Crucified Afresh!

CHURCH-RELATED:
"...whenever the church forms ANY CONNECTION with any State or kingdom on the
earth, in the very doing of it she REJECTS GOD." A.T. Jones, (10).
"...no people can ever form a union of religion and the State without REJECTING GOD."
A.T. Jones, (11).
"THE UNION OF THE CHURCH WITH THE STATE, BE THE DEGREE EVER SO
SLIGHT, while it may appear to bring the world nearer to the church, does in reality but bring the
church nearer to the world." GC 297.
"WHENEVER THE CHURCH HAS OBTAINED SECULAR POWER, she has employed it
to punish dissent from her doctrines. Protestant churches that have FOLLOWED IN THE STEPS
OF ROME BY FORMING ALLIANCE WITH WORLDLY POWERS have manifested a similar
desire to restrict liberty of conscience..." GC 443.
"Let the PRINCIPLE ONCE BE ESTABLISHED in the United States that the CHURCH
MAY EMPLOY or control the POWER OF THE STATE; that RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES MAY
BE ENFORCED BY SECULAR LAWS...and the TRIUMPH OF ROME IN THIS COUNTRY IS
ASSURED." GC 581. [Note: This has been fulfilled.]
"When first constrained to separate from the English Church, the Puritans had joined
themselves together by a solemn covenant, as the Lord's free people, 'to walk together in all His
ways made known or to be made known to them.' ...Here was the TRUE SPIRIT OF REFORM,
the VITAL PRINCIPLE OF PROTESTANTISM." GC 291.
"When a religion is good, I can see that it will support itself; and when it cannot support
itself, and God does not take care to support it, so that its professors are obliged to call for the
HELP OF THE CIVIL POWER, it is a sign, I say, of its being a bad one." Benjamin Franklin.
"One of the principles most firmly maintained by Luther was that there should be NO
RESORT TO SECULAR POWER in support of the Reformation, and no appeal to arms for its
defense. He rejoiced that the gospel was confessed by princes of the empire; but when they
proposed to unite in a defensive league, he declared that 'the doctrine of the gospel should be
defended by God alone'..." GC 209.
"All who refuse compliance [with the customs of the church]...will be visited with civil
penalties, and it will finally be declared that they are deserving of death." GC 604.
"...When professed Protestant churches repudiate the fundamental principle of
Protestantism by accepting human speculation, tradition, or POLITICAL POWER in place of the
authority and power of God's Word, they may be regarded as DAUGHTERS OF BABYLON. Their
fall is THEN included in hers, and calls for a PROCLAMATION OF THE FALL OF MODERN
BABYLON." (12).
"...The church, therefore, demanded that the state should interfere and promote Sunday
observance by law...THIS UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE SERVED TO ESTABLISH THE
PAPACY IN POWER. A SIMILAR COURSE PURSUED NOW WILL PRODUCE THE SAME
RESULTS." (13).
"Note: In this way [the SECURING OF RELIGIOUS LAWS] church and state were united.
In this way the church gained CONTROL OF THE CIVIL POWER, which she later used as a
means of carrying on most bitter and extensive persecutions. In this way she DENIED CHRIST
and the power of godliness, and demanded that the civil power should be exerted to compel men
to serve God as the church should dictate." (14).
"If the church preaches to the world about the power of God, and yet is not ashamed to
ASK THE WORLD FOR HELP, and to admit that it cannot succeed without that help, it virtually
confesses to the world that it does not possess the power of which it speaks." Francis Hope, (15).
"When a church in ALLIANCE WITH THE STATE EMPLOYS THE SECULAR POWER
TO ENFORCE ITS DOCTRINES by punishing heretics, it repudiates the essential idea of
Christianity." W.W. Prescott, (16).
"Let there be no question on this point. It is not merely true of the Church which will ASK,
it is true as well of the Church which will ALLOW the State to come into her domain and thrust her
ordinances by police power down the throats of unwilling citizens. In either case it is true of her
that she has betrayed her trust, and made the Master a liar, and whatever else she may be, she is
an UNCHRISTIAN CHURCH, TOTALLY AND NOT IN DEGREE." J.T. Ringgold, (17).
