The Office of Regional Conference Ministries (ORCM) is a department of the North American Division [1] that is responsible for organizing and implementing the agenda for the various conferences and unions to reach “black Americans” and “other people groups.” [2] Basically, the ORCM is a branch of the NAD that coordinates programs with the Allegheny East Conference, Allegheny West Conference, Bermuda Conference, Central States Conference, Lake Region Conference, Northeastern Conference, North Pacific Union Conference, Pacific Union Conference, South Atlantic Conference, South Central Conference, Southeastern Conference, and Southwest Regional Conference. [2]
The Office of Regional Conference Ministries has a logo of Three Angels flying in the world. The only problem is that the angels are in the rainbow color. The ORCM website header prominently features the logo for everyone to see. Why would anyone display the Three Angels of Revelation 14 with the rainbow colors in light of the fact that the rainbow has universally come to symbolize LGBTQ+ pride? The rainbow colors are a symbol of affirmation and solidarity with the LGBTQ+ movement.
In many parts of the world, Adventism is evolving into a “woke” movement dedicated to social activism. Many people today worship the gods of diversity, equity, and inclusion, which means they embrace the entire spectrum of gender identities and sexual orientations. The ORCM does not explain why they are using rainbow colors to display the Three Angels of Revelation 14, but it appears that we are either virtue signaling and caving to popular culture, or our people are completely ignorant and do not know what the rainbow colors actually mean.
The Three Angels of Revelation 14 should never be displayed with rainbow pride colors. This is not advancing God’s final warning message, but instead making political statements. The church is for worship, not for political activism. Pride is a sin, one of the seven deadly sins, so it has no place at the altar of God. The church should influence culture rather than be influenced by it. We have the world’s most solemn message ever entrusted to any people. May that message never be tainted by the evils of this world.
Sources
[1] https://www.adventistdirectory.org/ViewEntity.aspx?EntityID=52836
[2] https://adventistregionalministries.org/about-us/
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Wokism will be our demise.
This truly saddens my heart to see where we are falling from as a people. We see to provide love but also with the truth of God that will provide a way of escape from sin.
The Only way to escape from the Mess and Cesspool of Evil that World Seventh Day Adventist Church has Become is to Follow Christs Example and Separate from the SDA Sanhedrin, and all that they own and control. Ted Wilson is Doing Exactly what Caiaphas did in the Days of Christ.
If the leaders in Israel had received Christ, He would have honored them as His messengers to carry the gospel to the world. To them first was given the opportunity to become heralds of the kingdom and grace of God. But Israel knew not the time of her visitation. The jealousy and distrust of the Jewish leaders had ripened into open hatred, and the hearts of the people were turned away from Jesus.
The Sanhedrin had rejected Christ’s message and was bent upon His death; therefore Jesus departed from Jerusalem, from the priests, the temple, the religious leaders, the people who had been instructed in the law, and turned to another class to proclaim His message, and to gather out those who should carry the gospel to all nations. As the light and life of men was rejected by the ecclesiastical authorities in the days of Christ, so it has been rejected in every succeeding generation. Again and again the history of Christ’s withdrawal from Judea has been repeated. When the Reformers preached the word of God, they had no thought of separating themselves from the established church; but the religious leaders would not tolerate the light, and those that bore it were forced to seek another class, who were longing for the truth. In our day few of the professed followers of the Reformers are actuated by their spirit. Few are listening for the voice of God, and
ready to accept truth in whatever guise it may be presented. Often those who follow in the steps of the Reformers are forced to turn away from the churches they love, in order to declare the plain teaching of the word of God. And many times those who are seeking for light are by the same teaching obliged to leave the church of their fathers, that they may render obedience.
