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Stewardship
Stewardship
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More than anything else living a Christian life means surrender—a giving up of ourselves and an accepting of Christ. As we see how Jesus surrendered and gave Himself up for us, we cry out, "What can I do for You?"
Then, just when we think we have made a full commitment, a full surrender, something happens that demonstrates how shallow our commitment is. As we discover new areas of our lives to turn over to God, our commitment grows. Then, ever so gently, He brings to our attention another area where self needs to surrender. And so life goes on through a series of Christian recommitments that go deeper and deeper into our very selves, our lifestyles, how we act and react.
When we give all that we are and have to God, to whom it all belongs anyway (1 Cor. 3:21-4:2), He accepts it but then puts us back in charge of it, making us stewards, or caretakers, of everything that we "possess." Then our tendency to live comfortable, selfish lives is broken by our realization that our Lord was naked, imprisoned, and a stranger. And His enduring "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations" makes the church's activities—sharing, teaching, preaching, baptizing—more precious to us. Because of Him we seek to be faithful stewards.
What Is Stewardship?
"Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit . . . and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Cor. 6:19, 20). At high cost we were purchased, redeemed. We belong to God. But such was mere reclaiming, for He made us; we have belonged to Him from the beginning because "In the beginning God created. . ." (Gen. 1:1). The Scriptures clearly state that "the earth is the Lord's and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein" (Ps. 24:1).
"Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit . . . and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's" (1 Cor. 6:19, 20). At high cost we were purchased, redeemed. We belong to God. But such was mere reclaiming, for He made us; we have belonged to Him from the beginning because "In the beginning God created. . ." (Gen. 1:1). The Scriptures clearly state that "the earth is the Lord's and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein" (Ps. 24:1).
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At Creation God shared His possessions with humanity, and He continues to be the true owner of the world, its inhabitants, and its goods (Ps. 24:1). At the cross He reclaimed as His own that which man had surrendered to Satan at the Fall (1 Cor. 6:19-20). He has now appointed His people to serve as stewards of His possessions.
A steward is a person "entrusted with the management of the household or estate of another." Stewardship is "the position, duties, or service of a steward."1 To the Christian, stewardship means "man's responsibility for, and use of, everything entrusted to him by God—life, physical being, time, talents and abilities, material possessions, opportunities to be of service to others, and his knowledge of truth."2 Christians serve as managers over God's possessions and view life as a divine opportunity "to learn to be faithful stewards, thereby qualifying for the higher stewardship of eternal things in the future life."3
In its larger dimensions, then, stewardship "'involves the wise and unselfish use of life.'"4
Ways to Acknowledge God's Ownership
Life can be divided into four basic areas, each a gift from God. He gave us a body, abilities, time, and material possessions. In addition, we must care for the world around us, over which we were given dominion.
Life can be divided into four basic areas, each a gift from God. He gave us a body, abilities, time, and material possessions. In addition, we must care for the world around us, over which we were given dominion.
Stewardship of the Body. God's people are stewards of themselves. We are to love God with all our heart, and with all our soul, and with all our strength, and with all our mind (Luke 10:27). Christians are privileged to develop their physical and mental powers to the best of their ability and opportunities. In so doing they bring honor to God and can prove a greater blessing to their fellow beings. (See chapter 21.)
Stewardship of Abilities. Each person has special aptitudes. One may be talented in the musical realm, another in manual trades such as sewing or auto mechanics. Some may make friends easily and mingle well with others, while others may naturally tend toward more solitary pursuits.
Every talent can be used to glorify either the one who possesses it or its original Bestower. A person can diligently perfect a talent for God's glory, or for personal selfishness.
We ought to cultivate the gifts the Holy Spirit gives each of us in order to multiply these gifts (Matt. 25). Good stewards use their gifts liberally in order to bring fuller benefit to their master.
Stewardship of Time. As faithful stewards, we glorify God by a wise use of time. "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will
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receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving" (Col. 3:23, 24, NIV).
The Bible admonishes us not to behave "as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil" (Eph. 5:15, 16). Like Jesus, we must be about our Father's business (Luke 2:49). Because time is God's gift, each moment is precious. It is given to form character for eternal life. Faithful stewardship of our time means using it to get to know our Lord, to help our fellowmen, and to share the gospel.
When, at Creation, God gave time to us, He reserved the seventh-day Sabbath as holy time for communion with Him. But six days were provided for the human family to engage in useful employment.
Stewardship of Material Possessions. God gave our first parents the responsibility of subduing the earth, governing the animal kingdom, and caring for the Garden of Eden (Gen. 1:28; 2:15). All this was theirs not only to enjoy, but to manage.
One restriction was placed on them. They were not to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. This tree provided a constant reminder that God was the owner and final authority over the earth. Respecting this restriction, the first pair demonstrated their faith in and loyalty to Him.
After the Fall, God could no longer test through the tree of knowledge. But humanity still needed a constant reminder that God is the source of every good and perfect gift (James 1:17) and that it is He who provides us with the power to get wealth (Deut. 8:18). To remind us that He is the source of every blessing, God instituted a system of tithes and offerings.
This system eventually provided the financial means for supporting the priesthood of the Israelite temple. Seventh-day Adventists have adoped the Levitical model as a sound, Biblical method for financing a worldwide outreach of the gospel. God has ordained that sharing the good news is to be dependent on the efforts and offerings of His people. He calls them to become unselfish colaborers with Him by giving tithes and offerings to Him.
1. Tithes. As one seventh of our time (the Sabbath) belongs to God, so does one tenth of all material things we acquire. Scripture tells us that the tithe is "holy to the Lord," symbolizing God's ownership of everything (Lev. 27:30, 32). It is to be returned to Him as His own.
