And the servant of the Lord must not strive;
but be gentle unto all men,
apt to teach, patient,
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves;
if God peradventure will give them repentance
to the acknowledging of the truth;
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil,
who are taken captive by him at his will.
2 Timothy 2:24-26
"The greatest want of the world is the want of men - men who will not be bought or sold, men who in their inmost souls are true and honest...."
"To know me, talk to me.
To know ELLEN WHITE,
read her writings...not her critics!"
Randy Skeete--IF We Ever.......
It creates an
Christ is just what you need, the greatest Savior. Lift up your head and look away from yourself, away from your sin, to the uplifted Savior; away from the poisonous, venomous bite of the serpent to the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world."
His law
--To Laodicea
--Blended
--PRAYER
Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision:
Joel 3:14
You desire to give yourself to Him, but you are weak
*in moral power,
*in slavery to doubt,
*and controlled by the habits of your life of sin.
Your promises and resolutions are like ropes of sand.
You cannot control
weakens your confidence in your own sincerity, and causes you to feel that God cannot accept you;
---but you need not despair.---
What you need to understand is the true force of the will.
Luxurious living and the use of wine
Parents leave maladies as a legacy to their children.
---As a rule, every intemperate man who rears children transmits his
inclinations and evil tendencies to his offspring; he gives them disease from his own inflamed and corrupted blood.
The present weight of suffering and anguish which we see everywhere, the present deformity, decrepitude, disease, and.webp)
imbecility now flooding the world, make it, in comparison to what it might be and what God designed it should be, a lazar house;
and the present generation are feeble in mental, moral, and physical power.
All this misery has accumulated from generation to generation because fallen man will break the law of God.
Sins of the greatest magnitude are committed through the indulgence of perverted appetite.
The Bible declares that no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom of God."
The readers of such literature become unfitted for the duties lying before them.
--A WARNING
--Multitudes
--The Vision of Scales
--God is Love - Conflict of the Ages Series--Ashes upon your lips?
--Health Message
--The Mind
--Line of Demarcation
--JUSTIFICATION
--SANCTIFICATION
--Why iniquity prevails
--Tithes & Offerings
--How to use E.G.W.'s Writings
--The Field of Conflict
--Tenderest Words that dripped from the pen of Ellen White
--Simplifying the Blotting Out of Sins
--Christ's intercession in Heaven
--The Cities
--In Closing....
IF We Ever.......
"If we ever reach heaven, it will be by
--linking our souls to Christ,
--leaning upon Him,
--and cutting loose from
*the world,
*its follies
*and enchantments."
Love not the world,
neither the things that are in the world.
If any man love the world,
the love of the Father is not in him.
For all that is in the world,
the lust of the flesh,
and the lust of the eyes,
and the pride of life,
is not of the Father,
but is of the world.
1 John 2:15,16
To Laodicea
"You know the truth,
you believe the truth,
you even love the truth.
---But the truth hasn't changed you.
Let the truth change you.---"
Blended
"Christ must be blended with all *our thoughts,
*our feelings,
*our affections.
He must be exemplified in the minutest details of everyday service in the work that He has given us to do.
When, in the place of leaning upon human understanding or conforming to worldly maxims, we sit at the feet of Jesus, eagerly drinking in His words, learning of Him, and saying, "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?"
*our natural independence,
*our self-confidence,
*our strong self-will,
will be exchanged for a
*childlike,
*submissive,
*teachable spirit.
When we are in right relation to God, we shall recognize Christ's authority to direct us and His claim to our unquestioning obedience."PRAYER
"Keep
--your wants,
--your joys,
--your sorrows,
--your cares,
--and your fears before God.
You cannot burden Him;
you cannot weary Him.
He who numbers the hairs of your head is not indifferent to the wants of His children. "The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy." James 5:11.
His heart of love is touched by our sorrows and even by our utterances of them.
Take to Him everything that perplexes the mind. 