"...we conclude that all attempts to coerce men's consciences, or to enforce upon them
religious observances or a religious faith, are unChristlike, and consequently antiChristian. This
opinion we hold in regard to RELIGIOUS COMPULSION OF ANY KIND. This is not the kind of
work required of the Christian Church." G.C. Tenney, (18).
"It has ever been true that a backslidden body--one that has turned from God's word to
men, from God's power to the state--WAS NEVER REFORMED IN ITSELF. INVARIABLY GOD'S
MESSAGE HAS CALLED OUT THOSE FROM THE FALLEN CHURCH who would do His will and
preach His gospel. Israel went down to Egypt for help, and their captivity and loss of power
followed. Out of the captives God gathered a faithful band to do His work. The Jewish church
failed, and God called out the apostolic church to do His bidding. The Roman Church failed, and
out of it God called the churches of the Reformation. Some of these churches failed to advance,
and God called out others to bear His gospel to the world--such as the Baptist, Methodist,
Congregationalist, Disciple, Adventists. His LAST 'CALLED-OUT' PEOPLE WILL KNOW NO
STANDARD but HIS WORD, NO POWER but HIS SPIRIT." (19).
"Now we have referred to a time or to the Jewish Church, as an illustration of the situation
in which we are. We found there that that church turned its back upon God, and JOINED ITSELF
TO CAESAR, in order to put Christ out of the way, and to execute their mind concerning him.
Then the Lord CALLED OUT OF THAT CHURCH and nation ALL WHO WOULD OBEY HIM, and
who would serve Him, BEFORE THE NATION WAS DESTROYED, and He did that work by those
few disciples that believed in Jesus when He ascended to heaven." A.T. Jones, (20).
"PROTESTANTISM sets the power of conscience above the magistrate, and the authority
of the word of God above the visible church..." GC 204.
"...The word of God must be recognized as above all human legislation. 'This saith the
Lord' is not to be set aside for Thus saith the church or the state...The PRINCIPLE we are to
uphold at this time is the same that was maintained by the adherents of the gospel in the great
Reformation." 6T 402.
"The Lord Jesus will ALWAYS HAVE A CHOSEN PEOPLE TO SERVE HIM. When the
Jewish people rejected Christ, the Prince of Life, He took from them the kingdom of God and gave
it unto the Gentiles. God will CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS PRINCIPLE with every branch of
His work. When a church proves unfaithful to the work of the Lord, WHATEVER THEIR
POSITION MAY BE, HOWEVER HIGH AND SACRED THEIR CALLING, the Lord can no longer
work with them. Others are then chosen to bear important responsibilities." UL 131.
"The churches have become as described in the eighteenth chapter of Revelation. Why are the
messages of Revelation fourteen given? Because the PRINCIPLES OF THE CHURCHES HAVE
BECOME CORRUPTED..." 7BC 979.
"...FORCE IS THE LAST RESORT OF EVERY FALSE RELIGION...The papacy has
exercised her power to compel men to obey her, and she will continue to do so." 7BC 976.

The foregoing authoritative statements can be summarized in their respective categories.
1. INDIVIDUALS are to answer to God alone in matters of conscience. The Word of God
is to be their exclusive guide. Uncompromising obedience to the Law of God is required by all
believers, and the one who remains true to principle will never be forsaken by God. A life of
holiness will be manifested by a supreme love to God and impartial love to man. Man can not
associate with the unfaithful and expect to remain faithful himself. Those who work ill to their
neighbor make void the Law of God. The MARK OF THE BEAST will be received by agreeing
with the Church-State union, either by active involvement or passive compromise. Whatever a
man sows he shall reap, and the "curse without a cause" does not exist.
2. Any Church-State combination makes void the Law of God and is an abomination to
Him. Persecution is the sure result of a Church-State union. Seventh-day Adventists can expect
to be oppressed as they make no compromise in their opinions and faith, because no one can
serve God without experiencing opposition from unprincipled men. History indicates that the
wicked always persecute the righteous. To receive the MARK OF THE BEAST is to make void
the law of God by agreeing with the papacy or any of her family.
