Hello, I'm Graham Weir.
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And I want to
welcome you to part 2
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of The Reformation Revisited.
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This is the six
part dynamic series
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dealing with the impact of
the Protestant Reformation,
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and its vital implications
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for the survival
of Christianity today.
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And in this presentation,
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we're going to
take a deeper look
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at some of the
teachings of Martin Luther,
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and the various denominations
that rose after Martin Luther.
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And we're also
going to take a look
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at how to tell the difference
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between a true
and a false revival.
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So let us pray.
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Loving Father in heaven,
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we praise You and
thank You once again
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for the opportunity
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to contemplate the
great Protestant Reformation,
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and the mighty heritage
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that You've
given us through that.
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The journey from
darkness into light
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and the amount of light
that arose piece by piece
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with the Reformers
that rose after Luther
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that we might
get an appreciation
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for the
emergence of Christianity
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and want to
discuss in these days.
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So please bless us,
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and once again
give it to Easter here.
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And I ask to see
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and heart
incline to do your work
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because we are saying
things in Jesus' precious name.
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Amen.
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Our text today is Proverbs 4:18.
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And it says this,
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"But the path of the
just is as the shining light,
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that shineth more and
more unto the perfect day."
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This tells us that
the Christian journey
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is the journey from
darkness into light.
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Have you ever
walked out of a dark room
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into blazing sunlight?
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It really hurts, doesn't?
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And we have to shield our eyes
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until we have time to
adjust to that brightness.
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But for the same reason,
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Christians emergent
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from long years
of spiritual darkness
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were unable to
receive the full light
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that we have today until
had time to adjust to it.
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And this
process took many years.
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Well, after Luther
refusal to attend at Worm,
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he was on his
journey home to Wittenberg.
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When he was unexpectedly
ambushed by a bandit men
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who separated him
from his companions
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and galloped off into the North,
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really
disappear for many months.
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And most people thought
that Luther had been killed.
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But what really happened
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was that some of
these worthy supporters
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who didn't really trust
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the king's
pledge to keep himself,
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arrange to have
him taken captive
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to Wartburg Castle
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near the village of
Eisenach in Germany.
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You can go there today
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and you can see
where Luther was.
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He was to be
kept safe in isolation
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where he could think
and plan future direction
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without anyone
knowing really where he was.
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I want you to think about that.
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Sometimes when God allows
what appears to be a setback,
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He's really preparing
for a great come back.
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And this seeming
setback for Martin Luther
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was undoubtedly
part of God's great plan
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for the Protestant Reformation
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because in this room,
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Luther translated
the entire New Testament
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into the common
language for the German people.
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He had plenty of time to
think and to study and to write.
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Now, I'm going
to show you a list
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of some of the many long
forgotten Bible principles
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that he brought
back into the lot.
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The first one was holy clergy.
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No more
dishonesty or evil living.
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He taught holy finances.
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Money to be used properly,
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not to be used to sustain evil
lifestyles of corrupt priests.
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He also taught that we
should keep the commandments
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to honor God,
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not as a means of
salvation, but to honor God.
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He also taught
that great principle
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of the Protestant
Reformation "Sola Scriptura".
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It's the Bible and the Bible
only as a foundation for faith.
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He also taught the
importance of studying
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Bible Prophecy
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in order to be
prepared for the future,
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in order to
understand the future,
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he knew we had
to look to the past.
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He also taught that
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the Bible has more authority
than the traditions of men.
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And he taught that
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great principle of
justification by faith.
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The belief that we are
saved by God's grace alone,
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not by any of
our own good works.
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He also taught that we
need to confess directly to God,
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not man.
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It's not necessary to
confess to a human priest
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because he believed
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the priest has no authority
or ability to forgive sins.
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But like the man
emerging from a dark room
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into a blinding light,
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Luther was unable to see clearly
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all the points of truths
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that God wanted to
reveal to the world.
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In fact, he even believed
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that some of the
books of the Bible
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really shouldn't be in it.
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He wanted to tear
out the books of Esther,
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Hebrews, James,
Jude, and then Revelation.
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He wanted to throw them out.
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He felt they didn't
have any part with the Bible.
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But God knew the darkness
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that Luther and the people
of his time were emerging from.
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In fact, the most
prolific woman writer
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in American
history, Ellen G. White
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summed up the
situation very well
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in an article she titled,
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"Martin Luther, his
character and early life."
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This was published in 1883,
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and take a look
at what she said.
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She said, "Foremost among those
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who were called for God to
break the chains of peppery,
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and lead the church
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into the light of a purer faith,
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stood Martin Luther.
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Though, like others in his time,
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he did not see
every point of faith
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as clearly as we say it today,
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yet he earnestly
desired to know the will of God,
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and he joyfully
received the truth
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as it was made plain
to his understanding."
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Well, besides
Luther, other reformers arose
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and a Protestant
Reformation spread
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throughout Europe and England.
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But after it became
established in several countries
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something
strange began to happen.
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The English reformers
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while renounced the
doctrines of Romanism
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had still
retained many of its forms.
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So although they
rejected the authority
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and the creeds of Rome,
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a lot of Roman Catholic customs
and ceremonies were copied
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into the worship practices
of the Church of England.
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And the inclusion of
these Catholic customs
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tended to narrow the gulf
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which separated
reformed churches from Rome.
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Their leaders justified
these compromises by saying
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that it would make
the Protestant faith
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more attractive
to Roman Catholics.
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But the church members,
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while the church members
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who were lukewarm and
willing to compromise,
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this reason seemed valid.
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But there was another class
who weren't so easily deceived.
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The fact that this custom
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tended to bridge over the chasm
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between Rome
and the Reformation,
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or to their minds
a conclusive argument
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against retaining them.
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Well, as the Church of
England continued to compromise
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their principles
of Protestantism.
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Then like the Roman Church
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before them that
gained the ire of the state,
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and they started doing
falsely doctrines by civil law.
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That's persecution
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and public
punishment of dissenters
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again emerged
making the Protestant faith
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no better than the Roman
Church that it came out of.
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Well, to preserve
their freedom of conscience,
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many were forced
to flee to Holland,
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a republic that allowed people
to worship God as they chose
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without fear of persecution.
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And from there,
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God putted some of them
across the sea to a land
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where they might stand
for themselves the state
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and leave to their children
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a precious heritage
of religious liberty.
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Well, to get an
insight into what was happening
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to the Christian
faith at the time,
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we can get a clue
from this painting
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in the rotunda
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of the United
States Capitol Building
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in Washington DC.
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I lived there for
a couple of years,
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and I saw this
painting on the wall.
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In this painting,
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we see Pastor John Robinson
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praying for the pilgrims
on the ship, the Speedwell.
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On the day of their departure
from Delft Haven in Holland
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for the New World
on July 22nd, 1620.
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What he said to the pilgrims
gives us a clear picture
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of the condition of
Christianity at that time.
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Let's take a look.
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Note carefully what
he had to say to them.
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He said, "For my part,
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I cannot sufficiently bewail
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the conditions of
the reformed churches,
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who are come to a
period in religion,
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and will go at
present no farther
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than the instruments
of their reformation.
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The Lutherans cannot be drawn
to go beyond what Luther saw,
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and the Calvinist, you see,
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they stick fast
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where they were left
by that great man of God,
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who yet saw not all things.
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This is the misery
much to be lamented,
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for though they were burning
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and shining
lights in their time,
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yet they penetrated not
into the whole counsel of God,
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but were they now living,
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would be as willing
to embrace further light
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as that which
they first received."
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He said, "Remember
your church covenant,
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in which you've agreed to walk
in all the ways of the Lord,
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made or to be
made known unto you.
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Remember your
promise and covenant with God
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and with one another,
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to receive
whatever light and truth
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shall be made known to
you from His written word,
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but withal, he says, take heed,
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I beseech you, I
warned you, I plead with you,
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what you receive for truth,
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and compare it and weigh it
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with other scriptures of
truth before you accept it,
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for he said it is not possible
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that the Christian world
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should come so lately
out of that thick darkness,
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and that full
perfection of knowledge
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should break forth at once."
