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Spectrum is a magazine that some people consider to be anti-Adventist. The following is a quote taken from the magazine: ]

It is time to take a Sabbath break.

With Jesus in His Sanctuary Dr Leslie Hardinge Matt.13:10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. I believe the desert tabernacle to be a parable of the plan of salvation. It was one large physical representation of God's love and mercy shown to the people of Israel. I am also of the opinion that God does not waste words or create huge projects without meaning behind them. It was a delight for me to take the book "With Jesus in His Sanctuary" by Dr. Leslie Haringe and read it as part of my own personal study to understand the Sanctuary. I was not disappointed in my study of this book. I would have to say it was one of the best books of the religious genre that I have ever read. It seem that in every detail of the sanctuary from the construction to the the various services was described in detail and Dr. Hardinge was able to find Jesus in nearly every part of the sanctuary. Matt.13:17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. I have found these verses in Matthew from Jesus to be very interesting verses. In verse 10 and 11 Jesus notes that some people are not given understanding. But in verse 17 He discusses how the prophets and the righteous would desire to understand what they read in Scripture. We, in these current times, are blessed immensely to have the understanding that has been given to us thru the studies of the early pioneers of the church and continuing to recent authors such as Dr. Hardinge. Dr. Hardinge continued his study of the sanctuary message and how it is symbolic of even beyond this age into the age to come and the final judgements of all people and the evil angels and Satan. After this beautiful discussion of how Jesus was symbolized throughout the desert sanctuary and its services, he had one very chilling comment to make regarding those who are not saved especially those we care about and wonder why God didn't save them. "Convinced, but unrepentant still, Satan rouses himself and tries to rally his forces for one last desperate attack on the city. May I share with you what I further imagine? I look over the battlements of the city and there I see my best friend, about whose fate I had been concerned. He is actually preparing to claw down the jasper walls with his fingernails and pull Christ from His throne! He is doing this after all he has seen! And in my ignorance of his true character I had wondered whether a view of Jesus would change his mind! Now he has had that view and still wants to destroy Him. My questions regarding the justice of his fate are gone. He has seen what every intelligent being in the universe has seen, evidence, irrefutable evidence, that, throughout the great controversy, God is good and God is just and God is right and God is kind, and yet he persists in his determination to destroy Him! What can God do for such a one as he?" I highly recommend this book to everyone. Cleary a five star book on Goodreads!

The salvation that God has provided extends far beyond the boundaries of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination. The ultimate responsibility for our spiritual nurture belongs to the Holy Spirit (HS). In guiding us spiritually the HS does not lead in a lock-step #1 followed by #2 and followed by #3 . . . .. Rather the HS develops an individual plan for each of us that is best designed to lead us on our individual pathway to God. For me that may be # 1 followed by #6 and then by #3. . . .. This results in individual SDA members being at different stages of spiritual growth. But, all are led by God in the activity of the Holy Spirit.

Make you perfect ? 1 Peter 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you .

I can clarify if I want! Do you actually think I care about what you feel about my happiness. That is so funny! Bonnie just look at your superiority attitude. I do not care if you cannot understand that there is no such thing as racist. If you want to accept it go ahead, I don't and you are not my ruler. I do not have to agree with your views and it does not bother me. I don't care if you don't accept what I say or not. But let me share this news flash I can comment my beliefs and views too. So, as I have said to you cuz, your glass is half full. YAHSHUA died for me and if I am faithful, HE WILL save me. So, I am not worry with all of the negative things you state. I will keep saying and believing in the truth. HAPPY SABBATH Bonnie?

How many times are you going to say that? What is wrong bringing up skin color. You have done it yourself! White is a skin color you know. "There is more than enough racism in the black community to go around." You are not telling the truth have you been in every Black person neighborhood? What neighborhood would that be? This is your problem you talk about Black skin and degrade them constantly. But whoa if we say the same about White skin you are the one who gets bent out of shape. It is ridiculous! Then again no one was talking or doing this critical race theory. You get all of this false propaganda and off you go. Can't accept me talking about Ham your uncle who have been falsely accused and your cousins. Wow! You and I are related and you do not like it! So, here you go always accusing me instead looking in the mirror. I can not see why me talking about skin and color is a problem. I am equal to you. You do it and I can to. Now please try to understand that. I will continue to point out Biblically and factually the truth. Can you handle it Photodue or do you want say the same thing over and over. I have never call anyone here domestic terrorist! But, the ones who broke into the Congress building that's what they are! You finally recognize their skin color! Before you stated that they were Antifa remember. There is no Antifa, but there are skin heads, and others who did this awful crime. It's a shame always want to blame the Black Organizations, and you have not found any of them being chase or being sought after by the FBI. But I am racist, that's a joke as usual you superior character is the problem. But, it will not rule me. That's why you are so mad and you need prayer!