The tithing system is beautiful in its simplicity. Its equity is revealed in its proportional claim on the rich and on the poor. In proportion as God has given us the use of His property, so we are to return to Him a tithe.
When God calls for the tithe (Mal. 3:10), He makes no appeal to gratitude or generosity. Although gratitude should be a part of all our expressions to God, we tithe because God has commanded it. The tithe belongs to the Lord, and He requests that we return it to Him.
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a. Examples of tithing. Tithing is an accepted practice throughout Scripture. Abraham gave Melchizedek, the priest of God Most High, "a tithe of all" (Gen. 14:20). By doing so, he acknowledged Melchizedek's divine priesthood and showed that he was well acquainted with this sacred institution. This casual reference to tithing indicates that it was already an established custom at that early date.
Evidently Jacob also understood the tithing requirement. As an exile and fugitive, he vowed to the Lord, "'Of all that You give me I will surely give a tenth to You'" (Gen. 28:22). And after the Exodus, when Israel was established as a nation, God reaffirmed the law of tithing as a divine institution on which Israel's prosperity depended (Lev. 27:30-32; Num. 18:24, 26, 28; Deut. 12:6, 11, 17).
Far from abrogating this institution, the New Testament assumes its validity. Jesus approved of tithing and condemned those who violate its spirit (Matt. 23:23). While the ceremonial laws regulating the sacrificial offerings symbolizing Christ's atoning sacrifice ended at His death, the tithing law did not.
Because Abraham is the father of all believers, he is the model for tithe paying for Christians. As Abraham paid tithe to Melchizedek, the priest of the Most High God, so New Testament believers give tithe to Christ, our High Priest according to the order of Melchizedek (Heb. 5:9, 10; 7:1-22).5
b. Use of tithes. Tithes are sacred and are to be used for sacred purposes only. The Lord commanded, "'A tithe of everything from the land, whether grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord. . . . The entire tithe of the herd and flock . . . will be holy to the Lord'" (Lev. 27:30-32, NIV). "'Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, '" He said, "'that there may be food in My house'" (Mal 3:10).
In Israel the tithe was used exclusively for the Levites, who, having received no tribal allotment, were to use all their time in fostering Israel's worship, ministering at the sanctuary, and instructing the people in the law of the Lord (Num. 18:21, 24).
After the Crucifixion, when the divinely directed role of the Levitical priesthood ended, tithes were still to be used to support the ministry of God's church. Paul illustrated the principle underlying this by drawing a parallel between the Levitical service and the newly established gospel ministry. He stated, "If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much if we reap a material harvest from you? If others have this right of support from you, shouldn't we have it all the more? . . . Don't you know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar? In the same way the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should receive their living from the gospel" (1 Cor. 9:11-14, NIV).
Church members, then, willingly bring their tithes to the "storehouse, that there may be food in My house" (Mal. 3:10)
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—in other words, so that there are enough funds in God's church to provide a living for its ministry and to carry forward the outreach of the gospel.6,7
2. Offerings. Grateful Christians cannot limit their contributions to the church to tithe. In Israel the tabernacle, and later the Temple, were built from "free will offerings"—offerings given from willing hearts (Ex. 36:2-7; cf. 1 Chron. 29:14). And special offerings covered the maintenance expenses of these places of worship (Ex. 30:12-16; 2 Kings 12:4, 5; 2 Chron. 24:4-13; Neh. 10:32, 33). The Israelites probably contributed as much as one fourth to one third of their income to religious and charitable purposes. Did such heavy contributions lead to poverty? On the contrary, God promised to bless them in their faithfulness (Mal. 3:10-12).8
Today, too, the Lord calls for liberal giving as He has prospered us. Offerings are needed to build, maintain, and operate churches, and to set up medical missionary work, demonstrating the practical significance of the gospel.
Should we give as much as did the Israelites, or are their patterns of giving no longer applicable? In the New Testament Christ laid down the principle of true stewardship—that our gifts to God should be in proportion to the light and privileges we have enjoyed. He said, "For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more" (Luke 12:48). When Christ sent His followers on a mission He said, "Freely you have received, freely give" (Matt. 10:8). This principle applies to the sharing of our financial blessings as well.
Nowhere does the New Testament repeal or relax this system. As we compare our privileges and blessings with those of the Israelites, we see that in Jesus our share has clearly been greater. Our gratitude will find a corresponding expression through a greater liberality so that the gospel of salvation can be extended to others?9 The more widely the gospel is proclaimed, the greater support it needs.
3. The remaining principle. The principle of stewardship applies to what we retain as well as to what we give. While the tithe is the basic test of our stewardship of our temporal material possessions, 10 the use we make of the remaining principal tests us as well.
Our use of material goods reveals how much we love God and our neighbors. Money can be a power for good: in our hands it can provide food for the hungry, drink for the thirsty, and clothing for the naked (Matt. 25:34-40). From God's perspective money has value mainly as it is used to provide the necessities of life, to bless others, and to support His work.
4. Unfaithfulness in tithe and offerings. Generally speaking, people are ignorant of and neglect the divine principles of stewardship. Even among Christians few acknowledge their role as stewards. God's response to Israel's unfaithfulness gives a clear insight into how He regards this matter. When they used the tithes and offerings for their own benefit,
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He warned that it amounted to theft (Mal. 3:8) and attributed their lack of prosperity to their fiscal unfaithfulness: "You are cursed with a curse, for you have robbed Me, even this whole nation" (Mal. 3:9).
