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LESSON FOUR The Role of the BibleRead these verses in the Bible for This Week?s Study: Lamentations 3:22-23; -- we read that the LORD'S mercies and compassions, are consistent and new every morning -- 2 Timothy 3:15-17; -- Scriptures make us wise -- they are given by inspiration John 17:17; -- God's Word is sanctifying truth Ephesians 1:13; -- it's the Word of truth, the gospel of salvation Psalms 119:11; -- the Word, hidden in our hearts, keeps us from sin 1 Corinthians 2:14. -- we need the Holy Spirit to spiritually discern and understand God's truth. Memory Text: ?For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart? (Hebrews 4:12, NJKV).Our society has drifted into a relativism that no longer rests on any standard of truth. All foundations of truth have been eroded. We have been told that: -- there is no single belief system, no one has the right to claim something as absolute truth. -- that moral values evolve with culture, and what was considered moral at one time, doesn't mean it has to be held as moral at this time. --Tolerance, and personal freedom outweigh objective standards. At first glance, cultural relativism may sound open-minded, even loving. But basically it is rejecting God's authority. When everything becomes relative, nothing remains sacred, and nothing is regarded as real truth. It promotes the idea that "my truth" is all the matters, not God's truth. In fact there is a movement that would like to relegate the Bible into censored "hate literature", because it warns against following destructive practices. Is the Bible against "love"? No! God is Love, and the Bible (with guidance by the Holy Spirit) teaches us about true love, God's love, in His Word. The Bible defines love and sets boundaries for it (1 Corinthians 13) The world's relativism will only lead to confusion. God's Word is eternal truth! It's the only map to true happiness and love for God and for one another. Without the Bible, our knowledge and understanding of God and His eternal truth would be very limited. The Bible reveals the nature and character of God. The Bible points us to Jesus and His saving power. The Bible not only tells us right and wrong, but it is the living Word, with power to transform. The Bible is our spiritual nourishment. Just like we need physical food to grow and survive, so we need God's Word for spiritual growth and survival. The Bible connects us to God, the source of life. In this world of relativism and confusion, God's Word is an anchor. A lamp unto our feet, and a light to our path. The Role of the Bible is extremely important in navigating in this world of increasing confusion. It's Words should be our daily meditation and study.
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That's like Robin Hood hitting the bullseye by spliting an arrow and saying "Oops, wrong target."
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04/19/26 12:55 AM
This just is getting worse just as it seems to be getting better... "How 24 hours of whiplash over the Strait of Hormuz unfolded What a difference a day makes. This time yesterday, one might have been forgiven for thinking more ships might start squeezing through the Strait of Hormuz as the US-Iran ceasefire approaches its expiry date. On Friday, US President Donald Trump was effusive in welcoming an announcement from Tehran that the Strait of Hormuz was ?fully open and ready for full passage. Thank you!? Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had suggested on X that the strait would be fully open again, while adding that Iran would coordinate shipping routes. The post sent the price of crude oil down 10 percent in a matter of hours, but aged poorly, with semi-official Iranian outlet Tasnim criticizing Araghchi for creating ?various ambiguities about the conditions for passage, its details, and its mechanisms.? Then Trump said the US blockade of Iranian ports would continue ?in full force? until the ?transaction? with Iran is complete. Now, 24 hours later, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it has blocked the strait once more, citing the continued US blockade of Iranian ports. After a brief hope that one of the world?s busiest waterways might reopen, United States and Iran appear to agree on very little beyond ? maybe - being prepared to meet again. On Saturday, the Iranian military reiterated that transits for commercial shipping would be tightly restricted so long as the US blockade continued. To reinforce the point, two vessels were fired upon some 20 miles off the coast of Oman, with Iranian gunboats responsible for the first attack, according to the tanker?s captain. And a rare statement attributed to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran?s ?valiant Navy stands ready to make the enemies taste the bitterness of new defeats.? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...he-strait-of-hormuz-unfolded/ar-AA21dFBk
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04/18/26 12:54 AM
That is amazing! You just never know what good will come of that. Thanks for sharing.
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04/17/26 10:48 AM
It's not just Adventists that are seeing the erosion of the wall separating church and state. Others are seeing it as well.
The difficulty comes because some see the wall of separation as a wall that outlaws Christians to express their values in public. Somehow people need to understand that the purpose of the wall is "freedom of religion" the freedom to live and express religion according their personal convictions, which means the state can't make laws enforcing everyone to observe one religion. The wall is not placed their to deny people religious expression.
Of course so many grey areas have been brought in that there is much confusion. Freedom of Religion has been used to enable people who are against Christianity to put down Christian principles, values and beliefs and enforce their sinful ways to be accepted as normal, and demand no one has a right to uphold or even voice Christian values in public, or condemn sinful values in public. That's not freedom of religion. It has actually torn down part of the wall by getting the state to deny religious expression, and sharing of one's values.
For example -- if a person sets up a nice display of the nativity on their front lawn or in some visible place, (in December) they may be criticized and told to take it down, as it is "offensive" to some people. While others can decorate visible places with grave stones with simulated body parts laying about and ghost like objects hanging from trees (in October) but that must not be criticized, even though it is very offensive to some people.
It's actually by misusing "freedom of religion" and turning it into a "freedom to promote sin" and hush up any people who may express concern, that causes the back lash -- when people WANT the state to start enforcing Christianity.
