For those who have never heard of GLBTQ, its an acronym for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning. Those of us who know God do not have to speculate about the after life. Instead of the blessing three times in Genesis 3 and 4, we find the word curse. Now the question is: what are those names? But he greatly errs is his insistence that God will eventually melt every heart and that Gods grace is ultimately irresistible. The garden of Eden was kind of like a botanical garden. I start to twitch and break out in a rash. [7]. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound[ teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. And 3. in the last days scoffers will arise, mockers will arise, and they will want to live according to their own lusts. Without getting too far afield, its impossible for a practicing homosexual, a bisexual or a transgender person to live in accord with biblical Christianity. And at the end of creation we find these words: Then God saw every thing that he had made, and, indeed, it was very good. He said: All of the trees of the garden are for your personal consumption and for your personal, everyday use. Right? He lost servants, he lost all of his animals, he lost all of his properties. 4And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not. J. Litch, on the Second Coming of Christ.pdf, Fitch Letter to the Presbytery of Newark.pdf, Fitch Letters by Charles Fitch From The Midnight Cry, March 14, 1844.pdf, Fitch The Glory of God in the Earth.pdf, Foy The Christian Experience of William E. 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The Visions of Mrs E G White. On the first part of the sixth day God spoke the land animals into existence. God is going to tell Job, Job, now Im going to ask the questions and you answer me. Download these books, print, read and help to spread them as leaves in the wind! We want to begin our study today at Genesis chapter 6 and verse 5. The human race needed a redeemer. Its found in Revelation chapter 16 and verses 12 through 16. But actually theyre One according to this text. Lets continue reading. We want to begin our study in the book of Job. Other Resources | Adventist Digital Library Brethren, cling to your Bible, as it reads, and stop your criticisms in regard to its validity, and obey the word, and not one of you will be lost. We have three categories that are mentioned here by Jesus. And in the third place, we find that God hallowed it, or sanctified it; He made it Holy. Theres a very important principle that is expressed here in what is known as The Lords Prayer. The Bible tells us that as he was fleeing from home, he felt a deep burden of guilt, because of the sin that he had committed. And now notice. Very clearly, He finished on the sixth day. I consecrated my life to you. I think not! And then finally in verse 17 you have the dragon angry with the woman. So how do you distinguish between the two? Though significant, anti-Trinitarianism has remained at the margins of the movement. Its actually found in 1 Samuel chapter 17. Lets read about this in Genesis chapter 29 and verse 30. But as weve studied, God placed a test in the garden of Eden. At that point, they will be judged by their deeds and cast into the lake of fire along with Hades itself (Revelation 20:11-15, 21:8, 22:15). You remember that Lot went into the valley where Sodom and Gomorrah were, whereas Abraham decided to stay in the country outside the cities. There is no hint or indication that anyone will receive a second chance in Hades or the lake of fire. Now lets go to the gospel of John Chapter 1, and well read verses 1 and 3, and Im trying to make a point by comparing these two passages of scripture, or these texts of scripture. Jones also admits that he understood the biblical prohibitions to sodomy: Ive always thought that all persons should be afforded the same rights and no one should be discriminated against. But please understand that not all Emerging Churches adhere to all the points listed. 3 or 4 times in this passage the word ungodly is used. May God deliver His bride from the cotton candy Christianity that is endemic in Emergent Churches and among false prophets who lead the lost into believing they can put off repentance until after death. Instead of scattering abroad over all of the earth, they conglomerated together, they consolidated together in one place. It says: That is He made it holy. Following are some of the common traits I have discovered by reading through Emerging Church material. Men like Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, Rob Bell, Dan Kimballand Brian McLaren are influencing an entire generation to embrace vain traditions and a re-imagined theology thatruns contrary to the historic, orthodox tenetswhich are fundamental to the Christian faith itself! Every inclination of the heart of man was towards good. Emerging Churches seek to reach the lost by focusing on relationships and developing a story, a journey of life that is expressed through the narrative of learning. Basically, chapter 1 and 2 tells us that Job lost everything that he had. A multiplicity of descendants. As you know, Jacob was deceived into marrying Leah. Isaac and Ishmael, Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers. The second day God made the firmament. God is saying, its my turn to ask questions. In other words, it is a mark of protection upon Gods people who will go through the tribu- lation when the winds of strife are released. You remember that I mentioned in a previous lecture, the