The Lord revealed His patience, love, and mercy by prefacing His warning with an offer of grace: "'Return to Me, and I will return to you'" (Mal. 3:7). He offered them abundant blessing and challenged them to test His faithfulness. "'Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,' says the Lord Almighty, 'and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have room enough for it. I will prevent pests from devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not cast their fruit,' says the Lord Almighty. 'Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,' says the Lord Almighty" (Mal. 3:10-12, NIV).
Stewardship of the Earth. Modern science has made earth one vast laboratory for research and experimentation. Such research yields many benefits, but the industrial revolution has also resulted in air, water, and land pollution. Technology, in some instances, has manipulated nature rather than managing it wisely.
We are stewards of this world, and should do everything to maintain life on all levels by keeping the ecological balance intact. In His coming advent, Christ will "destroy those who destroy the earth" (Rev. 11:18). From this perspective Christian stewards are responsible not only for their own possessions but for the world around them.
Christ as Steward
Proper stewardship is selflessness; it is complete self-giving to God and service to humanity. Because of His love for us Christ endured the cruelty of the cross, the even deeper pain of rejection by His own, and abysmal God-forsakenness. In comparison to this gift, what could we ever give? His was a gift, not of what He had—even though He had everything—but of Himself. Such is stewardship. To gaze on that greatest gift is to be drawn out of ourselves, to become like Him. It will move us to become the caring church, caring for both those within the communion of believers and those without. Since Christ died for the world, stewardship, in its broadest sense, is for the world.
Proper stewardship is selflessness; it is complete self-giving to God and service to humanity. Because of His love for us Christ endured the cruelty of the cross, the even deeper pain of rejection by His own, and abysmal God-forsakenness. In comparison to this gift, what could we ever give? His was a gift, not of what He had—even though He had everything—but of Himself. Such is stewardship. To gaze on that greatest gift is to be drawn out of ourselves, to become like Him. It will move us to become the caring church, caring for both those within the communion of believers and those without. Since Christ died for the world, stewardship, in its broadest sense, is for the world.
The Blessings of Stewardship
God has placed us in the role of stewards for our benefit, not for His.
God has placed us in the role of stewards for our benefit, not for His.
A Personal Blessing. One reason God asks us to continually consecrate to Him our entire life—time, abilities, body, and material possessions—is to encourage our own spiritual growth and character development. As we are kept aware of God's ownership of everything and the ceaseless love He bestows on us, our love and gratitude are nurtured.
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Faithful stewardship also assists us in gaining victory over covetousness and selfishness. Covetousness, one of man's greatest enemies, is condemned in the Decalogue. Jesus also warned of it: "'Take heed and beware of covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses'" (Luke 12:15). Our giving on a regular basis helps to root out covetousness and selfishness from our lives.
Stewardship leads to the development of habits of economy and efficiency. Having "crucified the flesh with its passions and desires" (Gal. 5:24), we will use nothing for selfish gratification. "When the principles of stewardship are given mastery in the life, the soul is illuminated, the purpose is fixed, social pleasures are pruned of unwholesome features, the business life is conducted under the sway of the golden rule, and soul winning becomes the passion. Such are the bountiful blessings of God's provisions in a life of faith and faithfulness."11
A deep satisfaction and joy comes from the assurance that on everything invested for the salvation of those for whom He died, the Master inscribes, "'Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me'" (Matt. 25:40). "There is nothing too precious for us to give to Jesus. If we return to Him the talents of means which He has entrusted to our keeping, He will give more into our hands. Every effort we make for Christ will be rewarded by Him, and every duty we perform in His name will minister to our own happiness."12
A Blessing to Others. True stewards bless all whom they contact. They execute Paul's stewardship injunction, "Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life" (1 Tim. 6:18, 19, NIV).
Stewardship involves service to others and being willing to share anything God has graciously bestowed that might benefit another. This means that "no longer do we consider that life consists of how much money we have, the titles we possess, the important people we know, the house and neighborhood we live in, and the position and influence we think we possess."13Real life is knowing God, developing loving and generous attributes like His, and giving what we can, according as He has prospered us. To really give in Christ's spirit is to really live.
A Blessing to the Church. The adoption of the Biblical plan of stewardship is indispensable for the church. The continual participation of its members in giving is like exercise—it results in a strong church body, involved in sharing the blessings Christ has bestowed on it, and ready to respond to whatever needs there are in God's cause. The church will have adequate funds to support the ministry, to expand God's kingdom in its immediate vicinity, and to extend it to the remote places of the earth. It will willingly make time, talents, and means available to God in love and gratitude for His blessings.
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In view of Christ's assurance that He will return when the gospel of the kingdom has been proclaimed as "a witness to all the nations" (Matt. 24:14), all are invited to be stewards and co-workers with Him. Thus the church's witness will be a powerful blessing to the world, and its faithful stewards will be made glad as they see the blessings of the gospel extended to others.
References
6 E.g. in Exodus 27:20 the Lord gave special instructions that olive oil was to be provided for the lamps. Supplying the oil for the place of worship so that it could function properly was a continual obligation—but this operating expense did not come from the tithe. See also White, Counsels on Stewardship (Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald, 1940), pp. 102, 103. She says that Bible teachers in church-operated schools should be paid from the tithe (ibid., p. 103), but that it must not be used for other "school purposes," student loans, or supporting canvassers and colporteurs (White, Testimonies, vol. 9, pp. 248, 249; White, Selected Messages, book 2, p. 209). These phases of God's work are to be supported from the offerings.[back] [top]
7 T.H. Jemison made some very practical suggestions on how to calculate tithes. He wrote, "Tithe on salary is easy to figure. Ordinarily there are no 'business expenses'—that is, actual expenses in producing the income—to be deducted. Ten percent of the salary is tithe. . . .
