Waldenses I

Extracted Verses and Quotes from the Sermon

Biblical Verses

Psalm 103

Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities; who heals all your diseases; Who redeems your life from destruction; who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfies your mouth with good things; so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. The Lord executes righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed. The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger forever. He has not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. As the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust. As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourishes. For the wind passes over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness to children’s children, to such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them. The Lord has prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom rules over all. Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. Bless the Lord, all his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure. Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the Lord, O my soul.

Revelation 12:7

And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels.

Revelation 12:17

And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Daniel 11:40

And at the time of the end shall the king of the south push at him: and the king of the north shall come against him like a whirlwind, with chariots, and with horsemen, and with many ships; and he shall enter into the countries, and shall overflow and pass over.

Luke 14:16-24

Then said he unto him, A certain man made a great supper, and bade many: And sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them: I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

1 Timothy 4:1-3

Now the Spirit speaks expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

James 2:1-10 (implied)

For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? If ye fulfill the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.

1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.

John 1:5

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

Genesis 6:9

Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.

Memorable Quotes

“There was war in heaven and that word for war is poos. The war in heaven may not just have been a physical war but a war about ideas—a war about truth.”

“Truth matters. It’s important to have the courage to speak the truth. To contend for the faith means we must be willing to stand up for the truth.”

“The church in the wilderness has become known throughout history to her friends and enemies alike simply as the Waldenses. Their traditional motto was ‘Lux lucet in tenebris’ — light shining in the darkness.”

“The Waldenses turned their backs on economic opportunity to be faithful to the gospel, moving to hard, tough, isolated mountain valleys to preserve the purity of the gospel.”

“The doctrine of compulsion, invented by Augustine, argued that heretics should be persecuted to compel them to enter the church because salvation was only possible inside the church.”

“When you unify church and state, the church uses the state to uphold the beliefs of the church. The papacy erected the most perfect blueprint for religious tyranny.”

“The Waldenses carried the gospel in their minds. They memorized their beliefs because when the time comes, we may not have access to printed materials or the internet.”

“Live as disciples of Jesus Christ transparently, so that our enemies may know we are followers of Jesus by the purity of our lives, the purity of our speech, and the love that we have one for another.”

“We are born into this time for such a time as this — to be the light shining in the darkest and deepest darkness of Earth’s history.”

“Prepare for persecution: reorder your life spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually so there are no other gods between you and God.”

“Shine a light. Make missionary work a priority in your life and congregation, supporting those who go and those who stay.”

“The church in the wilderness did not cower in fear. Its motto was light shining in darkness. She shone forth a light across Europe with humility, holy boldness, and determination.”

“May we be found faithful in whatever portion of the vineyard we have been called to serve, so that the name of God is glorified through our lives.”

Other Quotations

Ellen G. White

“It would be well for all our workers to study the history of the Waldensian missionaries and to imitate their example of sacrifice and self-denial.”