Broken Bride II – Trampling on Conscience

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Psalm 23:1

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Matthew 5:16

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Revelation 19:7

Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.

Romans 14:12

So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.

1 Corinthians 6:19

What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

Matthew 24:13

But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.

Daniel 2:44

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Memorable Quotes

And then when the Lord gives you a topic you say, “No, Lord, I don’t want to talk about that,” and that’s how it works.

I’m not discussing the safety or efficacy of any treatments anybody may or may not have taken in the last four years. What I’m more concerned about is the precedent that has been set because more mandates are coming.

We are not here to discuss whether taking it or not taking it is somehow a moral failure or not.

It is a matter of personal choice. We firmly believe that in matters of personal conviction we must be guided by the word of God, our conscience, and informed judgment.

The whole struggle in Adventism today comes down to a simple question: Does a general conference president or the Adcom have the spiritual, biblical, or ecclesiastical right to override or determine the convictions of the Holy Spirit upon any individual Adventist or all Adventists worldwide?

We serve a mighty God, and for God, all things are possible.

May God give us the courage to follow through with His will, may God give us the grace to accept His will, may God give us the discernment to perceive His will in our lives from this day and forevermore.

Other Quotations

Ellen G. White emphasized that our health message is based on biblical revelation, the inspired writing of EG White, and on peer-reviewed scientific literature.