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Page 72 of 147Ezra 9:10
@@@^“The truth has taken hold of hearts. It is not a fitful impulse, but a true turning unto the Lord, and the perverse will of men is brought into subjection to the will of God. To rob God in tithes and offerings is a violation of the plain injunction of Jehovah, and works the deepest injury to those who do it; for it deprives them of the blessing of God, which is promised to those who deal honestly with Him.”–“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, p. 644.
Ezra 10:6
@@@^If I am responsible for the light which is now shining upon my pathway, and if my S.D.A. brethren must have it, should I pay my tithe to the denomination so that the ministry can have more money to fight against the message and against my personal endeavors to reach the people and thus help them deceive my brethren, or should I pay it to the “storehouse” of present truth where it is most needed to facilitate its speedy deliverance and rescue my brethren from eternal ruin? If neither our S.D.A. brethren nor those in the world are saved and no better prepared to meet the Lord than the ministry themselves, shall my tithe go to the church in behalf of the heathen and ultimately both be lost–the church and the heathen–or to the message of the SRod which is to save the church first and then the heathen?___ If I as a believer of the message dare not support it by my tithe, then who will?___
Ezra 10:11
@@@^Ans. Of the supposed refutations by the “A Reply to The Shepherd’s Rod,” we can freely say that thus far the denomination has not been able to refute a single point of the message we bear, and their efforts to do so only serve to prove that the SRod is the voice of God to His people and to establish its followers more firmly in present truth.
Ezra 10:12
@@@^By a thorough personal investigation of the subject matter in the SRod and of all supposed refutations against it, the readers of the Code will, perhaps, to their surprise find that the above statement is 100% correct. However, Bro. Houteff’s agreement with the leading brethren still stands good; that is, if they refute any one subject in our publications we shall forever discontinue teaching. But we hope that our brethren will not copy Achan’s mistake and wait for their confession of the truth too long when it would profit them nothing.
Nehemiah 2:8
@@@^When you go to meetings, whether it be in the S.D.A. churches or where present truth is being taught, do not dishonor your God by talking whispering, or laughing. Shaking hands with others in the church of God encourages common conversation, distracts others from the object of the meeting, and leads into evil. Greeting one another at church should be done at the close of the service on the outside of the building, but if in a cottage meeting it may be permissible on the inside after the meeting is dismissed. “Be silent, O all flesh, before the Lord: for He is raised up out of His holy habitation.” (Zech. 2:15.)
Nehemiah 4:4
@@@^The “Spirit of truth” makes it clear that no circumstance in life, be it ever so trying, will justify us in deviating from the plain path of duty. Paul declared that nothing would “move” him, and that he was willing to die if necessary, only that his Lord might be glorified in his life and his nation saved.
Nehemiah 4:5
@@@^Says the Spirit of Prophecy: “To stand in defense of truth and righteousness when the majority forsake us, to fight the battles of the Lord when champions are few, this will be our test. At this time we must gather warmth from the coldness of others, courage from their cowardice, and loyalty from their treason.” “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 5, p. 136.
Nehemiah 4:10
@@@^Speaking of those who indulge in criticizing those who reprove at the gate, we read: “They will question and criticize everything that arises in the unfolding of truth, criticize the work and position of others, criticize every branch of the work in which @9they@7 have not @9themselves@7 a part. They will feed upon the errors and mistakes and faults of others, ‘until, ‘ said the angel, ‘the Lord Jesus shall rise up @9from@7 His mediatorial work in the heavenly sanctuary, and shall clothe Himself with the garments of vengeance, and surprise them at their unholy feast; and they will find themselves unprepared for the marriage supper of the Lamb.’ Their taste has been so perverted that they would be inclined to criticize even the table of the Lord in His kingdom.”–“Testimonies for the Church.” Vol. 5, p. 690.
Nehemiah 5:1
@@@^The above is clear that the true leader of the church will “rise up from His mediatorial work in the heavenly sanctuary” and bring to a close forever “unholy” feasting, not after the close of probation but “in the unfolding of truth.”
Nehemiah 5:2
@@@^In view of this fearful apostasy, caused by “doubt and even disbelief of the testimonies of the Spirit of God” (Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 5, p. 217), by both preacher and layman, and inasmuch as “the ancient men, those to whom God had given great light,...had betrayed their trust” (Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 5, p. 211), and are now criticizing “everything that arises in the unfolding of truth,” because it reproves them, shall we not be all the more faithful in our “trust” of warning our dear brethren and sisters before it is too late? But let us do it with the same spirit of Christ, taking heed to ourselves first lest we who claim to be “standing in the light” shall fall into the same trap set by the enemy and become apostates by repeating the mistakes of the quotations in this paragraph, and also fulfilling the following prophecy:
Nehemiah 7:1
@@@^@9Ques.@7 “You make the statement in the July Code that, ‘If the individual does not reform at the moment he is convinced of the truth neither will he reform later.’ If this is true then I am a lost man. I believe the message you bear to the church although I do not yet fully understand it, but I know I have done things that if what you say is true, I am lost.”
