He loves you ; He loathes your sins, but knowing that
you are dust, he loves your souls. . . . Think of
such love as this ! a God, your God, the only God, the
Lord of Heaven and Earth, yearning, dying in love for
such mean, such guilty, such wayward souls as ours ;
A series of articles from the pen of Ellen G. White which was written in 1893 in response to a compilation entitled "the Loud Cry" which claimed that the Seventh-day Adventist church was Babylon and persons needed to separate from the organization.
Many practical lessons are brought forth and a Bible Study is used to show the correct typology that is to be applied to the Seventh-day Adventist church in these last days. The Articles start on July 25, 1893 and run all the way to October 31, 1893. Included is the full set of articles.
Be blessed as you read.
XVIL— The Duty of Forgetting Sorrow .... 183
XVIII.— People who Fail 196
XIX.— Living Victoriously 209
XX.— Shut In 222
XXI. — Helpful People 235
XXII.— Tired Feet 247
XXIII.— Hands: A Study 259
XXIV.— Learning our Lessons 274
XXV— Broken Lives 289
XXVI.— Coming to the End 305
He loves you ; He loathes your sins, but knowing that
you are dust, he loves your souls. . . . Think of
such love as this ! a God, your God, the only God, the
Lord of Heaven and Earth, yearning, dying in love for
such mean, such guilty, such wayward souls as ours ;
A series of articles from the pen of Ellen G. White which was written in 1893 in response to a compilation entitled "the Loud Cry" which claimed that the Seventh-day Adventist church was Babylon and persons needed to separate from the organization.
Many practical lessons are brought forth and a Bible Study is used to show the correct typology that is to be applied to the Seventh-day Adventist church in these last days. The Articles start on July 25, 1893 and run all the way to October 31, 1893. Included is the full set of articles.
Be blessed as you read.
XVIL— The Duty of Forgetting Sorrow .... 183
XVIII.— People who Fail 196
XIX.— Living Victoriously 209
XX.— Shut In 222
XXI. — Helpful People 235
XXII.— Tired Feet 247
XXIII.— Hands: A Study 259
XXIV.— Learning our Lessons 274
XXV— Broken Lives 289
XXVI.— Coming to the End 305
2013.03.03 - The Word of God on the Sunday of the prodigal sonBilly Dean
„Oh, but why did his father receive him? He received him because this son had denied him-self; this son who had wandered away from love did not expect anything after that but only mercy.”
"And not to me only, but unto all them also that love His
appearing." — 2 Tim. iv. 8.
This is to my mind a very peculiar passage. It
contains an idea which is strikingly original and
deserves marked attention. Paul has been saying
that all through his Christian life he has been a
man of faith — has kept undimmed his belief in
the coming of a great revelation which shall make
all things clear, and, as the result of his faith, he
expects that in the future God will place a crown
on his head. But suddenly he goes on to say that
this crown will not be confined to the man of
unclouded faith ; it will be shared also by the man
of unclouded love.
Resurrections performed by the Lord (New Revelation - Great Gospel of John)Simona P
extraordinary depiction of Lord's resurrection of dead, given by the Lord Himself in the Great Gospel of John through Jakob Lorber in the XIX-th century
Jesus intensifies the commandments, so that "don't murder people" becomes something more like "don't be someone who wants to murder people." It names something important, and a possible reading of it as "do unto others as you would have done unto you" has been appropriated by our culture with thinkers as diverse as Kant and Buber giving their own versions of it. But what does it mean in a shame culture? What is the role of grace? What is the good news here exactly? A session on Matthew 4:1-11
Yes, discipleship can be costly.
We are often "hindered", "burdened", with "trials, toils and tears" and "many a heartache".
But the Lord tells us through His Word that "Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All".
THIS IS A STUDY OF JESUS AS BEING MERCIFUL. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF HIS MERCY, AND SOME WILL BE SHOWN HERE. HE WAS MERCIFUL LIKE HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN, AND HE SHOWED IT TO SINNERS.