The scary part -- Those who oppose the move to take down the wall of separation, will be classified with the mobs who want "freedom to promote sin", even though they agree with Christian values, but oppose the separation because they want freedom to obey God's law as He gave it, and live according to His will. When governments start making laws on how and when to worship, persecution is not far behind.
And then after attacking the wall separating church and state, the conservative Protestants are feasted to a war of words between the leader of the 'free' world and the Pope. The Image showing its power by taking on and clashing with the Beast. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...es-tyrant-using-god-for-gain/ar-AA213xsdhttps://newrepublic.com/post/208941/pope-leo-message-donald-trump-pentagon-threathttps://www.thedailybeast.com/pope-leo-delivers-holy-warning-to-trump-in-blistering-address/https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/04/middleeast/pope-leo-iran-war-analysis-latam-intlAnd they use what is holy in the profane much like the sons of Aaron who offered strange fire before the Lord
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04/17/26 10:40 AM
Yes, we can definitely see the writing on the wall. We have been in our Laodicean condition so long that our spiritual muscles have weakened and we hurt to even move it seems..
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04/17/26 10:36 AM
Will the Adventist church ever be "in one accord" concerning the "prophetic message" that is the very foundation of Adventism? When browsing forums it seems impossible as everyone who has a unique "study" is pushing their "new light", and prophecy begins to sound very confusing with nothing solid to stand on, yet, if we step back and view the core bases of where the church stands in it's prophetic understanding, there is a foundation.
A story of encouragement. God has given us precious light, but powers are trying to bury this light, yet, the promise -- the spurious will be taken away and the truths will shine brighter than ever before.
William's Dream Found in "Early Writings" pages 81-83
I dreamed that God, by an unseen hand, sent me a curiously wrought casket about ten inches long by six square, made of ebony and pearls curiously inlaid. To the casket there was a key attached. I immediately took the key and opened the casket, when, to my wonder and surprise, I found it filled with all sorts and sizes of jewels, diamonds, precious stones, and gold and silver coin of every dimension and value, beautifully arranged in their several places in the casket; and thus arranged they reflected a light and glory equaled only to the sun. I thought it was not my duty to enjoy this wonderful sight alone, although my heart was overjoyed at the brilliancy, beauty, and value of its contents. I therefore placed it on a center table in my room and gave out word that all who had a desire might come and see the most glorious and brilliant sight ever seen by man in this life. The people began to come in, at first few in number, but increasing to a crowd. When they first looked into the casket, they would wonder and shout for joy. But when the spectators increased, everyone would begin to trouble the jewels, taking them out of the casket and scattering them on the table. ... I then began to plead with the people not to handle them, nor to take them out of the casket; but the more I pleaded, the more they scattered; and now they seemed to scatter them all over the room, on the floor and on every piece of furniture in the room.
I then saw that among the genuine jewels and coin they had scattered an innumerable quantity of spurious jewels and counterfeit coin. I was highly incensed at their base conduct and ingratitude, and reproved and reproached them for it; but the more I reproved, the more they scattered the spurious jewels and false coin among the genuine.
I then became vexed in my physical soul and began to use physical force to push them out of the room; but while I was pushing out one, three more would enter and bring in dirt and shavings and sand and all manner of rubbish, until they covered every one of the true jewels, diamonds, and coins, which were all excluded from sight. They also tore in pieces my casket and scattered it among the rubbish. I thought no man regarded my sorrow or my anger. I became wholly discouraged and disheartened, and sat down and wept.
While I was thus weeping and mourning for my great loss and accountability, I remembered God, and earnestly prayed that He would send me help.
Immediately the door opened, and a man entered the room, the people all left; and he, having a dirt brush in his hand, opened the windows, and began to brush the dirt and rubbish from the room. I cried to him to forbear, for there were some precious jewels scattered among the rubbish.
He told me to "fear not," for he would "take care of them". Then, while he brushed the dirt and rubbish, false jewels and counterfeit coin, all rose and went out of the window like a cloud, and the wind carried them away. In the bustle I closed my eyes for a moment; when I opened them, the rubbish was all gone. The precious jewels, the diamonds, the gold and silver coins, lay scattered in profusion all over the room. He then placed on the table a casket, much larger and more beautiful than the former, and gathered up the jewels, the diamonds, the coins, by the handful, and cast them into the casket, till not one was left, although some of the diamonds were not bigger than the point of a pin. He then called upon me to "come and see." I looked into the casket, but my eyes were dazzled with the sight. They shone with ten times their former glory. I thought they had been scoured in the sand by the feet of those wicked persons who had scattered and trod them in the dust. They were arranged in beautiful order in the casket, every one in its place, without any visible pains of the man who cast them in. I shouted with very joy, and that shout awoke me. Ive never seen that before, but let me tell you I am now seeing that happen online. All over the Chirstian sites, the old distortions and concocted prophecies and false religious frameworks are disappearing as at the same time that the core of Gods truth is being brought back before them with great power, such as the truth of the Sabbath impact that Charley Kirk brought and the meltdown over the truth of the state of the dead that Kirk Cameron has put before them. It is Gods hand moving these things as the Holy Spirit begins to be poured out. We shall see even more, we need to prepare ourselves...
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