“Those who wish to be blest and approved of the Lord in this world, and who expect to finally be saved, and have right to the tree of life, must keep the Sabbath holy. They should pray daily for grace and wisdom to keep from polluting it in any way. Isaiah says: ‘Every one that [...]
The knowledge of what the Scripture means when urging upon us the necessity of cultivating faith, is more essential than any other knowledge that can be acquired. Notice that it is the knowledge of what the Scripture means as to the “necessity of cultivating faith,”—not particularly having faith, but cultivating it. There is not much [...]
There are different types of laws written in the Bible. The mostly widely known law is the Ten Commandments as given on Mount Sinai (Exodus 20). Although many Christians believe this law was done away with at the cross of Calvary (quoting Colossians 2: 14–16), it is none-the-less an eternal law (Matthew 5:17–18). There is [...]
In reply to a letter of October 28, 1895, to Cardinal Gibbons, asking if the church claimed the change of the Sabbath as her mark, C. F. Thomas, chancellor of the cardinal, wrote the following: “Of course the Catholic church claims that the change was her act. . . . And the act is a [...]
According to Spirit of Prophecy, “The humanity of the Son of God is everything to us. It is the golden chain that binds our souls to Christ and through Christ to God. This is to be our study. . . The study of the incarnation of Christ is a fruitful field, which will repay the [...]
“Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest.” Luke 10:2 After two long years of study, a group of dedicated young people have completed their study and are ready to enter [...]
Jeff leaned on his hoe. Another row and a half of string beans, and he would have the garden weeded for a couple of weeks at least. He then heard the roar of a plane overhead. He looked at the billowing cloud of smoke rising, hot and glowing. It was the ridge only five kilometers [...]
In the year 1888, two young men, A.T. Jones and E.J. Waggoner presented the message of Christ our Righteousness at the General Conference session in Minneapolis. Ellen G. White described the condition of the church at the time like this, “As a people, we have preached the law until we are as dry as the [...]
In the fifteenth century the motto of the Spanish Empire was ne plus ultra—no more beyond. With their vast empire, the Spanish kings and queens assumed there was no more to conquer. They believed their explorers had gone the ultimate distance, discovering everything that there was to be discovered. Then came Columbus. In 1492 he [...]
The charismatic movement is rapidly growing, and both Protestants and Catholics have fallen under its influence. Many Catholic worship services are very similar to those of the Pentecostal movement. Are these spirit-filled meetings from God or from Satan? Has the Holy Spirit already been poured out in its fullness? The prophet Joel wrote about such [...]