3. The STATE has no jurisdiction in matters of religion or conscience except to protect the
individual from oppression. The principles of our Constitution have been, and will be further
repudiated.
4. Any CHURCH which requests aid from a secular power reveals her destitution and
rejection of God. When the church unites with the state, persecution inevitably follows, and the
FORCE exercised is proof of her fallen status. After such a spiritual fall, God always calls out the
faithful ones to continue His work. God will always have a chosen people to serve Him.
THE TEST

"To stand in defense of truth and righteousness when champions are few--this will be
OUR TEST." 5T 136.
"...if I deliver my body to be burned [for keeping the right day], but do not have LOVE, it
profits me nothing." 1 Corinthians 13:3.
"The Sabbath will be the great test of loyalty, for it is the point of TRUTH especially
controverted. When the final TEST shall be brought to bear upon men, THEN the line of
distinction will be drawn between those who serve God and those who serve Him not. While the
observance of the false sabbath [or false experience] in compliance with the LAW of the STATE,
contrary to the fourth commandment, will be an avowal of allegiance to a power [or spirit] that is in
opposition to God, the keeping of the true Sabbath [or true experience], in obedience to God's law
[of love] is an evidence of loyalty to the Creator." GC 605.
"God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in SPIRIT and TRUTH." John
4:24.
"...if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him...For all who are
being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons [and daughters] of God." Romans 8:9,14.
We see then the two parts of the test. There is the examination of the theoretical [or faith
experience] which pertains to the SPIRIT. Next the practical aspect [or living testimony] is tested
revealing the adherence to TRUTH. "Faith without works is dead." James 2:20.
It is obvious that an exam must present a challenge and be valid or it is no test at all. For
example, it would be absurd to administer a first grade test to a twelfth-grader. Would it be
considered ethical to give the student a copy of the test prior to the testing? Of course not!
However, it is only JUST to make available all necessary information and requirements for
passing. God has provided in His dear Son, all we need to pass the test. "He that has the Son
has life, and he that has not the Son of God has not life." 1 John 5:12. He has given us the most
thorough and powerful Instruction Manual ever known to man. And He has provided His "remnant
people" with in-spired commentary to eliminate common misapplications.
In the FINAL TEST, those who are lacking the SPIRIT will not stand in the TRUTH.
Those without spiritual eye-salve will be deceived. Seventh-day Adventists who are to be grades
above the world will not be given the same level of trial. To those who have much, much is
required. The man who neglects opportunity will lose even what he has. His "candle-stick will be
removed".
Do you think, my brothers and sisters, that your test will be choosing between Saturday
and Sunday? Or do you believe the Sunday Law will be your test? If so, you will be deceived.
Please be enlightened. "I tell you now that you must have divine enlightenment. If you do not
seek this, SATAN will set up his hellish banner right in your homes, and you will be so blinded to
the real nature of his deceptions that you will reverence it as the BANNER of CHRIST." MS 18,
1888, p.4.
When Abraham was tested, he had to make a "tough" decision. He was required to be
willing to give up the most precious "thing" possible. It was in total contradiction to God's promise-
-that he would be "father of a great multitude". The requirement made no logical sense from a
human perspective. But because he was led of the SPIRIT, he prevailed in the TRUTH. He knew
the faithfulness of the Father and trusted in divine wisdom.
Dear Seventh-day Adventist, your test has come. The Son of God has been Crucified
Afresh; what will you do? The contest is between "the commandments of God and the
commandments of men". Where will you stand? THE IMAGE

"This IMAGE [Nebuchadnezzar] set up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylon, to
be worshipped, and called all his...people...to worship it. This was a positive setting up of his
OWN IDEA against that of God. This was to declare to all people that his golden kingdom was to
ENDURE FOREVER; that there was to be no such thing as another kingdom [church] arising
SEPARATE from his and inferior to it...No! there should be only his golden kingdom of Babylon,
and it should never be broken or interrupted [it would go through to the end]..." A.T. Jones,
(21). "...when the state shall use its power to enforce the decrees and sustain the institutions of
the church--THEN will Protestant America have formed an IMAGE to the papacy..." 7BC 976.
