“He took upon Him our sinful nature.” Ellen White, Review and Herald, 12/15/96.
"Christ's life represents a perfect manhood. Just that
which you may be. He was in human nature. He took our infirmities. He was
not only made flesh but He was made in the likeness of sinful flesh."
EGW, 5 SDA Bible Commentary, p. 1124.
Fred T. Wright's book Destiny of a Movement, proves
beyond a particle of doubt that Leroy Froom's book Movement of Destiny is
antichrist because it teaches that Christ came in the SINLESS flesh of Adam
before the fall. That book received the imprimatur of the General Conference
President: 1966 – 1979: Robert H. Piersonat the time
of its publication and, like Answers to
Questions on Doctrines, was sent to hundreds of thousands of Babylonian
ministers and libraries the world over as a testament to what Adventists
believe.
That book was the most abominably evil amongst all "books
of a new order," (1SM 204-5) making the new movement SDA church
antichrist beyond question. That book teaches the same errant gospel that
Babylon teaches—that Christ came in sinless flesh, thus He could not be an
example for us in overcoming—thus there would be no provision for overcoming
sin—thus, no redemption from sin. Paul says to accurse anyone who comes with
another gospel even if it be an angel. The word he uses means anathema—to
have absolutely nothing to do with, and this should be the course of every
true and faithful Seventh-day Adventist.
SDA leaders try to shrug off the implications of that book by
saying it was just one man’s opinion, but it received the imprimatur of a lot
of Adventism’s highest leaders. Thus, the entire church stands corporately
responsible for that evil book of a new order. What makes it the most evil is
not that it is the only book that is antichrist regarding the human nature of
Christ, but that it was sent to thousands of Babylonian ministers and
institutions as a testament as to what Seventh-day Adventists believe. That
error was never corrected and repented of.
The factor that makes corporate responsibility applicable in
Adventism is the fact that Ellen White said the church is a theocracy. In a
theocracy, all are corporately responsible for the teachings of its leaders.
the·oc·ra·cy
/θiˈɒkrəsi/Show Spelled[thee-ok-ruh-see]Show IPA
–noun,plural-cies.
1.
a form of government in
which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or
deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
2.
a system of government by
priests claiming a divine commission.
3.
a commonwealth or state
under such a form or system of government.
All
Israel was corporately for Achan’s sin (Joshua Chapters 6 and 7) because they
were a theocracy. Ellen White clearly defined the SDA church as a theocracy
and she spelled out corporately responsibility:
"The plain straight testimony
must live in the church, or the curse of God will rest upon His people as
surely as it did upon ancient Israel because of their sins. God holds His
people, as a body [corporately], responsible for the sins existing in
individuals among them." Testimonies,
vol. 3, p. 269.
“The Lord said to Joshua, "Neither will I
be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you."
The defects of character in any member of the church, or in the minister, are
charged to the church if the church make light of the defects. If you
place Elder Daniels over the church as a minister, you, as a church, assume
his defects, you make them your own, and the whole church stands under the
rebuke of God, even as ancient Israel was under his rebuke on account of the
sin of Achan. But your case will be more grievous than theirs, because you
knew the evil, yet hid your eyes from it and walked contrary to the will of
God.” {PH028 5.4}
“In
our largest churches the greatest evils exist, because these have had the
greatest light. They have not a true knowledge of God, and of Jesus
Christ whom he has sent. The leaven of unbelief is working, and unless these
evils which bring the displeasure of God are corrected in its members, the whole church stands accountable
for them. The deep movings of the Spirit of God are not with them;
the glorious presence of the King of saints, and his power to cleanse from
all moral defilement, are not manifest among them. Many come to the assembly
as worshipers, like the door upon its hinges. They understand not the true
application of the Scriptures, nor the power of God. They have eyes, but they
see not; ears have they, but they hear not; they continue in their evil ways,
yet regard themselves as the privileged, obedient people who are doers of the
word. A carnal security and ease in Zion prevail. Peace, peace, is sounded in
her borders, when God has not spoken peace. They have forfeited the terms of
peace; there is reason for an alarm to be sounded in all "my holy
mountain." The sinners in Zion should be afraid, in a time when they do
not expect it, sudden destruction will surely come upon all who are at ease.”