"Tithing business income has some variations from tithing a salary. A wholesale or retail merchant will deduct the expenses necessary to conduct his business before figuring the tithe. This includes the cost of hired help, heat, light, insurance, rent or property taxes, and similar items. These deductions do not, of course, include any of his personal or family living expenses.
"The farmer deducts his costs—wages, fertilizer, repairs, interest, taxes, and the like. However, the farmer should consider in his income farm produce used by the family, as this reduces family living costs and serves as income.
"Comparable procedures can be followed by the manufacturer, the investor, or the professional man. The accurate accounting that is necessary these days in all businesses makes it easy to compute the tithe on the increase, or profit, from the business. Some businessmen include their tithe calculation in their regular bookkeeping system.
"Sometimes a woman whose husband is not a tithepayer finds it difficult to know how to relate herself to tithe paying. In some cases she can pay tithe on the money given her for household expenses. In other instances this has been forbidden. In such cases she may be able to tithe only what extra money she may earn or receive as a gift. 'For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.' 2 Corinthians 8:12" (Christian Beliefs, p. 267).[back] [top]
8 Some Bible students believe that Israel contributed at least two tithes (some think three) in addition to various offerings. Regarding the first tithe the Lord had said, "'I have given the children of Levi all the tithe in Israel as an inheritance in return for the work which they perform'" (Num. 18:21). But as to the second tithe He said, "'You shall eat before the Lord your God, in the place where He chooses to make His name abide, the tithe of your grain and your new wine and your oil, of the firstlings of your herds and your flocks, that you may learn to fear the Lord your God always'" (Deut. 14:23). For two years out of three, the Israelites were to bring this tithe, or its equivalent in money, to the sanctuary. There it would be used to celebrate the religious festivals and also to provide for the Levites, strangers, fatherless, and widows. Every third year the Israelites were to use the second tithe at home to entertain the Levites and the poor. So the second tithe was used for charity and hospitality (Deut. 14:27-29; 26:12). See White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 530; "Tithe," SDA Bible Dictionary, rev. ed., p. 1127.[back] [top]
Wednesday, November 2, 2016
The Woman Beast Rider
Sermon delivered September 19, 1998
by Elder Douglas Bennett, Southern Adventist University
McDonald Road Seventh-day Adventist Church
McDonald, Tennessee
Quotations from the Bible are from the New International Version unless otherwise noted.
The Woman Beast Rider
You know and I know that are living in a rather unusual time. That's the understatement of the morning. The reason for the abnormality of our times, I think, is expressed in the passage that I want to share with you at the beginning from the book of Romans, the thirteenth chapter. Verses eleven and twelve. I'm reading from the New International Version, Romans 13:11,12 - And do this, understanding the present time. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. My sermon to you this morning can be expressed in one simple sentence. It's a sentence that I hope will vibrate in your minds as we talk today, and I hope that as you leave, you will take that sentence with you and will pulsate in your minds as you drive. Take it to your homes and your workplace. It is a profoundly simple sentence but it is also simply profound. Jesus is coming soon. Be ready.Now I've given my sermon. I think I'll sit down. Oh, did I hear someone say, "No! Don't sit down." No, I didn't hear anyone say that. But I think I will take a few minutes more to enlarge on the statement that I made. Now, I know that when you came to this service this morning you already believed that Christ's is soon. I hope that as a result of our time spent together this morning that you will be more convinced and perhaps more committed as a result of the time we spend here today.
One of the features of "end-time" is the book of Revelation. There is no book of the Bible that I understand that deals more fully with the "end-time" than the book of Revelation. It's a last-day book for last-day people to prepare the human family for final events. And one of those outstanding characteristics of Revelation is that frequently throughout the book it contrasts the True on one hand and the FALSE on the other hand. The TRUE and the COUNTERFEIT are often set opposite to one another throughout the book of Revelation. Time is not going to let us deal with them all. And this is understandable why it surfaces so frequently, because the book of Revelation is the final act of the great controversy, a controversy that began up in heaven when a sinless angel said, "I will make myself like the Most High God." And so the book of Revelations is revealing how in these last days this Lucifer, now turned devil, is endeavoring to fulfil his desires. One of the marked differences or maybe contrasts in this book of Revelation is the contrast between two women in Revelation.
Some things I need not prove. You understand that a woman in Revelation is a description in prophecy, it is a picture of a system of worship, a religion. (Jeremiah 6:2)
We have two women in Revelation. In Revelation 12 you have a woman that is simply and plainly clothed. She's giving birth to the male child who is caught up to God and then the arch- enemy turns the canons of his warfare against the followers of Christ, his church who are identified as those that keep the commandments of God and have the testimony of Jesus, which is the voice of Jesus speaking through the prophets. In Revelation 17 we find another woman. She is ornately adorned, clothed in colorful garments and her appearance, as you look at her, appears to be like the genuine, true church of God because she has the colorful garments, she has precious ornaments, she has a head-band, a miter, like that which was worn by God's true priest in the Old Testament. You'll find it recorded in Exodus 28. However, instead of this woman being God's true people and God's true church, it is a counterfeit of Satan for the purpose of misleading mankind.
Now you say, "How do you know this is a false system?" Well, let's look at the description in Revelation 17. Verse 6 tells us that she is drunk with the blood of the saints. In verse 2 of Revelation 17 she's engaged in the act of immorality, fornication. Verse 3 of Revelation 17, her head and her life is full of blasphemous names. All of these are descriptions of something that is foreign and alien to God. It is in this woman of Revelation 17, and a study of this woman will help us to recognize that we're living near the end of time.
