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While God's Word speaks of the humanity of Christ when upon this earth, it also speaks decidedly regarding His pre-existence. The Word existed as a divine being, even as the eternal Son of God, in union and oneness with His Father. From everlasting He was the Mediator of the covenant, the one in whom all nations of the earth, both Jews and Gentiles, if they accepted Him, were to be blessed. "The Word was with God, and the Word was God." Before men or angels were created, the Word was with God, and was God.--Review and Herald, April 5, 1906.

While studying the Godhead I have come to see one of the most difficult hurdles trinitarians have with a literal Son of God theology is the eternal question... This is because fountarians view eternity as "time out of mind" behind a veil and the object can have a beginning... In the trinitarian view if something is eternal it can have no beginning and simply must always have been and will be... In the fountarian view Jesus is "from" eternity and is therefor eternal... We believe Jesus has always been the Son of God since His birth back in eternity so He is therefore the eternal Son of God... For more on the Eternal question click here:

In the trinitarian theology the members of the Godhead came together for the plan of salvation and one took on the role of the Father and another the role of the Son... This is something that must happen because it is not believed that they are literally a Father and Son... Jesus would submit to the Father as the Son of God for the plan of salvation... Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe once the plan of salvation is over this submission would cease...

"A plan of salvation was encompassed in the covenant made by the Three Persons of the Godhead, who possessed the attributes of Deity equally. In order to eradicate sin and rebellion from the universe and to restore harmony and peace, one of the divine Beings accepted, and entered into, the role of the Father, another the role of the Son." "The remaining divine Being, the Holy Spirit, was also to participate in effecting the plan of salvation. All of this took place before sin and rebellion transpired in heaven." (Gordon Jenson, Adventist Review, October 31, 1996, p.12 Week of Prayer readings, ‘article ‘Jesus the Heavenly Intercessor’)


This is how trinitarians may claim how Jesus became the "unique"(only begotten) Son of God... I should say one of the ways as some use incarnation for this begetting...


"There is, therefore, no ground within the biblical understanding of the Godhead for the idea of a generation of the Son from the Father.""In the Bible, therefore, no ground is found for the idea that there is an ontological subordination of the Son to the Father or that the divine reality of the Father has in any way a primacy of origin over the divine reality of the Son". (Fernando Canale, Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopaedia, Volume 12, page 125, ‘The doctrine of God’)

Ontological subordination - The claim that the Son has always been subordinate to the Father in both role and nature (ontology)


This means that at some point back in eternity Jesus was NOT the Son of God and it means at some point in the future He will NOT be the Son of God... The trinitarian understanding of the word "eternity" or "eternal" falls apart when it is applied to the Son of God... This is because they believe there was a time when He was NOT the Son of God and at sometime in the future will also give up this submission...
Clearly "The Word existed as a divine being, even as the eternal Son of God, in union and oneness with His Father."Review and Herald, April 5, 1906. This quote is clearly non-trinitarian because trinitarian understanding of "eternal" forces Jesus to always be the Son of God which they don't except... If they change their view of what "eternity" or "eternal" has to mean concearning the Godhead then their view of Christ stepping into the role of a subordinant Son is a possibility taking no other inspiration into consideration...

God Bless!!!

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The word “equal” amazingly appears only 3 times in the Gospel accounts. And only once does it apply to Christ:

The vineyard workers are made equal by all receiving the same wage in Matt 20:12.
The children of the resurrection are made equal with the angels. Luke 20:36.
Jesus made himself equal to God by calling God his Father. John 5:18.

In the 7 other occurrences in the New Testament, again only one applies to Christ:
Being unequally yoked together with unbelievers (believers are equal) 2Cor 6:14
Equality of supply between believers to avoid abundance and want (2x) 2Cor 8:14
“equals in mine own nation” (people having the same ethnic origins) Gal 1:14
Jesus in the form of God was equal with God. Phil 2:6.
Masters should give unto their servents that which is just and equal Col 4:1
The New Jerusalem has equal length, bredth and height Rev 21:16

Thus the biblical definition of equality among the Godhead according to John 5:18 and Philippians 2:6 is that a begotten Son is equal with his Father because he has the same form.