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So you can see from this history
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that the problem with
Christianity at that time
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was the fact that each group
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would not advance
any faster or further
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than their leaders went
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in their understanding of truth.
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And this is an error
that we must avoid today
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when every wind
of doctrine blows.
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It is absolutely essential
for our growth as Christians.
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And it doesn't matter
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what denomination you belong to.
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To study and
examine for ourselves,
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what profess it,
takes you, say to us
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and not just be satisfied
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with accepting
anything without question.
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What do you say?
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That should be the basis
of the Protestant Reformation.
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And this quote from Ellen
White makes this very clear.
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She said this,
We must not think,
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"Well, we have all the truth,
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we understand the
main pillars of our faith,
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and we may rest
on this knowledge.
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The truth is an advancing truth,
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and we must walk
in increasing light."
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And if you look back
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at some of the
main denominations
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that arose from
Luther's time to at our time,
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we see the increasing
light of truth emerging.
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Let's take a closer look
at some of the key doctrine
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that emerged
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during the climb
out of the dark ages.
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The Lutheran's restored
the truth in Sola Scriptura,
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the Bible and the Bible
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only at the
foundations for the faith,
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and salvation by
faith alone, not works.
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The Anglicans restored the
truth of no idols or images
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and the worship
of Christ, not Mary.
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These are all essential
points that we had to hear
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to emerge out of darkness.
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And the
Presbyterians restored the truth
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about practical
Christianity, simple lifestyles,
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and no formalism or
displays in the churches.
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And a good old
Baptists restored the truths
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about baptism by
immersion, not sprinkling,
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and that great principle
of freedom and democracy,
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the strict
separation of church and state.
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We have our freedom today,
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our freedom to worship God
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and freedom of conscience
to the good old Baptist.
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They started it,
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and we can be grateful for that.
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The Methodists restored
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the truths about
the need for obedience
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to the Ten Commandments.
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And look at this, as
a response to salvation,
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not the means of
salvation, very important point.
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This was the great principle
that Martin Luther discovered
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when God spoke to him
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as he climbed those
stairs on his knees.
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And they also restored
the truth of the importance
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for standards of
Christian behavior.
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And the early Adventists,
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I'm not talking about
Seventh-day Adventists here.
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They restored the truth about
the second coming of Christ,
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and the
cleansing of the sanctuary.
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I remember, they were the people
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from many denominations
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who suffered what we call today,
00:14:17.99\00:14:19.95
the great disappointment.
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It's happened during
the late 19th century.
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I didn't understand until later
that the scripture references
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to the
cleansing of the sanctuary
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referred to the one
in heaven, not the earth.
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In those days, many people saw
that the earth was a sanctuary.
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And when the Bible said
00:14:37.31\00:14:38.64
that sanctuary
was to be cleansed,
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they thought it meant
00:14:40.04\00:14:41.38
the cleansing of
the earth by fire.
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It wasn't until later
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that they
discovered their mistake.
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And finally, the
Seventh-day Adventist arose
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out of that
great disappointment,
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and they restored
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the great truths
about the Sabbath
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being the
seventh day of the week
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and not the
first day of the week.
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And they also restored the truth
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that identified the time
of the investigative judgment.
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And God's three final
warning messages to the world.
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Now something we need to notice
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as we look at this story
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is the fact that as
the church fell away
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into the Dark Ages,
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they persuaded the
state to enforce its doctrines
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by civil law
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was the result of
millions of people
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suffered great
persecution and death.
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Forcing some of them to
risk a dangerous sea journey
00:15:30.83\00:15:33.93
to find a new land
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where they could live
without fear of persecution.
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And these refugees
eventually wrote a constitution
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that ensured their
new American states
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would never make religious laws.
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And I say eventually
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because it
didn't happen quickly.
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Some of them
even made great effort
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to make their Protestant
faith the law of the land.
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And they too
began to persecute those
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who didn't agree with them.
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In fact, religious
freedom didn't really emerge
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in the statute books
00:16:04.73\00:16:06.56
until the founder of
the Rhode Island colony,
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Roger Williams
was the first person
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in modern Christendom
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to establish civil government
00:16:13.47\00:16:15.64
on the doctrine of
liberty of conscience.
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The public or the
magistrates may decide he said,
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what is due for man to man,
00:16:23.31\00:16:25.55
but when they
attempt to prescribe
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a man duties to
God, they had a place.
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And there could be no safety
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because it is clear
00:16:32.75\00:16:34.09
that if the
magistrate had the power,
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he may decree
one set of opinions
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or beliefs today
and another tomorrow.
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And that has
been done in England
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by different kings and queens,
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and by different
popes and councils
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in the Roman Church.
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This is all happened before.
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He said, "Eventually,
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these great
principles of freedom
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were incorporated into
the Federal Constitution
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of the United
States" with these words.
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Note carefully what they were,
00:16:58.95\00:17:00.98
and every American
will know what this is.
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It says,
"Congress shall make no law
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respecting an
establishment of religion,
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or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof,
00:17:09.59\00:17:13.19
or abridging the
freedom of speech,
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or of the press,
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or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble,
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and to petition the government
for redress of grievances."
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So today we can
give thanks to God
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for this great
principle of government.
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And that grew out of
the Protestant Reformation.
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And I believe,
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it's one of the biggest reasons
for the freedoms of democracy
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enjoyed by so
many countries today.
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What do you say? We
can thank God for that.
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And Australia among
many other countries
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sees the wisdom
in such statements
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and enshrined this
principle in its constitution.
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Let's take a look.
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It says, "Religious
freedom is safeguarded
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by section 116 of the
Australian Constitution
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which prohibits
the Federal government
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from making any law
establishing any religion,
00:18:05.55\00:18:09.98
imposing any
religious observance,
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or prohibiting the free exercise
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of any religion.
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Individuals are free to
express a diversity views,
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so long as they do not
incite religious hatred."
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And that clause was put
in our constitution largely
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because of the
lobbying activities
00:18:32.67\00:18:35.14
of two Seventh-day Adventists.
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It's important
point to remember.
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And it's also enshrined
in the United Nations Charter
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Declaration of Human Rights.
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It says,
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"Everyone has the
right to freedom of thought,
00:18:48.56\00:18:50.63
conscience and religion,
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this right includes freedom
00:18:53.06\00:18:54.40
to change his
religion or belief,
00:18:54.43\00:18:56.80
and freedom either alone
or in community with others
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and in public or private,
00:19:00.47\00:19:02.84
to manifest his
religion or belief in teaching,
00:19:02.87\00:19:05.57
practice,
worship and observance."
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So, friends, we can thank God
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for His hand on
these early pioneers
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who built the foundations
of democracy on the principles
00:19:14.78\00:19:18.65
of the great
Protestant Reformation.
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And today we have
an unparalleled window
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of opportunity in
democratic countries
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to worship God in
freedom of conscience
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without fear of persecution.
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That's great
news, isn't it? Yes.
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But the window is closing.
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In fact, "We have come to
a period of time in history
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when the end of all
things is fast approaching,
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and many of God's
people are not ready."
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Ellen White
studied it very clearly
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when she said this,
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"A revival of
true godliness among us
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is the greatest and
most urgent of all our needs.
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To seek this
should be our first work."
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So we asked the question,
what is she talking about,
00:20:06.90\00:20:09.27
what is this revival
00:20:09.30\00:20:10.64
of godliness spoken about here?
00:20:10.67\00:20:13.31
How can we identify it
or even tell if we have it?
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Well, let's look more closely
00:20:17.81\00:20:19.15
at the dramatic
effects of the Word of God
00:20:19.18\00:20:21.58
on people in the past.
00:20:21.62\00:20:24.35
Wherever the Word of God
has been faithfully preached,
00:20:24.39\00:20:27.26
results have followed
00:20:27.29\00:20:28.62
that demonstrated
its divine origin.
00:20:28.66\00:20:31.53
The Spirit of God accompanied
the message of his servants
00:20:31.56\00:20:35.13
and the word with power.
00:20:35.16\00:20:37.80
Sinners felt their
consciences quickened.