"Let Christians strive to learn completely and perfectly this doctrine of Christian righteousness, which the sophists neither understand nor are able to understand. But let them not suppose that they can learn it thoroughly all at once. Therefore let them make the effort to read Paul often and with the greatest diligence. Let them compare the first with the last; in fact, let them compare Paul as a whole with himself. Then they will find that this is the situation, that Christian righteousness consists in two things: first, in faith, which attributes glory to God; secondly, in God’s imputation. For because faith is weak, as I have said, therefore God’s imputation has to be added. That is, God does not want to impute the remnant of sin and does not want to punish it or damn us for it. But He wants to cover it and to forgive it, as though it were nothing, not for our sakes or for the sake of our worthiness or works but for the sake of Christ Himself, in whom we believe. "Thus a Christian man is righteous and a sinner at the same time [simul justus et peccator], holy and profane, an enemy of God and a child of God. None of the sophists will admit this paradox, because they do not understand the true meaning of justification. This was why they forced men to go on doing good works until they would not feel any sin at all. By this means they drove to the point of insanity many men who tried with all their might to become completely righteous in a formal sense but could not accomplish it. And innumerable persons even among the authors of this wicked dogma were driven into despair at the hour of death, which is what would have happened to me if Christ had not looked at me in mercy and liberated me from this error. "We, on the other hand, teach and comfort an afflicted sinner this way: “Brother, it is impossible for you to become so righteous in this life that your body is as clear and spotless as the sun. You still have spots and wrinkles (Eph. 5:27), and yet you are holy.” But you say: “How can I be holy when I have sin and am aware of it?” “That you feel and acknowledge sin—this is good. Thank God, and do not despair. It is one step toward health when a sick man admits and confesses his disease.” “But how will I be liberated from sin?” “Run to Christ, the Physician, who heals the contrite of heart and saves sinners. Believe in Him. If you believe, you are righteous, because you attribute to God the glory of being almighty, merciful, truthful, etc. You justify and praise God. In short, you attribute divinity and everything to Him. And the sin that still remains in you is not imputed but is forgiven for the sake of Christ, in whom you believe and who is perfectly righteous in a formal sense. His righteousness is yours; your sin is His.” Luther, M. (1999). Luther’s works, vol. 26: Lectures on Galatians, 1535, Chapters 1-4. (J. J. Pelikan, H. C. Oswald, & H. T. Lehmann, Eds.) (Vol. 26, pp. 232–233). Saint Louis: Concordia Publishing House.

He careth for you ? 1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

Pope Francis Continues to Press His Sunday Climate Encyclical upon World Leaders Pope Francis is fulfilling his pledge to get the kings of the earth (Revelation 17:12, 13) to endorse his ‘Laudato Si’ climate change encyclical. He gives copies of this document to the different high-level leaders who visit him in Rome with the hope that they will take action and implement his policies in their respective countries. http://adventmessenger.org/pope-francis-continues-to-press-his-sunday-climate-encyclical-upon-world-leaders/

Very true Several thousand years ago, the king of Babylon decreed that his subjects must worship only in the way he saw fit. Three Jewish men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, chose to follow their consciences, standing up against the king and his edict. Thus began a standoff that remains famous even to this day (see Daniel 3). Unfortunately, we are seeing the same situation repeating itself today. The Pope is calling for the world to acknowledge and honor Sunday as a day of rest. Legislation that will force the world to worship and rest on Sunday would be the ideal solution. There are many voices clamoring to fulfill exactly such a goal, using the economy, the environment, and even the family as reasons to legislate Sunday rest. Another standoff is obviously on the horizon. Those who refuse to give up the Biblical seventh-day Sabbath will face trials as tough as the furnace faced by Shadrach and his companions. However, we can hold fast hope, knowing that the God who spared the Israelite men from the fiery furnace is coming again soon. Transnational Politics have become mostly a secular enterprise, for now; but without throwing away its historical religious heritage. It would be pretty tough for the RCC to deny their role and goals within the realms of transnational legislation. Will "Sunday" be involved? If we look at the past history; it is easy to dig up reliable documentation which reflects past headlines of RCC efforts at instigating Sunday Laws, of various kinds. IMO the past few Popes have clearly been making efforts at instilling more of the transnational relationships and political influences since around WW1 and onwards. The RCCs rise and spread of the needed pattern of international political development, has for the last number of years, been gradually recognized by the academic community, and by statesmen from around the world. The Holy See has projected one of the mainstream practices of political communication theory. The Vatican (Roman) Holy See, using the influence of the Catholic Church in the world, according to "the Lateran Treaty" (Lateran Treaty) has always been trying to construct a practical political entity not subject to territorial restrictions. This national model poses a challenge to those who would object to the religious influence in international politics. After Second Vatican Council, the Holy See actively integrated into the international community, with the actual behavior required to reshape the religious identity of all transnational political actors. In order to win the recognition of the international community, to expand the spread of historic RCC religious identity, "ecological conversion" is being urged upon all. On June 18, 2015, Pope Francis issued his encyclical on climate change. The Pope recommends Sunday-keeping as part of a global solution to heal our planet. Here's part of the Pope's message: On October 2, 2019 the United States government and the Vatican held a high level symposium on the need of promoting religious freedom. The event was called “Pathways to Achieving Human Dignity: Partnering with Faith-Based Organizations.” They discussed the importance of the US and Vatican to partner together with faith-based organizations to advance religious liberty, combat human trafficking, climate change and providing humanitarian aid. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Vatican Secretary for Relations with States Archbishop Paul Gallagher led out in this event designed to build a society which could truly be “tolerant” and “inclusive.” What is troubling aboout this whole thing is the obvious push to the opposite of not being "tolerant or inclusive" by these two great world powers banding together to promote ‘Laudato Si’ and to attempt to get all the churches involved. The Pope’s encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ has a very clear mandate for "Sunday rest," or "Sunday Obligation." I am not sure how anyone can miss that. Last year, The National Catholic Register had this to say about civil enforcement of Sundays in Poland: The Catholic Church is quite clear, at its highest levels that they have exercised the "authority" to "change" the seventh-day Sabbath; even calling it "the third commandment" just for added confusion: Instead of side-tracking the issue to gibbering about does the Bible "really" mean what it says about "the seventh-day" it would be well to simply go straight to the sources, as I have done to see what the clear intentions are. The OP is quite correct in what it says about the 2020 plan to rally nations behind climate change and sunday laws.