Men have added to this simple biblical definition. The concept of equality has been extended within the philosophical mind to include parity in power that must be independent, interdependent and absolute.

The Bible, however, features equality as a natural consequence of inheritance and stresses the giving and receiving of power, life, authority, name, and all things from the Father to the Son as the basis of that equality.

Praise God! This is also the glorious inheritance of His adopted children!

"Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God" 1 John 3:1.  For "God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus" Eph 2:5,6. "that Christ be formed in you" Gal 4:19. "that you might be filled with all the fullness of God" Eph 3:19.

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The Greatest Love Story reaches an effectual moment when the knowledge of the Father and His Son breaks in. It begins in such a precious way I do not believe one can effectively convey to another; It is a gift one has to receive in to the heart and experience for themselves that comes from the Father and His Son alone.

To see the rock which Peter saw, the foundation of the Body and of all created things; the revelation of the Rock on which the Church is built. To see the Son as He really is, is such a precious thing, an experience so utterly fundamental and yet in many ways beggars the understanding of the ways of the world.

Seeing this one thing is to see truly. It is to see the beauty of salvation and God’s love for us and all that ails the hearts of men, all they seek to attain to, all they have lost and seek to regain. And also to see through in a simple way all that has become a wrong basis for life on which many have been destroyed.

What more could one possibly ask for. There is much more to discover in the relationship of the Father and His Son and the Fathers love for us. It requires no super intellect and yet the joint heads of the world could never suggest such great wisdom.

“But to the called out ones, both to Jews and to Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God; because the foolish thing of God is wiser than men, and the weak thing of God is stronger than men.”

No fame, no greatness, no pride nor prestige, only a truthful and simple yes Lord I believe, reveals a heavenly blessing straight to the soul. No many more books to absorb to solve the maladies of men, no intellectual brainstorming, only a heart that He has prepared and made ready for Him alone.

Aligned to His way, the mountains brought low, the valleys levelled, the crooked made straight and the rough roads made smooth for His fountains to flow to an open heart who has been prepared for a better way.

It requires only what the Father has made available even to the simplest of men; no adding nor taking away but taking the Word as it is given. That is the key to break the many lies of the deceiver; it’s hard to accept at first but its results are redemptive to the soul for it brings in that which flesh and blood could not reveal; a knowledge of the beloved Son of God.

If I never am able to do anything great for God I think I have now found and done the greatest thing yet. By the grace of our heavenly Father, I have seen His Son the desire of the ages whom I truly cannot wait to see face to face. His way is so precious to me and I will never want to forget for He has become the very foundation of my entire life.

And in seeing Him I have seen the Father; His Father and my Father. For in Him I have the pattern, “And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father” What sweet, comforting and precious words they are to me! They are my very hearts cry; these words hold the very essence of all life, the very fountain from which I live.

To see Him, to understand Him and receive life from Him, But oh to know Him even in a deeper sense; to enter into His way and to flow on with praises to Him. For this O Lord; consume my thoughts and write thine Law within my heart.

Consume my mind Lord that I might see and write thine will within my heart and let me be changed by beholding your Son, let me know what it means to draw my life from you alone. Let me fully know and enter into the reason why your Son has become wisdom to me, for He is my example and my way to thine heart. For you have loved your Son, in whom you are well pleased and that I might live if I look to Him alone.

“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”

Will my will then be my creed, will fear hold me fast and never let go, should pride lift me up or worthlessness hold me down, to hide from my maker, be desolate inside and perish from within. Will hardship turn me back, and sin be a stumbling block? By the grace of God I am redeemed and I have put my hands to the plough; I have received of His joy; His love and His acceptance, not because I feel it but because He has said it, no longer trying to prove myself to attain to any righteousness but in humility looking on to Christ the author and finisher of my faith and my heart oh may He lock-in to His love alone that in Him I will remain and through Him I will live.

Can I now be permitted to burst into praise to Him and to say once more with all the saints “Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God:”

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16

Having a true knowledge of Sonship as in Christ is the way of life to all created things. To the simple rocks that do not think for themselves, yet withers without His presence. To the trees that look to the sun, to the lilies that rely simply on their makers care. To the intelligent free willed creature who is given this key to know and to draw livelihood from Christ, Sonship as in Christ is the key that unlocks all understanding and the Fathers design to all created things. All consciously and unconsciously look to the Father through the Son, and through the Son to understand their position and relation to our heavenly Father.