00:20:37.83\00:20:40.54
Deep conviction,
00:20:40.57\00:20:42.00
deep conviction took hold
upon their minds and hearts.
00:20:42.04\00:20:45.91
They were convinced of
sin, and of righteousness,
00:20:45.94\00:20:49.74
and of judgment to come.
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They had a sense
00:20:52.95\00:20:54.28
of the righteousness of Jehovah,
00:20:54.32\00:20:56.28
and they felt the
terror of appearing,
00:20:56.32\00:20:58.65
in their guilt and uncleanness,
before the Searcher of hearts.
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In anguish they cried out:
00:21:04.13\00:21:06.03
Who shall deliver me
from the body of this death?
00:21:06.06\00:21:10.90
As the cross of Calvary,
00:21:10.93\00:21:12.67
with its infinite sacrifice
00:21:12.70\00:21:14.47
for the sins of
men, was revealed.
00:21:14.50\00:21:16.84
They realized that nothing
00:21:16.87\00:21:18.21
but the merits of Christ
will be sufficient to atone
00:21:18.24\00:21:21.31
for their
disobedient to his commandments.
00:21:21.34\00:21:23.85
This alone, they felt
could reconcile man to God.
00:21:23.88\00:21:27.98
And with faith and humility,
they accepted the Lamb of God,
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that taketh away
the sin of the world.
00:21:31.25\00:21:34.22
Through the blood of Jesus,
00:21:34.26\00:21:35.82
they had remission
of sins that are past.
00:21:35.86\00:21:40.60
"And then so, brought forth,
fruit meet for repentance,"
00:21:40.63\00:21:43.77
as the Bible calls it.
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They
experienced dramatic changes
00:21:45.97\00:21:47.70
in their way of life.
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Changes that demonstrated
00:21:49.47\00:21:50.91
that they're
being filled with sorrow
00:21:50.94\00:21:52.47
for their past mistakes
00:21:52.51\00:21:54.58
and had somehow
received a vision
00:21:54.61\00:21:57.15
of a bold new
direction for their lives.
00:21:57.18\00:22:01.18
They believed,
and they were baptized
00:22:01.22\00:22:03.89
and arose to walk
in newness of life,
00:22:03.92\00:22:06.19
they were new
creatures in Christ Jesus.
00:22:06.22\00:22:09.92
They no longer had any interest
00:22:09.96\00:22:11.53
in following their
former worldly attraction.
00:22:11.56\00:22:14.60
But by the faith
of the Son of God,
00:22:14.63\00:22:16.33
they now wanted
to follow in His step
00:22:16.36\00:22:19.53
to reflect His character,
00:22:19.57\00:22:21.44
and to purify themselves
even as Christ is pure.
00:22:21.47\00:22:26.07
The things they once
hated, they're now loved.
00:22:26.11\00:22:28.61
The things that once
loved, they're now hated.
00:22:28.64\00:22:32.35
The proud and self-assertive
became meek and lowly of heart.
00:22:32.38\00:22:35.95
The vain and supercilious
became serious and unobtrusive.
00:22:35.98\00:22:39.89
And the profligate became pure,
and the drunken became sober.
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The vain fashions of
the world were laid aside.
00:22:46.63\00:22:49.90
"Christians sought
not the outward adorning
00:22:49.93\00:22:52.20
or plaiting of the hair,
00:22:52.23\00:22:53.80
and of wearing of gold,
00:22:53.84\00:22:55.17
and putting on
jewelry and apparel,
00:22:55.20\00:22:57.51
but the hidden man of the heart,
00:22:57.54\00:23:00.68
in that which
is not corruptible,
00:23:00.71\00:23:02.94
even the ornament of a
meek and a quiet spirit,
00:23:02.98\00:23:06.25
which is in the sight
of God of great price."
00:23:06.28\00:23:09.82
And that was in
1 Peter 3:3 and 4.
00:23:09.85\00:23:15.36
Genuine true revivals brought
00:23:15.39\00:23:17.03
deep
heart-searching and humility.
00:23:17.06\00:23:20.13
They were
characterized by solemn,
00:23:20.16\00:23:22.10
earnest appeal to the sinner,
00:23:22.13\00:23:24.13
and by yearning
compassion for the purchase
00:23:24.17\00:23:26.87
of the blood of Christ.
00:23:26.90\00:23:29.40
Men and women prayed
and wrestled with God
00:23:29.44\00:23:32.87
for the salvation of souls.
00:23:32.91\00:23:35.21
And the fruits of such
revivals were seen in souls
00:23:35.24\00:23:38.21
who shrank not at
self-denial and sacrifice,
00:23:38.25\00:23:42.45
but they rejoiced that
they were counted worthy
00:23:42.48\00:23:44.99
to suffer reproach
for the sake of God.
00:23:45.02\00:23:49.02
Men beheld a transformation
in the lives of those
00:23:49.06\00:23:51.59
who professed the name of Jesus.
00:23:51.63\00:23:54.06
The community was
benefited by their influence.
00:23:54.10\00:23:57.33
They gathered with Christ,
and they sowed to the Spirit,
00:23:57.37\00:24:00.50
to reap life everlasting.
00:24:00.54\00:24:03.74
And they made it
very clear by the example
00:24:03.77\00:24:06.11
that there is no
evidence of genuine repentance
00:24:06.14\00:24:09.28
unless it works
reformation in the life.
00:24:09.31\00:24:12.91
What do you say?
00:24:12.95\00:24:14.42
No evidence of
genuine repentance
00:24:14.45\00:24:16.69
unless it works a
reformation in the love.
00:24:16.72\00:24:21.19
Now, I'm going to
read you something,
00:24:21.22\00:24:22.56
and the commentary
notes that I'm reading to you
00:24:22.59\00:24:25.49
were written in 1900.
00:24:25.53\00:24:27.96
So you might need to
ask yourself the question,
00:24:28.00\00:24:30.87
are these comments
still relevant today?
00:24:30.90\00:24:34.44
And please note also as I
read through this material
00:24:34.47\00:24:37.01
which is bit heavier in
places that it's not my purpose,
00:24:37.04\00:24:41.18
and it's not the
purpose of this series
00:24:41.21\00:24:43.21
to put down any specific
denomination or individual.
00:24:43.24\00:24:47.12
I'm simply reading
the comments of historians
00:24:47.15\00:24:50.59
about religious
movements or systems in general.
00:24:50.62\00:24:54.96
As you listen, you
can decide for yourself
00:24:54.99\00:24:57.43
if they remain
relevant in this age.
00:24:57.46\00:24:59.93
So let's continue,
and I'm going to quote.
00:24:59.96\00:25:04.63
"But many of the
revivals of modern times
00:25:04.67\00:25:07.14
have presented a marked contrast
00:25:07.17\00:25:09.10
to those
exhibitions of divine grace
00:25:09.14\00:25:12.17
which in earlier days followed
the labors of God's servants.
00:25:12.21\00:25:17.01
While it is true that
large number of people
00:25:17.05\00:25:19.98
are attracted to these events,
00:25:20.02\00:25:22.45
and many of them
profess to be converted
00:25:22.48\00:25:24.69
and join the movements,
00:25:24.72\00:25:27.12
nevertheless these outward signs
00:25:27.16\00:25:29.92
are insufficient evidence
00:25:29.96\00:25:32.03
that there has been a
corresponding increase
00:25:32.06\00:25:34.33
of real spiritual life.
00:25:34.36\00:25:37.17
Often the flame of revival
00:25:37.20\00:25:38.80
which flares up for
a time soon dies out,
00:25:38.83\00:25:43.17
leaving the darkness
more dense than before.
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So you can answer the question,
is that still relevant today?
00:25:46.88\00:25:50.75
What do you say? Yes.
00:25:50.78\00:25:52.11
You think, it's irrelevant?
00:25:52.15\00:25:55.02
And we continue quoting,
00:25:55.05\00:25:56.99
"Popular revivals are too often
00:25:57.02\00:25:59.55
carried by appeal
to the imagination,
00:25:59.59\00:26:02.86
by exciting the emotions,
00:26:02.89\00:26:05.13
by gratifying the love
for what is new and startling.
