I read in counsels on diet and foods that saltless food is better in some cases like me I am a vegetarian for more than 30years now but still I 'm attacked by highblood, dizzy and my heart pains if I eat food with salt if I felt dizzy I just drink enough water to make my blood normal. My high blood I inherited from my parents .That's why my diet is saltless I am healthy by God's grace.Health reform is God's message its a complete whole for life and salvation.No drug medications Selected messages book 2, and saltless diet is better in some cases like me have inherited high blood problem . From counsels on diet and foods.
Regarding the video that was shown about the leader, this is apostesy and rebellion. Pray for GOD'S mercy to linger. Otherwise, let us pour into others, what the LORD used Elder Mason to pour into our souls. He was a mighty man of GOD. I can't wait to see him on the sea of glass. GET READY, GET READY, GET READY..
I am marvelled with this quotation you sent: ANTONIO BERNARD: "It was seen, also, that while the sin offering pointed to Christ as a sacrifice, and the high priest represented Christ as a mediator, the scapegoat typified Satan, the author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly penitent will finally be placed. When the high priest, by virtue of the blood of the sin offering, removed the sins from the sanctuary, he placed them upon the scapegoat. When Christ, by virtue of His own blood, removes the sins of His people from the heavenly sanctuary at the close of His ministration, He will place them upon Satan, who, in the execution of the judgment, must bear the final penalty. The scapegoat was sent away into a land not inhabited, never to come again into the congregation of Israel. So will Satan be forever banished from the presence of God and His people, and he will be blotted from existence in the final destruction of sin and sinners. GC 422.2" Believing such, is refusing 99.99% of biblical doctrine. Please, meditate of the following bible verses, GC 422.2 quotation you just mentioned: 1 Peter 2:24, says: "He himself (Jesus Christ) bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed" When John saw Jesus, and not satan, he exclaimed as recorded in John 1:29 .......“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!" How can you believe it's satan, the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world? For me, that is pure blasphemy. Read also Isaiah 53 and take note of verses 5, 6, 10, 1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Is it talking about Satan? This Investigative judgement means no assurance of salvation. Hebrews 9:12 contradicts this theory: "by His own blood he entered (past tense) in once (not in 1844) into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.' Hebrews 9:12, 25. "... now once in the end of the world hath (past) he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself" (v.26). But, SDAs teach that Christ transferred the record of believers sins to the heavenly sanctuary, which will be finally cleansed at the conclusion of the Investigative Judgement, their day of atonement. Mrs. White says in "Patriarchs and Prophets", p. 357, that: "The blood of Christ, while it was to release the repentant sinner from the condemnation of the law, was not to cancel the sin. It would stand on record in the sanctuary until the final atonement." Hence, according to SDAs, sins are not cancelled or forgiven ye? Now, this is my next question: If Christ can create the universe in 6 days, why does he take from 1844 until now to investigate the books? Is Christ a slow reader? why then, do these verses, contradicts the Investigative Judgement' "The Lord knoweth them that are His." (2 Timothy 2:19) - "I know my sheep." (John 10:14) - "cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9) - "he had by himself purged our sins." (Hebrews 1:3) - "yet now hath he reconciled ..." (Colossians 1:21) - "having forgiven you all trespasses." (Colossians 2:13) Christ's judgments are AFTER he returns, not BEFORE He returns: "When the Son of Man shall come in his glory ... then shall he sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall be gathered all nations." (Matthew 25:31-32) Hebrews 4:13 says:: "Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do." Since Jesus knows all cases already, why must He investigate?
Alex Stanley I recommend reading the book of Leviticus and Hebrews. 1Co 15:12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? 1Co 15:13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen: 1Co 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Rom 4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
dear Mr Antonio Bernard, I hope you are doing well my brother. I respectfully disagree with you when you said that"believing such is refusing 99.9% of bible doctrine". Jesus said. "search the scriptures;for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. if you read Hebrews 4 :2, Paul said that the same gospel was that preach to the Israelites is preach unto us.so everything we read in the old testament is Christ center and has to do with the plan of redemption. you quoted John 1:29 . every Jews at that time understood that was referring to the sanctuary services or the tabernacle. in that you see the gospel explain in symbol. so for us in order to understand the plan of redemption we need to study thoroughly all the meaning in the sanctuary and its services . because Jesus said that testify of me. God said to his people let them make a sanctuary that I may dwell among them , Ex 25:8. Jesus was call Emmanuel (which being interpreted is, God with us) Matt 1:23. He became the Christ and the Lamb of God when he was baptized. because Christ mean the anointed one. God anointed Jesus with the holy spirit. Act 10: 38; Luke 3: 22. 10 days after Jesus ascended in heaven ,.he was anointed with the holy spirit to become our high priest. in a similar way that God told Moses to anoint Aaron with oil to consecrated him as a high priest. you know that in the scripture that the oil represent the holy spirit Is 61:1; Acts 10: 38. I just gave you a few example and there are many more. Jesus warn us that in that that day many will come in his name and he will declare unto to them I never knew you . this he was specifically talking about Christian because they call him Lord, Matt 7:21-23 . could that be that most of the Christian are going to be lost because they fail to understand the plan of redemption . I believe that is exactly what is happening. Jesus said that eternal life is to get to know God and him. Jh 17: 3. God said in Jer 9: 23,24 we need get to know him and understand him. and the best way is to thoroughly study the plan of redemption which is found in the sanctuary. ps 73:17. but I recommend to read the whole chapter of ps73. May God bless you Antonio and your family . with great respect and love. Roger Mbal
Alex Stanley Hace 1 segundo Hi again, I am really willing to learn, for this reason, I have some few questions, I would be delighted, if you could please, kindly answer them for me. I really want to know the TRUTH, that sets free, since there are so many truths out there. I believe, there is only One and only One TRUTH. 1 - Can I believe in the bible and only in the bible, and still be an Adventist? 2 - Is Christ' sacrifice, sufficient for a sinner to be reconciled with God, as mentioned in Hebrews 10? 3 - Is faith in Christ and Christ alone, sufficient for Salvation, as mentioned in Ephesians 2:8? 4 - Is Jesus the lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, as mentioned in John 1:29? 5 - Must I be born again to get into the kingdom of heaven as Jesus told Nicodemus en John 3? 6 - Can we know if we are God's children or not as mentioned in Romans 8:14 -17? 7 - Do we humans have a spirit, as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 2:11? 8 - Where do Christians go, as soon as they die, as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:8? 9 - Is it possible to know that we are saved, as mentioned in Acts 16:31, by Paul? 10 - Is the guarantee of our inheritance, sealed, by keeping the Sabbath, or by the Holy Spirit, as mentioned in Ephesians 1:13-14? Please, could you kindly help me clarify these doubts? Thank you very much.