Desire of Ages pg. 140
Jesus had come to the fig tree hungry, to find food. So He had come to Israel, hungering to find in them the fruits of righteousness. He had lavished on them His gifts, that they might bear fruit for the blessing of the world. Every opportunity and privilege had been granted them, and in return He sought their sympathy and co-operation in His work of grace. He longed to see in them self-sacrifice and compassion, zeal for God, and a deep yearning of soul for the salvation of their fellow men. Had they kept the law of God, they would have done the same unselfish work that Christ did. But love to God and man was eclipsed by pride and self-sufficiency. They brought ruin upon themselves by refusing to minister to others. The treasures of truth which God had committed to them, they did not give to the world. In the barren tree they might read both their sin and its punishment. Withered beneath the Saviour’s curse, standing forth sere and blasted, dried up by the roots,
the fig tree showed what the Jewish people would be when the grace of God was removed from them. Refusing to impart blessing, they would no longer receive it. “O Israel,” the Lord says, “thou hast destroyed thyself.”
Desire of Ages pg. 382
The warning is for all time. Christ’s act in cursing the tree which His own power had created stands as a warning to all churches and to all Christians. No one can live the law of God without ministering to others. But there are many who do not live out Christ’s merciful, unselfish life. Some who think themselves excellent Christians do not understand what constitutes service for God. They plan and study to please themselves. They act only in reference to self. Time is of value to them only as they can gather for themselves. In all the affairs of life this is their object. Not for others but for themselves do they minister. God created them to live in a world where unselfish service must be performed. He designed them to help their fellow men in every possible way. But self is so large that they cannot see anything
else. They are not in touch with humanity. Those who thus live for self are like the fig tree, which made every pretension but was fruitless. They observe the forms of worship, but without repentance or faith. In profession they honor the law of God, but obedience is lacking. They say, but do not. In the sentence pronounced on the fig tree Christ demonstrates how hateful in His eyes is this vain pretense. He declares that the open sinner is less guilty than is he who professes to serve God, but who bears no fruit to His glory.
Desire of Ages pg. 382,383.
For more than a thousand years the Jewish nation had abused God’s mercy and invited His judgments. They had rejected His warnings and slain His prophets. For these sins the people of Christ’s day made themselves responsible by following the same course. In the rejection of their present mercies and warnings lay the guilt of that generation. The fetters which the nation had for centuries been forging, the people of Christ’s day were fastening upon themselves.
In every age there is given to men their day of light and privilege, a probationary time in which they may become reconciled to God. But there is a limit to this grace. Mercy may plead for years and be slighted and rejected; but there comes a time when mercy makes her last plea. The heart becomes so hardened that it ceases to respond to the Spirit of God.
Then the sweet, winning voice entreats the sinner no longer, and reproofs and warnings cease. That day had come to Jerusalem. Jesus wept in anguish over the doomed city, but He could not deliver her. He had exhausted every resource. In rejecting the warnings of God’s Spirit, Israel had rejected the only means of help. There was no other power by which they could be delivered.
Desire of Ages pg. 383
To Follow Christ in this Regard will Require a Sacrifice of Self. Expect to be Shunned and hated by former believers. Expect Persecution even from your Pastor/Elder etc. However the Price will be Worth it as you will have gained Eternal Life.
Jesus now explained to His disciples that His own life of self-abnegation was an example of what theirs should be. Calling about Him, with the disciples, the people who had been lingering near, He said, “If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.” The cross was associated with the power of Rome. It was the instrument of the most cruel and humiliating form of death. The lowest criminals were required to bear the cross to the place of execution; and often as it was about to be laid upon their shoulders, they resisted with desperate violence, until they were overpowered, and the instrument of torture was bound upon them. But Jesus bade His followers take up the cross and bear it after Him. To the disciples His words, though dimly comprehended, pointed to their submission to the most bitter humiliation,—submission even unto death for the sake
of Christ. No more complete self-surrender could the Saviour’s words have pictured. But all this He had accepted for them. Jesus did not count heaven a place to be desired while we were lost. He left the heavenly courts for a life of reproach and insult, and a death of shame. He who was rich in heaven’s priceless treasure, became poor, that through His poverty we might be rich. We are to follow in the path He trod.
Love for souls for whom Christ died means crucifixion of self. He who is a child of God should henceforth look upon himself as a link in the chain let down to save the world, one with Christ in His plan of mercy, going forth with Him to seek and save the lost. The Christian is ever to realize that he has consecrated himself to God, and that in character he is to reveal Christ to the world. The self-sacrifice, the sympathy, the love, manifested in the
life of Christ are to reappear in the life of the worker for God.
“Whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel’s, the same shall save it.” Selfishness is death. No organ of the body could live should it confine its service to itself. The heart, failing to send its lifeblood to the hand and the head, would quickly lose its power. As our lifeblood, so is the love of Christ diffused through every part of His mystical body. We are members one of another, and the soul that
refuses to impart will perish. And “what is a man profited,” said Jesus, “if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?”
Desire of Ages pg. 274
The church has lost its way…
Blasphemy!
The DISDAIN FOR GOD by many in our Church is getting Bolder, Louder and Clearer……
Cool we are now woke but not awake
You’re being too kind. Their actions are motivated by insolence and insubordination rather than ignorance.
What blindness and blasphemy right in the church. So important to be walking with Christ so that we’ll have shelter when probation suddenly closes when we least expect it. Over the years have gathered up these quotes which I laminated with the thickest number 10 mil laminating pouches. Can’t tell you how precious they have become.
JESUS BESIDE ME
“We want to talk with our Savior as though he were right by our side.” HS 133.
“Wherever we may be, He is at our right hand, to support, to maintain, uphold, and cheer.” MH 72.
“We are to realize that the divine Presence is constantly by our side. Christ has said, ‘Lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world.’” ST February 18, 1903.
Enoch “made Christ his constant companion… he was ever under the influence of Jesus.” Enoch “kept in mind that the God of heaven was by his side.” “That God who walked with Enoch was our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” “Did he see God by his side? Only by faith. He knew that the Lord was there…”
1BC 1087. 6BC 1097. RH May 3, 1887. 6T 392. Manuscript 17, 1903.
Christ “is always near. His loving presence surrounds you.” “He desires you…to walk with Him in constant communion.” MH 85.
“How few realize that Jesus, unseen, is walking by their side!” TM 88.
“You may speak with him as with a friend. You may know that he is at your side as an ever-present helper.” RH June 12, 1888.
“Keep his mind stayed upon the thought of a divine presence ever beside him, ever looking upon him with pitying love.” COL 388.
“We can commune with our best Friend. He is right by our side. We need not go into the heavens to bring Him down, for He is right by us to help us.” MR No. 735.
“Those who walk in wisdom’s ways are, even in tribulation, exceeding joyful; for He whom their soul loveth, walks, invisible, beside them.” MB 140.
“He should believe that Jesus is his companion, close by his side.” CH 334.
“He is a Savior that is in sympathy with the woes of man, a Savior that is by our side to help, and strengthen, and succor us.” ST September 15, 1887.
“Remember that Jesus is beside you wherever you go…” Youth’s Instructor, February 4, 1897.
~“If you keep in humility close to Jesus, all is well.” 1SM 379.~
I doubt this group is backed by the SDA church headquarters.
Doubt the SDA church headquarters will rebuke this political correctness/meets blasphemy event,
Based on past wrongs that have never been rebuked.
What are we to expect with the official Church logo indicating an upside-down cross (among other things). They knew what they were doing when they changed the logo. I do note that there are several modified logos where the cross looks “normal”. Like the Pharisees in Jesus’ day, the GC have created their own “church”; some beliefs & events are not biblical. They turned their back on God’s health laws & faith in God during you-know-what, opting instead for Babylon’s draconian rules & pharmakeia. Jesus would tell them: “Your house is left unto you desolate.”
As I read this article and comment thread I am troubled. Did the writer of the article confirm that the organization referenced indeed deliberately used these colors for the purpose of supporting the LGBTQ movement? Did anyone in the thread contact the office or visit the website to determine the veracity of the claim? Shouldn’t we seek to pray for our brethren rather than speculate on actions we know not of? There are some very definitive statements made in the comments as well as the article that do not allow for grace to be given or the benefit of the doubt. It looks like there is more of a spirit of criticism and fault finding than the Spirit of Christ. Discernment is not an excuse for unsubstantiated conclusions. Christ operates on the principle of loving correction. Let us do the thing that affects the most change and wields the most power. Pray.
Brother or Sister RW,
Why is Pointing out Open Sin Faultfinding and Criticism?