00:26:05.16\00:26:09.30
Converts thus
gained have little desire
00:26:09.33\00:26:11.93
to listen to Bible truths,
00:26:11.97\00:26:14.10
little interest
00:26:14.14\00:26:15.47
in the testimony of
prophets and apostles.
00:26:15.50\00:26:18.91
Unless a religious service
00:26:18.94\00:26:20.28
has something of a
sensational character,
00:26:20.31\00:26:23.24
it has no attractions for them.
00:26:23.28\00:26:26.21
A message which
appeals to unimpassioned reason
00:26:26.25\00:26:28.98
awakens no response.
00:26:29.02\00:26:31.05
The plain
warnings of God's word,
00:26:31.09\00:26:33.59
relating directly to
their eternal interests,
00:26:33.62\00:26:36.16
are unheeded."
00:26:36.19\00:26:39.19
Is that still relevant today?
00:26:39.23\00:26:41.80
What do you say? Yes.
00:26:41.83\00:26:43.33
Yes.
00:26:43.37\00:26:45.57
I continue,
00:26:45.60\00:26:46.94
"With every truly converted soul
00:26:46.97\00:26:49.14
the relation to God
and to eternal things
00:26:49.17\00:26:52.24
will be the great topic of life.
00:26:52.27\00:26:56.14
But where, in the
popular churches of today,
00:26:56.18\00:26:58.91
is the spirit of
consecration to God?
00:26:58.95\00:27:02.22
The converts do not
renounce their pride
00:27:02.25\00:27:04.42
and love of the world.
00:27:04.45\00:27:06.39
They are no more
willing to deny self,
00:27:06.42\00:27:09.02
to take up the cross,
00:27:09.06\00:27:10.39
and follow the
meek and lowly Jesus,
00:27:10.43\00:27:13.03
than before their conversion.
00:27:13.06\00:27:15.50
Religion has become the
sport of infidels and skeptics
00:27:15.53\00:27:20.54
because so many
00:27:20.57\00:27:21.90
who bear its name are
ignorant of its principles.
00:27:21.94\00:27:27.14
Remember, the author
was speaking generally
00:27:27.18\00:27:28.88
about certain types
of religious movements.
00:27:28.91\00:27:32.15
Do you think your
statement is still true today?
00:27:32.18\00:27:34.85
Yes. Yeah.
00:27:34.88\00:27:39.05
I'm continuing,
00:27:39.09\00:27:41.52
"The power of godliness
00:27:41.56\00:27:43.96
has well-nigh departed
from many of the churches.
00:27:43.99\00:27:47.86
Personal
display, lands and goods
00:27:47.90\00:27:50.87
and worldly
occupations engross the mind,
00:27:50.90\00:27:55.10
and things of eternal interest
00:27:55.14\00:27:57.21
receive hardly
a passing notice."
00:27:57.24\00:28:00.38
In those churches
where Satan can bring
00:28:00.41\00:28:02.31
under his deceptive power,
00:28:02.34\00:28:04.88
he will make it appear
00:28:04.91\00:28:06.25
that God's special
blessing is poured out.
00:28:06.28\00:28:10.05
There will be manifest
00:28:10.09\00:28:11.42
what is thought to be
great religious interest.
00:28:11.45\00:28:14.79
Multitudes will exalt
00:28:14.82\00:28:16.19
that God is working
marvelous thing for them.
00:28:16.22\00:28:19.29
When the work is
that of another spirit.
00:28:19.33\00:28:22.93
"There is an
emotional excitement,
00:28:22.96\00:28:25.53
a mingling of
the truth with false
00:28:25.57\00:28:27.84
that is well adapted to mislead.
00:28:27.87\00:28:32.17
Yet none need be deceived.
00:28:32.21\00:28:35.04
In the light of God's Word,
00:28:35.08\00:28:36.54
it is not difficult to determine
00:28:36.58\00:28:38.51
the nature of false
movements and revivals.
00:28:38.55\00:28:42.78
Wherever men neglect
the testimony of the Bible,
00:28:42.82\00:28:46.82
turning away from those plain,
00:28:46.86\00:28:48.82
soul-testing truths
00:28:48.86\00:28:51.53
which require self-denial
and disallowance of the world,
00:28:51.56\00:28:56.50
there we may be sure
00:28:56.53\00:28:57.93
that God blessing is not given."
00:28:57.97\00:29:01.70
Do you think that
finding is still valid today?
00:29:01.74\00:29:04.81
Amen.
00:29:04.84\00:29:08.48
And by the rule
00:29:08.51\00:29:09.84
which Christ Himself has given,
00:29:09.88\00:29:11.95
in Matthew 7:16,
00:29:11.98\00:29:14.08
He says,
00:29:14.12\00:29:15.45
"Ye shall know
them by their" what?
00:29:15.48\00:29:17.75
"By their fruits" meaning
the evidence of their behavior.
00:29:17.79\00:29:22.42
And a lot of that
00:29:22.46\00:29:24.29
this commentary says
00:29:24.33\00:29:25.66
it is evident
that these movements
00:29:25.69\00:29:27.76
are not the work
of the Spirit of God.
00:29:27.80\00:29:31.67
In the truths of God's Word,
00:29:31.70\00:29:33.20
God has given to men
a revelation of Himself,
00:29:33.23\00:29:37.11
and to all who accept them,
00:29:37.14\00:29:39.37
they are a shield
against the deceptions of Satan.
00:29:39.41\00:29:44.45
And it is a
neglect of these truths
00:29:44.48\00:29:46.45
that has opened
the door to the evils
00:29:46.48\00:29:48.92
which are now becoming
00:29:48.95\00:29:50.29
so widespread in
the religious world."
00:29:50.32\00:29:53.92
Is that true?
00:29:53.96\00:29:55.49
Yeah. Yeah.
00:29:55.52\00:29:57.46
I continue quoting,
00:29:57.49\00:29:59.69
"The nature and the
importance of the law
00:29:59.73\00:30:01.76
of God had been,
00:30:01.80\00:30:04.07
to a great
extent, lost sight of.
00:30:04.10\00:30:07.87
A wrong
conception of the character,
00:30:07.90\00:30:11.31
the perpetuity,
00:30:11.34\00:30:13.41
and the
obligation of the divine law
00:30:13.44\00:30:16.24
has led to errors in relation
00:30:16.28\00:30:18.41
to conversion
and sanctification,
00:30:18.45\00:30:23.99
and has resulted in lowering
00:30:24.02\00:30:26.72
the standard of
piety in the church.
00:30:26.76\00:30:30.03
He is to be found the secret
00:30:30.06\00:30:31.76
of the lack of the
Spirit and power of God
00:30:31.79\00:30:34.13
in the revival to their time."
00:30:34.16\00:30:35.53
Does that make sense? Yes.
00:30:35.56\00:30:38.90
Let's try and summarize
00:30:38.93\00:30:40.27
this to make it more
clear in today's language.
00:30:40.30\00:30:43.77
The author is saying here
00:30:43.81\00:30:45.14
that a misunderstanding
of the divine law.
00:30:45.17\00:30:47.11
And we're talking
about the Ten Commandments,
00:30:47.14\00:30:48.88
not the Old Testament Laws
about sacrifices and offerings.
00:30:48.91\00:30:53.85
A misunderstanding
of that divine law
00:30:53.88\00:30:56.58
has led to a misunderstanding
00:30:56.62\00:30:58.99
about the nature of
Christian conversion
00:30:59.02\00:31:01.99
and the process
of sanctification.
00:31:02.02\00:31:05.06
Let me repeat that.
00:31:05.09\00:31:06.96
A misunderstanding
of the divine law,
00:31:07.00\00:31:10.00
the Ten Commandments,
00:31:10.03\00:31:11.37
the misunderstanding of it
00:31:11.40\00:31:13.80
has led to
another misunderstanding
00:31:13.84\00:31:16.40
about the nature of
Christian conversion
00:31:16.44\00:31:19.77
in the process
of sanctification.