There are two features that we will concentrate on in Revelation 17, although there are many others that are worthy to be expounded.
One of those features that helps to indicate that we are living near the end is seen in verse 5. Revelation 17:5 (KJV) And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. We notice that we have a family, and the family name is Babylon. And you notice, it begins with the name, Mystery. There ar two mysteries in the Bible: the mystery of godliness and the mystery of iniquity. Here we're dealing with the mystery of iniquity. The family, Babylon, a state of confusion. Now this is significant to you and me when we begin to understand that Revelation 17 is an enlargement, it is a development, an expansion of Revelation 13. In Revelation 13 we meet in the opening verses, in fact the first ten verses is talking about a sea-beast that we and others have identified (and we'll not give the proof) as the Papacy, The Roman Catholic System.
May I pause at this point because I don't want to be misunderstood. I do not have any animosity against Catholics. I'm not talking against people. You understand that. We're only tracing the finger of God in prophecy. We're talking about something bigger than individuals. I know that proportionately in the Catholic there may be more sincere and earnest Christians there than we can find in any other Christian faith. But we are only following what God in prophecy has indicated, and you'll understand as I expose these things from where I come.
You notice in the thirteenth chapter, verse 3, it tells us that one of the heads of this beast was wounded to death. Now, this is reminding us of what occurred in history February 10, 1798 when Berthiere, the French general of Napoleon went into Rome and defrocked the Pope from his position. He was taken into Velas, France, and he died the next year.
At that time the Papacy was dealt a death blow to end the Papacy and historians believed at the time that this was the end. But that is not what the text says. Prophecy says that the head would be healed. There would be a resurrection like Jesus who was dealt a death blow. He was raised, so this enemy, the anti-Christ was going to be raised. The head would be healed.
Now, a wound can be dealt suddenly, you understand. But healing is not sudden. It's a process of time. You understand that, too. And so the death-blow was given, the wound began to be healed immediately as most wound, in fact all wound begin to heal immediately. In eighteen hundred, another Pope was elected, despite the fact that Napoleon had said one should not be. In 1929, the Vatican was given back to the Pope. A process of healing, but may I remind you that the healing is not complete. Revelation 17 is giving us a picture of what we can expect to happen when the wound is fully healed. It is not fully healed, yet. Revelation 17 tells us that when it is fully healed, although it was wounded as one religious power, one head that was wounded, it will surface and be healed as a family with other religious powers and churches.
If the mother was a church, the daughters, likewise, are a church. And they are immoral. Now a child and a church is not born immoral. It become that way by its own choice. And so, the choices have made these families of churches co-lace themselves together in support of the mother church.
Revelation 16:13 (KJV) describes the composition of this family when Babylon's wound is fully healed. We read: And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, (That's the Devil working through Pagan Rome) out of the mouth of the beast, (The Devil working through Catholic Rome) and out of the mouth of the false prophet (And that is the land beast of Revelation 13 that we know as Protestant America). Protestant America was founded on the separation of church and state, preserving the liberties of the individual, but when she dissolves that separation she will be false to her profession. And she appeared as an innocent lamb but later speaks as a dragon. She is a dragon in lamb's clothing, and when this happens, she's a false prophet. A kind of false teacher.
Now, is there anything in our religious world that seems to suggest that we may be nearing that? There was a time when it seemed unlikely that a day would come when Catholics and Protestants would actually develop a cordial relationship between them. But Romanism today is not now regarded as it once was by Protestants. We thought that they were barbaric at one time in their behavior. And they were. But in these civilized times and trough Vatican II, things have changed for the better. Don't be fooled. And we thought it would be impossible for heathen religions to have any kind of sympathetic agreement with some form of Christianity. Our trouble, perhaps, was that we were putting too much confidence in the differences that were held rather than focussing on the commonalities, the things that they held in common.
You know, there has been a movement of ecumenism, meaning one world church at least in the fifties. I remember reading about it. Efforts were made in the sixties. 1968. You're acquainted with the fact that Methodism and United Brethren joined to form the United Methodist Church. And there have been others.
More recently, October 6, 1997 the Evangelical Lutheran, the United Church of Christ, and the Presbyterians USA and the Reformed Church in America joined together. Four churches merged together into one church, which meant there had to be a meltdown of some of the specific beliefs that were being held in the past by these churches.
The next day, on October 7, 1997, the Evangelicals (Evangelical is another term for conservative Christians) and Roman Catholics met together in New York City to discuss their theological beliefs. You'll find it posted in Christianity Today, Dec. 8, 1997, also in Christianity Today, Aug. 10, 1998. Already the Catholics and the Evangelicals have joined together in what is known as the Christian Mission for the Third Millenium. They are agreed, both Catholics and Evangelicals, to become partners in the coming mission of preaching the gospel to all the world. On page 23 of the final draft we read these words:
"It is neither theologically legitimate, nor prudent use of resources for one Christian community to proselytize among adherents of another Christian community."Some of the leading evangelists are now conducting their crusades in partnership with Catholics, one of whom is Billy Graham. He said that there is to be absolutely no proselytizing of those whose beliefs in the Christian church theologically different from us.
At the same time the Protestants are moving toward Catholics, the Catholics are courting the Protestants. When the Catholic Pope, Pope John II, went into office on October 16, 1978, he became an evangel, traveling the world, promoting his wares. He has been a public relations and a marketing specialist for the Catholic church. On December 11, 1983, the Pope for the first time, since the break in 1531, the Protestant's Reformation, entered a Lutheran church, not just as a viewer, but as a participant in the service.