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What does the geneology of Jesus Christ have to do with the 144,000??

I have always been intrigued by the Hebrew names in the Bible and their meanings. As I was reading Matthew one day I looked up all the names of the geneology of Christ, and wrote them down on paper, as I read through them I was AMAZED.............
Matthew 1:1-16

Abraham.........father of a multitude

Isaac...............laughter

Jacob...............to take the place of/ to remove in order to replace

Judas...............celebrated

Phares.............a break, breach, breaking forth

Esrom..............courtyard

Aram...............to be elevated

Aminadab........people of liberality

Naasson..........to speak by inspiration, prophecy

Salmon...........clothing, garment, raiment

Boaz...............a pillar in the temple

Obed..............to serve, bond service, work, worshipper

Jesse.............to stand out, exist

David.............loving, beloved

Solomon........peaceful

Roboam.........a people enlarged

Abia..............father of Yah

Asa...............physician, cure

Josaphat.......YHVH judged

Joram...........YHVH raised

Ozias............strength of Yah

Joatham........YHVH is perfect

Achaz...........possessor

Ezekias.........strengthened of Yah

Manasses.....causing to forget

Amno...........training, skilled

Josias...........founded of Yah

Jechonias.....Yah will establish

Salathiel.......I have asked God

Zorobabel.....descended of babylon

Abiud...........father, possessor

Eliakim.........God of raising

Azor.............helper

Sadoc..........just

Achim..........YHVH will raise

Eliud............God of majesty

Eleazar........God is helper

Matthan.......gift,to give, reward

Jacob...........to take the place of / to remove in order to replace

Joseph.........let him add, adding

Jesus- .........Yeshuwah...Saviour

Now read  them all together like sentences........

The Father of a multitude, is my laughter, he takes my place and causes me to celebrate.

A breaking forth, a courtyard to be elevated. People of liberality to speak by inspiration and prophecy, clothed with raiment, pillars in the temple, to serve and worship, to stand out, loving and beloved, and at peace. A people enlarged by the Father of Yah, their physician, their cure.

YHVH judged, YHVH raised, with the strength of Yah.

YHVH is perfect, the Father

Strengthened of Yah, who causes them to forget, their training is founded of Yah, and Yah will establish those who have asked God. Those who came from  babylon, whose Father is the God of raising.

The helpful and just YHVH will raise.

The God of majesty is our helper, our reward, who will take the place of those who will let him add to them the Saviour.

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1 john 4:1-3 Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world. ² By this you know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, ³ and every spirit that does not confess that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is not of God. And this is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard was coming, and is now already in the world. 2 john 1:7 For many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

I remember reading these verses wondering what it means by Jesus coming in the flesh. It couldn't be as simple as a prophet saying Jesus came in the flesh therefore making them a true prophet.   This week I began looking into this to see what impact the "trinity" has on this, seeing that the Papacy is the antichrist and the mother of the "trinity" doctrine.   It was clear that by coming in the flesh John is telling us that Jesus came exactly as we are. If Jesus could overcome via righteousness by faith in the same nature as we have then we also can overcome via knowing the Father and the Son.   Most Adventists to my knowledge do believe that Jesus came in the Flesh but they also believe in the "trinity".   I thought to myself I bet there is something about the "trinity" that makes it impossible for Jesus to come in the flesh.   Here is the question I asked myself: "If Jesus had sinned what are the consequences?"   I used this question going over a few different views of the Godhead to see what would happen.   I used the view that Jesus came in the flesh and overcame via righteousness by faith for each scenario.

The first view I looked at was the Jehovah's Witness view.  They believe Jesus was created and sent down to be the saviour of mankind.  If Jesus had sinned while on earth He and mankind would have perished. God would still exist along with the rest of creation but mankind would forever be lost and perish.