principle of historicism. But, there are a lot of Emerging Church writings. McLaren wholeheartedly approves of the book, and yet in this book Alan Jones says that the vicarious atonement of Christ is not a vital doctrine. In other words, its with but having a relationship with. You have the serpent and the woman. The title of our study today is Innocent Until Proven Guilty. Its a spectacular story. Here Jesus is speaking about the end time. In fact, were going to discover that theres only one kindof righteous Seed but there are actually two types of wicked seeds. As I mentioned in my prayer, this evening we are going to study two devastating end time deceptions which have captivated almost the entire world. Ellen G. White, 1827-1915. In other words, Adam and Eve saw Jesus create absolutely nothing. In fact, lets begin our study by reading those verses. The Bible also indicates, as we move along, that the animal kingdom became a violent kingdom. Instead, he offers a watered-down gospel, a politically correct assessment of Biblical teachings, and instructions that remind me of New Age philosophy. In other words, Revelation 12 connects with Genesis 3:15. As we noticed in our last study Adam allowed himself to be Over come by an enemy, the devil. Now you notice that God did not explain how he created man and woman. Now where did he come from? And so we find very clearly in this statement that Melchizedek was not Christ. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it. Matthew 7:13-14, Jesus stated as clearly as it could be stated, that only a few find the narrow door and narrow Road that leads to life, while many take the wide and easy road that leads to destruction.. You know, in the United States we say that youre innocent until proven guilty. However, there is a problem in that there is no statement that the Bible is inspired and inerrant. Now God put a test in the Garden of Eden to see if they actually were willing to believe in His story, whether they would show their loyalty to God as their Creator and as the only true God. In John Chapter 1 it says that the Word created all things, and without Him nothing was made that was made. Now in the book of Hebrews we have additional information about Enoch. 4, p. 246. I dont even have to look up this verse in my Bible. The first point that we want to study is what is life? Secondly, that moral authority has a moral code or a moral law. What right do we have to change the everlasting Gospel? Thankfully, He did not leave it up to sinful humans, who carry around more baggage than the airlines, to decide! I want you to notice verse 7, this is the key verse in this whole passage. The blessing. First of all, the expression in the beginning. There was not one taint of evil. Someone asked him, Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?He said to them, Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to., Enter through the narrow gate. 9911 KB . It just seems too sentimental to me. Some downplay doctrine, reinterpret creeds, and de-emphasize tradition, while others hold to them. The Seventh-day Adventist Church pioneers were members of Seventh-day Adventist Church, part of the group of Millerites, who came together after the Great Disappointment across the United States and formed the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The odds are too great, the stakes are too high, and eternity is far too long! Take heed that no one deceives you. He had to gain the victory where Adam failed. Lets begin reading at verse 28. Genesis 2:16, And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, you shall not eat: for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die. In other words, it was Gods plan that Adam, and his descendents, live forever. Now were going to study this subject from the perspective of a wonderful story that we find towards the end of the book of Genesis. Dont go to sleep on me, because if you just dose off for a couple of minutes, youre going to lose the sequence of what were going to study. 2 Timothy 4:2-4. And then of course were going to notice that God the Father and His Son Jesus at a certain point decided to have children just like husbands and wives decide to have children. On the fifth day God spoke the birds and spoke the fish into existence. I highly recommend visiting the website of Secrets Unsealed, downloading and studying the resources that he presents for interpretation. Now were going to follow a very carefully reasoned presentation. List of SDA Pioneers with Pictures and Names On the church staff page there is a list that includes women pastors. He would have us believe that Matthew 25:46 merely refers to an age of pruning rather than eternal punishment (p. 91). Were going to study four principles that we find in the book of Genesis, and which are amplified in the rest of scripture, on how to administrate the money that God has blessed us with. Someone asked him, Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?He said to them, Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. Luke 13:22-24, Enter through the narrow gate. What Im going to do is review certain very important elements that will be fundamental for what were going to discuss in this evenings lecture. This rejection of traditionalism (regimented service, hymns, organs, a dress code, weve always done it this way, etc.) Its one of the shorter sayings of Christ. Bell seems to be thinking that most of his audience is biblically uniformed, as he claims that the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16) was not really so much about the rich man going to Hades after he died, but about the hell he was supposedly making of his life in the here and now (pp. In our lecture today we are going to study about the eight laws of health in the book of Genesis. Adventist Pioneer Writings | Sabbath School Net - Original Ellen White When were looking forwards and were going through these trials, its difficult many times for us to understand exactly what is happening. Say ye of him, whom the Father hath sanctified. Instead, it is adopting a non-historical, unbiblical, and liberal position. 