Nothing is too great for Him to bear, for He holds up worlds, He rules over all the affairs of the universe.
Nothing that in any way concerns our peace is too small for Him to notice.
There is no chapter in our experience too dark for Him to read; there is no perplexity too difficult for Him to unravel. .... no sincere prayer escape the lips, of which our heavenly Father is unobservant, or in which He takes no immediate interest. ......He knows the sorrows that we feel to the depths of our being, but which we cannot express."
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 NIV
"Pray most earnestly for*an understanding of the times in which we live,
*for a fuller conception of His purpose,
*and for increased efficiency in soul saving."
A WARNING:
"...by beholding we become changed. --The mind gradually adapts itself to the subjects upon which it is allowed to dwell.
--It becomes assimilated to that which it is accustomed to love and reverence."
Multitudes
"Many will be lost while hoping and desiring to be Christians.Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision:
Joel 3:14
You desire to give yourself to Him, but you are weak
*in moral power,
*in slavery to doubt,
*and controlled by the habits of your life of sin.
Your promises and resolutions are like ropes of sand.
You cannot control
*your thoughts,
*your impulses,
*your affections.
The knowledge of your broken promises and forfeited pledges
---but you need not despair.---
What you need to understand is the true force of the will.
This is the governing power in the nature of man, the power of decision, or of choice."
2) Prophets & Kings
3) Desire of Ages
4) Acts of the Apostles
5) The Great Controversy
The first 3 words on page 1 of the first book are "God is Love".
--Have you, reader, chosen your own way?
--Have you wandered far from God?
--Have you sought to feast upon the fruits of transgression, only to find them turn to ashes upon your lips?
*Now that voice which has long been speaking to your heart but to which you would not listen comes to you distinct and clear, Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest; because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction. Micah 2:10.
The Vision of Scales
"Said the angel: "Prepare, prepare, for what is coming upon the earth. Let your works correspond with your faith."
I saw that all heaven is interested in our salvation;
Shall we be careless, as though it were a small matter whether we are saved or lost?
I have seen an angel standing with scales in his hands weighing the thoughts and interest of the people of God, especially the young.
*In one scale were the thoughts and interest tending heavenward;
*in the other were the thoughts and interest tending to earth.
And in this scale were thrown all the reading of storybooks, thoughts of dress and show, vanity, pride, etc.
Oh, what a solemn moment! the angels of God standing with scales, weighing the thoughts of His professed children--those who claim to be dead to the world and alive to God.
--The scale filled with thoughts of earth, vanity, and pride quickly
went down, notwithstanding weight after weight rolled from the scale.
--The one with the thoughts and interest tending to heaven went quickly up as the other went down, and oh, how light it was!
I can relate this as I saw it; but never can I give the solemn and vivid impression stamped upon my mind, as I saw the angel with the scales weighing the thoughts and interest of the people of God. Said the angel: "Can such enter heaven? No, no, never."
Shall we be careless, as though it were a small matter whether we are saved or lost?
I have seen an angel standing with scales in his hands weighing the thoughts and interest of the people of God, especially the young.
*In one scale were the thoughts and interest tending heavenward;
*in the other were the thoughts and interest tending to earth.
And in this scale were thrown all the reading of storybooks, thoughts of dress and show, vanity, pride, etc.
Oh, what a solemn moment! the angels of God standing with scales, weighing the thoughts of His professed children--those who claim to be dead to the world and alive to God.
--The scale filled with thoughts of earth, vanity, and pride quickly
--The one with the thoughts and interest tending to heaven went quickly up as the other went down, and oh, how light it was!
I can relate this as I saw it; but never can I give the solemn and vivid impression stamped upon my mind, as I saw the angel with the scales weighing the thoughts and interest of the people of God. Said the angel: "Can such enter heaven? No, no, never."