00:31:19.81\00:31:23.58
It's a very important point
00:31:23.61\00:31:25.88
because if a
teaching or doctrine says
00:31:25.91\00:31:27.75
that the law was done
away with at the cross,
00:31:27.78\00:31:30.79
then it will naturally result
in a complete misunderstanding
00:31:30.82\00:31:34.26
about the true
nature of conversion simply
00:31:34.29\00:31:37.19
because the Bible
plainly says in Psalm 19
00:31:37.23\00:31:42.00
that the law of
the Lord is perfect...
00:31:42.03\00:31:43.87
What is it doing?
00:31:43.90\00:31:45.53
Converting the soul.
00:31:45.57\00:31:48.84
Without the law,
00:31:48.87\00:31:50.21
men have no correct conception
00:31:50.24\00:31:51.84
of the purity
and holiness of God,
00:31:51.87\00:31:54.94
or of their own
guilt and uncleanness.
00:31:54.98\00:31:58.25
They have no true
conviction of sin,
00:31:58.28\00:32:00.62
and they feel no
need of repentance.
00:32:00.65\00:32:03.89
Not seeing their lost condition
as violators of God's rule,
00:32:03.92\00:32:08.02
they do not realize
00:32:08.06\00:32:09.39
the need of the
atoning blood of Christ.
00:32:09.42\00:32:12.36
The hope of
salvation is accepted
00:32:12.39\00:32:15.03
without a
radical change of heart
00:32:15.06\00:32:17.77
or reformation of life.
00:32:17.80\00:32:21.27
They may confess
to being converted
00:32:21.30\00:32:23.27
but without a correct
00:32:23.30\00:32:24.64
understanding of God's
law and the Ten Commandments,
00:32:24.67\00:32:27.21
that type of
conversion will be little more
00:32:27.24\00:32:29.94
than an intellectual assent.
00:32:29.98\00:32:32.31
There will be little
00:32:32.35\00:32:33.68
if any type of change
of character or behavior.
00:32:33.72\00:32:36.45
What do you say?
Do you notice that?
00:32:36.48\00:32:41.76
I continue quoting,
00:32:41.79\00:32:43.79
"There is a
spirit of self-exaltation
00:32:43.83\00:32:48.46
and disregard for the law of God
00:32:48.50\00:32:50.87
that mark it as
foreign to the Bible.
00:32:50.90\00:32:54.74
Its advocates
teach that sanctification
00:32:54.77\00:32:57.04
is an instant work, by
which through faith alone,
00:32:57.07\00:33:01.41
they attain perfect holiness.
00:33:01.44\00:33:04.91
"Only believe," say they,
and the blessing is yours.
00:33:04.95\00:33:09.32
No further effort on
the part of the receiver
00:33:09.35\00:33:11.49
is supposed to be required.
00:33:11.52\00:33:14.29
But at the same time
00:33:14.32\00:33:15.66
they deny the
authority of the law of God,
00:33:15.69\00:33:18.56
urging that they are
released from obligation
00:33:18.59\00:33:21.50
to keep the commandment.
00:33:21.53\00:33:23.80
But is it possible to be
holy without coming into harmony
00:33:23.83\00:33:27.60
with the principles
00:33:27.64\00:33:28.97
which express God's
holy nature and will."
00:33:29.00\00:33:31.27
What do you say? No.
00:33:31.31\00:33:32.64
It's not possible.
00:33:32.67\00:33:36.34
"The testimony
of the Word of God
00:33:36.38\00:33:38.21
is against this
ensnaring doctrine of faith
00:33:38.25\00:33:41.88
without works.
00:33:41.92\00:33:44.59
It is not faith that
claims the favor of heaven
00:33:44.62\00:33:47.29
without complying
with the condition
00:33:47.32\00:33:49.09
upon which mercy
is to be granted,
00:33:49.12\00:33:51.69
it is presumption."
00:33:51.73\00:33:54.40
And the Bible
makes it very clear
00:33:54.43\00:33:55.80
in the Book of James 2:14-24.
00:33:55.83\00:33:59.03
Let's read it.
00:33:59.07\00:34:00.40
We'll open our
Bibles, and we'll read it.
00:34:00.44\00:34:02.87
James 2:14-24,
00:34:02.90\00:34:09.81
and it says this,
00:34:09.84\00:34:11.38
"What doth it
profit, my brethren,
00:34:11.41\00:34:13.48
though a man say he has
faith, and have not works?
00:34:13.52\00:34:16.65
Can faith save him?
00:34:16.69\00:34:19.72
If a brother or sister be naked,
00:34:19.75\00:34:21.46
and destitute of daily food,
and one of you say unto them,
00:34:21.49\00:34:25.69
'Depart in peace, be
ye warmed and filled,'
00:34:25.73\00:34:29.66
notwithstanding ye
give them not those things
00:34:29.70\00:34:31.80
which are needful to the
body, what doth it profit?
00:34:31.83\00:34:36.44
Even so faith, if
it hath not works,
00:34:36.47\00:34:39.51
is dead, being alone.
00:34:39.54\00:34:44.38
Yea, a man may say,
00:34:44.41\00:34:45.95
Thou hast faith,
and I have works,
00:34:45.98\00:34:49.08
okay, show me thy
faith without thy works,
00:34:49.12\00:34:51.79
and I will show thee
my faith by my works.
00:34:51.82\00:34:56.16
Thou believest
that there is one God,
00:34:56.19\00:34:58.39
thou doest well,
the devils also believe,
00:34:58.43\00:35:01.66
and they tremble.
00:35:01.70\00:35:04.53
But wilt thou know, O vain man,
00:35:04.57\00:35:07.04
that faith
without works is dead?"
00:35:07.07\00:35:10.71
And there is more good news
00:35:15.74\00:35:17.08
from the inspired
visions of Ellen White
00:35:17.11\00:35:19.21
who said that
God revealed to her
00:35:19.25\00:35:21.28
that in spite of all
00:35:21.32\00:35:22.68
that devil's deceptively
engineered false doctrine
00:35:22.72\00:35:26.09
and a widespread corruption
of truth faith and piety,
00:35:26.12\00:35:29.42
there are still
genuine followers of Christ
00:35:29.46\00:35:32.49
in these deceived movements.
00:35:32.53\00:35:35.86
And she said this,
00:35:35.90\00:35:38.47
"Before the final
visitation of God's judgment
00:35:38.50\00:35:40.77
upon the earth
00:35:40.80\00:35:42.14
there will be among
the people of the Lord
00:35:42.17\00:35:43.87
such a revival of
primitive godliness
00:35:43.91\00:35:46.84
as has not been
witnessed since apostolic time.
00:35:46.88\00:35:50.41
The Spirit and the power
of God will be poured out
00:35:50.45\00:35:54.22
upon His children.
00:35:54.25\00:35:55.58
And at that time many
will separate themselves
00:35:55.62\00:35:58.02
from the churches,
00:35:58.05\00:35:59.45
from those churches in
which the love of this world
00:35:59.49\00:36:02.39
has supplanted love
for God and His word.
00:36:02.42\00:36:05.59
Many, both of
ministries and people,
00:36:05.63\00:36:08.76
will gladly
accept those great truths
00:36:08.80\00:36:11.27
which God has caused to
be proclaimed at this time
00:36:11.30\00:36:14.70
to prepare our people for
the Lord's second coming."
00:36:14.74\00:36:19.64
That's good news, isn't it? Yes.
00:36:19.67\00:36:21.34
Amen.
00:36:21.38\00:36:22.71
"In visions of the night,
00:36:22.74\00:36:24.08
she says,
representations passed before me
00:36:24.11\00:36:26.58
of a great reformatory
movement among God's people.
00:36:26.61\00:36:30.42
Many were praising God.
00:36:30.45\00:36:32.19
The sick were healed,
00:36:32.22\00:36:33.56
and other miracles were wrought.
00:36:33.59\00:36:35.46
Hundreds and thousands
were seen visiting families,
00:36:35.49\00:36:38.59
and opening before
them the word of God.
