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----- Original Message -----
From: Lynn
MacDonald
To: AdventistHotIssues@yahoogroups.com
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Saturday, February 26, 2011 9:27 AM
Subject:
[AdventistHotIssues] love rejected,grace despised then the sinner
destroyed.............
Happy Sabbath Forum,
Here are some excellent points in the Desire of Ages chapters
"Temple cleansed Again" and "Controversy":
Page 600
"In the Jews' crucifixion of Christ was involved the
destruction of Jerusalem. The blood shed upon Calvary was the weight that sank
them to ruin for this world and for the world to come. So it will be in the
great final day, when judgment shall fall upon the rejecters of God's grace.
Christ, their rock of offense, will then appear to them as an avenging
mountain. The glory of His countenance, which to the righteous is life,
will be to the wicked a consuming fire. Because of love rejected, grace despised, the sinner will
be destroyed."
In the emphasized sentence above, I see support for "Behold
your God", that God does not destroy, but our rejection of God, is
our destruction! We need Him to survive!
Page 604
"It was their(Sadducees) belief, that, having created
man, God had left him to himself, independent of a higher influence. They
held that man was free to control his own life and to shape the events of the world; that his destiny was in his own hands.
They denied that the Spirit of God works through human efforts or natural means.
Yet they still held that, through the proper employment of his natural powers,
man could become elevated and enlightened; that by rigorous and austere exactions his life could be purified."
It seems that the some of the Sadducees became the "Illuminate" and the others became Catholics!
Page 608
"The wisdom of Christ's answer had convicted the scribe.
He knew that the Jewish religion consisted in outward ceremonies rather than inward
piety. He had some sense of the worthlessness of mere ceremonial offerings,
and the faithless shedding of blood for expiation of sin. Love and obedience to God, and unselfish
regard for man, appeared to him of more value than all these rites. The readiness of this man to acknowledge
the correctness of Christ's reasoning, and his decided and prompt response
before the people, manifested a spirit entirely different from that of the
priest and rulers. The heart of Jesus went
out in pity to the honest scribe who had dared to face the
frowns of the priests and the threats of the rulers to speak the convictions of
his heart. 'And when
Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, He said unto him, Thou art not far
from the kingdom of God'.....The
ritual service was of no value, unless connected with Christ by living faith. Even
the moral law fails of its
purpose, unless it is understood in its relation to the Saviour. Christ had repeatedly shown that His
Father's law contained something deeper than mere authoritative commands. In the law is embodied the same principle
that is revealed in the gospel. The law points out man's duty and shows him his
guilt. To Christ he must look for pardon and for power to do what the law enjoins."
Amen Brothers and Sisters!! We have Christ for both
pardon and power!! Thank you Lord, that this enables us to be
overcomers!!! Praise God...no thanks to us, just your power!!
God Bless to all,
Lynn