5And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven. And on each gate is one of the names of the twelve sons of Jacob. Ministry Mission Update April, 2023 EllenWhiteAudio Adventist Pioneer Library Fred Bischoff (1949-2019) And our theme verse in this series has been Genesis 3:15, that famous text that speaks about the warfare between the serpent and the woman, and between the serpents seed and the womans seed. He was being exposed before a national audience. And instead of filling the earth with a race of righteous and holy people, the Bible says that the earth was filled with people, but it was a violent and iniquitous race like Satan. They lay it bare before others as evidence of superior wisdom. And so basically, what Genesis 6:1-4 is telling us that the sexual connection or the intermarriages between the sons of God and the daughters of men is what led the human race to be in this condition where every intent of the thoughts of the heart was only evil continually. But there are four points that I want to underline as we begin our study. Bell states in Love Wins, What Jesus does is declare that he, and he alone, is saving everybody. Somehow they miss the urgency. Andrews - A Refutation of the Claims of Sunday-keeping to Divine Authority.pdf. It says here in Revelation 12:17: That is the devil. What a shame, that it took a liberal news organization filled with Godless atheists, like MSNBC, to hold Rob Bells feet to the fire and confront him with compromising the biblical message to accommodate popular culture. After Bell tersely denied that he was a Universalist, Bashir immediately followed with a scathing indictment: Youre amending the gospel so that its palatable to contemporary people who find, for example, the idea of Hell and Heaven very difficult to stomach. Genesis 15:4. Jesus made this hard statement regarding prayer: Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth (John 9:31). But in our study this morning we dont want only to talk about the righteous Seed and the wicked seed. The Lord makes it clear that there will be a time when it is too late to repent and even the cries for mercy from the wicked will go unheard by God: Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they will look for me but will not find me, since they hated knowledge and did not choose to fear the LORD. Proverbs 1:28-29. And what I want you to notice as we begin our study is that the New Jerusalem has twelve gates. In the Bible there is perhaps no more mysterious figure than an individual called Melchizedek. Notice Genesis 25:22, 23. And our subject for today is Unshakeable and Unbreakable Faith. The legs were of iron, and the feet were of iron and clay. Andrews - A Review of the Remarks of O. R. L. Crozier on the Institution, Design and Abolition of the Sabbath.pdf. See, God had said, youre going to die if you eat from the tree. For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock., For Jesus, heaven and hell were present realities. The second point that I want us to notice is that God is in a specific place, which in the Bible is called heaven. In other words, the Roman Empire. And then in Luke chapter 24 and verse 21 we hear the disappointment of these men. The disciples. Does Matthew 28:19 Confirm the Trinity or not: What do you think? 6:9-10.) Only two seeds: the seed of the righteous, and the seed of the wicked. Because his revelation doesnt line up with Scripture. To do anything less is to betray the one true God who sent His only begotten Son to save us. It says there in John Chapter 1 and verse 1 Very clearly, these two texts of scripture are closely linked, because in both of them you have the expression in the beginning. The book is currently number one in Amazons Religion and Spirituality section. But the real enmity is between the seed of the woman, and the serpent, because the last part of the verse says, He, the Seed of the woman, will crush your head, serpent, and you are going to wound, youre going to hurt His heel. There is no indication in scripture that a person has a second opportunity to get right with God in Hell. And that is we should choose the church that God specifies in scripture, as being the church which is in harmony with His truth as it is presented in Holy Scripture. 