00:36:38.63\00:36:41.96
Hearts were convicted
00:36:42.00\00:36:43.50
by the power of the Holy Spirit,
00:36:43.53\00:36:45.67
and a spirit of
genuine conversion
00:36:45.70\00:36:48.17
with manifest.
00:36:48.20\00:36:50.01
On every side doors were thrown
00:36:50.04\00:36:52.04
open to the
proclamation of the truth.
00:36:52.07\00:36:54.61
The world seemed
to be enlightened
00:36:54.64\00:36:56.51
with the heavenly influence.
00:36:56.54\00:36:58.48
Great blessings
were received by the true
00:36:58.51\00:37:00.92
and humble people of God."
00:37:00.95\00:37:02.65
Aren't you looking
forward to those days?
00:37:02.68\00:37:04.65
Yes. Amen.
00:37:04.69\00:37:06.29
Well, it's already happening.
00:37:06.32\00:37:08.19
Right now I want you
to watch this video clip
00:37:08.22\00:37:10.83
from the world headquarters
00:37:10.86\00:37:12.46
of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church.
00:37:12.49\00:37:14.30
The General Conference
00:37:25.01\00:37:26.34
is watching a new
visionary bold initiative
00:37:26.37\00:37:31.48
called Total Member Involvement.
00:37:31.51\00:37:35.35
I believe with all my heart
that Jesus is coming very soon.
00:37:35.38\00:37:39.79
Every church
member can do something.
00:37:39.82\00:37:42.12
That's what Total Member
Involvement is all about.
00:37:42.16\00:37:45.96
The Lord has placed on
my heart a huge burden,
00:37:45.99\00:37:49.50
a burden to help
each of us realize
00:37:49.53\00:37:52.90
that we must be totally involved
00:37:52.93\00:37:55.57
in God's last day message,
00:37:55.60\00:37:58.24
and that has to
do with everything
00:37:58.27\00:38:00.34
from speaking the
word to living the word
00:38:00.38\00:38:03.55
following Christ's
example in everything,
00:38:03.58\00:38:06.88
helping people physically,
00:38:06.92\00:38:08.28
mentally,
socially, and spiritually.
00:38:08.32\00:38:10.72
Thousands and
thousands of lay people
00:38:14.89\00:38:16.76
are actively involved in
praying for their neighbors
00:38:16.79\00:38:19.13
and giving Bible studies
and distributing literature.
00:38:19.16\00:38:21.56
But whatever
00:38:21.60\00:38:22.93
we have done up
until this point,
00:38:22.96\00:38:24.67
it is not yet
Total Member Involvement.
00:38:24.70\00:38:27.67
One of the
greatest challenges we face
00:38:27.70\00:38:29.74
is the devil's attempt
to neutralize our mission,
00:38:29.77\00:38:35.24
endeavor and focus
00:38:35.28\00:38:37.05
because we don't
have a relationship
00:38:37.08\00:38:39.65
with the Lord.
00:38:39.68\00:38:41.02
I'm reminded of
what Ellen White said
00:38:41.05\00:38:42.52
in Desire of Ages, page 142,
00:38:42.55\00:38:45.35
"In order to develop
a character like Christ,
00:38:45.39\00:38:48.09
we must work as He worked."
00:38:48.12\00:38:49.72
There is
something about service,
00:38:49.76\00:38:51.53
something about ministry,
00:38:51.56\00:38:52.89
something about witnessing
00:38:52.93\00:38:54.60
that brings
revival to our own hearts.
00:38:54.63\00:38:57.73
This is why I am so encouraged
about Total Member Involvement.
00:38:57.77\00:39:01.74
There are so many
examples all over the world
00:39:07.48\00:39:09.64
as to what God is
doing through his members,
00:39:09.68\00:39:12.61
through those who are
really committed to him.
00:39:12.65\00:39:15.02
There in
Chitungwiza in Harare, Zimbabwe,
00:39:15.05\00:39:18.55
thousands of people
involved in specific assignments
00:39:18.59\00:39:22.52
in reaching people
with the precious message
00:39:22.56\00:39:25.76
whether they were visiting,
00:39:25.79\00:39:27.20
whether they were
helping out in health expo,
00:39:27.23\00:39:30.80
whether they were
doing Bible studies,
00:39:30.83\00:39:32.77
whether they were
just welcoming people,
00:39:32.80\00:39:35.04
whatever it was,
they were involved.
00:39:35.07\00:39:37.91
In Zimbabwe, itself,
00:39:37.94\00:39:39.37
there were over 918 meetings
going on at the same time
00:39:39.41\00:39:43.08
all across that great country.
00:39:43.11\00:39:44.78
And in the end
30,000 people were baptized.
00:39:44.81\00:39:49.02
A beautiful example
in San Antonio, Texas,
00:39:49.05\00:39:51.89
literally
thousands of people involved
00:39:51.92\00:39:54.36
in reaching out to the community
00:39:54.39\00:39:56.29
of San Antonio.
00:39:56.32\00:39:57.69
Over 700 people were baptized.
00:39:57.73\00:40:01.40
One of the things
that really amazed me
00:40:01.43\00:40:02.86
about San Antonio
00:40:02.90\00:40:04.23
in that year
Best Pathway to Health
00:40:04.27\00:40:05.60
was that total involvement
00:40:05.63\00:40:06.97
1,500 people involved
ministering to the needs
00:40:07.00\00:40:09.57
of over 6,100
individuals that came,
00:40:09.60\00:40:13.17
many of them
stayed all night in line.
00:40:13.21\00:40:15.44
And as I watched what
God did, it was amazing.
00:40:15.48\00:40:20.78
In Harare,
Zimbabwe over 30,000 people
00:40:20.82\00:40:24.15
were affected
through this special outreach
00:40:24.19\00:40:27.42
which God says is the
right arm of the gospel.
00:40:27.46\00:40:31.39
One can praise the
Lord and say, "Wow!
00:40:35.76\00:40:37.37
That's great.
00:40:37.40\00:40:38.73
It happened over there,
00:40:38.77\00:40:40.10
but what am I gonna
do in my little place?"
00:40:40.14\00:40:41.87
What about the
difficult parts of the world?
00:40:41.90\00:40:44.34
What about postmodern culture?
00:40:44.37\00:40:46.78
I know, there's some places
are more difficult than others.
00:40:46.81\00:40:49.94
But if you don't
believe that you can win people
00:40:49.98\00:40:53.55
for Christ in that
setting, you won't win anybody.
00:40:53.58\00:40:57.39
I want to tell
you the Lord has a job
00:40:57.42\00:40:59.65
for all of us.
00:40:59.69\00:41:01.02
And God is going to bless you
00:41:01.06\00:41:03.02
regardless of how small
the operation or how large.
00:41:03.06\00:41:07.43
Doing something gives
God an avenue to bless.
00:41:07.46\00:41:12.33
The real factor is
your commitment to the Lord
00:41:12.37\00:41:16.71
and to following
Christ's method alone.
00:41:16.74\00:41:21.68
How can I as a church member
00:41:21.71\00:41:23.11
become involved in
Total Member Involvement?
00:41:23.14\00:41:25.85
The first thing that, I think,
00:41:25.88\00:41:27.22
is significantly important
00:41:27.25\00:41:28.58
is to get on your knees
and begin to pray, and say,
00:41:28.62\00:41:30.89
"Lord, I am
consecrating myself to you.
00:41:30.92\00:41:33.42
I'm giving myself to you.
00:41:33.46\00:41:35.62
What do you want me to do?
00:41:35.66\00:41:37.43
Whatever it is,
00:41:37.46\00:41:38.79
whether it's to be
an intercessor in prayer
00:41:38.83\00:41:40.73
and concentrate
on a prayer ministry,
00:41:40.76\00:41:43.23
whether it is actively
involved in health ministry,
00:41:43.26\00:41:45.90
whether it's
literature ministry,
00:41:45.93\00:41:47.84
whether it's
children's ministry,
00:41:47.87\00:41:50.47
whether it's Bible
study ministry of preaching."
00:41:50.51\00:41:53.68
I just feel an
overwhelming burden
00:41:53.71\00:41:55.98
that all of us
need to be involved.
