[1] The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love. [2] The children of God are to manifest His glory. In their own life and character they are to reveal what the grace of God has done for them. The light of the Sun of Righteousness is to shine forth in good works--in words of truth and deeds of holiness. [3] Christ, the outshining of the Father's glory, came to the world as its light. He came to represent God to men, and of Him it is written that He was anointed "with the Holy Ghost and with power," and "went about doing good." Acts 10:38 - Christ's Object Lessons 415-416
Our will should be in harmony with the will of Christ as his will is in harmony with the will of his Father. We are to be one with Christ as he is one with the Father. And if we come into this position, the promise is that the Father will love us as he loves the Son. How is it that this can be so? It can be so because we have appropriated the righteousness of Christ by living faith. RH June 25, 1889
[1] Message [2] Mission [3] Pattern
Analyzing a video showing how the idea that God needs a sacrifice before He can forgive sounds to a Muslim. Hint: It doesn't sound good. This, along with spiritualistic understandings of the godhead, caused the great church of the East to die in Asia, and stalls progress in nations like Japan and Thailand.
Nene shares on her mom's healing through lifestyle change and natural remedies, how this inspired her to know more about God, and then her first steps into medical missionary work and country living.
When we share the begotten Son, we can point to the Nicene Creed, and then it is not only us who are speaking, but that whole great church council. It is an appeal to authority of the most powerful type, especially because most people agree that it represents early Christianity and (nominally) agree with it. It can give us confidence when people try to paint us as being loners who invented this new doctrine – we did not; we are not alone on this.
Remember these words in the Nicene Creed: "We believe… in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, begotten of the Father [the only-begotten; that is, of the essence of the Father, God of God,] Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made…"
"The Peace of God" The Present Truth UK | January 14, 1892
[Abstract of a talk on Romans 5 at the late General Conference at Battle Creek.]
Here we find the greatest reason why men and women can’t see the truth of God’s character. The condemnation by which they judge themselves or others, prevents them from accepting the agape of God, just like Peter. His own judgment of his situation limited the love of Jesus for him and hid from Peter the true love Jesus had for him.
