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Oh my. It destroyed many of the Adventist churches and left others in shambles. I have had to leave or exit from several churches where the drums and music were louder than a Led Zeppelin concert to say nothing of the grinding and shaking of the saints and gyrations of the performers. I went to a mens meeting in Camp Kulagua in Florida, and my guys and I had to spend the majority of it, out on the parking lot as we just couldnt take the smoke on the stage and jamming going on to say nothing of lack of spirituality or reverence. Call me a hater or whatever, but that was bad at all levels.

Well if one looks closer, this tends to be more of an excuse to cover the true reason of a 'single woman giving birth'. Just to give you a little insight, in talking to some of the kids I came across what I found a shocking response. I asked what background and insight they could give on what was happening currently in school. Well the response was that for one thing, the young girls were having intimate relations when they were reaching the age of puberty and the many had already experienced abortions. Now I had come across this before in another part of the country but didnt grasp how vast it was. We met a young lady who by all appearances was nice and proper, and she was interested in one of our young men from church. I think she was 14 and he was 15 if I remember right. The parents reacted strangely so I called to try to help him out and arrange a formal meeting at a nice place with proper chaperonin. Well, it turns out the young lady had already gone through 3 abortions and the parents liked the young man, but needless to say, we could not advised him to continue to pursue the relationship he sought. It took a while for him to get over and we were heartbroken and shocked at the same time. Its much more prevalent than you can imagine....

If you want to say it that way that's up to you!! To me it shows an example of how they dealt with diseases? Or how God had them deal with diseases.

Adventist know what Jude says about Enoch and we see him in the lineage. Genesis 4:18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael: and Mehujael begat Methusael: and Methusael begat Lamech. Luke 3:37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan, However, the Book of Enoch itself is not recognized as the inspired Word of God or a part of the Biblical Canon and there is a good reason. It seems that parts of it were added later or corrupted by other writers as its shifts in tone that don't fit the style and narrative of the book and the other parts of Enoch could have been authored by others so does not meet the standards for Canon. The book diverges from a biblical view, and the early church did not consider it consistent with the other books of the Biblical Canon. The book that is held to be and is even found to exist now was not written during the lifetime of Enoch, and it shows not one but many authors from the style and uneven content, and it got widespread attention in the Jewish circles because of people thinking it was from the real Enoch. And if you notice it dwells on a area that only demons or fallen angels are concerned and mixes in just a hint of the spiritual themes to give it a cover of a religious or inspired book. But its not... Thus, the fact that the book was written only a couple hundred years before Jesus was born makes it extremely unlikely that anything in it could be from the real Enoch. Now Christ clearly spoke about those of that time, we see it on Noah. Matthew 24:37-39 37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. And it came to the point at the time of Noah that God was sorry that He made man because their thoughts were now evil continually. Now the fact is that the Pre-incarnate Christ was been seen by men. Enoch and Noah both "walked with God" so they were both intimately known by Him. Genesis 5:22 And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: Genesis 6:9 These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God. Yet nothing on Enoch, Jesus never quotes the Book of Enoch as canonical scripture using introductory formulas like "it is written", and it was circulated widely during this period, but not before. Notice it says that Enoch prophesized so they knew what Enoch had given about Christ. Jude 1:14 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, From my look into it, the book that was circulating tried to lay claim that it picked up the original writings of Enoch which appear to be the Epistle of Enoch, but then mixed in doctrines of demons and evil angels in the Book 1 The Watchers Book 2 Parables Book 3 Astronomy Book 4 Dreams to confuse what the original Enoch said. Thus Christ kept silent as He knew the truth of the matter.

A lot of the issues which lead to conflict are more about culture than about race.

I don't know anything about the Calvary Chapel other than what a simple YouTube a wiki search showed but it doesn't seem to be as off the rails as the Westboro Baptist Church is: Maine is, as far as States go very VERY liberal so perhaps the Supreme Court does need to address this.

This is going to be an interesting one.

(Reuters) – The U.S. has requested the extradition of a Philippine celebrity pastor accused of sex trafficking and sexually abusing his followers, Philippine officials said on Thursday. Apollo Quiboloy, the self-styled “Appointed Son of God” who founded the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church, is on the “most wanted” list of the FBI in the U.S., where he was charged with running a sex-trafficking operation that threatened young victims with “eternal damnation” and physical abuse. Quiboloy has denied any wrongdoing. Philippine ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez and Manila’s foreign ministry said that a formal request for the extradition of Quiboloy has been transmitted to the Department of Justice. Quiboloy’s lawyer said they could not yet comment on the request since they had not received a formal notice. Extradition is not immediate, as the Philippine justice ministry must first assess the U.S. request before filing a petition with a Philippine court, which then reviews the case. Quiboloy is also facing several criminal charges in the Philippines, including sexually abusing a child. He was arrested at the KOJC’s 30-hectare compound in the southern Philippine city of Davao in September 2024. He denies wrongdoing. Quiboloy, a longtime friend of former President Rodrigo Duterte, is followed by millions of people in the Philippines, where church leaders hold heavy sway in politics. --------------------------------- His name is pronounced key bo loay He has a big beautiful church in southern Philippines. He teaches he is the son of god. Some people in his church pray in the name of Quiboloy He is being held in a luxury prison following a 6 month manhunt. He was found in a bunker of the church compound. These charges stem from when he traveled to USA on a private jet.

In the Midwest of USA there are mixed churches and solid black churches. I have been to both. The worship service in the solid black churches is very different. A different culture. The clock has little purpose there. One service I was at, I left at 1 pm and there were not close to done. The preaching seems more personal in those churches. Walter Person is one on my favorites. He could articulate the human character so well. CD brooks was good too. But P. Pearson could drive the point home. Praise God we still have their sermons on YouTube.

It's a great story. I will use it in a sermon.

I have always wondered about this. Clearly he is the creator of our planet. But are we sure of the whole universe? Then what is the role of the Father? This is a great thread BTW.

After more than 10 years, the question remains.

Today Sept 5, 2026 in all churches in SSD, was a commitment service. People made commitments to the program (Onevoice27). Some for daily Bible study and prayer, some for a deeper relationship with God, some to spread the good news. Special SS and worship message. Ours our service was done by the youth. Very nice. Very impressive.

In every Adventist church in SSD today, was a special service. It was a commitment service to the Onevoice27 program. SSD is the following countries: BANGLADESH UNION MISSION (1997-2025) CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNION CONFERENCE (1997-2025) EAST INDONESIA UNION CONFERENCE (1998-2025) Malaysia Union Mission (2023-2025) MYANMAR UNION MISSION (1997-2025) North Philippine Union Conference (2009-2025) Northern Luzon Philippine Union Mission (2025-2025) Pakistan Union Section (2011-2025) Singapore Conference (2023-2025) SOUTH PHILIPPINE UNION CONFERENCE (1997-2025) SOUTHEAST ASIA UNION MISSION (1997-2025) Southeastern Asia Union Mission (2022-2025) Southeastern Philippine Union Mission (2024-2025) Southern Luzon Philippine Union Mission (2025-2025) Southwestern Philippine Union Conference (2023-2025) Sri Lanka Mission of Seventh-day Adventists (2013-2025) Timor-Leste Mission (2011-2025) WEST INDONESIA UNION MISSION (1997-2025) What a blessing to be here !

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So the unvaccinated are the modern day Lepers?