00:41:56.01\00:41:58.81
Everyone has a job
that the Lord can provide.
00:41:58.85\00:42:03.28
Everyone can be a
missionary for Jesus,
00:42:03.32\00:42:06.72
no matter whether
00:42:06.76\00:42:08.09
you're in a
sophisticated society
00:42:08.12\00:42:10.39
or in a simple
setting, God can use each of us.
00:42:10.43\00:42:17.20
Jesus has given us a
Great Commission to go,
00:42:17.23\00:42:19.70
and preach, and
teach, and baptize.
00:42:19.73\00:42:21.30
The Commission is
to you personally,
00:42:21.34\00:42:23.30
it's to me, no
matter who you are.
00:42:23.34\00:42:25.51
When you get on your
knees, and say, Jesus,
00:42:25.54\00:42:27.31
"I want to be an
active witness for you.
00:42:27.34\00:42:29.54
I want to be involved, totally,
00:42:29.58\00:42:31.45
completely involved
with the entire church
00:42:31.48\00:42:34.65
in Total Member Involved."
00:42:34.68\00:42:36.65
Good news? Yes.
00:42:45.59\00:42:47.43
You want to be involved? Yes.
00:42:47.46\00:42:49.16
There is no greater activity
beside the kingdom of heaven,
00:42:49.20\00:42:51.87
what do you say?
00:42:51.90\00:42:53.23
Yes.
00:42:53.27\00:42:54.60
It's a great tool to help people
00:42:54.64\00:42:56.50
come to a
knowledge of the truth.
00:42:56.54\00:42:59.04
And there are
multitudes of sincere people
00:42:59.07\00:43:01.01
have been living and
transgressing of God's law,
00:43:01.04\00:43:04.41
without realizing
that the forbearance
00:43:04.45\00:43:06.35
and patience of
God is about to end.
00:43:06.38\00:43:09.75
And now he and mercy
is calling them to obey
00:43:09.78\00:43:12.82
its sacred precepts
before it is too late.
00:43:12.85\00:43:17.33
The message must be
given that all he will put away
00:43:17.36\00:43:20.23
their sins by repentance
toward God and faith in Christ
00:43:20.26\00:43:24.33
are offered pardoned.
00:43:24.37\00:43:28.10
Friend, Jesus
is about to return,
00:43:28.14\00:43:31.01
do you believe it? Yes.
00:43:31.04\00:43:32.64
Jesus is about to return.
The signs are fulfilling fast.
00:43:32.67\00:43:37.51
We need to be
personally ready ourselves
00:43:37.55\00:43:39.68
and ready to warn
others before it is too late.
00:43:39.71\00:43:43.99
And the good news is
00:43:44.02\00:43:45.35
that Jesus
promises to give us divine
00:43:45.39\00:43:48.22
supernatural power to
help us obtain all the things
00:43:48.26\00:43:52.13
that are necessary
00:43:52.16\00:43:53.50
to achieve
godliness and eternal life.
00:43:53.53\00:43:57.07
Listen carefully to these words
in the Book of 2 Peter 1:3-11.
00:43:57.10\00:44:03.51
Let's have a look
at 2 Peter 1:3-11,
00:44:03.54\00:44:08.84
and it says,
00:44:08.88\00:44:10.21
"According as his divine power
hath given unto us all things
00:44:10.25\00:44:13.85
that pertain unto
life and godliness,
00:44:13.88\00:44:17.19
through the knowledge of him
00:44:17.22\00:44:19.05
that hath called us
to glory and virtue."
00:44:19.09\00:44:22.32
How is he giving, how is that?
00:44:22.36\00:44:24.26
Through the knowledge of him
00:44:24.29\00:44:25.99
that has called us
to glory and virtue.
00:44:26.03\00:44:28.73
"Whereby are given unto us
00:44:28.76\00:44:30.47
exceeding great
and precious promises
00:44:30.50\00:44:33.57
that by these great
and precious promises,
00:44:33.60\00:44:37.24
ye might be
partakers of the divine nature,
00:44:37.27\00:44:43.04
having escaped the corruption
00:44:43.08\00:44:44.85
that is in the
world through lust.
00:44:44.88\00:44:47.82
And beside this,
giving all diligence,
00:44:47.85\00:44:50.65
add to your faith
virtue, and to virtue knowledge,
00:44:50.69\00:44:56.19
and to knowledge temperance,
and to temperance patience,
00:44:56.22\00:45:01.90
and to patience godliness,
00:45:01.93\00:45:04.83
and to godliness
brotherly kindness,
00:45:04.87\00:45:07.77
and to brotherly
kindness charity.
00:45:07.80\00:45:11.34
For if these things
be in you, and abound,
00:45:11.37\00:45:14.64
they make you that ye
shall neither be barren
00:45:14.68\00:45:17.31
nor unfruitful in the knowledge
of our Lord Jesus Christ."
00:45:17.35\00:45:22.05
Good news? Yes.
00:45:22.08\00:45:23.42
Amen.
00:45:23.45\00:45:24.79
"But he that lacks
these things is blind,
00:45:24.82\00:45:28.29
and cannot see afar off,
00:45:28.32\00:45:30.36
and has forgotten
00:45:30.39\00:45:31.73
that he was
purged from his old sins.
00:45:31.76\00:45:34.46
Wherefore the rather, brethren,
00:45:34.50\00:45:36.43
give diligence
to make your calling
00:45:36.46\00:45:38.87
and election sure,
for if ye do these things,
00:45:38.90\00:45:43.97
ye shall never fall."
00:45:44.01\00:45:45.47
Isn't that good news? Amen.
00:45:45.51\00:45:48.64
"For so an
entrance shall be ministered
00:45:48.68\00:45:50.61
unto you abundantly
into the everlasting kingdom
00:45:50.65\00:45:54.35
of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ."
00:45:54.38\00:45:57.32
Isn't that good news? Yes.
00:45:57.35\00:45:59.12
Amen.
00:45:59.15\00:46:01.36
Our only hope of overcoming sin
and evil is to learn of Christ.
00:46:01.39\00:46:06.96
We must know what He is
to those He has ransomed.
00:46:07.00\00:46:10.53
We must realize that
through belief in Him,
00:46:10.57\00:46:13.37
it is their
privilege to be partakers
00:46:13.40\00:46:16.67
of the divine nature.
00:46:16.71\00:46:18.27
Good news? Yes.
00:46:18.31\00:46:19.77
I need more than human nature.
00:46:19.81\00:46:21.14
I need divine nature, don't I?
00:46:21.18\00:46:23.08
If I'm going to overcome sin,
00:46:23.11\00:46:25.48
and so escape the corruption
00:46:25.51\00:46:27.08
that is in the
world through lust,
00:46:27.12\00:46:29.35
and then we are
cleansed from old sin,
00:46:29.38\00:46:32.49
old defects of character.
00:46:32.52\00:46:34.46
We need not retain
even one tendency to sin
00:46:34.49\00:46:38.63
because of that
supernatural power
00:46:38.66\00:46:40.83
that God promises us.
00:46:40.86\00:46:43.33
If you feel a great desire
00:46:43.37\00:46:44.70
to accept God's
offer of salvation
00:46:44.73\00:46:47.40
and become a
partaker of His divine nature,
00:46:47.44\00:46:50.57
and you would like
to learn more about
00:46:50.61\00:46:52.27
the many wonderful
truths and promises
00:46:52.31\00:46:54.74
found in His word,
00:46:54.78\00:46:56.48
I would like to invite
you to pick up your pen
00:46:56.51\00:46:59.18
and write down
this vital information.
00:46:59.21\00:47:02.08
And here is the
details you need.
00:47:02.12\00:47:03.92
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00:47:08.92\00:47:10.83
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Controversy DVD production
00:47:10.86\00:47:13.23
is a musical and
historical journey
00:47:13.26\00:47:15.16
through Europe.
00:47:15.20\00:47:16.67
It Is Written's John Bradshaw
joins Fountainview Academy
00:47:16.70\00:47:20.24
to host this production,
00:47:20.27\00:47:21.74
filmed in five
different countries of Europe
00:47:21.77\00:47:24.07
at historically
meaningful sites.