In 1054, the eastern church split from the western church (Western church being the Roman church, the eastern church over in the east Constantinople area) and they called themselves "Orthodox." Today the Orthodox take the name of whatever country they're in. Rumanian Orthodox, Russian Orthodox, whatever country they're in. They take that name. Over three hundred million of them. The Catholic church invited Patriarch Dimitrics I of the orthodox church to come and visit St. Peter's Basilica in 1987. The Pope called him a "brother in Christ" and said, "The Catholic church and the Orthodox church have been given the grace to recognize one another as sister churches and to walk toward full communion." He is reaching out his hands to all groups endeavoring them to pull them together.
In Christianity Today entitled "What Separates Evangelicals and Catholics?" there is an article that reads, "As we (these two groups) discussed the meaning of the gospel... it became evident that we shared a common faith... (How can that ever be? Share the "common faith"?) The Catholics and Evangelicals share the promise of the Father that they have been accepted by Him... So his children had better accept each other."
In Moody Magazine, November, 1993, Dan Duggins wrote an article and let me give you just a portion of it. "'Today, for good or bad, the lines that separate evangelicals and Roman Catholics are fading.' More and more people from both sides are working together on common social causes, and many of them are describing their lives in similar language. Some evangelical leaders welcome the changing landscape, saying, 'it is high time that all of us who are Christians come together regardless of the difference of our confessions and our traditions and make common cause to bring Christian values to bear in our society.'"
- You see, there's a reaching out to try to find common meeting points where we can agree. Let me tell you, the world is providing a lot of these needs where we need to agree. For instance,
- WAR: we're destroying ourselves in war.
- DRUGS: the war on drugs has changed the whole landscape of our country and of our world.
- CRIME: I wake up every morning and someone was murdered here, a bank was robbed in the city, our little community of Chattanooga. ;
- ABORTION: three million lives being snuffed out every year.
- MORALS: at their lowest point world-wide.
Now, I grant that they need to be dealt with. And there's some Biblical basis for the needs of dealing with these, but not on the compromise of our faith.
- If this is not enough, it is significant to note that the Roman Catholic Pope has become the Ecumenical leader in a move to unite not only the "separated brethren" of Protestantism, but also all of the world's religions into a new world church.
- Billy Graham, in Saturday Evening Post (Jan./Feb. 1980), made this observation, that John Paul II (is) "the greatest religious leader of the modern world." And then our Focus on the Family speaker, James Dobson, in Jan. 1990, states that the Pope is "the most eminent religious leader who names the name of Jesus Christ." Their efforts to focus on some kind of leader that can get everybody marching behind and in step, if you please.
- Sri Chinmoy, the guru of the United Nations, and eminent leader of Hindus. He is Pope John Paul's true friend. He considers him as a friend and co- worker. Pope John made this statement: "the Hindu life and the Christian life shall go together. Your message and my message are the same."
- During a tour of Africa in 1993, according to a Los Angeles Times report of February 5, 1993, the Pope "sought common ground with believers in Voodoo... suggesting they would not betray their traditional faith by converting to Christianity."
- Speaking to Muslims in Brussels, Belgium, the Pope said, "We Christians and Muslims meet one another in faith in one God and strive to put into practice the teaching of our respective books." Meeting with Muslim leaders in West Africa in 1993 the Pop called on Christians, Muslims, Animists... to respect one another's belief. (National Catholic Reporter, Feb. 19, 1993)
- It is evident that the Pope takes a broad-minded view of world religions. Instead of opposing them by calling attention to their differences, he is wooing them by emphasizing what they hold in common. The New World Religion will be tolerant of all beliefs which are willing to unite with one another in the charitable rescue of mankind.In 1986 the Pope gathered at Assi, Italy, together with 130 leaders of 12 major religions to pray for peace. He told them , we are all praying to the same God. He allowed his friend, Dali Lama, who considers himself God and the fourteenth reincarnation of the original Dali Lama, to remove the cross from the altar and to replace it with Buddha. The Buddhist monks perform their worship at the alter.
It is evident that Rome is becoming the bridge to together bring all faiths. We see the Evangelical Christians stepping on the bridge at one end and Hindu, Buddhists, and all other pagan religions stepping onto the bridge at the other end, and we know what will happen when they meet.
- You are aware, aren't you, that the Justices of the Supreme Court have already down-sized the separation clause.
- Chief Justice William Rehnquist says, "The wall of separation between church and state is a metaphor based on bad history, a metaphor which has proved useless as a guide to judging. It should be frankly and explicitly abandoned." (Church and State, October 1988, p. 24)Justice Anthony Kennedy: "Substantial revision of our establishment (of religion) clause doctrine may be in order. (Separation of Church and State, October 15, p. 1)
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia: "Religious liberty is a luxury that we can no longer afford." (Liberty, Sept./Oct., 1990) - David Burton: "Did you know that separation of church and state is a myth?" (Myth of Separations jacket cover)
- Jay Sekulow, Attorney for Pat Robertson's American Center for Law and Justice: The so- called wall of separation between church and state has begun to crumble." (Americans United for the Separation of Church and State)
- Addressing 4,000 people at a rally in South Carolina, Pat Robertson mocked church/state separation, and said, "It's a lie of the left, and we are not going to take it any more." (Church and State, V. 47 #1, January 1994, p. 18.)
- He said: "We have together, with Protestants and the Catholics, enough votes to run this country."
- Popular evangelical author, Tim LaHaye said: "The only hope for America is legislative reform." And Jerry Falwell chimes in saying: "Victory is not a matter of if, but when."
