It is so sad to see every SDA church online eirher with christmas tree or singing christmas carols, it just reminds me of catholic church at this time of year. Are we not suppose to be diferent from the world?
Many have an idea that they must do some part of the work alone. They have trusted in Christ for the forgiveness of sin, but now they seek by their own efforts to live aright. But every such effort must fail. Jesus says, "Without Me ye can do nothing." Our growth in grace, our joy, our usefulness,-all depend upon our union with Christ. It is by communion with Him, daily, hourly,- by abiding in Him,-that we are to grow in grace. He is not only the Author, but the Finisher of our faith. It is Christ first and last and always. He is to be with us, not only at the beginning and the end of our course, but at every step of the way. David says, "I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." Psalm 16:8. Just another example of public error. … This video from Seventh-Day Adventist Church, here in Hohenwald Tennessee, and their announcements at the beginning were quite disheartening. These, want to have an ugly sweater party on 4th of January, announced it from the sanctuary!? where the Holy Spirit of God is supposed to be among them 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ You’d think some things just take common sense, or (John 15:5 would be even better), to know that you don’t go into God’s house to speak of parties having to do with a pagan holiday, and then encourage people to be happy about it. This (pagan) celebration was in the bulletin; so while having their potluck they could have spread their word then. … not from the sanctuary! We are counseled to use the Christmas holiday as spreading the gospel-The Three Angels Messages. “To Glorify God, Not Man” -E. G. White There is no divine sanctity resting upon the twenty-fifth of December; and it is not pleasing to God that anything that concerns the salvation of men through the infinite sacrifice made for them, should be so sadly perverted from its professed design. Christ should be the supreme object; but as Christmas has been observed, the glory is turned from Him to mortal man, whose sinful, defective character made it necessary for Him to come to our world. Jesus, the Majesty of heaven, the royal King of heaven, laid aside His royalty, left His throne of glory, His high command, and came into our world to bring to fallen man, weakened in moral power, and corrupted by sin, aid divine. He clothed His divinity with humanity, that He might reach to the very depths of human woe and misery, to lift up fallen man. By taking upon Himself man's nature, He raised humanity in the scale of moral value with God. Those great themes are almost too high, too deep, too infinite, for the comprehension of finite minds. Parents should keep these things before their children and instruct them, line upon line, precept upon precept, in their obligation to God--not their obligation to each other, to honor and glorify one another by gifts and offerings. But they should be taught that Jesus is the world's Redeemer, the object of thought, of painstaking effort; that His work is the grand theme which should engage their attention; that they should bring to Him their gifts and offerings. Thus did the wise men and the shepherds.” “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 1 Peter 2:9”
That’s all you saw!? Your comment was here before they edited out their mockery of announcing their ugly sweater celebration, scheduled for the 4th of January!? 🤦🏼♀️ I’ve seen this before, their services are all pious, and formal, while they are mocking God, on the side by mistreatment of His own Sanctuary, where holy angels reside and God’s Spirit is to be welcome, by His faithful. Period. Too bad TH-cam doesn’t allow videos, because I could post what was originally recorded, before they edited.
It is so sad to see every SDA church online eirher with christmas tree or singing christmas carols, it just reminds me of catholic church at this time of year. Are we not suppose to be diferent from the world?
SDA likes to compete with the world
Many have an idea that they must do some part of the work alone. They have trusted in Christ for the forgiveness of sin, but now they seek by their own efforts to live aright. But every such effort must fail. Jesus says, "Without Me ye can do nothing." Our growth in grace, our joy, our usefulness,-all depend upon our union with Christ. It is by communion with Him, daily, hourly,- by abiding in Him,-that we are to grow in grace. He is not only the Author, but the Finisher of our faith. It is Christ first and last and always. He is to be with us, not only at the beginning and the end of our course, but at every step of the way. David says, "I have set the Lord always before me: because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved." Psalm 16:8.
Just another example of public error. … This video from Seventh-Day Adventist Church, here in Hohenwald Tennessee, and their announcements at the beginning were quite disheartening. These, want to have an ugly sweater party on 4th of January, announced it from the sanctuary!? where the Holy Spirit of God is supposed to be among them 🤦🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ You’d think some things just take common sense, or (John 15:5 would be even better), to know that you don’t go into God’s house to speak of parties having to do with a pagan holiday, and then encourage people to be happy about it. This (pagan) celebration was in the bulletin; so while having their potluck they could have spread their word then. … not from the sanctuary!
We are counseled to use the Christmas holiday as spreading the gospel-The Three Angels Messages.
“To Glorify God, Not Man”
-E. G. White
There is no divine sanctity resting upon the twenty-fifth of December; and it is not pleasing to God that anything that concerns the salvation of men through the infinite sacrifice made for them, should be so sadly perverted from its professed design. Christ should be the supreme object; but as Christmas has been observed, the glory is turned from Him to mortal man, whose sinful, defective character made it necessary for Him to come to our world.
Jesus, the Majesty of heaven, the royal King of heaven, laid aside His royalty, left His throne of glory, His high command, and came into our world to bring to fallen man, weakened in moral power, and corrupted by sin, aid divine. He clothed His divinity with humanity, that He might reach to the very depths of human woe and misery, to lift up fallen man. By taking upon Himself man's nature, He raised humanity in the scale of moral value with God. Those great themes are almost too high, too deep, too infinite, for the comprehension of finite minds.
Parents should keep these things before their children and instruct them, line upon line, precept upon precept, in their obligation to God--not their obligation to each other, to honor and glorify one another by gifts and offerings. But they should be taught that Jesus is the world's Redeemer, the object of thought, of painstaking effort; that His work is the grand theme which should engage their attention; that they should bring to Him their gifts and offerings. Thus did the wise men and the shepherds.”
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light; 1 Peter 2:9”
That’s all you saw!? Your comment was here before
they edited out their mockery of announcing their ugly sweater celebration, scheduled for the 4th of January!? 🤦🏼♀️
I’ve seen this before, their services are all pious, and formal, while they are mocking God, on the side by mistreatment of His own Sanctuary, where holy angels reside and God’s Spirit is to be welcome, by His faithful. Period.
Too bad TH-cam doesn’t allow videos, because I could post what was originally recorded, before they edited.