Matthew 7:13-15 The broad way. Our own way - selfishness. A way that seems right - man's wisdom. The way of conflict - not seeking God's way. The forsaken way - harsh discipline. Warning against associations with those in the broad way. the broad way is not an easy way.
Jesus was lost and found in the song of songsGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus being lost and found in the Song of Songs. It is about searching for Jesus and the pain of it, and about finding Jesus and the joy of it.
This is a study of Jesus as a man of gladness. He was anointed with the oil of gladness and he gives that same gladness to all who trust Him as Lord and Savior.
2013.03.03 - The Word of God on the Sunday of the prodigal sonBilly Dean
„Oh, but why did his father receive him? He received him because this son had denied him-self; this son who had wandered away from love did not expect anything after that but only mercy.”
"And not to me only, but unto all them also that love His
appearing." — 2 Tim. iv. 8.
This is to my mind a very peculiar passage. It
contains an idea which is strikingly original and
deserves marked attention. Paul has been saying
that all through his Christian life he has been a
man of faith — has kept undimmed his belief in
the coming of a great revelation which shall make
all things clear, and, as the result of his faith, he
expects that in the future God will place a crown
on his head. But suddenly he goes on to say that
this crown will not be confined to the man of
unclouded faith ; it will be shared also by the man
of unclouded love.
Resurrections performed by the Lord (New Revelation - Great Gospel of John)Simona P
extraordinary depiction of Lord's resurrection of dead, given by the Lord Himself in the Great Gospel of John through Jakob Lorber in the XIX-th century
Jesus intensifies the commandments, so that "don't murder people" becomes something more like "don't be someone who wants to murder people." It names something important, and a possible reading of it as "do unto others as you would have done unto you" has been appropriated by our culture with thinkers as diverse as Kant and Buber giving their own versions of it. But what does it mean in a shame culture? What is the role of grace? What is the good news here exactly? A session on Matthew 4:1-11
Yes, discipleship can be costly.
We are often "hindered", "burdened", with "trials, toils and tears" and "many a heartache".
But the Lord tells us through His Word that "Heaven Will Surely Be Worth It All".
THIS IS A STUDY OF JESUS AS BEING MERCIFUL. THERE ARE MANY EXAMPLES OF HIS MERCY, AND SOME WILL BE SHOWN HERE. HE WAS MERCIFUL LIKE HIS FATHER IN HEAVEN, AND HE SHOWED IT TO SINNERS.
Matthew 7:13-15 The broad way. Our own way - selfishness. A way that seems right - man's wisdom. The way of conflict - not seeking God's way. The forsaken way - harsh discipline. Warning against associations with those in the broad way. the broad way is not an easy way.
Jesus was lost and found in the song of songsGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus being lost and found in the Song of Songs. It is about searching for Jesus and the pain of it, and about finding Jesus and the joy of it.
This is a study of Jesus as a man of gladness. He was anointed with the oil of gladness and he gives that same gladness to all who trust Him as Lord and Savior.
Jesus was interpreting radical sufferingGLENN PEASE
This is a study of Jesus interpreting radical suffering. Why do bad things happen to good people? That is the issue for many people and in this study we look at a number of answers.
Right of Justice and Judgement was not given to souls. It is the sole prerogative of God for which He created His Karmic Law.
His Karmic Law works on the principle of Upliftment of soul. If we are keen to realize our Father then we must stop judging others and also stop seeking justice for wrong done to us.
When we will forgive others, God will forgive our trespasses to His Law.
A verse by verse commentary on Zephaniah 2 dealing with the fact that some people who repent may escape the coming judgment, but the Prophet goes on to make it clear that Philistia,Moab,Ammon,Cush and Assyria will not escape.
One of the apocryphal books, the Psalms of Solomon is a group of eighteen psalms (religious songs or poems) written in the first or second centuries BC that are not part of any current scriptural canon (they are, however, found in copies of the Peshitta and the Septuagint).