Alex Stanley 1 - Can I believe in the bible and only in the bible, and still be an Adventist? You see the Bible points out in the last days that God will pour out his spirit in the last day and your sons and daughters shall prophesy and it also teaches that Gods bedtime church will have a prophet , so if I say I believe in the Bible and the Bible alone and not also believe in the end prophet, I really don’t believe in the Bible at all. 2 - Is Christ' sacrifice, sufficient for a sinner to be reconciled with God, as mentioned in Hebrews 10? Yes indeed Christ sacrifice is sufficient for our salvation we can’t buy our way into heaven we can only accept what Christ has done of the cross for us and what he is willing to do in us when we accept his sacrifice on behalf of the human planet for us. 3 - Is faith in Christ and Christ alone, sufficient for Salvation, as mentioned in Ephesians 2:8? At first glance, this chapter may seem like heavy theology. But not really! Conventional words like “grace” and “faith” either bore people or cause arguments? Why? Because for centuries these two words have been fogged over by theological debate, often with deadly results. Why? Because these simple biblical words have not been understood within the Great Controversy! Freedom happens when grace and faith are fully understood. The word “grace” is as woefully misunderstood as “faith” has been for 2,000 years. Grace is a powerful word! Grace, a facet of God’s love (agape) and as generally used in the New Testament, describes whatever God has done, is doing, and will do to help conform men and women “to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29). Our human minds cannot fathom what all this means. Grace is whatever men and women need in order to be saved. It is exactly what men and women do not have, nor ever will have, of themselves. In the God-man relationship, grace has two sides: grace that forgives (Romans 3:24; 5:15) and grace that empowers (2 Corinthians 12:9). For example, in Hebrews 4:16, Paul focused on the empowerment of grace: “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” One of the indications of a limited gospel is an over-emphasis on the mercies of grace with a muted glance at the empowerment of grace-whereby men and women find all the help they need to resist the Evil One. A limited understanding of grace leads to a false gospel. But in God’s plan, grace cannot by itself save men and women. Paul has given us the classic formula of salvation: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:8-10). God will do all that an infinitely gracious and patient Lover can do to woo His bride, hoping one day to get her to the altar (Revelation 19:7-9). But even God cannot force His “bride” to love Him back or to find a wedding dress! Love cannot be forced! All that a gracious God can do in wooing men and women is to appeal for fair and undivided attention-long enough to hear Him speak to their inmost thoughts, to listen to reason (Isaiah 1:18). And the favorable response He seeks is called, in the New Testament, “faith.” Faith is the human response to grace. Faith is that appreciation, appropriation and acceptance of grace that opens the door for grace to continue its work in the life of the sinner. In short, faith permits grace to do its work.Here is another example of the ellipse of truth-grace and faith are the two foci that make salvation happen. Faith is the condition that makes salvation possible. Although faith does not possess merit in itself, the absence of faith frustrates grace. Though grace is the source of salvation, we have no salvation without faith-even as we have no salvation without grace. -God at Risk By Herbert Douglas, chapter 19, pages 132-133 4 - Is Jesus the lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, as mentioned in John 1:29? Yes he is , here are some supporting scriptures John 1:29 Behold: Joh 1:36; Gen 22:7-8; Exo 12:3-13; Num 28:3-10; Isa 53:7; Act 8:32; 1Pe 1:19; Rev 5:6, Rev 5:8, Rev 5:12-13, Rev 6:1, Rev 6:16; Rev 7:9-10, Rev 7:14, Rev 7:17, Rev 12:11, Rev 13:8, Rev 14:1, Rev 14:4, Rev 14:10, Rev 15:3, Rev 17:14, Rev 19:7, Rev 19:9; Rev 21:9, Rev 21:14, Rev 21:22-23, Rev 21:27, Rev 22:1-3 which: Isa 53:11; Hos 14:2; Mat 20:28; Act 13:39; 1Co 15:3; 2Co 5:21; Gal 1:4; Gal 3:13; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; Heb 1:3, Heb 2:17, Heb 9:28; 1Pe 2:24, 1Pe 3:18; 1Jn 2:2, 1Jn 3:5, 1Jn 4:10; Rev 1:5 taketh: or, beareth, Exo 28:38; Lev 10:17, Lev 16:21-22; Num 18:1, Num 18:23 5 - Must I be born again to get into the kingdom of heaven as Jesus told Nicodemus en John 3? Yes we must be born again and reason why is because Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: Rom 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. Rom 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Alex Stanley 6 - Can we know if we are God's children or not as mentioned in Romans 8:14 -17? That is correct we can know if we are truly following Christ all the way or if our hearts are divided . 1Jn 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 1Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1Jn 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 1Jn 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 1Jn 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 1Jn 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 1Jn 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 1Jn 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 1Jn 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother. 7 - Do we humans have a spirit, as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 2:11? Good question however 1 Corinthians 2:11 is actually speaking of the Holy Spirit. 1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God. 1Co 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God. 1Co 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. 1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Secondly man does not have a spirit, we are spirit or souls. Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. Job refers himself to being a soul. Job 27:2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; Job 33:28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light. Psa 16:2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee; Mat 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. Mat 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it. Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Ecc 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. 