- Pope Paul II has indicated in his Apostolic Letter that Sunday legislation is needed to guarantee Sunday observance.
And so we have found from our study this morning that prophecy indicates that before Christ returns, there is to be a uniting, a pulling together of religions on principles in which they hold in common. And that civil powers will lend their support to the carrying out of the whims and the desires of the church. Therefore on the basis of what we have found here, it seems that we can safely say we are living near the end of time.
Now, what does it mean to you? What does it mean to me? It means that we can't go on living life carelessly, nonchalantly, casually, life-as-usual. We can't go on living that way. It means that we are on the verge, the very verge of coming events which will effect everyone of us here, physically, emotionally, financially, yes-spiritually. We're on the verge of seeing what Ellen White said. "When the leading churches of the United States unite on such points of doctrine as is held in common, and shall influence the state to enforce their decrees, we will have formed and image to the beast." And so it means that we should ask ourselves the question: "Am I ready for these events?"
This message is a call for a new commitment to Christ. A call to renew a commitment to His church, to His word, and to the mission of carrying the gospel to the ends of the earth. And if anybody has been waiting, and I'm sure you haven't, on some startling events to occur before we wake up, then this is God's wake-up call to you, to me. The hour has come for us to wake up from slumbering, because our salvation is nearer than we first believed. The night is nearly over. The day is almost here. Jesus is coming. Are we ready?
In times like these, we need an anchor. We're going to sing about that in our closing hymn. And may God help you and me to be committed, making Christ Lord as well as Savior of our lives.
Openning Hymn: #202, Hail Him the King of Glory Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:34-40 Closing Hymn: #593, In Times Like These Transcribed from the audio tape, "The Woman Beast Rider"
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Saturday, October 8, 2016
Jump to Top
<style type="text/css">
#bcd-052008-widget-sbs-jump-top-button-2393{
width: /*width-s*/60px;/*width-e*/
height: /*height-s*/77px;/*height-e*/
opacity:0.3;
filter: alpha(opacity=30);
position:fixed;
bottom: /*bottom-s*/50px;/*bottom-e*/
right: /*right-s*/50px;/*right-e*/
display:none;
text-indent:-9999px;
background: url('http://sneeit.com/wp-content/uploads/blogger/bi-sbs-jump-top-button-image-013.png') no-repeat;
}
#bcd-052008-widget-sbs-jump-top-button-2393:hover{
opacity:0.6;
filter: alpha(opacity=60);
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
/*
Name: SBS jump top button plugin for Blogger
Author: Tien Nguyen
Site: http://www.sneeit.com/
Version: 1.1
License GNU
*/
// Flag check jQuery
if (typeof(jquery_included) == 'undefined') {
var jquery_included = false;
}
_s7RaT = ['undefined','undefined','script','src','http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.8.1/jquery.min.js','type','text/javascript','head','bcd-052008-widget-sbs-jump-top-button-2393','<a href="#" id="','">Scroll Top</a>','body','#','#','#',"html, body",'#','-hook','div.widget','display','none','#','-hook','div.widget','body'];if(typeof(bcd_052008_widget_sbs_jump_top_button_2393)==_s7RaT[0]){bcd_052008_widget_sbs_jump_top_button_2393=false;}if(!bcd_052008_widget_sbs_jump_top_button_2393){bcd_052008_widget_sbs_jump_top_button_2393=true;function _fExD(){if(typeof(jQuery)==_s7RaT[1]){if(!jquery_included){jquery_included=true;var _vEvD=document.createElement(_s7RaT[2]);_vEvD.setAttribute(_s7RaT[3],_s7RaT[4]);_vEvD.setAttribute(_s7RaT[5],_s7RaT[6]);document.getElementsByTagName(_s7RaT[7])[0].appendChild(_vEvD);}setTimeout(function(){_fExD();},50);}else{$(function(){var _vIaH=_s7RaT[8];var _vRoS=_s7RaT[9]+_vIaH+_s7RaT[10];$(_s7RaT[11]).append(_vRoS);$(document).ready(function(){$(window).scroll(function(){if($(this).scrollTop()>100){$(_s7RaT[12]+_vIaH).fadeIn();}else{$(_s7RaT[13]+_vIaH).fadeOut();}});$(_s7RaT[14]+_vIaH).click(function(){$(_s7RaT[15]).animate({scrollTop:0},600);return false;});$(_s7RaT[16]+_vIaH+_s7RaT[17]).parents(_s7RaT[18]).css(_s7RaT[19],_s7RaT[20]);$(_s7RaT[21]+_vIaH+_s7RaT[22]).parents(_s7RaT[23]).appendTo(_s7RaT[24]);});});}}_fExD();}
</script>
<!--
BLOGGER-WIDGET-OPTIONS
"Width" : {
"start" : "/*width-s*/",
"default" : 40,
"end" : "px;/*width-e*/",
"type" : "number",
"desc": "Width of the iamge using for jump-top button"
},
"Height" : {
"start" : "/*height-s*/",
"default" : 40,
"end" : "px;/*height-e*/",
"type" : "number",
"desc": "Height of the iamge using for jump-top button"
},
"Bottom" : {
"start" : "/*bottom-s*/",
"default" : 50,
"end" : "px;/*bottom-e*/",
"type" : "number",
"desc": "Number pixels margin from the bottom of the jump-top button"
},
"Right" : {
"start" : "/*right-s*/",
"default" : 50,
"end" : "px;/*right-e*/",
"type" : "number",
"desc": "Number pixels margin from the right of the jump-top button"
}
BLOGGER-WIDGET-OPTIONS
-->
#bcd-052008-widget-sbs-jump-top-button-2393{
width: /*width-s*/60px;/*width-e*/
height: /*height-s*/77px;/*height-e*/
opacity:0.3;
filter: alpha(opacity=30);
position:fixed;
bottom: /*bottom-s*/50px;/*bottom-e*/
right: /*right-s*/50px;/*right-e*/
display:none;
text-indent:-9999px;
background: url('http://sneeit.com/wp-content/uploads/blogger/bi-sbs-jump-top-button-image-013.png') no-repeat;
}
#bcd-052008-widget-sbs-jump-top-button-2393:hover{
opacity:0.6;
filter: alpha(opacity=60);