The second view I looked at was a group that call themselves the 7th Day Remnant and they do not believe in the "trinity" but believe in 3 Gods or tritheism.   We usually look at it as the same thing but I found that the "trinity" is actually far worse which you shall see later.  In this case if Jesus had sinned He, along with mankind, would have perished leaving 2 Gods to rule the universe.

When I began looking at the "trinity" I found a mass of confusion as I applied my question. Is it even possible for Jesus to sin since God is a tri-unity? Would their unity somehow make it impossible for Jesus to sin therefore meaning Jesus did not overcome via righteousness by faith?  I went ahead and allowed Jesus to sin anyhow and then had to ask: Is God now an immortal sinner as all 3 persons must remain in unity? This would lead to an entire universe being sinful and ultimately perishing or a sinful God would then have to keep creating just to destroy. This really does extreme damage to "God is Love".  If God is a "trinity," by sending Jesus he put the entire universe at risk and not just Jesus.  Putting all of innocent sinless creation at risk is contrary to love.  In order to get around this devastating possibility, Jesus would have had to come in some other form that made it impossible for Him to sin. This way God would not be putting the innocent universe in jeopardy.  This causes a new problem though.  Now Jesus didn't overcome via righteousness by faith so how can God expect mankind to also overcome via righteousness by faith?  He can't, at least not if He is a God of love.  What effect does this have? It makes "once saved always saved" the method of salvation.  There is now no overcoming sin so we can get rid of the Sanctuary, the Sabbath, and the Law.

There are many other things also, but I'm focusing on the majors.  There is yet still one more major issue that must be fixed. If God is a "trinity" and Jesus dies at the cross then there is no more "trinity".  Remember the "trinity" is not the same as the tritheism the 7th Day Remnant believe so you can never remove one person and still have a functioning Godhead. How does the "trinity" solve this problem?  An IMMORTAL SOUL is the answer.  When Jesus dies at the cross His immortal soul lives on preserving the "trinity".  With the immortal soul we now see that man will be punished and burn for eternity making God evil once again.  As you can see if God is a "trinity" it is impossible for Him to be a God of love.  I'm sure there are many more issues but clearly with the "trinity" it is impossible for Jesus to come in the flesh...

God Bless!!!

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...neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength. Neh 8:10

It is a most precious thing to feel the weight of seperation, silence, aggression wash over you, from all many quarters and still know the presence of the Lord in the midst of it all. The Rock is firm, the anchor holds and the promise of calm in the midst of the storm rings true.

It is such a blessing to know that we have inherited the Spirit of Jesus who has conquered every grief, every trial, every temptation through his determination to trust His Father no matter what!

Thank you dear Saviour for your efforts on our behalf. Your Character is so precious, your mind is so beautiful, your heart is so strong and yet so tender. I worship you Son of the living God. To you I give  power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. I bow with the 4 living creatures and the 24 elders and honour your mighty name.

Indeed the Joy of the Lord is my strength. I praise you Father for your most excellent Son. How proud you must be of Him! How much you must love Him! Upon no one else could your Government rest with such security, wisdom, power and knowledge.

I know that you hear me Father through your most excellent Son - the Lord Jesus

Amen

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Mat 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

In line in the desert, see lifting up each other not letting go of one another; what is this sight I see whilst the tempest grow bold, stay in line He says stay in line, come close to me.

My sheep hear my voice and they follow me. Look they are weak but together with me they wax strong. As the days go by not overtaking the other, they stay in line and follow me.

Like sheep without a shepherd, weak and they go astray but I go after them; for one lost I go. Looking on with arms joined to one another, they never let go.

The vultures are all over, slurring in the desert; they sluggishly fly by looking for one broken. But with great horns for one another they battle for each other.

Never leave one another, stay close to me. Never forsake each one, go after whenever. When my strength enables, stay by the weak, till their feet gain strength.

Always never give up hope, help is on its way. My church I place in the desert for souls in distress and souls yet unredeemed, many will go but cheer up many will come; I will not lose mine own.

Stay in line as I am with you with the rod and staff. Lead and love one another as I love you. Upholding the other; deferring to another; give to each other.

The tempest will soon die out, many are unbridled in me. Much have gone away, for much I do give. Much gone hurt by another but the morning does come, for I go after them.