8 - Where do Christians go, as soon as they die, as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:8? Notice the context of this verse is not dealing with death but rather with we being in this body of flesh being separated from God. In the beginning man could have face to face communication with God but when sin enter that had changed we could no longer be present with the lord while we had this body that was affected by sin. 2Co 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: 2Co 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) 2Co 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. 2Co 5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him. Secondly the dead do not go to heaven when they die because the Bible clearly teaches that when Christ comes agin he will raised the dead from their graves. If they were already in heaven with him why would he need to come and resurrect them again ? The Coming of the Lord 1Th 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. 1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 1Th 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.1Th 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words. Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.Ecc 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. The Resurrection There is no truth more plainly taught nor more diligently Tinsisted upon in the Bible than this: The future existence of men depends absolutely upon either a resurrection of the dead or a translation without seeing death at all. Paul’s hope for future existence was in the resurrection of the dead. In speaking of his efforts to “win Christ,” he says: Philippians 3 10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death; 11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead. It was of “the hope and resurrection of the dead” that he was called in question by the council (Acts 23:6); and when he had afterward to make his defense before Felix, he declared that the resurrection of the dead was the end of his hope, saying: Acts 24 15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust. Time and again Paul thus expresses his hope of future life.Nor is Paul the only one of the writers of the Bible who teaches the same thing. The resurrection of the dead is that to which Job looked for the consummation of his hope. Job 14:14,15; 17:13-15; 19:23-27. David says: Psalm 71 20 You which have showed me great and sore troubles, shall quicken [give life to] me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth. 9 - Is it possible to know that we are saved, as mentioned in Acts 16:31, by Paul? Yes we may know. Rom 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: When the Spirit of God takes possession of the heart, it transforms the life. Sinful thoughts are put away, evil deeds are renounced; love, humility, and peace take the place of anger, envy, and strife. Joy takes the place of sadness, and the countenance reflects the joy of heaven. No one sees the hand that lifts the burden or beholds the light descend from the courts above. The blessing comes when by faith the soul surrenders itself to God. Then that power which no human eye can see, creates a new being in the image of God. ML 46.3
Alex Stanley 10 - Is the guarantee of our inheritance, sealed, by keeping the Sabbath, or by the Holy Spirit, as mentioned in Ephesians 1:13-14? Please, could you kindly help me clarify these doubts? Thank you very much. "And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads." (Revelation 14:1) NOTE: What does it mean to have our Heavenly Father's name 'written IN our foreheads'? Does it mean we will have a literal mark upon our heads? No. This is a spiritual mark. A mark of 'approval' so to speak for those who have transformed their characters into Christ like characters. Those who have been truly 'transformed by the renewing of their minds' and follow the Lord Jesus 'wheresoever He goeth'. Many Christians believe that the seal of God is the Holy Spirit. Is the seal of God the Holy Spirit? Well, they get this from the two verses concerning "sealing" in Ephesians: Ephesians 1:13 ...'In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.' Ephesians 4:30 ...'And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.' “ They are partly right, because it is THROUGH the Holy Spirit of God that we are sealed, but the Holy Spirit itself is not the seal. The seal of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 1 above is not the same as the seal of God in the book of Revelation. How? Well, what happens when we turn to Jesus? We receive the Spirit of God right? This is not the seal of God that John has written about in Revelation. The seal of God in Revelation is connected with Christians who keep the commandments of God and have transformed their characters into the likeness of Christ. These are not a people who receive a "seal" by simply believing in Christ Jesus. A lot of Christians completely miss the point of HOW we get the seal of God. Do we just "believe" in Christ to receive the seal in the last days? If this is true then every single person in history who has simply "believed" in Jesus will be saved, no matter what they have done with their lives. This is not Bible truth, because as the Bible clearly reveals, a mere profession of faith does not mean you are a Christian. Even the demons believe and tremble before Christ (James 2:19), but are they sealed and saved? Definately not. As we have already clearly laid out concerning what the seal of God is, those who receive the seal are the one's who are keeping God's commandments, including the 4th commandment concerning the seventh day sabbath. You can see the truth about the sabbath HERE. So although we are sealed BY the Spirit of God, it is only the true saints who will be sealed. And what is it that the saints do? Revelation 14:12 ...'Here is the patience of the saints, here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.' So those who receive the seal of God are those who are keeping God's commandments and follow in Jesus' footsteps. They don't merely profess a faith in Jesus, they actually LIVE OUT their faith and follow Jesus wherever He goes ... Revelation 14:1,4,5 ...'And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads ... These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.' Do you see that these who are sealed with the "Father's Name" in their foreheads, do not merely "believe" in Jesus, they actually FOLLOW Him, for it is written ... "they follow the Lamb wherever He goes. There is no guile in their mouths and they are without fault before God." “ So the Holy Spirit is the sealing agency and not the se itself.
