Yesterday the Stock Market lost over 700 points. Today there will probably be more loses. Many fear that a very severe recession is possible, and some even say a depression. The leaders of the United States are scrambling to shore up the financial markets.
This is Chapter 1 of the book Christ and His Righteousness by E. J. Waggoner.
This is Chapter 12 of the book Consecrated Way to Christian Perfection by A. T. Jones.
E. J. Waggoner was one of the 1888 Messengers. It is reported that the notes of Dr. Waggoner’s presentations at the 1888 Conference were turned into three books. This is one of those three books. It was the first book by the Messengers that I ever read and its power is still felt every time I pick it up.
In too many cases we think about sin and forgiveness as being a thing only between ourselves and God. We may lie on someone and think that our asking forgiveness from God is our only responsibility. We praise God for the blood and the damage that we have done stay unaddressed. We may steal from someone and we feel happy about the forgiveness that God has given to us without ever going to the one we have wronged asking for forgiveness and providing recompense for the wrong.
We are commanded to remember that God created on the seventh day. (Exodus 20:11) We celebrate God’s ability to make things out of things that do not appear. (Hebrews 11:3). In revelation we are reminded that there will be a movement and a message that celebrates God’s creative power when it has the everlasting Gospel. (Revelation 14:7).
Wayne Muller writes in the book Sabbath: Restoring the Sacred Rhythm of Rest:
How often do we rob ourselves of the rest that God has provided because we want work?
Sometimes we want rest on our own terms rather than God’s terms. And in the process end up with no rest at all. How many of us add “church” as simply another burden to the work that we already have?
One of my favorite Authors, E. J. Waggoner had an article entitled “The Sabbath and the Cross” in The Present Truth of July 20, 1893. You can find the full article at 1888 Most Precious Message. In that article, Waggoner states:
(W)e find that the Sabbath was given to man at the close of the creation of the earth, before the fall. It is an institution of Eden. See the second chapter of Genesis.
September 4, 2008 | Posted in Everlasting Gospel | Read More »
We have killed the Sanctuary Message. We all have contributed to its demise. From the local elder who drones on and on about the color of the tassel the priest was wearing to the pastor who oftentimes just ignores the whole message. From the Bible Teacher who made it merely a mathematical calculation to the lay person who goes to sleep every time it comes up. We have Killed the Sanctuary Message!