This is a focus on the work of the Holy Spirit as the Spirit of holiness. There are many writings on this issue, and so I have just collected a few that appealed to me.
Jesus Christ never comes so near us as in
the darkness. Have faith in Him; be sure
that He is working for the best, sure that the
more we suffer the closer we are to the great
suffering heart of God. The time will come
\rhen we shall see, as now in faith we trust,
that every pain we have borne was working
out the redemption of the race ; when we shall
smile at the remembrance of all our trouble,
as we now smile at the griefs which seemed so
big to us in childhood.
God is Just, Righteous! To be righteous He must punish sin.
The task of persuading people Jesus is The Christ is ours!!
It is up to us to show them the Hope found only in Jesus.
Are we fulfilling our task, doing the job at hand rescuing the perishing?
Have you ever wondered how an evolutionist sees temptation? OR how a moral, but unsaved, person sees temptation? We explore these two viewpoints, as we look at how a christian is free from bondage of sin. 1 corinthians 13:10 says there is no temptation such as is common to man, but God will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able, but will with the temptation provide a way of escape.
The seventh son of Jacob and Bilhah. The jealous one. He counsels against anger saying that "it giveth peculiar vision." This is a notable thesis on anger.
A verse by verse commentary on Micah 2 dealing with man making plans for evil, but God is making plans for them to fail and be judged. Then the prophet deals with the false prophets who refuse to believe in judgment.
Jesus was blessing those who hunger and thirst for righteousness vol. 2GLENN PEASE
This is vol. 2 in a study of Jesus blessing those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. It is the forth beatitude of Jesus in His sermon on the mount.
Chapter 6 of "Bible Basics" a Bible study manual, dealing with satan, the devil and demons. The case is made that Satan doesn't exist as a personal, cosmic being; rather does the word simply mean an adversary, and is sometimes used about ordinary people, and at times is used as a personification of sin.
The book is available from http://www.biblebasicsonline.com
There is a more detailed study in "The Real Devil", www.realdevil.info
4. The Revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden The Revelations of St. Bridget of Sweden The Revelations of St Bridget of Sweden Part 2
5. The Queen of Heaven said: “ My Son had three good things: The first one was that no one ever had such a beautiful body as he did, since he had two perfect natures, namely, his Divinity and Manhood. His body was so pure that, just as no stain can be found in the clearest of eyes, so not a single defect could be found on his body. The second good was that he never sinned. Other children, however, sometimes bear the sins of their parents and sometimes their own; but he never sinned and yet bore the sins of everyone. The third good was that some men die for the sake of God and to receive a greater reward, but he died just as much for the sake of his enemies as for me and his friends. "
6. When his enemies crucified him, they did four things to him: First, they crowned him with a crown of thorns. Second, they pierced his hands and feet. Third, they gave him gall to drink. Fourth, they pierced his side. But now I complain that the enemies of my Son, who are now in the world, crucify him more cruelly in a spiritual sense than the Jews who crucified his body. For even though the divinity is unable to suffer and die, still they crucify him through their own vices and sins. For if a man insults and injures an image of his enemy, the image does not feel the damage done to it; nevertheless, the perpetrator should be accused and judged for his evil intention to do harm as though it was a deed. In the same way, the vices and sins by which they crucify my Son spiritually are more abominable and heavy to him than the vices of those who crucified his body.
7. But now you may ask: ‘How do they crucify him?’ First off, they fasten him on the cross they have prepared for him when they do not heed the commandments of their Creator and Lord, but dishonor him when he warns them through his servants to serve him, and they despise this and instead do what pleases them. Then they crucify his right hand when they hold justice to be as injustice, saying: ‘Sin is not so heavy and abominable to God as it is said. God does not punish anyone for all eternity; he only threatens us with these hard things to scare us. Why else would he redeem man if he wanted us to perish?’ They do not consider that the least little sin a man finds delight in is enough to damn him to an eternal torment, and that God does not let the least little sin go unpunished, just like he does not let the least little good deed go unrewarded.