Thank you very much for your answer. Still waiting for the remaining 9 questions that I asked, and I believe, more important than the 10th question. Thanks
Thanks for the reply. But I still have some few questions, from your answers: Alex Stanley 1 - Can I believe in the bible and only in the bible, and still be an Adventist? ANTONIO BERNARD: 1- You see the Bible points out in the last days that God will pour out his spirit in the last day and your sons and daughters shall prophesy and it also teaches that Gods bedtime church will have a prophet , so if I say I believe in the Bible and the Bible alone and not also believe in the end prophet, I really don’t believe in the Bible at all. My Question: what do you mean by "end prophet"? The bible says Jeremiah 23:16: This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD. Luke 6:26 Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. Acts 20:28-30 Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. 1 John 4:1-6 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood. Matthew 7:15 Chapter Parallel Compare “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. and many more bibles verses like: - 2 Peter 1:12-21 - Titus 1:6-16 - 2 Peter 2 - Matthew 23:1-29 When I read these bible verses, and the doctrinal believes of the early church, I fine a lot of contraction with what SDA preaches and this make me ore and more confused. How can I be assured that, you are not one of the false prophets the bible warned us about, since most of your teachings are not found in the bible, but from a different and special revelation. Since Galatians 1:8, warns us by saying: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. Fathers of the early church like Clement of Rome, Tertullian, Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp, some of which were direct disciples of some of the Jesus' apostles, like John and Paul, never preached, nor believed something different from what I asked you. Do you mean, all these great men of God and martyrs, are lost, for believing, in the fundamental doctrines of the bible? It is a fact based documented question. Colossians 2:8, says: See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Chris It was not till the 1830's that the SDA doctrines came up. How far can one be assured they are from God, after several uncompleted prophecies and now, telling me the insufficiency of the scripture for salvation. -............................................................................................................................................................................................ Alex Stanley: 4- Is Jesus the lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, as mentioned in John 1:29? ANTONIO BERNARD - 4 - Yes he is , here are some supporting scriptures. My Question: If Jesus is truly the Lamb of G that takes away the sins of the world and all the criptures you sent to me, actually back up the claim, why then, did "E.G. White say: "It was seen, also, that while the sin offering pointed to Christ as a sacrifice, and the high priest represented Christ as a mediator, the scapegoat typified Satan, the author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly penitent will finally be placed" The Great Controversy, p. 422 (emphasis added). "Their sins are transferred to the originator of sin" Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 475. So, Satan, has thus been attributed the Christ's merit....Is that biblical? If what Christ did is sufficient for our salvation, why then did Elle. G White say the following: "At the time appointed for the judgement.... All who have ever taken upon themselves the name of Christ must pass its searching scrutiny. Both the living and the dead are to be judged "out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works" The Great Controversy, P. 486 (emphasis added). ............................................................................................................................. I still have many questions that will come up, concerning the other questions answered and the non answered. While waiting for your reply, I wish you a great day.
Both Sunday & Saturday worship is the mark of Beast. No one ought to be doing any form of worship. All spiritual deceitfulness is also the mark of the Beast.
@Religious Counterfeits You Gentiles are the ones who crucify the Hamshyah and then later change up the scriptures and place in it the names of your fore fathers Pagan Deities. This is what is called the mark of the beast by Yahweh Aelohym. Your Angelic image is called the beast by your creator and the changes your Angelic race put in the scriptures is the mark of the beast. The sabbath is fulfilled by the Creator son with the 7 days of Unleavened Bread, where his upright wording is the Unleavened which he spoke to give rest to the people every day of the week when he spoke to them for 3.5 years. The Wrong wording your angelic Race Put in the scriptures and the same you teach to yourselves is the mark of deceitful words written in your Yellow angelic head. The Gospel is not being Taught correctly today by Gentile Pastors. So your Gentile Pastors fulfill out being the false Prophets that the Hamshyah fore told. Lord God Jesus Christ = 18 letters which hides 666 in its counting.
You are erring because you don't know scriptures Matthew 22:29. Saturday and Sunday are pagan names. Biblically, the days are the 7th and the 1st day of the week. The money we use is pagan. Are you going to stop using it ? The 7th day is the Sabbath of the LORD Exodus 20:8-11. Get the Book the Great Controversy by E.G. White and catch up on what is already happening in this country.
Explain ! You foolish boy , you are not a men you are a boy and a son of Satan until you repent . Why don’t you put your real name ! You are a real dirty filthy and a real coward and you are not a Christian but a real catholic number one boy of evil Satan the devil . Saturday is the holy sabbath day of God and it is the seventh day of the week .
All those people in the audience didn’t even wake up to pastor Moses mason when he said Mathew chapter 35 : Mathew only end up to chapter 28 . Not even one people in the audience jump up and yell out to pastor and tell him that the book of Mathew is 28 chapters only . O ! The many many tares are in that audience . And that is the seventh day Adventist people of today . People are just going to church just to look good and look food and think no good and do no good and end up buried as a fool .
May God continues to bless all wo using their platform to preach the truth.
how lovely ,present truth
Rest in peace brother Mason.
joshuastrickland71
Thanks for sharing pastor. God bless u always.
I read in counsels on diet and foods that saltless food is better in some cases like me I am a vegetarian for more than 30years now but still I 'm attacked by highblood, dizzy and my heart pains if I eat food with salt if I felt dizzy I just drink enough water to make my blood normal. My high blood I inherited from my parents .That's why my diet is saltless I am healthy by God's grace.Health reform is God's message its a complete whole for life and salvation.No drug medications Selected messages book 2, and saltless diet is better in some cases like me have inherited high blood problem . From counsels on diet and foods.
Please, take a moment to listen to Barbara O'Neil. th-cam.com/video/Dm6fmiG4SAc/w-d-xo.html
Evelyn Manalo
You should look at Barbara O'Neill's video on high blood pressure
Much love from Michigan.
Amen, tell the truth Pastor!
Regarding the video that was shown about the leader, this is apostesy and rebellion. Pray for GOD'S mercy to linger. Otherwise,
let us pour into others, what the LORD used Elder Mason to pour into our souls. He was a mighty man of GOD. I can't wait to see him on the sea of glass. GET READY, GET READY, GET READY..