{RH, December 23, 1890 par. 10}
Theocracy
-- "God's people have been called out of the world, that they may be
separated from the world. It is not safe for them to take sides in politics,
whatever preference they may have. They are ever to remember that they are
one in Christ. God calls upon them to enter their names as under His
THEOCRACY. He cannot approve of those who link up with worldlings [and churches which cannot be
distinguished from the world, Early Writings, 273]. We are
entirely out of our place when we identify ourselves with party interests....
God has
chosen a people who are to proclaim the third angel's message to the world.
They are to be a separate and peculiar people in this world of churches who
are transgressing His commandments." E.G. White Manuscript Releases
Volume 3, 40, 41.
The last great work of David in his official
position was to call the attention of the people once more to their solemn
relation to God as subjects of Histheocracy. . . . {CTr 156.2}
The people of Israel, in their gratitude at
deliverance from the Midianites, proposed to Gideon that he should become
their king, and that the throne should be confirmed to his descendants. This
proposition was in direct violation of the principles of thetheocracy. . . . Gideon
recognized this fact; his answer shows how true and noble were his motives.
"I will not rule over you," he declared; "neither shall my son
rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you." {CC 129.2}
We are to invite everyone--the high and the
low, the rich and the poor, all sects and classes--to share the benefits of
our medical institutions. We receive into our institutions people of all
denominations. But as for ourselves, we are strictly denominational; we are sacredly denominated by God and are under His
theocracy. But we are not unwisely to
press upon anyone the peculiar points of our faith.--Testimonies for the
Church, vol. 7, p. 109 (1902). The last great work of David in his official
position was to call the attention of the people once more to their solemn
relation to God as subjects of Histheocracy.
. . . {CTr 156.2}
The people of Israel, in their gratitude at
deliverance from the Midianites, proposed to Gideon that he should become
their king, and that the throne should be confirmed to his descendants. This
proposition was in direct violation of the principles of the theocracy. . . . Gideon
recognized this fact; his answer shows how true and noble were his motives.
"I will not rule over you," he declared; "neither shall my son
rule over you: the Lord shall rule over you." {CC 129.2}
We are to invite everyone--the high and the
low, the rich and the poor, all sects and classes--to share the benefits of
our medical institutions. We receive into our institutions people of all
denominations. But as for ourselves, we are strictly denominational; we are sacredly denominated by God and are under His
theocracy. But we are not unwisely to
press upon anyone the peculiar points of our faith.--Testimonies for the Church,
vol. 7, p. 109 (1902).
Man's Consolidation or God'sTheocracy?--Stop where
you are. You cannot retrieve your past record by seeking to reconstruct,
reorganize, and consolidate other institutions with the institutions so
defective in Battle Creek. I cry to you in the name of the Lord, No, No.Leave the Pacific Press under God's theocracy, and humble your hearts before God before it is
everlastingly too late. The great day of God is coming when every man shall
be known as God knows him.--MS 7, 1897. {PM 152.1}
The Lord has a work which is above the world's
seeking. To those who have not the mind of Christ, the features of our faith
and our work, the great object to be accomplished, is far above their
comprehension, and unseen. But we are not to come down from our position of
ever remaining a people distinct and peculiar from the world. Our vocation is
high, holy and elevated. Our faith, if appreciated, will keep all true
believers from political strife.We are to
work for the spiritual recovery of mankind to God, to bring them under His
theocracy. Then only are we a safe people.
In keeping ourselves in close sympathy with God, our hearts bound up in love
for Him, is our only security. {BTS, September 1, 1908 par. 1}
... The Lord of heaven is to be the Leader and
Guide and Counselor of His people. His
institutions are to be managed under His theocracy. His people are to act as a chosen people, a people who
are to do a sacred and an unselfish work. {GCB, April 6, 1903 par. 18} &
{RH, April 14, 1903 par. 18}
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2 John 1
1 The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in
the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth; 2
For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever. 3
Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord
Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I
rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have
received a commandment from the Father. 5 And now I beseech thee,
lady, not as though I wrote a new commandment unto thee, but that which we
had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is
love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as
ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it. 7 For many
deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is
come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 Look to
yourselves, that we lose not those things which we have wrought, but that we
receive a full reward. 9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not
in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of
Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. 10 If there come any
unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house,
neither bid him God speed: 11 For he that biddeth him God speed is
partaker of his evil deeds. 12 Having many things to write unto
you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and
speak face to face, that our joy may be full. 13 The children of
thy elect sister greet thee. Amen.
