2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Philippians 4:6 (KJV)
Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests
be made known unto God.
Philippians 4:7 (KJV)
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus.
1 John 4:18 (KJV)
There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is
not made perfect in love.
Psalm 56:3 (KJV)
What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.
Psalm 34:4 (KJV)
I sought the LORD, and he heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.
Isaiah 41:10 (KJV)
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will
help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Joshua 1:9 (KJV)
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed:
for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Deuteronomy 31:6 (KJV)
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth
go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Psalm 23:4 (KJV)
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.
Matthew 6:34 (KJV)
Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Psalm 118:6 (KJV)
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: What can man do unto me?
Romans 8:31 (KJV)
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Psalm 34:9 (KJV)
O fear the LORD, ye his saints: For there is no want to them that fear him.
Exodus 20:20 (KJV)
And Moses said unto the people, Fear not: for God is come to prove you, and that his fear may be
before your faces, that ye sin not.
Isaiah 8:12 (KJV)
Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their
fear, nor be afraid.
Deuteronomy 3:22 (KJV)
Ye shall not fear them: for the LORD your God he shall fight for you.
Judges 6:23 (KJV)
And the LORD said unto him, Peace be unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.
Psalm 64:1 (KJV)
Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy.
Psalm 103:13 (KJV)
Like as a father pitieth his children, So the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
Psalm 115:11 (KJV)
Ye that fear the LORD, trust in the LORD: He is their help and their shield.
Psalm 115:13 (KJV)
He will bless them that fear the LORD, both small and great.
Psalm 118:4 (KJV)
Let them now that fear the LORD say, That his mercy endureth forever.
Psalm 119:38 (KJV)
Stablish thy word Unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.
Psalm 147:11 (KJV)
The LORD taketh pleasure in them that fear him, In those that hope in his mercy.
Proverbs 1:33 (KJV)
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, And shall be quiet from fear of evil.
Proverbs 3:25 (KJV)
Be not afraid of sudden fear, Neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh.
Proverbs 10:27 (KJV)
The fear of the LORD prolongeth days: But the years of the wicked shall be shortened.
Proverbs 15:16 (KJV)
Better is little with the fear of the LORD Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
Proverbs 22:4 (KJV)
By humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, and honour, and life.
Lamentations 3:57 (KJV)
Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon thee: Thou saidst, Fear not.
Joel 2:21 (KJV)
Fear not, O land; be glad and rejoice: for the LORD will do great things.
Matthew 10:31 (KJV)
Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 1:50 (KJV)
And his mercy is on them that fear him From generation to generation.
Luke 12:32 (KJV)
Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
John 12:15 (KJV)
Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt.
Numbers 14:9 (KJV)
Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us:
their defence is departed from them, and the LORD is with us: fear them not.
Ecclesiastes 8:12 (KJV)
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be
well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
Matthew 10:28 (KJV)
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able
to destroy both soul and body in hell.
2 Kings 6:16 (KJV)
And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them.
Psalm 19:9 (KJV)
The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever: The judgments of the LORD are true and righteous
altogether.
Psalm 25:14 (KJV)
The secret of the LORD is with them that fear him; And he will shew them his covenant.
Psalm 33:18 (KJV)
Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy;
Psalm 34:7 (KJV)
The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.
Psalm 49:5 (KJV)
Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, When the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
Psalm 103:11 (KJV)
For as the heaven is high above the earth, So great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
Proverbs 10:24 (KJV)
The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: But the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
Proverbs 14:26 (KJV)
In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: And his children shall have a place of refuge.
Proverbs 14:27 (KJV)
The fear of the LORD is a fountain of life, To depart from the snares of death.
Proverbs 29:25 (KJV)
The fear of man bringeth a snare: But whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.
Isaiah 41:13 (KJV)
For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
Genesis 15:1 (KJV)
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy
shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Joshua 10:8 (KJV)
And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear them not: for I have delivered them into thine hand; there shall not
a man of them stand before thee.
1 Samuel 12:24 (KJV)
only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath
done for you.
