farmers - "The tradition of shmita, a Jewish answer to how to fight climate change, is spreading beyond Israel." - source
The next global mental-health crisis is about climate change - source
Earth Day: Climate change directly impacts people's health, finances — study - source
Earth Day 2022: bringing the climate conversation to life in the hospitality sector - source
Climate Change Could Cause the Next Pandemic - source
India’s Unbearably Hot Schools Show We Must Climate-Proof Education - source
Fighting climate change in a fragmented world - source
WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO CHRIST'S RETURN! REPENT!
↩️ See previous articles | See more articles ➡️
Compare The Sinner And The Righteous
"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Psalm 23:4
"We often hear the life of Christians described as being filled with trials, sadness, and sorrow, with but little to cheer and comfort; and the impression is too often given that if they should give up their faith and their efforts for eternal life, the scene would be changed to pleasure and happiness. But I have been led to compare the life of the sinner with the life of the righteous. Sinners do not have a desire to please God, therefore can have no pleasing sense of His approval. They do not enjoy their state of sin and worldly pleasure without trouble. They feel deeply the ills of this mortal life. Oh yes, at times they are fearfully troubled. They fear God but do not love Him. Are sinners free from disappointment, perplexity, earthly losses, poverty, and distress? Oh, no! In this respect they are no more secure than the righteous. They often suffer lingering sicknesses, yet have no strong and mighty arm to lean upon, no strengthening grace from a higher power to support them. In their weakness they must lean upon their own strength. They cannot look forward with any pleasure to the resurrection morn, for they have no cheering hope that they will then have part with the blest. They obtain no consolation by looking forward to the future. A fearful uncertainty torments them, and thus they close their eyes in death. This is the end of poor sinners' lives of vain pleasures. Christians are subject to sickness, disappointment, poverty, reproach, and distress. Yet amid all this they love God, and love to do His will, and prize nothing so highly as His approval. In the conflicts, trials, and changing scenes of this life, they know that there is One who understands it all; One who will bend His ear low to the cries of the sorrowful and distressed; One who can sympathize with every sorrow and soothe the keenest anguish of every heart. He has invited the sorrowing ones to come to Him and find rest. Amid all their affliction Christians have strong consolation, and if they suffer a lingering, distressing sickness, before they close their eyes in death, they can with cheerfulness bear it all, for they hold communion with their Redeemer." —The Review and Herald, 04/28/1859.
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"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Psalm 23:4
"We often hear the life of Christians described as being filled with trials, sadness, and sorrow, with but little to cheer and comfort; and the impression is too often given that if they should give up their faith and their efforts for eternal life, the scene would be changed to pleasure and happiness. But I have been led to compare the life of the sinner with the life of the righteous. Sinners do not have a desire to please God, therefore can have no pleasing sense of His approval. They do not enjoy their state of sin and worldly pleasure without trouble. They feel deeply the ills of this mortal life. Oh yes, at times they are fearfully troubled. They fear God but do not love Him. Are sinners free from disappointment, perplexity, earthly losses, poverty, and distress? Oh, no! In this respect they are no more secure than the righteous. They often suffer lingering sicknesses, yet have no strong and mighty arm to lean upon, no strengthening grace from a higher power to support them. In their weakness they must lean upon their own strength. They cannot look forward with any pleasure to the resurrection morn, for they have no cheering hope that they will then have part with the blest. They obtain no consolation by looking forward to the future. A fearful uncertainty torments them, and thus they close their eyes in death. This is the end of poor sinners' lives of vain pleasures. Christians are subject to sickness, disappointment, poverty, reproach, and distress. Yet amid all this they love God, and love to do His will, and prize nothing so highly as His approval. In the conflicts, trials, and changing scenes of this life, they know that there is One who understands it all; One who will bend His ear low to the cries of the sorrowful and distressed; One who can sympathize with every sorrow and soothe the keenest anguish of every heart. He has invited the sorrowing ones to come to Him and find rest. Amid all their affliction Christians have strong consolation, and if they suffer a lingering, distressing sickness, before they close their eyes in death, they can with cheerfulness bear it all, for they hold communion with their Redeemer." —The Review and Herald, 04/28/1859.
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God's law reaches the feelings and motives, as well as the outward acts. It reveals the secrets of the heart, flashing light upon things before buried in darkness. God knows every thought, every purpose, every plan, every motive. The books of heaven record the sins that would have been committed had there been opportunity. God will bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing. By His law He measures the character of every man. As the artist transfers to the canvas the features of the face, so the features of each individual character are transferred to the books of heaven. God has a perfect photograph of every man's character, and this photograph He compares with His law. He reveals to man the defects that mar his life, and calls upon him to repent and turn from sin.
ST July 31, 1901, par. 3
ST July 31, 1901, par. 3