God is Love - Conflict of the Ages Series
The 5 books written by Mrs. E.G. White known as the
"Conflict of the Ages" series are:
1) Patriarchs & Prophets
2) Prophets & Kings
3) Desire of Ages
4) Acts of the Apostles
5) The Great Controversy
The first 3 words on page 1 of the first book are "God is Love".
Patriarchs & Prophets
The last 3 words at the end of the last book are "God is Love".
The last 3 words at the end of the last book are "God is Love".
The Great Controversy
Ashes upon your lips?
"The love of God still yearns over the one who has chosen to separate from Him, and He sets in operation influences to bring him back to the Father's house.--Have you, reader, chosen your own way?
--Have you wandered far from God?
--Have you sought to feast upon the fruits of transgression, only to find them turn to ashes upon your lips?
*Now that voice which has long been speaking to your heart but to which you would not listen comes to you distinct and clear, Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your rest; because it is polluted, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction. Micah 2:10.
Return to your Father's house. He invites you, saying, Return unto Me; for I have redeemed thee. Isaiah 44:22."
Health Message
"God has given us intelligence that we may learn what we should use as food. Q: Shall we not, as sensible men and women, study whether the things we eat will be in agreement or whether they will cause trouble?
All this weight of woe and accumulated suffering can be traced to the indulgence of appetite and passion.Luxurious living and the use of wine
corrupt the blood,
inflame the passions,
and produce diseases of every kind.
But the evil does not end here.Parents leave maladies as a legacy to their children.
---As a rule, every intemperate man who rears children transmits his
inclinations and evil tendencies to his offspring; he gives them disease from his own inflamed and corrupted blood.
Licentiousness, disease, and imbecility are transmitted as an inheritance of woe from father to son and from generation to generation, and this brings anguish and suffering into the world, and is no less than a repetition of the fall of man.
*A continual transgression of nature's laws is a continual transgression of the law of God.The present weight of suffering and anguish which we see everywhere, the present deformity, decrepitude, disease, and
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and the present generation are feeble in mental, moral, and physical power.
All this misery has accumulated from generation to generation because fallen man will break the law of God.
Sins of the greatest magnitude are committed through the indulgence of perverted appetite.
The Bible declares that no drunkard shall inherit the kingdom of God."
The Mind
"Satan knows that to a great degree
the mind is affected by that upon which it feeds.
He is seeking to lead both the youth and those of mature age to read story-books, tales, and other literature. [today you could add movies, TV, music, internet, etc.]The readers of such literature become unfitted for the duties lying before them.
They live an unreal life,
and have no desire to search the Scriptures,
to feed upon the heavenly manna.
The readers of fiction are indulging an evil that destroys spirituality, eclipsing the beauty of the sacred page.It creates an
*unhealthy excitement,
*fevers the imagination,
*unfits the mind for usefulness,
*weans the soul from prayer,
*and disqualifies it for any spiritual exercise."
Line of Demarcation
"The world can only be warned by seeing those 
--who believe the truth sanctified through the truth,
--acting upon high and holy principles,
--showing in a high, elevated sense, the line of demarcation between those who keep the commandments of God and those who trample them under their feet."
JUSTIFICATION
{JUSTIFICATION} "If you feel yourself to be the greatest sinner,
SANCTIFICATION
{SANCTIFICATION} "God has given us His commandments, not only to be believed in, but to be obeyed."
Why iniquity prevails
"The reason why iniquity prevails to such an alarming extent is that the law of God is made void in the earth.His law
--spoken from Sinai
--and exemplified in the life of Christ,
is perfect, converting the soul.
All may take hold of it in faith and courage, for its divine in its origin.
---In it are combined simplicity and utility, and does not require depth of learning to understand and execute it......
It condemns every sin,
and requires every virtue.
Not only does it demand a correct outward deportment, but its principles reach even to the thoughts and affections of the heart. "Behold," said the psalmist, "thou desirest truth in the inward parts; and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom." Psalm 51:6Tithes & Offerings
"God's plan in the tithing system is beautiful in its simplicity and equality. All may take hold of it in faith and courage, for its divine in its origin.