"When [the church]...shall influence the state to enforce their decrees and to sustain their
institutions, THEN Protestant America will have formed an IMAGE of the ROMAN HIERARCHY,
and the infliction of civil penalties upon dissenters will inevitably result." GC 445.
"The 'IMAGE to the beast' represents that form of apostate Protestantism which will be
developed when the Protestant churches shall seek the AID OF THE CIVIL POWER for the
enforcement of their dogmas." GC 445.
"...in the VERY ACT of enforcing a religious duty by secular power, the churches would
themselves FORM AN IMAGE to the beast..." GC 449.
"Note: The beast 'which had the wound by a sword, and did live.' is the Papacy. That
was a church dominating the civil power, a union of church and state, enforcing its religious
dogmas by the civil power, by confiscation, imprisonment, and death. An IMAGE to this beast
would be another ecclesiastical organization clothed with civil power--another UNION OF
CHURCH AND STATE--to enforce religion by law." (22).
"I need not undertake to give a definition in detail of what the IMAGE of the beast is; we all
know well that it is the CHURCH POWER USING THE GOVERNMENT, THE CIVIL POWER,
FOR CHURCH PURPOSES...
Now I want to state a little further upon the PRINCIPLE that no Christian, being a citizen of
the kingdom of God, can of right start any procedure in connection with civil government. After it
is started by the government itself, that is another question...I repeat therefore, that upon the
PRINCIPLES which govern kingdoms and governments, the very PRINCIPLE of the law in
heaven, or law in earth, a Christian cannot start any procedure in connection with civil
government. And of all Christians, SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS CANNOT DO IT. THE VERY
KEEPING OF THE SABBATH FORBIDS IT." A.T. Jones, (23).
"The special characteristic of the beast, and therefore of his IMAGE, is the breaking of
God's commandments." GC 446.
"...it has been written, that the testimony of two men is true." John 8:17. Dear reader, do
you have any question in your mind as to what forms "the IMAGE to the beast"?

THE KINGDOM

"My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants
would be fighting, that I might not be delivered up to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of
this realm." John 18:36.
"...Jesus never, in any manner nor to any degree, took any part in political matters nor in
any affairs of the State. Jesus was then, and is forever, the embodiment of true religion.
Therefore, in His whole life's conduct of absolute separation from everything political, from all
affairs of the State, there is taught to all the world, and especially to all believers in Him, the
complete separation of the religion of Christ, and of all who hold it, from everything political and
from all affairs of the State." A.T. Jones, (24).
"Not by the decisions of courts, or councils, or legislative assemblies, not by the
patronage of worldly great men, is the kingdom of Christ established..." DA 509.
"There is a kingdom now in existence into which only the righteous can enter. They enter
it by coming into a personal, saving relation to Jesus Christ. That kingdom is not of the world; its
government is not exercised by worldly government or States, and in the administration of its
affairs NO FORCE is used. Its officers strive not for position nor for authority over others. They
are all brethren." M.E. Kellogg, (25).
"The exercise of FORCE is contrary to the PRINCIPLES of God's government; He desires
only the service of Love; and love cannot be commanded; it cannot be won by force or authority.
Only by LOVE is love awakened." DA 22. "The germ in the seed grows by
the unfolding of the LIFE-PRINCIPLE which God has implanted. Its development depends upon
NO HUMAN POWER. So it is with the kingdom of Christ. It is a new creation. Its PRINCIPLES
of development are the opposite of those that rule the kingdoms of this world. Earthly
governments prevail by PHYSICAL FORCE...but the founder of the new kingdom is the Prince of
Peace...In His plan of government there is no employment of brute FORCE TO COMPEL THE
CONSCIENCE. The Jews looked for the kingdom of God to be established in the same way as
the kingdoms of the world. To promote righteousness they RESORTED TO EXTERNAL
MEASURES. They DEVISED METHODS AND PLANS. But Christ implants a PRINCIPLE..."