2 Kings 17:39 (KJV)
But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Psalm 27:1 (KJV)
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom
shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:3 (KJV)
Though an host should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me,
in this will I be confident.
Psalm 46:2 (KJV)
Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the
midst of the sea;
Psalm 56:4 (KJV)
In God I will praise his word, In God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.
Psalm 103:17 (KJV)
But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, And his
righteousness unto children's children;
Psalm 111:5 (KJV)
He hath given meat unto them that fear him: He will ever be mindful of his covenant.
Psalm 145:19 (KJV)
He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: He also will hear their cry, and will save them.
Proverbs 19:23 (KJV)
The fear of the LORD tendeth to life: And he that hath it shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with
evil.
Isaiah 43:5 (KJV)
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;
Isaiah 54:14 (KJV)
In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear:
and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.
Ezekiel 3:9 (KJV)
As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their
looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Zephaniah 3:16 (KJV)
In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem, Fear thou not: and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack.
Haggai 2:5 (KJV)
According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, so my spirit remaineth
among you: fear ye not.
Zechariah 8:15 (KJV)
so again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not.
Malachi 2:5 (KJV)
My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared
me, and was afraid before my name.
Matthew 10:26 (KJV)
Fear them not therefore: for there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; and hid, that shall not
be known.
Luke 1:74 (KJV)
That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies Might serve him
without fear,
Luke 2:10 (KJV)
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be
to all people.
Luke 12:7 (KJV)
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than
many sparrows.
Romans 8:15 (KJV)
For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption,
whereby we cry, Abba, Father.
Hebrews 13:6 (KJV)
So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear What man shall do unto me.
Proverbs 16:3 (KJV)
Commit thy works unto the LORD, And thy thoughts shall be established.
Deuteronomy 1:21 (KJV)
Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy
fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.
Deuteronomy 5:29 (KJV)
O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments
always, that it might be well with them, and with their children forever!
Deuteronomy 6:24 (KJV)
And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always,
that he might preserve us alive, as it is at this day.
Deuteronomy 20:3 (KJV)
and shall say unto them, Hear, O Israel, ye approach this day unto battle against your enemies: let not
your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, neither be ye terrified because of them;
Deuteronomy 31:8 (KJV)
And the LORD, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither
forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.
Joshua 10:25 (KJV)
And Joshua said unto them, Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the
LORD do to all your enemies against whom ye fight.
Psalm 31:19 (KJV)
Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; Which thou hast wrought
for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!
Isaiah 7:4 (KJV)
and say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these
smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
Isaiah 14:3 (KJV)
And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give thee rest from thy sorrow, and from thy
fear, and from the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve,
Isaiah 35:4 (KJV)
Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance,
even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
Isaiah 43:1 (KJV)
But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for
I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
Isaiah 44:2 (KJV)
thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O
Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 44:8 (KJV)
Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my
witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.
Isaiah 51:7 (KJV)
Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the
reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Isaiah 54:4 (KJV)
Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to
shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy
widowhood any more.
Jeremiah 23:4 (KJV)
And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be
dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 32:40 (KJV)
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them
good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
Daniel 10:19 (KJV)
and said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he
had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.
Malachi 4:2 (KJV)
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye
shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.
John 14:27 (KJV)
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your
heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Genesis 21:17 (KJV)
And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto
her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is.
Exodus 14:13 (KJV)
And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will
shew to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for
ever.
1 Chronicles 28:20 (KJV)
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed:
for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast
finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 6:33 (KJV)
then hear thou from the heavens, even from thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger
calleth to thee for; that all people of the earth may know thy name, and fear thee, as doth thy people
Israel, and may know that this house which I have built is called by thy name.
2 Chronicles 20:17 (KJV)
Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD
with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them: for the
LORD will be with you.
Jeremiah 30:10 (KJV)
Therefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, saith the LORD; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for, lo, I will
save thee from afar, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in
rest, and be quiet, and none shall make him afraid.
Jeremiah 46:27 (KJV)
But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel: for, behold, I will save thee from
afar off, and thy seed from the land of their captivity; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at ease,
and none shall make him afraid.
