True and Free Adventists | Dr. Conrad Vine

Matthew 26:31 (and reference to Zechariah):

“Then Jesus said to them, ‘You will all become deserters because of me this night. For it is written, “I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.”‘”
Psalm 116:15:

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.”
2 Samuel 24:14:

“Let us fall into the hands of the Lord, for his mercy is great; let me not fall into human hands.”
Galatians 6:7 (referenced in critique):

“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.”
The Greatest Commandment (Matthew 22:37-38):

“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.”

On Liberty, Conscience, and Freedom:

“When the drawing of the Holy Spirit empowers us to use our liberty of conscience to choose Christ, we experience true freedom.”
“If ever there was a time to re-evaluate what the Constitution is, what it protects, and what it provides for, it would be now.”
“We are living today in an era of misinformation, cancel culture, coercion of conscience, and intolerance for those who deviate from the established orthodoxy.”
“In the midst of the fight, you retain a Christlike character… ask the Holy Spirit every morning to fill your heart.”

On the “True and Free” Adventists & History:

Definition: “They are called true… because they remain true to the fourth and sixth commandments… They are also free because they refuse to register their congregations with the atheist persecuting Soviet authorities.”
On Vladimir Shelkov: “Pastor Shelkov’s entire guilt lay in his rejection of war… he paid dearly for his bloodless fight for human rights.”
On General Conference stance (1979): “The General Conference can recognize only one Adventist organization in any country… We encourage all who consider themselves to be Seventh-day Adventists to identify with the recognized body of believers.” (Interpreted as abandoning the “True and Free”)
Lesson from History: “Persecution is not necessarily a bad thing… The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.”

On the Proposed Modern Division within Adventism:

Official (Institutional) Adventism:
- “Burdened by the love of money… the need to protect assets and multi-billion dollar federal revenue streams.”
- “Has legally subjugated itself to the United Nations goals, spirit, and objectives.”
- “Believes that the General Conference has the spiritual authority and the legal right to deny religious liberty to the members.”
- “Celebrates the breaking of the sixth commandment… encourages the breaking of the seventh commandment… promotes the breaking of the tenth commandment.”
- “Silences truth speakers.”
“True and Free” Adventism (a movement):
- “Burdened by the love of Christ to warn and prepare the world for the second coming, regardless of the temporal cost.”
- “Has submitted itself to the word of God alone as directed by the Holy Spirit through the convictions of the conscience.”
- “Upholds liberty of conscience and the greatest commandment.”
- “Upholds the sixth commandment by rejecting all murder… upholds the seventh commandment… upholds the tenth commandment by rejecting critical theory.”
- “Seeks out truth speakers… believes that tithe belongs to Christ the head of the church.”
- “Offers sermons that are fearless and speak to the times.”

On the Current Crisis and Call to Action:

“The divide is getting so huge between the institution and faithful members… I believe there is coming in our church the possibility of an underground movement.”
“We began as a movement. We evolved and became a respected denomination… But before Christ returns, we will be a faithful movement once again.”
“When the church tries to influence the state, it is the state that influences the church.”
Threefold Call to Action:
1. Bow down: “Choose who you will serve… God or mammon? Will you be a Bible-faithful Adventist or will you be an institutional Adventist?”
2. Stand up: “Don’t be a seventh-day Adventist. Be a 7-day Adventist. Live your faith from Sunday through Friday as much as on Sabbath.”
3. Speak out: Referencing the petition at faithfuladventist.org: “Let the world know that you’re in agreement that we have nothing to do with the fallen kingdoms of this world.”
Final Declaration: “We weren’t just born in Earth’s last days… We were born for Earth’s final days… We will be true to his gospel and we will be free of all government control because our consciences are captive to the word of God and the word of God alone.”