COL 77.
"There is no place for tradition, for man's theories and conclusions, or for CHURCH
LEGISLATION. NO LAWS ORDAINED BY ECCLESIASTICAL AUTHORITY are included in the
commission...'The law and the prophets,' with the record of His own words and deeds, are the
treasure committed to the disciples to be given to the world...Nothing that does not bear His
superscription is to be recognized in His kingdom." DA 826.
"The loyal and true bear the credentials of heaven, not of earthly potentates...The Lord
has provided His church with capabilities and blessings, that they may present to the world an
image of His own sufficiency, and that His church may be complete in Him, a continual
representation of another, even the eternal world, of laws that are higher than earthly laws." TM
17.
Are you in the kingdom of God or still supporting the kingdoms of this world? No man can
serve two masters. Either make the the tree good so the fruit will be good, or make it bad so your
true character will be revealed. WARNING: "Halfhearted Christians are WORSE than INFIDELS;
for their deceptive words and noncommittal position lead many astray. The infidel shows his
colors. The lukewarm Christian deceives both parties. He is neither a good worldling nor a good
Christian. Satan uses him to do a work no one else can do." 7BC 963.
"Prophecy represents Protestantism as having lamblike horns, but speaking like a
dragon." 7BC 975. Apostate Protestantism has become a "wolf [or dragon] in sheep's clothing"
and is now "the false prophet". Are you being deceived by "the false prophet"? Satan has come
as an "angel of light". Did you see him; have you seen or heard him? NOTE: You must recognize
him to avoid him. Please awake! Its time to awake; "the Bridegroom cometh". The kingdom of
heaven is at hand. The kingdom of God is in the midst of you! The Bride must make herself
ready!

THE MARRIAGE

"God is the HUSBAND of His church. The church is the BRIDE, the Lamb's wife...She
should keep herself PURE, SANCTIFIED, HOLY. NEVER should she indulge in any foolishness;
for she is the bride of a King. Yet she does not realize her exalted position." 7BC 986.
"...the sacred and enduring character of the relation that exists between Christ and His church is
represented by the union of Marriage...The unfaithfulness of the church to Christ in permitting her
confidence and affection to be turned from Him, and allowing the love of worldly things to
occupy the soul, is likened to the violation of the marriage vow..."thou wast exceeding beautiful
and thou didst prosper into a kingdom. And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy
beauty: for it was perfect through My comeliness, which I had put upon thee...But thou didst trust
in thine own beauty, and playedst the harlot because of thy renown." GC 381.
"Again, Christ represents His Church as His bride and He her Husband. Thus Paul says
to the Corinthian Church, 'I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a
chaste virgin to Christ' (2 Cor. 11:2; also Rom. 7:4). Christ is, therefore, the Protector and
Defender of His Churches; but whenever the Church allows some one else to PROTECT and rule
over her she acts just as a woman who leaves her husband and seeks protection of some other
man. In a union of Church and State the Church becomes MARRIED, as it were, to the State..."
Letter 51a, 1898.
"The true church is a chaste virgin. (2 Cor. 11:2). The church that is joined with the world
in friendship, is a harlot. It is this unlawful connection with the kings of the earth that constitutes
her the great harlot of the Apocalypse. (Rev. 17). Thus the Jewish Church, at first espoused to
the Lord (Jer. 2:3; 31:32), became a harlot (Eze. 16)...The unlawful union with the world of which
Babylon is guilty, is positive that it (Babylon) is the civil power...For these reasons, it is very
evident that the Babylon of the Apocalypse is the professed church united with the world." Uriah
Smith, (26).
We unhesitatingly apply the Babylon of the Apocalypse to all corrupt Christianity. The
term signifying confusion, is perfectly applicable to the many different sects, each holding different
sentiments, and all united with the world. The Protestant sects are fitly represented by the harlot
daughters of the woman of Rev. 17:4,5. The woman that would leave her husband, and unite with
and SEEK PRO- TECTION from, another, would be called thus. The professed church of Christ
has left the arm of her true husband, and now leans upon the strong arm of the law. She seeks
protection, and to be nourished by the corrupt governments of the world, and is properly
represented by the harlot daughters of the old mother, she being a symbol of the Catholic church.