Jeremiah 46:28 (KJV)
Fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the LORD: for I am with thee; for I will make a full end of all the
nations whither I have driven thee: but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measure;
yet will I not leave thee wholly unpunished.
Zechariah 8:13 (KJV)
And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of
Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
Revelation 2:10 (KJV)
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison,
that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give
thee a crown of life.
Hebrews 11:1 (KJV)
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Luke 12:4 (KJV)
And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that
they can do.
1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)
casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (KJV)
In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Philippians 4:13 (KJV)
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Job 5:21 (KJV)
Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue: Neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it
cometh.
Psalm 130:4 (KJV)
But there is forgiveness with thee, That thou mayest be feared.
James 1:6 (KJV)
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the
wind and tossed.
2 Chronicles 32:7 (KJV)
Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude
that is with him: for there be more with us than with him:
Luke 1:37 (KJV)
For with God nothing shall be impossible.
1 Chronicles 22:13 (KJV)
Then shalt thou prosper, if thou takest heed to fulfil the statutes and judgments which the LORD
charged Moses with concerning Israel: be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed.
Psalm 3:6 (KJV)
I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, That have set themselves against me round about.
Philippians 1:28 (KJV)
and in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you
of salvation, and that of God.
Monday, October 4, 2021
Searched "Fear" in a Bible app this is what I found:
Monday, May 17, 2021
Again not my own but so appropriate
https://youtu.be/_N76N8KB0kE Shall the "regular lines," which say that every mind shall be controlled by two or three minds at Battle Creek, continue to bear sway? The Macedonian cry is coming from every quarter. Shall men go to the "regular lines" to see whether they will be permitted to labor, or shall they go out and work as best they can, depending on their own abilities and on the help of the Lord, beginning in a humble way and creating an interest in the truth in places in which nothing has been done to give the warning message?
The Lord has encouraged those who have started out on their own responsibility to work for Him, their hearts filled with love for souls ready to perish. A true missionary spirit will be imparted to those who seek earnestly to know God and Jesus Christ, whom He hath sent. The Lord lives and reigns. Young men, go forth into the places to which you are directed by the Spirit of the Lord. Work with your hands, that you may be self-supporting, and as you have opportunity proclaim the message of warning. 14MR 207.1 - 14MR 207.2
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Sunday, April 25, 2021
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Separation of church and state
Not my original work: http://adventmessenger.org/the-adventist-church-the-sda-reformed-churches-the-shepherds-rod-and-the-independent-ministries-received-over-75-million-in-tax-payer-money/
Monday, February 15, 2021
Your house is left to you desolate
There is another typology that we should consider. Back in the disciples day who were God's chosen people? The Israelites. The church leadership was the Sadducees and Pharisees. Because of the apostasy of the leadership Jesus said to them, in Matthew 23:38 KJV "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate." https://my.bible.com/bible/1/MAT.23.38 And Paul said, in Acts 18:5 And when Silas and Timothy were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. 6 And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, "Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles." https://my.bible.com/bible/1/ACT.18.KJV Acts 24:14 "But this I confess unto thee, that after The Way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:" https://my.bible.com/bible/1/ACT.24.KJV Again in Acts 28:28 KJV "Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it." https://my.bible.com/bible/1/ACT.28.KJV
The disciples left the established church and formed a group of Christians also called "The Way". The individuals were supported differently than the Levites. The churches that they built supported all of them. continued below:
https://iodtiger.blogspot.com/2021/01/egw-comments.html
EGW comments
That night I dreamed that I was in Battle Creek looking out from the side glass at the door and saw a company marching up to the house, two and two. They looked stern and determined. I knew them well and turned to open the parlor door to receive them, but thought I would look again. The scene was changed. The company now presented the appearance of a Catholic procession. One bore in his hand a cross, another a reed. And as they approached, the one carrying a reed made a circle around the house, saying three times: "This house is proscribed. The goods must be confiscated. They have spoken against our holy order." Terror seized me, and I ran through the house, out of the north door, and found myself in the midst of a company, some of whom I knew, but I dared not speak a word to them for fear of being betrayed. I tried to seek a retired spot where I might weep and pray without meeting eager, inquisitive eyes wherever I turned. I repeated frequently: "If I could only understand this! If they will tell me what I have said or what I have done!"1T 577.2
I wept and prayed much as I saw our goods confiscated. I tried to read sympathy or pity for me in the looks of those around me, and marked the countenances of several whom I thought would speak to me and comfort me if they did not fear that they would be observed by others. I made one attempt to escape from the crowd, but seeing that I was watched, I concealed my intentions. I commenced weeping aloud, and saying: "If they would only tell me what I have done or what I have said!" My husband, who was sleeping in a bed in the same room, heard me weeping aloud and awoke me. My pillow was wet with tears, and a sad depression of spirits was upon me.
https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/116.2678. Hold Distinctive Features Prominent—The religion of Jesus is endangered. It is being mingled with worldliness. Worldly policy is taking the place of the true piety and wisdom that comes from above, and God will remove His prospering hand from the conference. Shall the ark of the covenant be removed from this people? Shall idols be smuggled in? Shall false principles and false precepts be brought into the sanctuary? Shall antichrist be respected? Shall the true doctrines and principles given us by God, which have made us what we are, be ignored? Shall God's instrumentality, the publishing house, become a mere political, worldly institution? This is directly where the enemy, through blinded, unconsecrated men, is leading us.
These things have gone as far as they should without someone protesting against them in plain words. The Lord's time to set things in order has fully come. There are men in positions of trust who have not had an experience in the leading out of this work, and these men should walk with humility and caution. In the night season I was present in several councils, and there I heard words repeated by influential men to the effect that if the American Sentinel would drop the words "Seventh-day Adventist" from its columns, and would say nothing about the Sabbath, the great men of the world would patronize it; it would become popular, and do a larger work. This looked very pleasing. These men could not see why we could not affiliate with unbelievers and non-professors to make the American Sentinel a great success. I saw their countenances brighten, and they began to work on a policy plan to make the Sentinel a popular success.
This policy is the first step in a succession of wrong steps. The principles which have been advocated in the American Sentinel are the very sum and substance of the advocacy of the Sabbath, and when men begin to talk of changing these principles, they are doing a work which it does not belong to them to do. Like Uzzah, they are attempting to steady the ark which belongs to God, and is under His special supervision. Said my Guide to those in these councils, "Who of the men among you have felt the burden of the cause from the first, and have accepted responsibilities under trying circumstances? Who has carried the burden of the work during the years of its existence? Who has practiced self-denial and self-sacrifice? The Lord made a place for His stanch servants, whose voices have been heard in warning. He carried forward His work before any of you put your hands to it, and He can and will find a place for the truth you would suppress. In the American Sentinel has been published the truth for this time. Take heed what you do. "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it."—Manuscript 29, 1890.
To Meet the Sunday-Law Movement—I do hope that the trumpet will give a certain sound in regard to this Sunday-law movement. I think that it would be best if in our papers the subject of the perpetuity of the law of God were made a specialty. Should there not be a paper or a pamphlet issued to take the place of the Sentinel ? I have not been able to think that it was the wise thing to do to let that paper drop. It was a voice that was constantly speaking in defense of religious liberty. The truth should be presented in short articles, in clear, distinct lines, giving special points in regard to the Lord's Sabbath, and showing that those who frame laws to compel the observance of the first day of the week, are disloyal to the Lord of heaven, who placed His sanctity upon the seventh day. Are we doing all we can to exalt the law of Jehovah?
We should now be doing our very best to defeat this Sunday law. The best way to do this will be to lift up the law of God and make it stand forth in all its sacredness. This must be done if the truth triumphs.—Letter 58, 1906. CW 95.3 - CW 98.1
And continued here: https://iodtiger.blogspot.com/2020/02/so-confusedall-of-these-statements-are.html
So confused...all of these statements are in the same book.
I was confirmed in all I had stated in Minneapolis, that a reformation must go through the churches. Reforms must be made, for spiritual weakness and blindness were upon the people who had been blessed with great light and precious opportunities and privileges.
As reformers they had come out of the denominational churches, but they now act a part similar to that which the churches acted. We hoped that there would not be the necessity for another coming out.
Abuse of Power at Church Headquarters
The General Conference is itself becoming corrupted with wrong sentiments and principles....
Men have taken unfair advantage of those whom they supposed to be under their jurisdiction. They were determined to bring the individuals to their terms; they would rule or ruin....
The high-handed power that has been developed, as though position has made men gods, makes me afraid, and ought to cause fear. It is a curse wherever and by whomsoever it is exercised.—Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers, 359-361 (1895)
Unwise Leaders Do Not Speak for God
The voice from Battle Creek, which has been regarded as authority in counseling how the work should be done, is no longer the voice of God.—Manuscript Releases 17:185 (1896).
It has been some years since I have considered the General Conference as the voice of God.—Manuscript Releases 17:216 (1898).
That these men should stand in a sacred place, to be as the voice of God to the people, as we once believed the General Conference to be—that is past.—The General Conference Bulletin, April 3, 1901, p. 25.
I know that the Lord loves His church. It is not to be disorganized or broken up into independent atoms. There is not the least consistency in this; there is not the least evidence that such a thing will be.—Selected Messages 2:63, 68, 69 (1893).
You will take passages in the Testimonies that speak of the close of probation, of the shaking among God's people, and you will talk of a coming out from this people of a purer, holier people that will arise.
Now all this pleases the enemy.... Should many accept the views you advance, and talk and act upon them, we would see one of the greatest fanatical excitements that has ever been witnessed among Seventh-day Adventists. This is what Satan wants.—Selected Messages 1:179 (1890).
I tell you, my brethren, the Lord has an organized body through whom He will work.... When anyone is drawing apart from the organized body of God's commandment-keeping people, when he begins to weigh the church in his human scales and begins to pronounce judgment against them, then you may know that God is not leading him. He is on the wrong track.—Selected Messages 3:17, 18 (1893).
God Will Set Everything in Order
There is no need to doubt, to be fearful that the work will not succeed. God is at the head of the work, and He will set everything in order. If matters need adjusting at the head of the work God will attend to that, and work to right every wrong. Let us have faith that God is going to carry the noble ship which bears the people of God safely into port.—Selected Messages 2:390 (1892).
Although there are evils existing in the church, and will be until the end of the world, the church in these last days is to be the light of the world that is polluted and demoralized by sin.
We cannot now step off the foundation that God has established. We cannot now enter into any new organization, for this would mean apostasy from the truth.—Selected Messages 2:390 (1905).
I am instructed to say to Seventh-day Adventists the world over, God has called us as a people to be a peculiar treasure unto Himself. He has appointed that His church on earth shall stand perfectly united in the Spirit and counsel of the Lord of hosts to the end of time.—Selected Messages 2:397 (1908).
At times, when a small group of men entrusted with the general management of the work have, in the name of the General Conference, sought to carry out unwise plans to restrict God's work, I have said that I could no longer regard the voice of the General Conference, represented by these few men, as the voice of God.
But this is not saying that the decisions of a General Conference composed of an assembly of duly appointed, representative men from all parts of the field should not be respected.
God has ordained that the representatives of His church from all parts of the earth, when assembled in a General Conference, shall have authority.
The error that some are in danger of committing is in giving to the mind and judgment of one man, or of a small group of men, the full measure of authority and influence that God has invested in His church in the judgment and voice of the General Conference assembled to plan for the prosperity and advancement of His work.—Testimonies for the Church 9:260, 261 (1909).
God has invested His church with special authority and power which no one can be justified in disregarding and despising, for he who does this despises the voice of God.—The Acts of the Apostles, 164 (1911) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=carmengomez.last.days.events.