Not Only Antichrist but the Doctrine of the Nicolaitans That
God Especially Hates
Rev 2:6 But this thou hast, that thou hatest the deeds of the
Nicolaitans, which I also hate.
Rev 2:15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the
Nicolaitans, which thing I hate.
Bible Dictionary
Nicolaitanes
“The church at Ephesus (Rev. 2:6) is commended for hating the
"deeds" of the Nicolaitanes, and the church of Pergamos is blamed
for having them who hold their "doctrines" (15). They were
seemingly a class of professing Christians, who sought to introduce into the
church a false freedom or licentiousness, thus abusing Paul's doctrine of
grace (comp. 2 Pet. 2:15, 16, 19), and were probably identical with those who
held the doctrine of Baalam (q.v.), Rev. 2:14.”
Easton's 1897 Bible
Dictionary
Nicolaitans
Doctrine of the Nicolaitans.--The doctrine is now largely taught that the gospel of Christ has made the
law of God of no effect that by 'believing' we are released from the
necessity of being doers of the Word. But this is the doctrine of the
Nicolaitans, which Christ so unsparingly condemned." E.G. White, The SDA
Bible Commentary, vol. 7, p. 957.
"(Jude
4).--The Sin of the Nicolaitans.--Is it [our sin] the sin of the Nicolaitans,
turning the grace of God into lasciviousness." E.G. White, SDA Bible
Commentary, Vol. 7, 957.
If Jesus
came in the flesh of Adam before the fall which is what Movement of
Destiny teaches, then not only would we not have to keep the law being
doers of the Word, it would be impossible for us to obey. This is the false
gospel of Babylon, that we are saved by grace (pardon) alone, without works
empowered by the Holy Spirit and motivated by love and faith for Jesus.
The Bible
gives a definition of grace that the fallen churches (including the SDA
church) never mention, to wit:
Rom
1:5By whom we have received grace
and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his
name:
Grace as
Power for Obedience: "Whereof I was made a minister, according to the
gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his
power." Eph. 3:7.
Ellen
White defined grace in the above context (power):
“They must have His grace,
the Spirit of Christ, to help their infirmities, or they cannot form a
Christian character. Jesus loves to have us come to Him, just as we
are—sinful, helpless, dependent.” Faith
and Works, p. 38.
“There must be a power
working from within, a new life from above, before man can be changed
from sin to holiness. That power is
Christ. His grace [the Spirit of Christ] alone can quicken the lifeless
faculties of the soul, and attract it to God, to holiness.” (ST, May 28,
1902, par. 3).
“We are
not to have the courage and fortitude of martyrs of old until brought into
the position they were in. . . . Should there be a return of persecution
there would be grace given to arouse every energy of the soul to show a true
heroism.--OHC 125 (1889). {LDE 150.4}
“The
disciples were not endowed with the courage and fortitude of the martyrs
until such grace was needed.--DA 354 (1898). {LDE 150.5}
Gnostic Gnosticism
"The
earliest extra-Biblical Christian writer to mention this party is Irenaeus
(c. A.D. 185), who identifies the Nicolaitans as a Gnostic sect...
There is
evidence also of a Gnostic sect in the 3d cent. A.D. bearing the name
'Nicolaitans.'
"...The
doctrine of the Nicolaitans appears to have been a form of antinomianism (see
SDACom 7:957). Nicolaitans of the 2d cent. seem to have continued and
extended the views of the 1st-cent. adherents, holding to the freedom of the
flesh, and teaching that the deeds of the flesh had no effect upon the health
of the soul and consequently no relation to salvation." SDA Bible
Dictionary, Vol. 8 pp. 770, 771.
And thou, son of man, be not
afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee, and thou dost
dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at
their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.
How
frequently ancient Israel rebelled, and how often were they visited with
judgments, and thousands slain because they would not heed the commands of
God who had chosen them. {RH, June 25,
1861 par. 25}
Nicolaitans are
thorny-ground hearers of the Word
"Thorns
sprung up.--The thorns made it impossible for the wheat to mature (see Luke
8:14). In the same way secular interests prevent the fruits of the Spirit
(Gal. 5:22, 23) from reaching maturity. Religion is relegated to the
subordinate position of being only one interest among many. For lack of
cultivation it withers and eventually dies. That which the thorny-ground
hearers lack is a moral transformation [E.G. White, Christ's Object
Lessons, p. 50] To them, justification is the sum and
substance of religion, and they fail to realize that the Christian life
consists essentially in the process known as sanctification--the process by
which evil traits and tendencies are replaced by the perfect life-pattern of
Jesus Christ." Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary, vol. 5,
405.