Amen and Amen. Preach
I am marvelled with this quotation you sent:
ANTONIO BERNARD:
"It was seen, also, that while the sin offering pointed to Christ as a sacrifice, and the high priest represented Christ as a mediator, the scapegoat typified Satan, the author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly penitent will finally be placed. When the high priest, by virtue of the blood of the sin offering, removed the sins from the sanctuary, he placed them upon the scapegoat. When Christ, by virtue of His own blood, removes the sins of His people from the heavenly sanctuary at the close of His ministration, He will place them upon Satan, who, in the execution of the judgment, must bear the final penalty. The scapegoat was sent away into a land not inhabited, never to come again into the congregation of Israel. So will Satan be forever banished from the presence of God and His people, and he will be blotted from existence in the final destruction of sin and sinners. GC 422.2"
Believing such, is refusing 99.99% of biblical doctrine. Please, meditate of the following bible verses, GC 422.2 quotation you just mentioned:
1 Peter 2:24, says: "He himself (Jesus Christ) bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed"
When John saw Jesus, and not satan, he exclaimed as recorded in John 1:29 .......“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!"
How can you believe it's satan, the lamb of God that takes away the sin of the world? For me, that is pure blasphemy.
Read also Isaiah 53 and take note of verses 5, 6, 10,
1 Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed?
2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
4 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.
5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.
6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.
8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.
10 Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.
11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities.
12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Is it talking about Satan?
This Investigative judgement means no assurance of salvation.
Hebrews 9:12 contradicts this theory: "by His own blood he entered (past tense) in once (not in 1844) into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.' Hebrews 9:12, 25.
"... now once in the end of the world hath (past) he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself" (v.26).
But, SDAs teach that Christ transferred the record of believers sins to the heavenly sanctuary, which will be finally cleansed at the conclusion of the Investigative Judgement, their day of atonement.
Mrs. White says in "Patriarchs and Prophets", p. 357, that: "The blood of Christ, while it was to release the repentant sinner from the condemnation of the law, was not to cancel the sin. It would stand on record in the sanctuary until the final atonement."
Hence, according to SDAs, sins are not cancelled or forgiven ye?
Now, this is my next question: If Christ can create the universe in 6 days, why does he take from 1844 until now to investigate the books?
Is Christ a slow reader?
why then, do these verses, contradicts the Investigative Judgement'
"The Lord knoweth them that are His." (2 Timothy 2:19)
- "I know my sheep." (John 10:14)
- "cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
- "he had by himself purged our sins." (Hebrews 1:3)
- "yet now hath he reconciled ..." (Colossians 1:21)
- "having forgiven you all trespasses." (Colossians 2:13)
Christ's judgments are AFTER he returns, not BEFORE He returns: "When the Son of Man shall come in his glory ... then shall he sit upon the throne of His glory: and before Him shall be gathered all nations."
(Matthew 25:31-32)
Hebrews 4:13 says:: "Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do."
Since Jesus knows all cases already, why must He investigate?
Alex Stanley I recommend reading the book of Leviticus and Hebrews.
1Co 15:12 Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?
1Co 15:13 But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:
1Co 15:14 And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.
Rom 4:25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.
dear Mr Antonio Bernard, I hope you are doing well my brother. I respectfully disagree with you when you said that"believing such is refusing 99.9% of bible doctrine". Jesus said. "search the scriptures;for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me. if you read Hebrews 4 :2, Paul said that the same gospel was that preach to the Israelites is preach unto us.so everything we read in the old testament is Christ center and has to do with the plan of redemption. you quoted John 1:29 . every Jews at that time understood that was referring to the sanctuary services or the tabernacle. in that you see the gospel explain in symbol. so for us in order to understand the plan of redemption we need to study thoroughly all the meaning in the sanctuary and its services . because Jesus said that testify of me. God said to his people let them make a sanctuary that I may dwell among them , Ex 25:8. Jesus was call Emmanuel (which being interpreted is, God with us) Matt 1:23. He became the Christ and the Lamb of God when he was baptized. because Christ mean the anointed one. God anointed Jesus with the holy spirit. Act 10: 38; Luke 3: 22. 10 days after Jesus ascended in heaven ,.he was anointed with the holy spirit to become our high priest. in a similar way that God told Moses to anoint Aaron with oil to consecrated him as a high priest. you know that in the scripture that the oil represent the holy spirit Is 61:1; Acts 10: 38. I just gave you a few example and there are many more. Jesus warn us that in that that day many will come in his name and he will declare unto to them I never knew you . this he was specifically talking about Christian because they call him Lord, Matt 7:21-23 . could that be that most of the Christian are going to be lost because they fail to understand the plan of redemption . I believe that is exactly what is happening. Jesus said that eternal life is to get to know God and him. Jh 17: 3. God said in Jer 9: 23,24 we need get to know him and understand him. and the best way is to thoroughly study the plan of redemption which is found in the sanctuary. ps 73:17. but I recommend to read the whole chapter of ps73. May God bless you Antonio and your family . with great respect and love. Roger Mbal
Amen!!!
Amen and amen
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Revelation 14:13
Amen. For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth (2cor13v8).
Alex Stanley
Hace 1 segundo
Hi again,
I am really willing to learn, for this reason, I have some few questions, I would be delighted, if you could please, kindly answer them for me.
I really want to know the TRUTH, that sets free, since there are so many truths out there.
I believe, there is only One and only One TRUTH.
1 - Can I believe in the bible and only in the bible, and still be an Adventist?
2 - Is Christ' sacrifice, sufficient for a sinner to be reconciled with God, as mentioned in Hebrews 10?