5:5-8, Gal. The territory, the earth. You see, people who live according to their own lusts do not really want Jesus to come. Now we find very clearly from the very beginning that thestrong will lose, and the weak will win in this battle, or this controversy. And when I say the entire world, Im not only speaking about the secular world, Im speaking also about the religious world. We, with all our religious advantages, ought to know far more today than we do know. But as we look at the life of Joseph we discover that Joseph had a less-than-ideal heredity, he had a less-than-ideal environment, and less-than-ideal circumstances in his home. Ive done a lot of research on McLaren, reading his books, and Im very sad to say that there are some serious problems. In our lecture for this moment, we are going to speak about Gods heavenly counsel. These are available on the website free in PDF format. Rob Bell not only redefines Hell by teaching that it will only be a temporary abode for those who want to leave later, but he redefines Hell by claiming that it is not so much about the after life, but its about what you make of the life here and now. In 2004, he was awarded a Doctor of Divinity Degree (honoris causa) from Carey Theological Seminary in Vancouver, BC, Canada.1 He went on to found the Cedar Ridge Community Church.2 He is no longer the pastor there, having resigned his position in order to pursue his speaking schedule. Therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him. 03:01 According to Genesis 1:30 all animals before sin were vegetarians. Thus, if we acknowledge that Jesus was using aionios to describe the eternal duration of life that the righteous will experience, it is an inescapable conclusion that He used aionios to describe the eternal duration of the punishment of the wicked. I want to start out by saying that I do not believe very much in conspiracy theories. Jesus employed the exact adjective aionios to describe the duration of Hell as He did for Heaven. Im going to focus especially on verse 7. Correct? Genesis chapter 2 and verse 7 explains it Now I want you to notice here that with man God did something different than with the rest of creation. Now the expression entering in to the daughters of men means to have sexual relations. And I dont even have to look it up because I have it memorized, and Im sure you do also. The love of God will melt every hard heart, and even the most depraved sinners will eventually give up their resistance and turn to God. (p. 107). It says there in Genesis chapter 5 and verse 24 the following: So all the days of Enoch were 365 years Im starting at verse 23 for the context. The Lord warned us in His Word that we are to earnestly contend for the faith, for false prophets would come and turn the grace of God into a license to sin (Jude 1:4). And in Job 1:12 we find the experience about what God said to Satan in this meeting. Thus, we will have no one to blame but ourselves (Romans 1:18-21; 2:5). And now notice verse 30. On the third day he spoke the dry land and the trees and the flowers and the plants into existence. Contrary to Bells heretical teaching that Jesus will accept their repentance later in Hell, Jesus said many will try to enter and will not be able to.. This is nothing less than a Counter-Reformation![8]. And I would like to read His words in Luke chapter 24 and verses 25 through 27. The second day he spoke the firmament into existence. When we see the post mortem pleadings of the damned in scripture, we never see them offered another chance to get right with God or told to wait until you are purified or finally forgiven in the future. Rather, we see when they do plead, the door to heaven is shut (Matthew 25:1-13) and they are cast away as evil-doers (Matthew 7:21-23). It becomes very clear that this power is Rome because Rome is the power which tried to slay Jesus when Jesus was born. And, of course, we studied last time that Esau was a very hardened and rude person, whereas Jacob is described as being docile and mild. {TM 116.2} And it points us back to creation. Weve heard all sides but no position has yet won our confidence so that we can say it seems good to the Holy Spirit and us. That alienates us from both the liberals and conservatives who seem to know exactly what we should think. [5]. They were created in the image and likeness of God. They moved, so to speak, towards one another. Verse 5: Now in Genesis the serpent appears suddenly, speaking, talking, and it makes you wonder where this serpent came from, because God made Adam and Eve in His image. You can find this story in Luke chapter 24. And finally were going to look at how life could be prolonged during each one of those stages. Now a detail which many people have missed is that according to the Bible Enoch was the first prophet. Wed like to begin our study today at Genesis chapter 5 and verse 24. Its the first event that is described where we need faith in order to grasp it. This is the sixth plague of the seven plagues of Revelation. In addition, I saw nothing that mentioned the final judgment and eternal damnation of those who die outside of Christ. We find in the book of Romans 3:10 In other words, all of the descendants of Adam, also became servants or slaves of Satan. But such feel-good statements make me cringe. Weve read these verses before. Israel needed a champion to recover that which had been lost, because they had been defeated so severely in all of their battles in recent times. 