Seeking and saving all you can find whilst in the patched we rest, drink from His fountains and gain new strength. Carried on our shoulders, so the tired resting we walk tasking on in love.

Fight all the vultures that on the mind pick; accomplishing the task which once was bound, the cause of which we are told, once was weak and cold now strong and bold.

Learning from the other following like He does, nothing is more important than a soul lost to be saved. Nothing is more precious than a soul regained and walking in the way.

Realizing a hurt make much amends. Doing all you can, stay in the truth, doing all you can offend not the smallest, doing all you can stay close in line.

Not looking around, looking back, looking down, look to Christ; Let the Son of righteousness shed His love in you. Learning from His example, in honouring His Father, know of His way then drink from His reserves.

Now knowing your Heavenly Father, turn your hearts to Him, stay in His love, receive of His blessing and abide in His truth. Then following His Son, help and love all, seeking all, feeding all and sharing with all His blessing of life, so we love our Father and keep His commands.

Joh 15:12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

Dear Heavenly Father, in this desert land there are many who have lost their way. But the great shepherd your Son our Lord came to save us and by His spirit lead as through this fallen world. Help us that as we follow we will love like He loves and lift up all who seek to follow; all who are weak and weary but do love you. Let non be left sorrowing in the patch and dry land that they are not able, help us be to others what you have been to us; a well and a true fountain of life that they may see you too and find new strength and follow-on in and to everlasting life.

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Gen 3:6  And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

It is an extremely sobering thought to realize that at the moment of this verse in human history, the history was over. Mankind was doomed with absolutely no hope.

"Sorrow filled heaven, as it was realized that man was lost, and that world which God had created was to be filled with mortals doomed to misery, sickness, and death, and there was no way of escape for the offender. The whole family of Adam must die." EW 149

It is at this moment we see some of the beauty and loveliness of Jesus. His heart full of the love of His Father which He inherited shines out in love and sympathy for the human race. He goes to His Father with the desire to save us.

I saw the lovely Jesus and beheld an expression of sympathy and sorrow upon His countenance. Soon I saw Him approach the exceeding bright light which enshrouded the Father. Said my accompanying angel, He is in close converse with His Father. The anxiety of the angels seemed to be intense while Jesus was communing with His Father. Three times He was shut in by the glorious light about the Father, and the third time He came from the Father, His person could be seen. His countenance was calm, free from all perplexity and doubt, and shone with benevolence and loveliness, such as words cannot express. He then made known to the angelic host that a way of escape had been made for lost man. He told them that He had been pleading with His Father, and had offered to give His life a ransom, to take the sentence of death upon Himself, that through Him man might find pardon; that through the merits of His blood, and obedience to the law of God, they could have the favor of God, and be brought into the beautiful garden, and eat of the fruit of the tree of life.

What a wonderful and caring prince we serve! I find myself moved by His compassion for us. He pleads with His Father to come and save us and open a way for us to have life.

Is He not worth at least a portion of our day for contemplation? Is He not worth giving our hearts to and resting ourselves upon Him? I find His love and compassion irresistible. I find it hard not to think about Him and His great love.

Of course the angels were not excited about the fact that their commander and prince would suffer at the hands of sinful humans and be put to death in the most cruel fashion. I completely understand their feelings on the subject. To think that the crowning Jewel of Heaven would be crushed to death by human sinfulness. It is a repulsive thought. I still find it too hard to really understand it, but since I am one of the objects upon which this love has been bestowed I am overwhelmed with tearful gratitude.

All of the human race should have recognised the gift we were receiving in God's Son. But sadly few would receive Him, the way would be narrow. Inspiration tells us the heart of why the way is so narrow.

Jesus told them that He would stand between the wrath of His Father and guilty man, that He would bear iniquity and scorn, and but few would receive Him as the Son of God. EW 150

It has proved to be just as Jesus said. Very few are willing to accept Jesus as the Son of God. Poisoned by the lie of the serpent, our natures love to embrace those who come in their own name but not in the name of another. We find that repulsive, for there is no apparent personal honour in recognising another!

John 5:43-44 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive. How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?