3 - Is faith in Christ and Christ alone, sufficient for Salvation, as mentioned in Ephesians 2:8?
4 - Is Jesus the lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, as mentioned in John 1:29?
5 - Must I be born again to get into the kingdom of heaven as Jesus told Nicodemus en John 3?
6 - Can we know if we are God's children or not as mentioned in Romans 8:14 -17?
7 - Do we humans have a spirit, as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 2:11?
8 - Where do Christians go, as soon as they die, as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:8?
9 - Is it possible to know that we are saved, as mentioned in Acts 16:31, by Paul?
10 - Is the guarantee of our inheritance, sealed, by keeping the Sabbath, or by the Holy Spirit, as mentioned in Ephesians 1:13-14?
Please, could you kindly help me clarify these doubts?
Thank you very much.
Alex Stanley 1 - Can I believe in the bible and only in the bible, and still be an Adventist?
You see the Bible points out in the last days that God will pour out his spirit in the last day and your sons and daughters shall prophesy and it also teaches that Gods bedtime church will have a prophet , so if I say I believe in the Bible and the Bible alone and not also believe in the end prophet, I really don’t believe in the Bible at all.
2 - Is Christ' sacrifice, sufficient for a sinner to be reconciled with God, as mentioned in Hebrews 10?
Yes indeed Christ sacrifice is sufficient for our salvation we can’t buy our way into heaven we can only accept what Christ has done of the cross for us and what he is willing to do in us when we accept his sacrifice on behalf of the human planet for us.
3 - Is faith in Christ and Christ alone, sufficient for Salvation, as mentioned in Ephesians 2:8?
At first glance, this chapter may seem like heavy theology. But not really! Conventional words like “grace” and “faith” either bore people or cause arguments? Why? Because for centuries these two words have been fogged over by theological debate, often with deadly results. Why? Because these simple biblical words have not been understood within the Great Controversy! Freedom happens when grace and faith are fully understood.
The word “grace” is as woefully misunderstood as “faith” has been for 2,000 years. Grace is a powerful word! Grace, a facet of God’s love (agape) and as generally used in the New Testament, describes whatever God has done, is doing, and will do to help conform men and women “to the image of His Son” (Romans 8:29). Our human minds cannot fathom what all this means. Grace is whatever men and women need in order to be saved. It is exactly what men and women do not have, nor ever will have, of themselves.
In the God-man relationship, grace has two sides: grace that forgives (Romans 3:24; 5:15) and grace that empowers (2 Corinthians 12:9). For example, in Hebrews 4:16, Paul focused on the empowerment of grace: “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
One of the indications of a limited gospel is an over-emphasis on the mercies of grace with a muted glance at the empowerment of grace-whereby men and women find all the help they need to resist the Evil One. A limited understanding of grace leads to a false gospel.
But in God’s plan, grace cannot by itself save men and women. Paul has given us the classic formula of salvation: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:8-10).
God will do all that an infinitely gracious and patient Lover can do to woo His bride, hoping one day to get her to the altar (Revelation 19:7-9). But even God cannot force His “bride” to love Him back or to find a wedding dress! Love cannot be forced!
All that a gracious God can do in wooing men and women is to appeal for fair and undivided attention-long enough to hear Him speak to their inmost thoughts, to listen to reason (Isaiah 1:18). And the favorable response He seeks is called, in the New Testament, “faith.”
Faith is the human response to grace. Faith is that appreciation, appropriation and acceptance of grace that opens the door for grace to continue its work in the life of the sinner. In short, faith permits grace to do its work.Here is another example of the ellipse of truth-grace and faith are the two foci that make salvation happen.
Faith is the condition that makes salvation possible. Although faith does not possess merit in itself, the absence of faith frustrates grace. Though grace is the source of salvation, we have no salvation without faith-even as we have no salvation without grace.
-God at Risk By Herbert Douglas, chapter 19, pages 132-133
4 - Is Jesus the lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, as mentioned in John 1:29?
Yes he is , here are some supporting scriptures
John 1:29
Behold: Joh 1:36; Gen 22:7-8; Exo 12:3-13; Num 28:3-10; Isa 53:7; Act 8:32; 1Pe 1:19; Rev 5:6, Rev 5:8, Rev 5:12-13, Rev 6:1, Rev 6:16; Rev 7:9-10, Rev 7:14, Rev 7:17, Rev 12:11, Rev 13:8, Rev 14:1, Rev 14:4, Rev 14:10, Rev 15:3, Rev 17:14, Rev 19:7, Rev 19:9; Rev 21:9, Rev 21:14, Rev 21:22-23, Rev 21:27, Rev 22:1-3
which: Isa 53:11; Hos 14:2; Mat 20:28; Act 13:39; 1Co 15:3; 2Co 5:21; Gal 1:4; Gal 3:13; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; Heb 1:3, Heb 2:17, Heb 9:28; 1Pe 2:24, 1Pe 3:18; 1Jn 2:2, 1Jn 3:5, 1Jn 4:10; Rev 1:5
taketh: or, beareth, Exo 28:38; Lev 10:17, Lev 16:21-22; Num 18:1, Num 18:23
5 - Must I be born again to get into the kingdom of heaven as Jesus told Nicodemus en John 3?
Yes we must be born again and reason why is because
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
Rom 8:3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:
Rom 8:4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Rom 8:5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.
Rom 8:6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Rom 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Rom 8:8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
Rom 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Rom 8:10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.
Rom 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
Alex Stanley 6 - Can we know if we are God's children or not as mentioned in Romans 8:14 -17?
That is correct we can know if we are truly following Christ all the way or if our hearts are divided .
1Jn 3:1 Behold, what manner of love the Father
hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
1Jn 3:2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.
1Jn 3:3 And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.
1Jn 3:4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.
