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Sin & The Nature of Man

george.c@onthebrinkmediagroup.com (George Cartwright) — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:48:56 GMT

We are made in the image of God with individuality, the power and freedom to think and to do; we are an indivisible unity of body, mind, and spirit, dependent upon God for life and breath and all else.

When Adam & Eve disobeyed God, they denied their dependence upon Him and fell from their high position. The image of God in them was marred and they became subject to death.

We share this fallen nature and its consequences. We are born with weaknesses and tendencies to evil. But God in Christ reconciled the world to Himself and by His Spirit restores in us the image of our Maker. Created for the glory of God, we are called to love Him and one another, and to care for our environment.

( Gen. 1:26-28 ; 2:7 , 15 ; 3 ; Ps. 8:4-8 ; 51:5 , 10 ; 58:3 ; Jer. 17:9 ; Acts 17:24-28 ; Rom. 5:12-17 ; 2 Cor. 5:19 , 20 ; Eph. 2:3 ; 1 Thess. 5:23 ; 1 John 3:4 ; 4:7 , 8 , 11 , 20 .)

The Experience of Salvation

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:48:56 GMT

In infinite love and mercy, God made Christ, who knew no sin, to be sin for us, so that in Him we might be made the righteousness of God.

Led by the Holy Spirit, we sense our need, acknowledge our sinfulness, repent of our transgressions, and exercise faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord. This saving faith comes through the divine power of the Word and is the gift of God’s grace.

Through Christ we are justified, adopted as God’s sons and daughters, and delivered from the lordship of sin. Through the Spirit we are born again and sanctified; the Spirit renews our minds, writes God’s law of love in our hearts, and we are given the power to live a holy life.

Abiding in Him we become partakers of the divine nature and have the assurance of salvation now and in the judgment.

( Gen. 3:15 ; Isa. 45:22 ; 53 ; Jer. 31:31-34 ; Ezek. 33:11 ; 36:25-27 ; Hab. 2:4 ; Mark 9:23 , 24 ; John 3:3-8 , 16 ; 16:8 ; Rom. 3:21-26 ; 8:1-4 , 14-17 ; 5:6-10 ; 10:17 ; 12:2 ; 2 Cor. 5:17-21 ; Gal. 1:4 ; 3:13 , 14 , 26 ; 4:4-7 ; Eph. 2:4-10 ; Col. 1:13 , 14 ; Titus 3:3-7 ; Heb. 8:7-12 ; 1 Peter 1:23 ; 2:21 , 22 ; 2 Peter 1:3 , 4 ; Rev. 13:8 .)

The Second Coming of Christ

george.c@onthebrinkmediagroup.com (George Cartwright) — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:48:56 GMT

The second coming of Christ is the blessed hope of the church, the grand climax of the gospel.

The Savior’s coming will be literal, personal, visible, and worldwide. When He returns, the righteous dead will be resurrected, and together with the righteous living will be glorified and taken to heaven, but the unrighteous will die.

(Matt. 24; Mark 13; Luke 21; John 14:1-3; Acts 1:9-11; 1 Cor. 15:51-54; 1 Thess. 4:13-18; 5:1-6; 2 Thess. 1:7- 10; 2:8; 2 Tim. 3:1-5; Titus 2:13; Heb. 9:28; Rev. 1:7; 14:14-20; 19:11-21.)

The Gift of Prophecy

Sun, 30 Jan 2022 20:07:16 GMT

The Scriptures testify that one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is prophecy.

This gift is an identifying mark of the remnant church and we believe it was manifested in the ministry of Ellen G. White. Her writings speak with prophetic authority and provide comfort, guidance, instruction, and correction to the church.

They also make clear that the Bible is the standard by which all teaching and experience must be tested.

(Num. 12:6; 2 Chron. 20:20; Amos 3:7; Joel 2:28, 29; Acts 2:14-21; 2 Tim. 3:16, 17; Heb. 1:1-3; Rev. 12:17; 19:10; 22:8, 9.)