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Download Fall 2018 Faith on the Line Counting and Keeping Your Members 04 Walter Veith The Godhead and the One True God Movement - Part 2 12 Shahbaz Elijah, Man of Like Passions 38 Roy Davies Fall 2018 Welcome! The first miracle Jesus performed when He “As men set forth the best wine first, then was on earth was at a wedding. We are not afterward that which is worse, so does the told whether the people getting married were world with its gifts. That which it offers may relatives of Jesus or just friends, but during the please the eye and fascinate the senses, festivities, Jesus was approached by Mary, His but it proves to be unsatisfying. The wine mother, because the host had encountered a turns to bitterness, the gaiety to gloom. That serious problem. The wine had run out. Jesus which was begun with songs and mirth ends Editor's Corner Editor's solves the problem by having the servants fill in weariness and disgust. But the gifts of the waterpots with water, which then mirac- Jesus are ever fresh and new. The feast ulously turns to wine when poured out. The that He provides for the soul never fails governor is so impressed by the flavor and to give satisfaction and joy. Each new quality of this wine that he comments: gift increases the capacity of the receiver “… Every man at the beginning doth set forth to appreciate and enjoy the blessings of good wine; and when men have well drunk, the Lord. He gives grace for grace. There then that which is worse: but thou hast kept can be no failure of supply. If you abide in the good wine until now.” John 2:10 Him, the fact that you receive a rich gift The story of the wedding at Cana has some today insures the reception of a richer gift deep and meaningful lessons for us, but one tomorrow.” DA 148 stands out the most to my mind. This is what Ellen White has to say about it: continued on page 11 2 Our aim is to urge men and women to stand for truth and Fall resist error. We pray that in times of serious compromise 2018 our ministry will equip you with solid information on current end-time issues and trends, and encourage you to live a life apart from worldly influences. In this issue : Faith on the Line is published quarterly by Amazing Discoveries Managing Editor Wendy Goubej Contributing Writers Walter Veith, Shahbaz, Ellen G. White, Charles Chiniquy, W. Timms, Edwin de Kock, Roy Davies Counting and Keeping Design & Layout Your Members ............. 04 Fifty Years in the Church Theresia Rathnam Walter Veith of Rome - Chapter 3 ........ 24 Excerpt: Charles Chiniquy Copy Editors Tammie Burak Contact PO Box 860 150 Mile House BC V0K 2G0 Canada PO Box 3140 Blaine WA 98231-3140 The Godhead and the One True USA God Movement My Escape from the Part 2 ........................ Telephone 12 Auto de Fé - Chapter 3&4 ... Shahbaz 30 Toll Free: 1-866-572-9457 Excerpt: W. Timms Web www.amazingdiscoveries.org A Second and Greater E-mail Reformation - Part 2 ....... 34 Excerpt: Edwin de Kock [email protected] Subscription $25/yr for US and Canada Elijah, $30/yr for International Man of Like Passions ...... 38 Roy Davies Copyright 2018 Amazing Discoveries. God has Promised Articles reflect the opinion of their authors. Part 2 ........................ 21 Permission to quote excerpts is granted Ellen G. White where credit is given. 3 COUNTING AND KEEPING YOUR MEMBERS by Walter Veith Counting and Keeping Your Members By Walter Veith Q 2: When I became an Adventist 31 years ago, the landscape was very different to what it is today. Evangelism was “What keeps our members engaged and on a church activity, and wherever one went in the world fire for the Lord?” the message was the same. “Three Angels'” oriented message and the relationship between members of Q 3: every race, and tribe, and nation was akin to a close family bond. Other than health institutes, independent “What enabled the disciples, the Reformers, and ministries specializing in evangelistic outreach did not our pioneers to stand undaunted in the face of fierce really exist as there was no exclusive niche for them to opposition, ridicule and persecution?” fill. Was it worship style or spiritual exercises? Obviously How different the situation today. Every wind of doctrine not; it was the message and a knowledge of Christ which and worship style is blowing through the portals of led to a unique and personal experience that bound Adventism and many of the old landmarks have been them to Him with unshakable bonds. We as a people either marginalized or set aside by many a faction within have a special message for the world and if we wish to our ranks in an effort to emulate the “success models” receive God’s blessing then we must act in harmony of the mainstream churches. Our experimentations with with our mission. Moreover, we have been warned that celebration style churches, emerging church models, strange ideas will be fomented within our ranks: and even spiritual formation have disrupted the unified front of Adventism and the results have often been Every phase of fanaticism and erroneous devastating. Many of the Adventist celebration churches theories, claiming to be the truth, will be brought experienced rapid initial growth but unfortunately in among the remnant people of God. These this was largely lateral growth which drew in members will fill minds with erroneous sentiments which from other Adventist churches only to then leave the have no part in the truth for this time. Any man sisterhood of Adventist churches, thus depriving the who supposes that in the strength of his own church of its strength. 1 devised resolutions, in his intellectual might united with science or supposed knowledge, he In the light of the above we must ask ourselves the can start a work which will conquer the world, questions: will find himself lying among the ruins of his own speculations, and will plainly understand why he is there. 2 Q 1: Never, never was there a time when the truth “What keeps our members and our youth, in suffered more from being misrepresented, particular, in the church?" 4 COUNTING AND KEEPING YOUR MEMBERS by Walter Veith belittled, demerited through the perverse that love smooth messages. disputings of men than in these last days. Quoting 2 Corinthians Men have brought themselves in with their 11:19 which reads: “For ye Do what is heterogeneous mass of heresies which they suffer fools gladly, seeing represent as oracles for the people. The people ye yourselves are wise,” he right and are charmed with some strange new thing, states: and are not wise in experience to discern the character of ideas that men may frame up as Bad preachers have this leave the something. But to call it something of great luck that one bears and consequence and tie it to the oracles of God, tolerates their folly even if consequences does not make it truth. Oh, how this rebukes the one understands and feels low standard of piety in the churches. 3 that they are fools; even to God more so, one credits it to Men who want to present something original them for good. The true preachers, however, will conjure up things new and strange, and can do nothing right. Rather one scrutinizes all without consideration will step forward on their words and works to see if one can trip them these unstable theories, that have been woven up and if one can find a splinter; it is magnified together as a precious theory, and present it as to a vain log. There is no tolerance, only vain a life and death question. 4 judgment, damnation and scorn. Therefore, it is a miserable office to be a preacher, and it Protest against Removing Landmarks: When is impossible to persevere in it if one does not men come in who would move one pin or pillar perceive it to be to the honor of God and the from the foundation which God has established benefit of one’s neighbor. He must work and by His Holy Spirit, let the aged men who were others must have the benefit and the honor. pioneers in our work speak plainly, and let those He, however, must bear loss and mocking as his who are dead speak also, by the reprinting of reward. Here is required love, but not enjoyment, their articles in our periodicals. Gather up the without permitting it to create depression. God’s rays of divine light that God has given as He Spirit must accomplish this; flesh and blood are has led His people on step by step in the way of incapable of achieving it. 6 truth. This truth will stand the test of time and trial. 5 “Do what is right and leave the consequences to God” – this should be our motto. We cannot afford to waste Will there be opposition if we preach a straight precious time dealing with those who would oppose message? Of course there will. Will hurtful things be the truth for this time. said and bandied about? Of course they will, but this should not be our concern, in fact: "We are not to spend our time in controversy with those who know the truth, and upon whom Luke 6:26: Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well the light of truth has been shining, when they of you! For so did their fathers to the false prophets. turn away their ear from the truth to turn to fables.
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