[Psalms 40:9 I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.Psalms 40:10 I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.—KJV] Luther had spokenContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 4”
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The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 3
[Psalms 118:8 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.Psalms 118:9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.—KJV] In the presence of that powerful and titled assembly the lowly born Reformer seemed awed and embarrassed. Several of the princes, observing his emotion,Continue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther Before the Diet—Chapter 8, Part 3”
Holy calls but many do not answer—Who/which are you?
Answer the question to God, He will reveal the state of your heart (mind) to you. Examine self, not another. Pull the bolder out of your eye first. Then, you may help those with a beam in their eye. These are they who have the knowledge of God, but reject Him in their rejection ofContinue reading “Holy calls but many do not answer—Who/which are you?”
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 Holy has spoken—it is. Period
Hear all, and listen, take heed to what God is saying that in the last day we who are His—are of one fold. There will not be all these different “denominations “. God has His people His children all in His one fold—we are from all different walks of life, He gathers us, even weContinue reading “The Holy has spoken—it is. Period”
The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 6
When the papal bull reached Luther, he said: “I despise and attack it, as impious, false…. It is Christ Himself who is condemned therein…. I rejoice in having to bear such ills for the best of causes. Already I feel greater liberty in my heart; for at last I know that the pope is antichrist, and thatContinue reading “The Great Controversy: Luther’s Separation From Rome—Chapter 7, Part 6”