The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 2

[Psalms 23:1 (A Psalm of David.) The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.Psalms 23:2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.Psalms 23:3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.Psalms 23:4 Yea, though I walk throughContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 2”

The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 1

A new emperor, Charles V, had ascended the throne of Germany, and the emissaries of Rome hastened to present their congratulations and induce the monarch to employ his power against the Reformation. On the other hand, the elector of Saxony, to whom Charles was in great degree indebted for his crown, entreated him to takeContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 1”

The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 3

[Ephesians 2:8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:Ephesians 2:9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he (God) is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from allContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 3”

The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 2

[Matthew 24:14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. KJV] From Bohemia the light extended to Germany, for disturbances in the University of Prague caused the withdrawal of hundreds of German students. Many of them had receivedContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Huss and Jerome—Chapter 6, Part 2”

How long halt ye between two opinions?

Answer God, be whose you will be, period. “And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.”‭‭1 Kings‬ ‭18‬:‭21‬ ‭KJV‬‬

The Great Controversy: The Waldenses—Chapter 4, Part 3

While the Waldenses regarded the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom, they were not blind to the importance of a contact with the world, a knowledge of men and of active life, in expanding the mind and quickening the perceptions. From their schools in the mountains some of the youth were sent toContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Waldenses—Chapter 4, Part 3”