---In it are combined simplicity and utility, and does not require depth of learning to understand and execute it......
He has given His blood;
He asks our silver.
---it is through His poverty that we are made rich: Q: and will we refuse to give back to Him His own gifts?...Systematic benevolence should not be made systematic compulsion. It is freewill offerings that are acceptable to God.
Oh,
Q: must Christ, the Majesty of heaven, the King of glory,
--bear the heavy cross and
--wear the thorny crown and
--drink the bitter cup,
while we recline at ease,
glorify ourselves,
and forget the souls that He died to redeem?
A: No;"
Q: must Christ, the Majesty of heaven, the King of glory,
--bear the heavy cross and
--wear the thorny crown and
--drink the bitter cup,
while we recline at ease,
glorify ourselves,
and forget the souls that He died to redeem?
A: No;"
The Field of Conflict
"The field of conflict is the domain of the heart. The battle which we have to fight--the greatest battle that was ever fought by man--is the surrender of self to the will of God, the yielding of the heart to the sovereignty of love."
....bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:5
How to use E.G.W.'s Writings
Her writings are considered by her and the Church, to be the "Lesser Light" pointing toward the "Greater Light" (the Bible). --They are in NO WAY to take the place of Scripture nor are on par with the canon of Scripture itself.
--Rather, under inspiration, they highlight the Present Truth in the Bible for this age---
(Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 1 Peter 1:12).
EXAMPLE: The dietary principles of God are in Scripture.
This last day movement would not only keep the commandments of God but have the Spirit of Prophecy within it.
And the dragon was wroth with the woman,
and went to make war with the remnant of her seed,
1- which keep the commandments of God,
2- and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
And I fell at his feet to worship him.
And he said unto me,
See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren
that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God:
for the testimony of Jesus
is the spirit of prophecy.
Revelation 12:17/19:10
Tenderest Words that dripped from the pen of Ellen White
"The Lord has presented your case before me as one who was in need of that help which God alone could give you.---I heard words of hopelessness and despair coming from your lips.
---I heard wicked words, blasphemous words.
Said Jesus, as He looked upon you piteously, "These are not the
God will heal him. He has gone far in resisting the Spirit of God, but Jesus is drawing him by the tender cords of His love.
He has separated from God,
but God has not separated from him.
Through a train of circumstances he has lost confidence in himself, in his best friends,
and turned from light to darkness,
from truth to error,
and has been left to feel his own weakness.
You still cling to your pride;
you utter the words of Satan abiding in your heart.
Said Christ, "It is not he but a demon that speaks. I will save him if he will trust in Me."
In His presence, standing under the shadow of the cross,
---When the Israelites were bitten by the fiery poisonous serpents whose sting was certain death, the brazen serpent was lifted up on a pole, and Jesus, enshrouded in the cloudy pillar, bade Moses tell
them, "Look and live."
---The same Jesus has bidden me tell you, Look and live. Do not climb the pole, but only look. I present Christ to you. Look and live. There is hope, comfort, and peace for you. There is even joy in the Holy Ghost for you. Now I bid you in the name of Jesus, Look and live.
*You may say, "Oh, I am a great sinner."
you utter the words of Satan abiding in your heart.
Said Christ, "It is not he but a demon that speaks. I will save him if he will trust in Me."
In His presence, standing under the shadow of the cross,
His mercy,
His love,
His forgiveness,
cover the blackest stains of sin.
The Lord has made provision for your simple necessities.---When the Israelites were bitten by the fiery poisonous serpents whose sting was certain death, the brazen serpent was lifted up on a pole, and Jesus, enshrouded in the cloudy pillar, bade Moses tell
---The same Jesus has bidden me tell you, Look and live. Do not climb the pole, but only look. I present Christ to you. Look and live. There is hope, comfort, and peace for you. There is even joy in the Holy Ghost for you. Now I bid you in the name of Jesus, Look and live.