As the woman should cleave to her husband, so should the church cleave to Christ, and instead of
SEEKING THE ARM OF THE LAW FOR PROTECTION in the worship of God, lean ONLY on the
potent arm of her Beloved." James White, (27).
"When the early church departed from God and imbibed pagan errors, she became
Babylon. When she united with the state, she FELL, and, AS AN ORGANIZA-TION, was the body
of Christ no longer. While the Reformation churches held fast to the word Christ was with them.
Then they crystalized their various errors into creeds and endeavored thus to confine God's word,
they made themselves daughters of Babylon. When some of them united with the state, they fell,
and God had to use other people, called out of Babylon to carry forward His work. Now among
these very churches which came out of the second Babylon, confusion reigns;' and now great
Babylon, including later daughters, is in adulterous union with the kings of earth, and is
endeavoring to make that union stronger. God calls no church Babylon which holds to His word,
and follows the light that shines from it, even though there are in its membership many who do not
know Christ. When the controlling influence of a church is downward, it erects some other
standard besides God's word." 1896, (28).
"...we understand that all the corrupt religious bodies which ever have existed, or which
exist at the present time, united to the world, and sustained by the civil power, constitute the
Babylon of John's vision, which shall be thrown down as a mill-stone is cast into the mighty deep."
J.N. Andrews, (29).
"Babylon is also charged with the sin of unlawful connection with 'the kings of the earth.' It
was by departure from the Lord, and alliance with the heathen, that the Jewish church became a
HARLOT; and Rome, corrupting herself in LIKE MANNER BY SEEKING THE SUPPORT OF
WORLDLY POWERS, receives a like condemnation." GC 382.
By her [Babylon's] daughters must be symbolized churches that cling to her doctrines and
tradition, and follow her example of sacrificing the truth and the approval of God, in order to form
an UNLAWFUL ALLIANCE with the world. The message of Revelation 14, announcing the fall of
Babylon must apply to religious bodies that were ONCE PURE and have become corrupt." GC
383.
"The church leaning upon the arm of another; separated from her own husband, turning to
another, leaning upon the arm of another than her rightful Lord--that is what made Babylon. The
Church, pretending to be the Church of Christ, joining herself to another lord, makes the
adulteress, the HARLOT." A.T. Jones, (30).
Not withstanding, notice this: "If the church of God becomes LUKEWARM, it does not
stand in favor with God any more than do the churches that are represented as having fallen and
become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and the cage of every unclean
and hateful bird [or Babylon]." Letter 35, January 1, 1898.
"It is written, 'What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.' And by
the same token it can be authoritatively written, What God hath put asunder, let no man, nor any
combination of men, join together." A.T. Jones, (31).
There is absolutely no way a church can be joined to God and the State at the same time.
It is an impossibility! Applying the above testimony gathered from proven church representatives
of the last century, you can make intelligent decisions concerning the present organization of the
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Space does not permit to publish her entire
indictment here. However, it is common knowledge that the Seventh-day Adventist Church joined
hands in unholy union with the Federal Government in November, 1981. Not only has the General
Conference Corporation registered, under the United States trademark laws, the name "Seventh-
day Adventist", but it has also, since 1986, been initiating litigation to FORCE compliance with said
laws. Please regard the following statement from then General Conference President, Neal C.
Wilson (June 18, 1988): "We've got to PROTECT that name ["Seventh-day Adventist"], because
we are giving a false impression to the world...And this church/state business; be a little careful
how you use that, because that is not in scripture: separation of Church and State. That is a
particular North American philosophy. It exists no where else in the world." (32). [All
emphases/brackets mine].
"As reformers they [Seventh-day Adventists] had come out of the denominational
churches, but they now act a part similar to that which the churches acted. We hoped that there
would not be the necessity for another coming out." MS 30, 1889.

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