1Jn 3:5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
1Jn 3:6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 1Jn 3:7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.
1Jn 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 1Jn 3:10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
7 - Do we humans have a spirit, as mentioned in 1 Corinthians 2:11?
Good question however 1 Corinthians 2:11 is actually speaking of the Holy Spirit.
1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
1Co 2:11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
1Co 2:12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
Secondly man does not have a spirit, we are spirit or souls.
Gen 2:7 And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Job refers himself to being a soul.
Job 27:2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;
Job 33:28 He will deliver his soul from going into the pit, and his life shall see the light.
Psa 16:2 O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
Mat 16:24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
Mat 16:25 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Mat 16:26 For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Ecc 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
8 - Where do Christians go, as soon as they die, as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 5:8?
Notice the context of this verse is not dealing with death but rather with we being in this body of flesh being separated from God. In the beginning man could have face to face communication with God but when sin enter that had changed we could no longer be present with the lord while we had this body that was affected by sin.
2Co 5:6 Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:
2Co 5:7 (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
2Co 5:8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
2Co 5:9 Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
Secondly the dead do not go to heaven when they die because the Bible clearly teaches that when Christ comes agin he will raised the dead from their graves. If they were already in heaven with him why would he need to come and resurrect them again ?
The Coming of the Lord
1Th 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
1Th 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. 1Th 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. 1Th 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 1Th 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.1Th 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
Ecc 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.Ecc 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.
The Resurrection
There is no truth more plainly taught nor more diligently Tinsisted upon in the Bible than this:
The future existence of men depends absolutely
upon either a resurrection of the dead or a translation without seeing death at all.
Paul’s hope for future existence was in the resurrection of the dead. In speaking of his efforts to “win Christ,” he says:
Philippians 3
10 That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
11 If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
It was of “the hope and resurrection of the dead” that he was called in question by the council (Acts 23:6); and when he had afterward to make his defense before Felix, he declared that the resurrection of the dead was the end of his hope, saying:
Acts 24
15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of
the just and unjust.
Time and again Paul thus expresses his hope of future life.Nor is Paul the only one of the writers of the Bible who teaches the same thing. The resurrection of the dead is that to which Job looked for the consummation of his hope. Job
14:14,15; 17:13-15; 19:23-27.
David says:
Psalm 71
20 You which have showed me great and sore troubles, shall quicken [give life to] me again, and shall bring me up again from the depths of the earth.
9 - Is it possible to know that we are saved, as mentioned in Acts 16:31, by Paul?
Yes we may know. Rom 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
When the Spirit of God takes possession of the heart, it transforms the life. Sinful thoughts are put away, evil deeds are renounced; love, humility, and peace take the place of anger, envy, and strife. Joy takes the place of sadness, and the countenance reflects the joy of heaven. No one sees the hand that lifts the burden or beholds the light descend from the courts above. The blessing comes when by faith the soul surrenders itself to God. Then that power which no human eye can see, creates a new being in the image of God. ML 46.3
Alex Stanley 10 - Is the guarantee of our inheritance, sealed, by keeping the Sabbath, or by the Holy Spirit, as mentioned in Ephesians 1:13-14? Please, could you kindly help me clarify these doubts? Thank you very much.
"And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads." (Revelation 14:1)
NOTE: What does it mean to have our Heavenly Father's name 'written IN our foreheads'? Does it mean we will have a literal mark upon our heads? No. This is a spiritual mark. A mark of 'approval' so to speak for those who have transformed their characters into Christ like characters. Those who have been truly 'transformed by the renewing of their minds' and follow the Lord Jesus 'wheresoever He goeth'.
Many Christians believe that the seal of God is the Holy Spirit. Is the seal of God the Holy Spirit? Well, they get this from the two verses concerning "sealing" in Ephesians:
Ephesians 1:13 ...'In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.'
Ephesians 4:30 ...'And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.'
“ They are partly right, because it is THROUGH the Holy Spirit of God that we are sealed, but the Holy Spirit itself is not the seal. The seal of the Holy Spirit in Ephesians 1 above is not the same as the seal of God in the book of Revelation. How? Well, what happens when we turn to Jesus? We receive the Spirit of God right? This is not the seal of God that John has written about in Revelation. The seal of God in Revelation is connected with Christians who keep the commandments of God and have transformed their characters into the likeness of Christ. These are not a people who receive a "seal" by simply believing in Christ Jesus.
A lot of Christians completely miss the point of HOW we get the seal of God. Do we just "believe" in Christ to receive the seal in the last days? If this is true then every single person in history who has simply "believed" in Jesus will be saved, no matter what they have done with their lives. This is not Bible truth, because as the Bible clearly reveals, a mere profession of faith does not mean you are a Christian. Even the demons believe and tremble before Christ (James 2:19), but are they sealed and saved? Definately not.
As we have already clearly laid out concerning what the seal of God is, those who receive the seal are the one's who are keeping God's commandments, including the 4th commandment concerning the seventh day sabbath. You can see the truth about the sabbath HERE. So although we are sealed BY the Spirit of God, it is only the true saints who will be sealed. And what is it that the saints do?
Revelation 14:12 ...'Here is the patience of the saints, here are they that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.'
So those who receive the seal of God are those who are keeping God's commandments and follow in Jesus' footsteps. They don't merely profess a faith in Jesus, they actually LIVE OUT their faith and follow Jesus wherever He goes ... Revelation 14:1,4,5 ...'And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads ... These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb. And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.'
Do you see that these who are sealed with the "Father's Name" in their foreheads, do not merely "believe" in Jesus, they actually FOLLOW Him, for it is written ... "they follow the Lamb wherever He goes. There is no guile in their mouths and they are without fault before God." “
So the Holy Spirit is the sealing agency and not the se itself.