3And cried with a loud voice, aswhena lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices. It says there in Psalm 24:1: So notice once again the idea that the world is the Lords, and all of the fullness thereof. It says there, by the way, a majestic being appears to John, who is the writer of the book of Revelation, and we find these words about the encounter: And I fell at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, That is the angel said to John, See that you do not do that. Wed like to begin our study today at that verse which has basically been the theme of the Genesis series: Genesis chapter 3 and verse 15. If this fact holds true, all they would need to do is tell the judge they will receive his love later. On the fourth day we find that God made the sun, the moon, and the stars. In fact, God warns in the last chapter of the book of Revelation that the time will come when the wicked will go into eternity and continue to be wicked and the righteous will continue to be righteous: Let the evildoer still do evil, and the filthy still be filthy, and the righteous still do right, and the holy still be holy. Revelation 22:11. Here its speaking about an individual called Enoch. The law which God wrote with His own finger on tables of stone, with, actually, flames of fire, according to scripture. Bell writes: There are a growing number of us who have become acutely aware that Jesus story has been hijacked by a number of other stories, stories Jesus isnt interested in telling. Now in our study today were going to notice that in the group, which is classified as the wicked, there are three different kinds of people, whereas on Gods side there is only one type of person. If Hell is merely temporal, then so is Heaven! If you change your mind and want to go to Heaven, all you have to do is find the exit. Instead of man having dominion, Satan took dominion. About; Adventist Pioneers eBooks; Epub ebooks (for iPad) Mobi ebooks (for Kindle) . Its the story of Abraham, Isaac, Eliezer, and Rebekah. And the subject of conversation in this Heavenly meeting turned to Job, whom the Bible describes as a perfect man; as a man who had departed from evil; as a righteous man. So, with all these different formats, millions of people have access to both the text and the audio versions of our Adventist pioneer writings. Now go with me to Genesis chapter 2 and lets examine several important details about this specific tree. In our study today were going to discuss the mysteries of life and death. He deceptively claims that you dont need to do anything right now, you can simply live like hell and cash your check after you die and go to eternal bliss! 4996 KB . Time will tell. In the book of Hebrews, God further states: See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. And I remember quite a few debates in which I argued against homosexuality using the argument from natural law, the book of Genesis, and my own pithy deal-closer, Look, the parts dont fit. It says here: the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and all of the animals that wander, or walk upon the earth. Just for now the links do seem to be working if you right click the link you want, and then click to open link in a new tab. Many of those who might otherwise repent, will sadly buy into Bells lie and take his false doctrine to its practical conclusions. In fact, Im not laughing at all. In the Olivet discourse, after revealing that He will separate the righteous from the wicked like a shepherd separates sheep from the goats (Matthew 25:31-45), Jesus states that the wicked shall go away into eternal [aionios]punishment: but the righteous into eternal [aionios] life. (Matthew 25:46, ASV). And that might be self-explanatory, but were going to examine what the Bible has to say about the body. by the law. Verse 2: I want you to notice here that the reason for the sealing is to identify those who are going to go through the tribulation so that their lives are preserved, their lives are spared. The United States in Prophecy. It says here in chapter 13 and verse 10: And then it explains in parenthesis: You notice that that whole valley, according to this verse,was beautiful. Sin continues as part of the punishment and the ground for it., Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for Gods wrath remains on them., it is impossible to renew them again unto repentance, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, See that no one is sexually immoral, or is godless like Esau, who for a single meal sold his inheritance rights as the oldest son. Not only that, its a slap in the face to Christ to condone what He condemns! Now even though Jesus was the Creator, He placed on this earthas His ruler, or as His king, the original man who was placed on this planet: Adam. In fact, the reason why Jesus came to this world was to recover the throne and to recover the territory. In other words, it was a very fertile region. I have the privilege of travelling quite a bit, not only within the United States, but also to other countries of the world. There was no disease in the world. He shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. So three ideas: resting, blessing, and hallowing. It says here in this very well-known verse: Now the word substance could better be translated the assurance. Like many neo-evangelicals, he has bought into the liberal theology that trusts in a persons feelings rather than trusting in God. So here comes Rob Bell, hes made a Christian gospel for you and its perfectly palatable, its easy to swallow.. Men should let God take care of His own Book, His Living Oracles, as He has done for ages. All the trees you can use except for this one. Is this my problem here. And theres a particular preposition in Greek that I want to emphasize. And so Abraham is thinking about adopting Eliezer and making him the promised heir. The first period is, of course, at the very beginning before sin came into the world. The head of gold represents the kingdom of Babylon which governed from the year 605 BC till the year 539 BC. Genesis chapter 1 and verse 28. On the fifth day God performed two works of creation. What is being described in these verses? 10And I took the little book out of the angels hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.