00:47:24.11\00:47:26.81
These young
musicians share not only music,
00:47:26.84\00:47:29.61
but personal testimonies
00:47:29.64\00:47:30.98
and powerful
reformation stories,
00:47:31.01\00:47:33.11
still relevant
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00:47:33.15\00:47:38.12
To order your own set of
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00:47:38.15\00:47:40.82
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00:47:42.36\00:47:43.69
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00:47:55.67\00:48:00.14
And there's more good news.
00:48:05.61\00:48:07.62
As we partake of
the divine nature,
00:48:07.65\00:48:09.98
hereditary and
cultivated tendencies
00:48:10.02\00:48:12.52
to wrong will be
removed from our characters.
00:48:12.55\00:48:17.26
And we will be made a
living power for good.
00:48:17.29\00:48:20.63
You want that? I
tell you what I do.
00:48:20.66\00:48:24.50
We will cooperate with God
00:48:24.53\00:48:26.07
in overcoming
Satan's temptations,
00:48:26.10\00:48:28.90
that's fantastic news.
00:48:28.94\00:48:31.47
We're not left to struggle
with error and deception alone.
00:48:31.51\00:48:35.91
God works and made works
00:48:35.94\00:48:38.85
that may end
maybe one with Christ,
00:48:38.88\00:48:41.65
just as Christ was
one with the Father.
00:48:41.68\00:48:43.79
Remember He prayed that prayer?
00:48:43.82\00:48:47.06
Then we begin to experience
what it meant by the statement
00:48:47.09\00:48:49.59
in Ephesians 2:6 that
says, "God has raised us up."
00:48:49.62\00:48:54.40
Meaning that of mental darkness,
00:48:54.43\00:48:56.73
and the dark ideas of
thinking, and darkness of error,
00:48:56.77\00:49:00.84
it made us sit
together in heavenly places
00:49:00.87\00:49:03.41
in Christ Jesus.
00:49:03.44\00:49:05.71
The mind rest with
peace and assurance in Jesus,
00:49:05.74\00:49:10.05
a far better kind of
peace than the world offers.
00:49:10.08\00:49:12.85
Listen, Jesus told His
disciples in John 14:27.
00:49:12.88\00:49:16.48
He says, "Peace
I leave with you,
00:49:16.52\00:49:19.05
My peace I give unto you,
00:49:19.09\00:49:21.99
not as the world
gives, give I unto you.
00:49:22.02\00:49:25.46
Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid."
00:49:25.49\00:49:29.06
Is that good news? Yes.
00:49:29.10\00:49:30.50
Amen.
00:49:30.53\00:49:32.63
Friends, I believe, if we study
and digest God's living word
00:49:32.67\00:49:35.80
in the Bible,
00:49:35.84\00:49:37.17
He will transform us by
the renewing of our mind.
00:49:37.21\00:49:41.91
Do you want your mind renewed?
00:49:41.94\00:49:43.51
He promises it in Romans 12:2.
00:49:43.55\00:49:46.85
And he will enable
us to complete the task
00:49:46.88\00:49:49.68
that He prepared for us to do.
00:49:49.72\00:49:51.75
Are you ready? Yes.
00:49:51.79\00:49:53.56
Are you ready?
00:49:53.59\00:49:54.92
Yes. Amen.
00:49:54.96\00:49:57.19
Are you willing
to unite with Christ
00:49:57.23\00:49:59.53
to proclaim God's
last warning message
00:49:59.56\00:50:01.90
to the world?
00:50:01.93\00:50:03.26
Yes or no? Yes.
00:50:03.30\00:50:04.63
Amen.
00:50:04.67\00:50:06.00
I hope you will make
a decision to ask Jesus
00:50:06.03\00:50:08.27
to take over your life
00:50:08.30\00:50:09.90
and show you what
He wants you to do.
00:50:09.94\00:50:12.61
As you listen to
this beautiful hymn,
00:50:12.64\00:50:15.08
sung in the church of
that great martyr Jerome.
00:50:15.11\00:50:19.18
Bethlehem Chapel in Prague
by the choir and orchestra
00:50:19.21\00:50:23.89
of Fountainview
Academy from Canada,
00:50:23.92\00:50:26.35
"My faith has
found a resting-place."
00:50:26.39\00:50:32.26
My faith has found
00:50:32.29\00:50:38.23
A resting place
00:50:38.27\00:50:42.90
Not in a manmade creed
00:50:42.94\00:50:50.41
I trust
00:50:50.45\00:50:52.91
The Ever-living One
00:50:52.95\00:50:58.85
That He for me will plead
00:50:58.89\00:51:06.59
Enough for me that Jesus saves
00:51:19.97\00:51:24.58
This ends my fear and doubt
00:51:24.61\00:51:29.05
A sinful soul I come to Him
00:51:29.08\00:51:33.59
He will not cast me out
00:51:33.62\00:51:38.13
I need no other evidence
00:51:38.16\00:51:42.36
I need no other plea
00:51:42.40\00:51:47.57
It is enough that Jesus died
00:51:47.60\00:51:52.11
And rose again for me
00:51:52.14\00:51:56.91
My soul is resting on the Word
00:52:04.22\00:52:08.89
The living Word of God
00:52:08.92\00:52:13.29
Salvation in my Savior's name
00:52:13.33\00:52:17.73
Salvation through His blood
00:52:17.77\00:52:22.07
I need no other evidence
00:52:22.10\00:52:26.44
I need no other plea
00:52:26.47\00:52:31.35
It is enough that Jesus died
00:52:31.38\00:52:36.18
And rose again for me
00:52:36.22\00:52:41.22
My great
Physician heals the sick
00:52:48.46\00:52:53.20
The lost He came to save
00:52:53.23\00:52:57.81
For me His
precious blood He shed
00:52:57.84\00:53:02.18
For me His life He gave
00:53:02.21\00:53:06.58
I need no other evidence
00:53:06.61\00:53:11.02
I need no other plea
00:53:11.05\00:53:17.99
It is enough
00:53:21.23\00:53:24.40
That Jesus died
00:53:24.43\00:53:30.21
And rose again
00:53:30.24\00:53:34.74
For me
00:53:34.78\00:53:41.25
Did you enjoy that? Yes.
00:54:13.62\00:54:15.38
Beautiful music, isn't
it? Thank you very much.
00:54:15.42\00:54:17.39
Let us thank God
as we close in prayer.
00:54:17.42\00:54:19.45
Loving Father in heaven,
00:54:24.09\00:54:25.43
we praise You
and thank You so much
00:54:25.46\00:54:26.86
for the mighty heritage
00:54:26.90\00:54:28.23
You've given us of Christianity,
00:54:28.26\00:54:32.07
that You've helped
us today to appreciate
00:54:32.10\00:54:34.80
the opportunities happen before,
00:54:34.84\00:54:36.97
the slow and painful climb
out of darkness into light.
00:54:37.01\00:54:41.11
And, Lord, if we
look at Your Word
00:54:41.14\00:54:43.41
and consider the
Spirit of Prophecy
00:54:43.45\00:54:46.31
and the writings
that You've given us.
00:54:46.35\00:54:48.88
We look forward to the future
00:54:48.92\00:54:50.65
with great hope and
gladness in our hearts,
00:54:50.69\00:54:53.29
confident in the knowledge
00:54:53.32\00:54:55.46
that You have promised us
00:54:55.49\00:54:57.26
supernatural
hope to overcome sin.
00:54:57.29\00:55:00.80
So, Lord, we pray
00:55:00.83\00:55:02.16
for this
supernatural hope today,
00:55:02.20\00:55:04.30
and ask Your
blessings upon us to empower us
00:55:04.33\00:55:07.30
to move forward
in faith and practice
00:55:07.34\00:55:09.64
that we might
honor Your glorious name
00:55:09.67\00:55:12.21
because we ask these
things in Jesus' precious name.
00:55:12.24\00:55:15.81
Amen.
00:55:15.84\00:55:17.35