“In every generation God has sent His servants to rebuke sin, both in the world and in the church. But the people desire smooth things spoken to them, and the pure, unvarnished truth is not acceptable … They were impelled to zealously declare the truth and the danger which threatened souls. The words which the Lord gave them they uttered, fearless of consequences, and the people were compelled to hear the warning.” (Great Controversy, p. 606).
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Prayers mean absolutely nothing if they are not in line with “The WORD and Spirit of Prophecy , let alone the church manual. This is the cheap love, feelings, closed doors in the night secret councils. That is satanic. Why are they not using our council and the Word of God in dealing with those teaching open sin and apostsacy… oh right cause it steps on toes and sets us apart from the world. The straight testimony! Will know them by their fruits. Conrad and Kelly’s fruit is from the Lord, it bears the truth and demeanor of Jesus. The whole process attitude, motives, actions, arguments, coercion, outcome is that of the fruit of another and it is not Jesus Christ. It is exactly how the world crushes it aponants. It is also how “ROME” deals with heretics….
The Cody guy had no substance to his talk. It was fluff and cheap talk to those who are decieved and want to feel good, so they don’t have to make a choice and stand.
The high-handed power that has been developed, as though position has made men gods, makes me afraid, and ought to cause fear. It is a curse wherever and by whomsoever it is exercised. ***This lording it over God’s heritage will create such a disgust of man’s jurisdiction that a state of insubordination will result. *** The people are learning that men in high positions of responsibility cannot be trusted to mold and fashion other men’s mind and characters. *** The result will be a loss of confidence even in the management of faithful men. *** But the Lord will raise up laborers who realize their own nothingness without special help from God. Age after age Jesus has been delivering His goods to His church. At the time of the first advent of Christ to our world, the men who composed the Sanhedrin exercised their authority in controlling men according to their will. Thus the souls whom Christ had given His life to free from the bondage of Satan were brought under bondage to him in another form. – {TM 361.1}
Do we individually realize our true position, that as God’s hired servants we are not to bargain away our stewardship? We have an individual accountability before the heavenly universe, to administer the trust committed us of God. Our own hearts are to be stirred. Our hands are to have something to impart of the income that God entrusts to us. The humblest of us may be agents for God, using our gifts for His name’s glory. He who improves his talents to the best of his ability may present to God his offering as a consecrated gift that shall be as fragrant incense before Him. It is the duty of everyone to see that his talents are turned to advantage as a gift that he must return, having done his best to improve it. – {TM 361.2}
The spirit of domination is extending to the presidents of our conferences. If a man is sanguine of his own powers and seeks to exercise dominion over his brethren, feeling that he is invested with authority to make his will the ruling power, the best and only safe course is to remove him, lest great harm be done and he lose his own soul and imperil the souls of others. “All ye are brethren.” This disposition to lord it over God’s heritage will cause a reaction unless these men change their course. Those in authority should manifest the spirit of Christ. They should deal as He would deal with every case that requires attention. They should go weighted with the Holy Spirit. A man’s position does not make him one jot or tittle greater in the sight of God; it is character alone that God values. – {TM 362.1}
Amen