Monday, August 26, 2019

Death Swallowed Up in Victory

Today's Devotion
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Death Swallowed Up in Victory
My Thoughts:
My friend, for all those who have accepted Christ as their Savior, they shall be raised incorruptible; death is but a momentary sting before they are raised to perfection in Christ Jesus. Our spirit does not go to heaven or to hell in death. It simply lies dormant in the grave until the resurrection.

There is no conscientiousness in death, for the spirit of man does not live separately from the body, but the characters that we have formed and what makes us who we are remains in the grave until the resurrection. Thus when we are resurrected, it is truly us and not a copy or a re-manufactured version of us that is raised.

Our true problem with sin is that our natures are sinful. Our very lives are corrupted with sin from the very beginning. This is the fallen nature of man. Of ourselves we cannot produce righteousness, all that we do is tainted with sin. Thus what we need is a holy and righteous life, but not just any life, we need the very life of God. This has been fulfilled in the Son of God. "For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself;  And hath given him authority to execute judgment also, because he is the Son of man. Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation." (John 5:26-29).

My friend, the remedy for our sinful lives is the divine life of God given to us through His Son.

God bless,
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Gospel in Galatians - Righteousness by Faith Alone
The Gospel in Galatians - Righteousness by Faith Alone

In this video we look at the gospel that Paul preached to the people in Galatia. Returning to Galatia, Paul had found that the gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone had been corrupted by those who were deceiving the people into believing another gospel: a gospel of salvation by faith in Christ along with the deeds of the law. Has this happened again today? Have we as Seventh-day Adventists received another gospel like the Galatians in times past? The three angels’ message is the everlasting gospel that is to go to the world, and it has such an impact that it prepares the world to meet Jesus. Seventh-day Adventists have been given this message to the world for over 175 years, but it has not had the affect spoken of by the Bible. In this message we present one of the reasons why. This message was presented at the Advent Bible Fellowship on August 24th, 2019 on Guam.
Wednesday: A Special Resurrection

Sunday, August 25, 2019

Christ the First Fruits

Today's Devotion
Monday, August 26, 2019
Christ the First Fruits
My Thoughts:
My friend, our salvation is in Jesus Christ alone. By His life, we are cleansed from all unrighteousness. This is the true gospel that is to go to the whole world and prepare the world to meet Him. How sad it is today that we have been accepted another gospel; a gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus and by keeping the law. This is another gospel, a gospel that is not taught in the Bible.

The apostle Paul exclaimed to the people of Galatia saying "I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:" (Galatians 1:6). The gospel that he received from Jesus Christ was the gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone without the deeds of the law.

How sad it is today that we as Seventh-day Adventists have accepted another gospel; a gospel of salvation by faith and the deeds of the law. While this is not outwardly proclaimed in the doctrines of the church, it is in practice. The emphasis is upon keeping the commandments of God that we may be accounted worthy to receive salvation. In essence it is salvation by grace and by the law.

No where in the gospel is our salvation based upon anything other than our acceptance in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life." (John 5:24). Our salvation is not based upon our performance, but upon our relationship with Jesus Christ.

It is in this relationship that our lives will be transformed into the likeness of Christ. Those who are saved will keep the commandments of God, but the basis of their salvation is not upon their keeping of the commandments. As Seventh-day Adventists, we claim that this is true, but in practice we have become as legalistic as those in the time of Christ's first coming.

The reason why the Seventh-day Adventist Church is in the condition that it is, is because of the adoption of the trinity. The trinity is a false image of God and as such it leaves the believer without the the true righteousness of the Son of God. As such they look unto the righteousness of the law to supply their lack. But while the law is holy and righteous and good, it cannot transform the heart. The believer may have an outward display of righteousness, but in their heart they are unchanged.

My friend, the only righteousness that will satisfy is the righteousness from the true Son of God living within our hearts. "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3).

Wont you turn away from the false god of the trinity unto the One true God through the only begotten Son of God today?

God bless,
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Gospel in Galatians - Righteousness by Faith Alone
The Gospel in Galatians - Righteousness by Faith Alone

In this video we look at the gospel that Paul preached to the people in Galatia. Returning to Galatia, Paul had found that the gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus Christ alone had been corrupted by those who were deceiving the people into believing another gospel: a gospel of salvation by faith in Christ along with the deeds of the law. Has this happened again today? Have we as Seventh-day Adventists received another gospel like the Galatians in times past? The three angels’ message is the everlasting gospel that is to go to the world, and it has such an impact that it prepares the world to meet Jesus. Seventh-day Adventists have been given this message to the world for over 175 years, but it has not had the affect spoken of by the Bible. In this message we present one of the reasons why. This message was presented at the Advent Bible Fellowship on August 24th, 2019 on Guam.
Tuesday: Death Swallowed Up in Victory

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Now Is God's Time

Today's Devotion
Friday, August 23, 2019
Now Is God's Time
My Thoughts:
My friend, we are living in the time of judgment. Since the end of the 2,300 year prophecy in 1844, Christ has begun the work of judgment in the heavenly sanctuary. This work begins with the dead, and will soon move to the living. It is in this time that we are to prepare characters for heaven.

The final test that is to be brought to the world during the time of trouble is soon to be upon us. At that time everyone will be judged based upon the choice that they make, but before the final test comes, the remnant church of God will be tested first. The close of probation will happen to the church before the world. "For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?" (1 Peter 4:17).

The final test that is to come to the remnant people is found in the first angels message. "Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." (Revelation 14:7). This verse is a call to the people to come back to worship the Creator of heaven and earth. Who is the Creator of heaven and earth? "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:" (Ephesians 3:9). The true Creator of heaven and earth is the Father who created all things by His Son.

How sad it is today that the remnant church of God, like Israel of old, have turned to worship a false god. By the churches acceptance of the trinity, it has turned its back upon the One true God, for the triune god of Babylon. As such it is in the Laodicean condition spoken of in Revelation 3:17 saying "Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:"

The church is in this condition because it has forsaken the God of the Bible, and as such no longer has the righteousness of Christ, for the Faithful and True Witness of God says "I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear;and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see." (verse 18).

The invitation of Jesus is given to the remnant people of God in these last days saying "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent. Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me." (verses 19, 20). Why is Jesus knocking upon the door of the heart of the people? Because they have forsaken Him.

My friend, the church has been corrupted by agents of Satan, and since the passing of the prophet of God and our church pioneers, Satan has little by little brought this omega of heresy into the church, until it was voted in as one of our fundamental beliefs in 1980. It is time to heed the warning of the Faithful and True Witness of God, and invite Jesus, the true Son of God, into our hearts today.

"And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3).

God bless,
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The Final Message - Nader Mansour
The Final Message- Nader Mansour

In The Final Message Nader Mansour examines the core issue of the three angels' messages. It is an aspect that is either ignored or misunderstood. Do *YOU* know which God we are to fear and worship?
Monday: Christ The First Fruits