Saturday, January 23, 2021
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That night I dreamed that I was in Battle Creek looking out from the side glass at the door and saw a company marching up to the house, two and two. They looked stern and determined. I knew them well and turned to open the parlor door to receive them, but thought I would look again. The scene was changed. The company now presented the appearance of a Catholic procession. One bore in his hand a cross, another a reed. And as they approached, the one carrying a reed made a circle around the house, saying three times: "This house is proscribed. The goods must be confiscated. They have spoken against our holy order." Terror seized me, and I ran through the house, out of the north door, and found myself in the midst of a company, some of whom I knew, but I dared not speak a word to them for fear of being betrayed. I tried to seek a retired spot where I might weep and pray without meeting eager, inquisitive eyes wherever I turned. I repeated frequently: "If I could only understand this! If they will tell me what I have said or what I have done!"1T 577.2
I wept and prayed much as I saw our goods confiscated. I tried to read sympathy or pity for me in the looks of those around me, and marked the countenances of several whom I thought would speak to me and comfort me if they did not fear that they would be observed by others. I made one attempt to escape from the crowd, but seeing that I was watched, I concealed my intentions. I commenced weeping aloud, and saying: "If they would only tell me what I have done or what I have said!" My husband, who was sleeping in a bed in the same room, heard me weeping aloud and awoke me. My pillow was wet with tears, and a sad depression of spirits was upon me.
https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/116.2678. Hold Distinctive Features Prominent—The religion of Jesus is endangered. It is being mingled with worldliness. Worldly policy is taking the place of the true piety and wisdom that comes from above, and God will remove His prospering hand from the conference. Shall the ark of the covenant be removed from this people? Shall idols be smuggled in? Shall false principles and false precepts be brought into the sanctuary? Shall antichrist be respected? Shall the true doctrines and principles given us by God, which have made us what we are, be ignored? Shall God's instrumentality, the publishing house, become a mere political, worldly institution? This is directly where the enemy, through blinded, unconsecrated men, is leading us.
These things have gone as far as they should without someone protesting against them in plain words. The Lord's time to set things in order has fully come. There are men in positions of trust who have not had an experience in the leading out of this work, and these men should walk with humility and caution. In the night season I was present in several councils, and there I heard words repeated by influential men to the effect that if the American Sentinel would drop the words "Seventh-day Adventist" from its columns, and would say nothing about the Sabbath, the great men of the world would patronize it; it would become popular, and do a larger work. This looked very pleasing. These men could not see why we could not affiliate with unbelievers and non-professors to make the American Sentinel a great success. I saw their countenances brighten, and they began to work on a policy plan to make the Sentinel a popular success.
This policy is the first step in a succession of wrong steps. The principles which have been advocated in the American Sentinel are the very sum and substance of the advocacy of the Sabbath, and when men begin to talk of changing these principles, they are doing a work which it does not belong to them to do. Like Uzzah, they are attempting to steady the ark which belongs to God, and is under His special supervision. Said my Guide to those in these councils, "Who of the men among you have felt the burden of the cause from the first, and have accepted responsibilities under trying circumstances? Who has carried the burden of the work during the years of its existence? Who has practiced self-denial and self-sacrifice? The Lord made a place for His stanch servants, whose voices have been heard in warning. He carried forward His work before any of you put your hands to it, and He can and will find a place for the truth you would suppress. In the American Sentinel has been published the truth for this time. Take heed what you do. "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it."—Manuscript 29, 1890.
To Meet the Sunday-Law Movement—I do hope that the trumpet will give a certain sound in regard to this Sunday-law movement. I think that it would be best if in our papers the subject of the perpetuity of the law of God were made a specialty. Should there not be a paper or a pamphlet issued to take the place of the Sentinel ? I have not been able to think that it was the wise thing to do to let that paper drop. It was a voice that was constantly speaking in defense of religious liberty. The truth should be presented in short articles, in clear, distinct lines, giving special points in regard to the Lord's Sabbath, and showing that those who frame laws to compel the observance of the first day of the week, are disloyal to the Lord of heaven, who placed His sanctity upon the seventh day. Are we doing all we can to exalt the law of Jehovah?
We should now be doing our very best to defeat this Sunday law. The best way to do this will be to lift up the law of God and make it stand forth in all its sacredness. This must be done if the truth triumphs.—Letter 58, 1906. CW 95.3 - CW 98.1