*You may say, "Oh, I am a great sinner."
I admit it; Jesus is well acquainted with all this, and He says, "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance" [Mark 2:17]. He has paid the ransom money for your soul...Will you allow Satan to triumph? He has unbalanced your mind, so that you are not able to reason calmly and sensibly.
Lay your sin on Jesus; leave it to Him;
then do what He tells you to do, as a little child,
irrespective of consequences.
Q: Shall Christ have died for you in vain?
You are unconsciously groping after the heavenly light.
Lay your sin on Jesus; leave it to Him;
then do what He tells you to do, as a little child,
irrespective of consequences.
Q: Shall Christ have died for you in vain?
You are unconsciously groping after the heavenly light.
Satan would have your soul;
Q: shall he have it?
Say, No, never;it is Christ's property.
Satan says, "Curse God and die."
Q: Will you do it?
Say not, "There is no hope for me."
Let these thoughts be in your heart, "Thou, O Lord, hast created me for Thyself." He has permitted you to live that you might become acquainted with Jesus and be willing to follow Him."
Say not, "There is no hope for me."
Let these thoughts be in your heart, "Thou, O Lord, hast created me for Thyself." He has permitted you to live that you might become acquainted with Jesus and be willing to follow Him."
Simplifying the Blotting Out of Sins
"As anciently the sins of the people
--were by faith placed upon the sin-offering and through its blood.jpg)
transferred, in figure to the earthly sanctuary;
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--so in the new covenant the sins of the repentant are by faith placed upon Christ, and transferred, in fact, to the heavenly sanctuary.
And as
--the typical cleansing of the earthly was accomplished by the
removal of the sins by which it had been polluted,
--so the actual cleansing of the heavenly is to be accomplished by the removal, on blotting out, of the sins that are there recorded."
Repent therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out so that the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. Acts 3:19Christ's intercession in Heaven
"The intercession of Christ in man’s behalf in the sanctuary above is as essential to the plan of salvation as was His death upon the cross. --By His death He began that work
--which after His resurrection He ascended to complete in heaven."
The point of what we are saying is this:
We do have such a high priest,
who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven,
and who ministers in the sanctuary and true tabernacle set up by the Lord,
not by man.
And since every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices,
it was necessary for this One also to have something to offer.
How much more shall the blood of Christ,
who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself
without spot to God....Hebrews 8:1-3/ 9:14
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Revolution—all are tending to involve the whole world in a struggle similar to that which convulsed France......God is permitting the elements of confusion and disorder to bear sway for a season.
who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself
without spot to God....Hebrews 8:1-3/ 9:14
The Cities
"These cities are filled with wickedness of every kind,—with strikes and murders and suicides. Satan is in them, controlling men in their work of destruction. Under his influence they kill for the sake of killing, and this they will do more and more...At the same time anarchy is seeking to sweep away all law, not only divine, but human. ....the spirit of unrest, of riot and bloodshed; the world-wide dissemination of the same teachings that led to the French.jpg)
A power from beneath is working to bring about the last great scenes in the drama … Transgression has almost reached its limit. Confusion fills the world, and a great terror is soon to come upon human beings. The end is very near. We who know the truth should be preparing for what is soon to break upon the world as an overwhelming surprise."
In Closing....
"IN THE SCRIPTURES THOUSANDS OF GEMS OF TRUTH LIE HIDDEN FROM THE SURFACE SEEKER. THE MINE OF TRUTH IS NEVER EXHAUSTED.
--EVERY DAY YOU SHOULD LEARN SOMETHING NEW
--SEARCH THEM AS FOR HID TREASURES FOR THEY CONTAIN THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE.
--PRAY FOR WISDOM TO COMPREHEND THESE HOLY WRITINGS."