Dear Father

please forgive us miserable wretches for despising your Son, Your Darling Son that you struggled to give up for us. When you did, most of us do not even accept Him as belonging to you and coming from you nor being begotten from you. Forgive us Father for our base ingratitude, our hardness of heart. Turn our hearts towards you and your Son and fill us with the glorious knowledge of your most lovely Son.

In the name of the Prince of Heaven

Amen.

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Psa 45:2-4 Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever. Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

The last few days, I have just been meditating on our Saviour in the context of Ps 45. I think of him, strong, fearless, majestic. My heart sings when I think of him. I see Him riding upon a white steed out of Rev 19:11. He weilds the sword of truth with skilful dexterity, deftness of stroke and strength of conviction.

I can't hide my love for Him, it burns in my heart with deep conviction. I long to see Him who gave all for me and yielded His life upon the cross.

Grace is poured into His lips and God has blessed Him forever. These words just thrill me. My beloved is blessed, blessed forever and His inheritance is mine, mine by faith it is mine. I am blessed because He is blessed.

What a relief to know that my beloved rests, yes rests in the bosom of His Father. He knows He is blessed. The secret of Sabbath rest is in the rest of Jesus in the bosom of His Father. The blessing of the Sabbath is this very rest. Not one who stands in their own power and glory. Not one who continually fights for their position and self-existance. No, my beloved is Blessed. He has a God even as we do. He went from earth to His God and our God John 20:17

Lord Jesus, indeed you are full of grace and truth. Your throne O God is forever and ever and I delight in your administration of the Father's Law. I pledge my allegiance to You, O Son of the Highest. I reject the claims of Satan against you. You are the Son of the Living God and I am made free in this reality. Your yoke is easy and light and I rest in your bosom even as you rest in your Father's

Blessed art thou Son of David, Mighty King, ruler of all creation.

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Hearing different voices...some familiar, some not so familiar...all proclaiming salvation. You must be baptized they say...you must accept all the doctrine...you are lost in your condition...you must prove your love for God. A small voice speaks...barely audible: "Just Believe."

Which voice is the right Voice? Should I listen to the most obvious, more trusted ones? Could the unfamiliar voices hold any truth? Who is right? Who is wrong? There is so much noise...I do not understand! Who is the Son of God?! Can a simple man understand Him?!

October 25, 2008...the day of salvation: I am told angels are rejoicing over one sinner who gives his life to Christ. But I do not want to know about angels..."Who is Christ?!" I have been given glimpses of this Christ, but so many years have gone by and I still had not found Him. "Can anybody find Him? Is He attainable? Where is He?"

"Just Believe."

What have you done for Jesus lately? You must work while it is still day. Go and win some souls for God. Study your Bible or be fooled. Use your talents or else have them taken away. God is love, but He will punish you if you do not do what He wants. Do you have Ellen White? You must receive her! "But I do not want to know about Ellen White! I want to know about the Son!" "Just Believe."

You must work and prove that you are not just "another Christian". Sacrifice these Sabbaths! Instead of spending time with your son, go and knock on doors and bring more people to Christ. Your son will have to make his own choice about God anyway. YOUR son does not really matter. He enjoys his time with you now, but eventually he will rebel against you. You do not know the Son...neither will he. You are on your own.

"Just Believe."

"Who is this Voice that I hear? Why do You keep telling me to "Just Believe"? Do You not know that faith without works proves nothing? I must keep the commandments. I must prove myself! These people must know of their sin. A judgement is here and I must secure my place in the courts of heaven. Who are You?! Stop telling me to 'Just believe'. You are of the enemy, that is who You are!" "Just Believe."

"Why do I still feel so lonely? Who am I? Does anybody really care? I accepted this Saviour, but who is He? I thought this void was supposed to be filled? I've studied, I go to church, I am part of the Remnant, I pray 3 times a day, I eat right, I treat people nice...what else do I have to do?! Where is this Son?!"

"Just Believe." "Be still, and KNOW that I am God." That Voice was you, Jesus, and I have found You. You are the Son of God.  "I will not let Thee go, except Thou bless me!"  I will hold on to You for dear life!  I believe, Jesus! I believe!

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