8. Therefore, they shall be tormented for all eternity because of their constant intention of sinning, and my Son, who sees the heart, counts that as a deed. For they would fulfill their will with deeds if my Son tolerated or allowed it. Then they crucify his left hand when they turn virtue into sin and the will to continue in sin until the end, saying: ‘If we just once say at the end of our life, “O God, have mercy on me,” God’s mercy is so great that we will be forgiven.’ But this is not virtue - to want to sin without bettering oneself, and wanting to receive a reward without having to work for it, not unless a real contrition is found in the heart that the man wants to change if only he could do so were it not for illness or some other hindrance. Thereafter, they crucify his feet when they take pleasure in sinning without once thinking of my Son’s bitter suffering or without once thanking him from their inmost heart with words like these: ‘My Lord and God, how bitter your suffering was, praise and honor be to you for your death’ – such words are never heard from their mouth. They then crown him with the crown of derision when they mock his servants and consider it useless to serve him. They give him gall to drink when they rejoice and glory in sin. And not once does the thought arise in their heart of how grave and manifold and dangerous this sin is. They pierce his side when they have the will to continue in sin.
9. In truth, I tell you - and you can say this to my friends - that such people are more unjust in the sight of my Son than those who judged him, more unkind than those who crucified him, more shameless than those who sold him, and they shall therefore receive a greater torment than the others. Pilate knew very well that my Son had not sinned and did not deserve to die. But he, nonetheless, felt compelled to judge my Son to death because he feared the loss of his worldly power and the revolt of the Jews. But what would these have to fear if they served my Son, or what honor or dignity would they lose if they honored him? They will therefore be judged with a more severe sentence than Pilate’s, for they are worse than him in my Son’s sight. For Pilate judged him because of the request and will of others and due to fear, but these judge him for their own advantage and without any fear when they dishonor him by committing the sin that they could abstain from if they wanted. But they do not abstain from sin nor are they ashamed of the sins that they have done, for they do not consider that they are unworthy of the good deeds of the One whom they do not serve.
10. They are also worse than Judas, for when Judas had betrayed his Lord, he knew very well that he was God and that he had sinned heavily against him, but he despaired and hastened his days toward hell, thinking himself to be unworthy to live. But these know their sin very well and yet they continue in it without feeling any remorse about it in their hearts. They want to take the kingdom of Heaven with violence and power when they think they can get it, not through their good deeds but through a vain hope, but it is only given to those who work and suffer something for the sake of God. They are also worse than those who crucified my Son. For when these saw the good works of my Son, namely, the raising of the dead and the cleansing of leapers, they thought to themselves: ‘This man does unheard of and extraordinary miracles. He overcomes anyone he wants with a word, he knows all our thoughts, and he does whatever he wants. If he is successful, we will all have to submit to his power and become his subjects.’ Therefore, in order to avoid being subjected to him, they crucified him because of their envy. But if they had known that he was the King of glory, they never would have crucified him.
11. The End of Part 2 But these people see his great deeds and miracles everyday, and they take advantage of his good deeds and hear how they should serve him and come to him, but they think to themselves: ‘If we must leave all our temporal belongings and follow his will and not our own, it would be heavy and unbearable.’ They despise his will so that it should not be placed over their own will, and crucify my Son through their hardened heart when they add sin upon sin against their conscience. They are worse than those who crucified my Son, for the Jews did it for the sake of envy and because they did not know that he was God, but these know him to be God, and yet, in their own malice and presumption and greed, they crucify him spiritually more cruelly than the Jews did physically. For they themselves have been redeemed, but the Jews had not yet been redeemed. Therefore, my bride, obey my Son and fear him, for just as he is merciful, he is also just.” The End of Part 2
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