Thank you very much for your answer.
Still waiting for the remaining 9 questions that I asked, and I believe, more important than the 10th question.
Thanks
Thanks for the reply. But I still have some few questions, from your answers:
Alex Stanley 1 - Can I believe in the bible and only in the bible, and still be an Adventist?
ANTONIO BERNARD: 1- You see the Bible points out in the last days that God will pour out his spirit in the last day and your sons and daughters shall prophesy and it also teaches that Gods bedtime church will have a prophet , so if I say I believe in the Bible and the Bible alone and not also believe in the end prophet, I really don’t believe in the Bible at all.
My Question:
what do you mean by "end prophet"? The bible says
Jeremiah 23:16:
This is what the LORD Almighty says: “Do not listen to what the prophets are prophesying to you; they fill you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.
Luke 6:26
Woe to you when everyone speaks well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
2 Timothy 4:3-4
For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.
Acts 20:28-30
Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth in order to draw away disciples after them.
1 John 4:1-6
Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world. This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, but every spirit that does not acknowledge Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and even now is already in the world. You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world and therefore speak from the viewpoint of the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God, and whoever knows God listens to us; but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. This is how we recognize the Spirit of truth and the spirit of falsehood.
Matthew 7:15
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“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.
and many more bibles verses like:
- 2 Peter 1:12-21
- Titus 1:6-16
- 2 Peter 2
- Matthew 23:1-29
When I read these bible verses, and the doctrinal believes of the early church, I fine a lot of contraction with what SDA preaches and this make me ore and more confused.
How can I be assured that, you are not one of the false prophets the bible warned us about, since most of your teachings are not found in the bible, but from a different and special revelation.
Since Galatians 1:8, warns us by saying: But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.
Fathers of the early church like Clement of Rome, Tertullian, Ignatius of Antioch and Polycarp, some of which were direct disciples of some of the Jesus' apostles, like John and Paul, never preached, nor believed something different from what I asked you. Do you mean, all these great men of God and martyrs, are lost, for believing, in the fundamental doctrines of the bible? It is a fact based documented question.
Colossians 2:8, says: See to it that no one takes you captive by philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the world, and not according to Chris
It was not till the 1830's that the SDA doctrines came up. How far can one be assured they are from God, after several uncompleted prophecies and now, telling me the insufficiency of the scripture for salvation.
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Alex Stanley: 4- Is Jesus the lamb of God, that takes away the sins of the world, as mentioned in John 1:29?
ANTONIO BERNARD - 4 - Yes he is , here are some supporting scriptures.
My Question:
If Jesus is truly the Lamb of G that takes away the sins of the world and all the criptures you sent to me, actually back up the claim, why then, did "E.G. White say:
"It was seen, also, that while the sin offering pointed to Christ as a sacrifice, and the high priest represented Christ as a mediator, the scapegoat typified Satan, the author of sin, upon whom the sins of the truly penitent will finally be placed" The Great Controversy, p. 422 (emphasis added).
"Their sins are transferred to the originator of sin" Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, p. 475.
So, Satan, has thus been attributed the Christ's merit....Is that biblical?
If what Christ did is sufficient for our salvation, why then did Elle. G White say the following:
"At the time appointed for the judgement.... All who have ever taken upon themselves the name of Christ must pass its searching scrutiny. Both the living and the dead are to be judged "out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works" The Great Controversy, P. 486 (emphasis added).
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I still have many questions that will come up, concerning the other questions answered and the non answered.
While waiting for your reply, I wish you a great day.
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Both Sunday & Saturday worship is the mark of Beast. No one ought to be doing any form of worship. All spiritual deceitfulness is also the mark of the Beast.
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Why do you say so for Saturday? I'm curious.
The Romans have a deity called Saturn and is paganism behind the name and then eventually the Sabbath being called Saturday in honor to Saturn's day.
@Religious Counterfeits You Gentiles are the ones who crucify the Hamshyah and then later change up the scriptures and place in it the names of your fore fathers Pagan Deities. This is what is called the mark of the beast by Yahweh Aelohym. Your Angelic image is called the beast by your creator and the changes your Angelic race put in the scriptures is the mark of the beast. The sabbath is fulfilled by the Creator son with the 7 days of Unleavened Bread, where his upright wording is the Unleavened which he spoke to give rest to the people every day of the week when he spoke to them for 3.5 years. The Wrong wording your angelic Race Put in the scriptures and the same you teach to yourselves is the mark of deceitful words written in your Yellow angelic head. The Gospel is not being Taught correctly today by Gentile Pastors. So your Gentile Pastors fulfill out being the false Prophets that the Hamshyah fore told. Lord God Jesus Christ = 18 letters which hides 666 in its counting.
You are erring because you don't know scriptures Matthew 22:29.
Saturday and Sunday are pagan names. Biblically, the days are the 7th and the 1st day of the week. The money we use is pagan. Are you going to stop using it ? The 7th day is the Sabbath of the LORD Exodus 20:8-11. Get the Book the Great Controversy by E.G. White and catch up on what is already happening in this country.
Explain ! You foolish boy , you are not a men you are a boy and a son of Satan until you repent . Why don’t you put your real name ! You are a real dirty filthy and a real coward and you are not a Christian but a real catholic number one boy of evil Satan the devil . Saturday is the holy sabbath day of God and it is the seventh day of the week .
All those people in the audience didn’t even wake up to pastor Moses mason when he said Mathew chapter 35 : Mathew only end up to chapter 28 . Not even one people in the audience jump up and yell out to pastor and tell him that the book of Mathew is 28 chapters only . O ! The many many tares are in that audience . And that is the seventh day Adventist people of today . People are just going to church just to look good and look food and think no good and do no good and end up buried as a fool .
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