Which Christ do you Worship, the One who Obeys his Fathers and Gods Commands and lives in his Light and Bosom or is it Another Jesus?
Another Jesus who is Independent of his Father?
It is impossible to explain the origin of sin so as to give a reason for its existence.
Nothing is more plainly taught in Scripture than that God was in no wise responsible for the entrance of sin; that there was no
arbitrary withdrawal of divine grace, no deficiency in the divine government, that gave occasion for the uprising of rebellion. Sin
is an intruder, for whose presence no reason can be given. It is mysterious, unaccountable; to excuse it, is to defend it.
Could excuse for it be found, or cause be shown for its existence, it would cease to be sin. Our only definition of sin is that given
in the word of God; it is “the transgression of the law,” it is the outworking of a principle at war with the great law of love which
is the foundation of the divine government.
Great Controversy 1911 edition pg 511,512
Brother or Sister in Defending the Sins of the Conference You are Defending the Sins of Apostate Jerusalem that have become like Sodom and Gomorrah. You are also defending a Perverted lifestyle blessed by the Conference, that defiles the image of God in Man.
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.
5 Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint.‡ 6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment.§ 7 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers.** 8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a garden of cucumbers, as a besieged city.
9 Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.
10 Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God,
ye people of Gomorrah.
11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and
I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats.†† 12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath required this at your hand, to tread my courts? 13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them. 15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 1
The Acceptance of such Sodom and Gomorrah Filth by the Conference is a Sign that the Church has Separated itself from God. God in the Verses above states that he will not accept it.
The LORD said also unto me in the days of Josiah the king, Hast thou seen that which backsliding Israel hath done? she is gone up upon every high mountain and under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 7 And I said after she had done all these things, Turn thou unto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8 And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 9 And it came to pass through
the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD. 11 And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.
Jeremiah 3
Surely as a wife treacherously departeth from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house of Israel, saith the LORD.§§§ 21 A voice was heard upon the high places, weeping and supplications of the children of Israel: for they have perverted their way, and they have forgotten the LORD their God. 22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee; for thou art the LORD our God. 23 Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the LORD our God is the salvation of Israel. 24 For shame hath devoured the labour of our fathers from our youth; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 We lie down in our shame, and our confusion
covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.
Jeremiah 3
Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your ways and your doings, and I will cause you to dwell in this place. 4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, are these. 5 For if ye throughly amend your ways and your doings; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; 6 If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent
blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your hurt: 7 Then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, for ever and ever.
8 Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit. 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; 10 And come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered to do all these abominations?
11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes? Behold, even I have seen it, saith the LORD. 12 But go ye now unto my place which was in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel. 13 And now, because ye have done all these works, saith the LORD, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, but ye heard not; and I called you, but ye answered not;
14 Therefore will I do unto this house, which is called by my name, wherein ye trust, and unto the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I have done to Shiloh. 15 And I will cast you out of my sight, as I have cast out all your brethren, even the whole seed of Ephraim.
16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.
Jeremiah 7
Such Sins such as the Abominations of Sodom and Gomorrah cannot be dealt with by Intercessory Prayer, Which means as Far as God is Concerned, these SINS ARE UNPARDONABLE.
FYI, That has been the logo of ORCM since it’s inception at least since 2015 (or before), and has nothing to do with…. To interpret it to mean LGBTQ and a pride flag at this late date is ludicrous. Then what does Genesis 9:13,14 mean when God set a “bow in the cloud” after the flood.
Please people get a life. “Gay” used to mean “happy” before it got co-opted, now a rainbow and it’s colors have to mean more than a rainbow and it’s colors. Please stop projecting bias and misinformation where it should not be.
God’s blessings and Shalom
The ORCM Logo was created well over 20 years ago by Pastor Joseph McCoy.!
The colors in the ORCM logo represent the rainbow as God intended, a symbol of hope for a better retirement plan than the one offered by the NAD.
The Office of Regional Conference Ministries in no way shape or form supports the LGBTQ agenda.
They should be asked to bring that down immediately by other conferences, pastors and elders. This is unacceptable and a investigation of the members of the ministry responsible for this should be done.