This
(above) is precisely what New Movement Seventh-day Adventists (Selected Messages,vol. 1, 204-205), teaches. It teaches that
justification (grace as pardon only) is the sum and substance of religion.
It is
true that a few leaders don’t agree that Jesus took the nature of Adam before
the fall, but they are corporately responsible for those who do. And the same
tithe that pays those who teach the true gospel goes to those who teach a
false forbidden gospel that is antichrist. God does not approve of teaching
two different gospels. He said through Paul to accurse (let them be anathema)
anyone who should come with another gospel, and that does not include
admixing the true gospel with the false and paying the sacred tithe money to
the false as well as the true. This is not the yea or nay (only) principle
that God approves of. He says that whatever is not yea or nay is of the devil
(evil).
Mat 5:37
But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more
than these cometh of evil.
2Cr 1:17
When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I
purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be
yea yea, and nay nay?
2Cr 1:18
But [as] God [is] true, our word toward you was not yea and nay.
2Cr 1:19
For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, [even] by
me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea.
Jam 5:12
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by
the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your]
nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Those who
take a baptismal oath to uphold two different gospels, the false admixed with
the true, will fall into God’s condemnation on judgment day.
... The Lord will not write
as wise those who cannot distinguish between a tree that bears thorn-berries
and a tree that bears olives. {EGW, RH, September 7, 1897 par. 15}
Excerpt from Fred Wright’s book, pp. 168, 169:
It is true that L. E. Froom
quotes a paragraph from E. J. Waggoner
stating that Christ
"actually" took "upon Himself sinful nature." But this is
neatly covered and perverted by inserting a key word which does not appear in
the section as written by Waggoner and which changes the truth in the
statement. It is the word "vicariously".
This word has a definition quite opposite from "actually", which
means that He took it literally and in reality. "Vicariously"
teaches that He did not take it literally but in some mysterious kind of
sympathetic sense. Here Froom has produced one of those impossibly
contradictory statements which purports to make the matter clear, but which
obscures it further. Something cannot be actual and
at the same time vicarious.
Observe too that whileFroomdoes refer to Waggoner's statement
saying that Christ took all
the weaknesses of man, he is careful to omit the next words in the same
sentence which say that the flesh which Christ assumed "had ..."
"all the sinful tendencies to which fallen human nature is subject
..."
This sentence which Froom
has so carefully omitted, is one of the most important in the whole
paragraph. Throughout, Froom is doing his best to makeitappearthattodaythechurchteaches thesamemessageas Waggoner, but this is the very sentiment
in the doctrine of Christ's nature to which he is most opposed—the teaching
that Christ came in the same nature as we have, a human nature having
"all the sinful tendencies to which human nature is heir."
As Movement of Destiny
proceeds, Froom emphatically rejects the idea that Christ came in the same
flesh and blood as the children. Yet he knows that the Spirit of Prophecy
endorsed Waggoner and Jones' teaching that Christ, who was the eternal God,
came down and accepted a flesh and blood human nature derived exactly the
same as any of the children of men, and therefore had as its very nature, all
that humanity has. Froom's task as commissioned by the church, is to prove
that he and the church are in perfect agreement with,and zealously preaching a message with
which they are really in complete disagreement. That is quite a task and
places before him quite a dilemma.
How is such a problem
solved?
It is solved without
difficulty if the tactics followed by the church are
adopted. This involves,
with carefully calculated timing, the setting forth of the problem under the
halo of declared agreement, rather than with the chilling atmosphere of
direct rejection. Expressions of awe for the message Waggoner brought
complete the image of pretended approval. Then, by carefully omitting vital
key statements made by the Lord's messenger and inserting the word
"vicariously", an interpretation of Waggoner is projected
WAGGONER MISREPRESENTEDPage 169
which makes his message
acceptable to the church. Thus Waggoner is made to be the supporter of deadly
error instead of the champion of truth which he really was.” End quote.
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profound books you will ever read as a Seventh-day Adventist.
—rwb
For more on the words “exempt”
and “vicarious(ly) see the following document:
