Broken Bride III – Remnant, Respectable, or Regime Church

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

1 Corinthians 15:52 (KJV)

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Revelation 13:12-13 (NIV)

It exercises all the authority of the first beast in its presence, and makes the earth and its inhabitants worship the first beast, whose mortal wound was healed. It performs great signs, even making fire come down from heaven to earth in front of people.

Genesis 2:16-17 (NIV)

And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die.”

Daniel 5:23 (KJV)

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified.

Romans 12:1 (NIV)

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

Isaiah 28:14-15 (NIV)

Therefore hear the word of the Lord, you scoffers who rule this people in Jerusalem. You boast, “We have entered into a covenant with death, with the realm of the dead we have made an agreement. When an overwhelming scourge sweeps by, it cannot touch us, for we have made a lie our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”

Memorable Quotes

I came to the conclusion in my study on that and I hope we all came to the conclusion ourselves that, while we are delighted and grateful that our church leaders do what they do, there is a boundary of which they cannot cross.

But as a responsible moral being he must remain loyal to his creator at whatever cost, even at the sacrifice of life itself.

Every effort to compel the consciences of men in any way, whether it be the Sabbath or any other matter at issue, is satanic.

The truth does matter, and it matters particularly in areas of medicine because if I go to my doctor and I trust my doctor, I want to trust my doctor.

The truth absolutely matters. We have tragic cases in our Western World, but as Adventists, we want to proclaim Eternal truth.

When the Holy Spirit convicts you not to do something, this small group of men here are assuming the rights to override the Holy Spirit. This is wrong.

Other Quotations

“It is not God’s purpose that any human being should yield his mind and will to the control of another, becoming a passive instrument in his hands.” – Ellen G. White, This Day With God, p. 192

“No one is to merge his individuality in that of another. He is not to look to any other human being as the source of healing.” – Ellen G. White, Counsels on Health, p. 345

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.” – Matthew 5:9