Nehemiah 7:2
@@@^Ans. The Code does not mean by the word “reform” that one must become perfect all at once, for perfection is attained through continuing in the truth and climbing step by step. “Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. 1, p. 187. A true Christian never drags behind but as perfect corn of the field is complete in its sphere so he also is without blemish in as far as the light brings him forth. Hence, if you have made a start and are still running in the race there is no reason why you should be lost–“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again” (Prov. 24:16), “And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.” (1 John 2:1.)
Nehemiah 7:3
@@@^The class which does not reform, according to the Code, are those who do not start in the race when convinced of the truth but, like Agrippe, may say, “Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian” (Acts 26:28), then excuse themselves as did Felix, saying, “Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee (Acts 24:25.) The fact that you are striving to overcome sin by walking in the light, is sufficient evidence that you are not lost, and if you thus continue you shall be saved, else we are all lost.
Nehemiah 8:3
@@@^1 Tim. 4:3-5.–“Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth. For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: for it is sanctified by the Word of God and prayer.”
Nehemiah 8:4
@@@^It is not Biblical to conclude from this scripture that we are at liberty to eat everything God has created, but rather that which “is sanctified by the Word of God.” Note carefully what the Spirit saith: “Commanding to abstain from meats, @9which@7 God hath created to be received.” These words plainly tell that some, on their own responsibility, will command to abstain not from those meats which God has not sanctified but which He has created to be received with thanksgiving. That is, no man has the right to forbid another the things God has permitted us to eat, and which only could we receive with “thanksgiving,” for no one who knows the truth would dare give God thanks for eating the things which He has prohibited.
Nehemiah 8:7
@@@^True Sr. White advocates a vegetarian diet but she does not forbid marrying. Therefore, she does not fulfill the specifications of the prophecy. Moreover, the commandment to “abstain from meats” and the forbidding to “marry “ is not where the sin lies but rather in that they “shall depart from the faith [truth], giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron.” (verses 1, 2.) Our attention is called to the act of forbidding of “meats” and “to marry” to enable us to identify the people who have departed from the faith and that we should not affiliate ourselves with them though they may claim to be Christians.
Nehemiah 9:9
@@@^@@To Those Standing in the Light: @^Complaints have come to us that some of our people, in their zeal for spreading the message, have been passing out present truth literature inside the S.D.A. churches, talking to church members during preaching, etc., and thus distract and disturb.
Nehemiah 10:8
@@@^“And this is the will of Him that sent He, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on Him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” (John 6:40.) Consequently the one who attempts to subsist on an impoverished diet is as a so-called Christian who does not accept the whole truth as it is in Christ, and who hopes to inherit eternal life but fails, so the one who endeavors to keep the human machine in a fit condition for its daily tasks on a diet deficient in the necessary elements and vitamins shall also fail in his attempt.
Esther 1:4
@@@^Our immediate necessities now are: workers’ living quarters, boys’ and girls’ dormitories, work shop, laundry, bakery, kitchen and dining room, children’s and old peoples’ homes, garages, etc., etc. Hence, we trust that the friends of present truth will not fail in doing their part lest they be cursed with the curse of Meroz. Said the angel of the Lord, “Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.” (Jud. 5:23.) Let us strive to obtain a reward like that of Jael. “He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish. She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen’s hammer. “ “Blessed shall she be above women in the tent.” (verses 24-26.)
Esther 1:5
@@@^Let these things “engross the whole mind, the whole attention.”–Early Writings, 118. We have just a little time left in which to get ready and we should not slow down now but rather speed up. Some of our brethren who were too zealous in raising their goals for the advancement of the Third Angel’s Message to the heathen before the light of present truth found them are now, in the advancement of the Third Angel’s Message in its “loud cry” to their own brethren, taking a vacation! Are you, brother, are you, Sister, doing as much for the “closing work for the church” as you were while asleep in your Laodicean “sad deception”? If not, ask yourself, Why not? Are you of the class shown to the prophet of whom the Lord said, “Thou son of man, the children of thy people still are taking against thee by the wall and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the Lord. And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as My people, and they hear thy words, but they @9will not@7 do them: for with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. And, lo, thou art unto them as a very @9lovely song@7 of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they @9hear@7 thy words, but they @9do them not@7. And when this cometh to pass, (lo, it will come, ) then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them.” (Ezek. 33:30-33.)