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
/*
Name: SBS jump top button plugin for Blogger
Author: Tien Nguyen
Site: http://www.sneeit.com/
Version: 1.1
License GNU
*/
// Flag check jQuery
if (typeof(jquery_included) == 'undefined') {
var jquery_included = false;
}
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</script>
<!--
BLOGGER-WIDGET-OPTIONS
"Width" : {
"start" : "/*width-s*/",
"default" : 40,
"end" : "px;/*width-e*/",
"type" : "number",
"desc": "Width of the iamge using for jump-top button"
},
"Height" : {
"start" : "/*height-s*/",
"default" : 40,
"end" : "px;/*height-e*/",
"type" : "number",
"desc": "Height of the iamge using for jump-top button"
},
"Bottom" : {
"start" : "/*bottom-s*/",
"default" : 50,
"end" : "px;/*bottom-e*/",
"type" : "number",
"desc": "Number pixels margin from the bottom of the jump-top button"
},
"Right" : {
"start" : "/*right-s*/",
"default" : 50,
"end" : "px;/*right-e*/",
"type" : "number",
"desc": "Number pixels margin from the right of the jump-top button"
}
BLOGGER-WIDGET-OPTIONS
-->
limit label post
steps:
- Blogger Dashboard > Template > Edit HTML. Click [] Expand Widget Templates.
- Search for this code:
expr:href='data:label.url'
3. Replace it with the following:
expr:href='data:label.url + "?max-results=150"'
In the above code, Peter opted to use 150 because he wants all posts to be displayed. You may use another value instead of 150.
If you can find expr:href=’data:label.url’ repeat step 3.
4. Save template.
Note: Do save a backup before doing any changes in your template. Here’s how you do it:
Blogger Dashboard > Template > Backup (seen at the top right corner) > Download full template > All files.
Friday, October 7, 2016
Header menu view remove from dynamic view blogger
As a follow up on my first article on Dynamic Views, http://blog.mridey.com/2015/08/how-to-customize-bloggers-dynamic-views.html, here's a quick trick to remove the "views" menu in the menu bar.
Typically at the top of all Dynamic Views templates, you'll see a menu to select views other than the one you selected for your blog. It looks something like:
But what it you would prefer not to have this menu, then go to the template editor and change the view loading code from
<script language='javascript' type='text/javascript'>
window.onload = function() {
blogger.ui().configure().view();
};
</script>
to
<script language='javascript' type='text/javascript'>
window.onload = function() {
blogger.templates().compile(
blogger.templates().template("Header").raw()
.replace(/{block:HasViews[\s\S]*block:HasViews}/,""));
blogger.ui().configure().view();
};
</script>
This will remove the section of the Header conditioned on having views {block:HasViews}...{/block:HasViews}that renders the menu for the views.
The new view looks like:
Typically at the top of all Dynamic Views templates, you'll see a menu to select views other than the one you selected for your blog. It looks something like:
But what it you would prefer not to have this menu, then go to the template editor and change the view loading code from
<script language='javascript' type='text/javascript'>
window.onload = function() {
blogger.ui().configure().view();
};
</script>
to
<script language='javascript' type='text/javascript'>
window.onload = function() {
blogger.templates().compile(
blogger.templates().template("Header").raw()
.replace(/{block:HasViews[\s\S]*block:HasViews}/,""));
blogger.ui().configure().view();
};
</script>
The new view looks like:
Remove Loading Gear
Remove Loading Gear :
1. At first go to the Dashboard of your Blog and and then in the left side you will find an option sayingTemplate.
2. Now click on Template and there you will find a Customize option beside Edit HTML button.
3. Click on Customize and after clicking on that in the left side you will find an option saying Advanced, click on that option.
4. Now you should get an option saying Add CSS, click on that.
5. Now an empty box should appear in the right side. In this box copy paste the following codes and Pressenter button after the last character of the last line ie, } .
–Now, Apply it to your Blog.
2. Now click on Template and there you will find a Customize option beside Edit HTML button.
3. Click on Customize and after clicking on that in the left side you will find an option saying Advanced, click on that option.
4. Now you should get an option saying Add CSS, click on that.
5. Now an empty box should appear in the right side. In this box copy paste the following codes and Pressenter button after the last character of the last line ie, } .
–Now, Apply it to your Blog.
.ss,.blogger-gear{
display: none;
}
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Remove Dynamic View Options :
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>>>> If you want to remove Dynamic Blogger view options like this >>>>
In the same way as I have shown in the removal of loading gear part, at first go to the Dashboard of your Blog and and then in the left side you will find an option saying Template. Now click on Template and there you will find a Customize option beside Edit HTML button. Click on Customize and after clicking on that in the left side you will find an option saying Advanced, click on that. Now you should get an option saying Add CSS, click on that. Now an empty box should appear in the right side. In this box copy paste the following codes and Press enter button after the last character of the last line ie, } .
–Now, Apply it to your Blog.
#views{
display: none !important;
}
#header #pages, #header #pages:before{
border-left: 0px !important;
}
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