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I received an email from a mailing list, which used part of the same argument Ron du Preez uses in dismissing the feasts as associated with the sacrifices. I responded to the email and it is part of a response I would make to Ron du Preez, if he were interested in truth rather than his own ideas.
_____ They wrote: It would seem that we say we believe that Ellen G. White was "the messenger of the Lord" and yet relegate her into insignificance then stubbornly cling to our own opinions about what we need to do to inherit eternal life. What will it take to convince those of you out there who keep the feast days that at the minimum keeping feast days are useless, and at the worst keeping the feast days means denying Christ's sacrifice on the cross. You will probably not be convinced until the seven last plagues begin to fall on you... too late then! I know some of you will remain obstinate to the end, but I will be praying that any HONEST misguided souls of you out there will comprehend the paragraph below from Ellen G. White, and will take it to heart. We have all read: "The very last deception of Satan will be to make of none effect the testimony of the Spirit of God. "Where there is no vision, the people perish" (Proverbs 29:18). Satan will work ingeniously, in different ways and through different agencies, to unsettle the confidence of God's remnant people in the true testimony.--1SM 48 (1890). Do you really want a part in this ? "Men and women may study the will of God with profit. Let young men and young women, while the dew of youth is upon them, begin to study the word of God, which expresses his will. The steps of Christ are certainly marked out in the word. Go where they can be found today. Do not seek to go back to the land where Christ's feet trod ages ago. Christ says: "He that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." We can know far more of Christ by following him step by step in the work of redemption, seeking the lost and the perishing, than by journeying to old Jerusalem. Christ has taken his people into his church. He has swept away every ceremony of the ancient type. He has given no liberty to restore these rites, or to substitute anything that will recall the old literal sacrifices. The Lord requires of his people spiritual sacrifices alone. Everything pertaining to his worship is placed under the superintendence of his Holy Spirit. Jesus said that the Father would send the Holy Spirit in his name to teach his disciples all things, and to bring all things unto their remembrance that he had said unto them. The curse rests upon Jerusalem. The Lord has obliterated those things which men would worship in and about Jerusalem, yet many hold in reverence literal objects in Palestine, while they neglect to behold Jesus as their advocate in the heaven of heavens. {RH, February 25, 1896 par. 8} _____ I responded: Yes! The animal sacrifices were completed. This was the ceremonial law. Ellen never said anything but the sacrifices were part of the ceremonial law. She said there was more which was not ended. "The Jews refused to accept Christ as the Messiah, and they cannot see that their ceremonies are meaningless, that the sacrifices and offerings have lost their significance. The veil drawn by themselves in stubborn unbelief is still before their minds. It would be removed if they would accept Christ, the righteousness of the law. {RH, April 22, 1902 par. 14} "Many in the Christian world also have a veil before their eyes and heart. They do not see to the end of that which was done away. They do not see that it was only the ceremonial law which was abrogated at the death of Christ. They claim that the moral law was nailed to the cross. Heavy is the veil that darkens their understanding. The hearts of many are at war with God. They are not subject to his law. Only as they shall come into harmony with the rule of his government, can Christ be of any avail to them. They may talk of Christ as their Saviour; but he will finally say to them, I know you not. You have not exercised genuine repentance toward God for the transgression of his holy law, and you cannot have genuine faith in me, for it was my mission to exalt God's law. {RH, April 22, 1902 par. 15} "Paul did not represent either the moral or the ceremonial law as ministers in our day venture to do. Some cherish such antipathy to the law of God that they will go out of the way to denounce and stigmatize it. Thus they despise and pour contempt on the majesty and glory of God. {RH, April 22, 1902 par. 16} "The moral law was never a type or a shadow. It existed before man's creation, and will endure as long as God's throne remains. God could not change nor alter one precept of his law in order to save man; for the law is the foundation of his government. It is unchangeable, unalterable, infinite, and eternal. In order for man to be saved, and for the honor of the law to be maintained, it was necessary for the Son of God to offer himself as a sacrifice for sin. He who knew no sin became sin for us. He died for us on Calvary. His death shows the wonderful love of God for man, and the immutability of his law. {RH, April 22, 1902 par. 17} Now compare this: "In consequence of continual transgression, the moral law was repeated in awful grandeur from Sinai. Christ gave to Moses religious precepts which were to govern the everyday life. These statutes were explicitly given to guard the ten commandments. They were not shadowy types to pass away with the death of Christ. They were to be binding upon man in every age as long as time should last. These commands were enforced by the power of the moral law, and they clearly and definitely explained that law. {RH, May 6, 1875 par. 10} What does God say He commanded? What does He command us? 4 Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him in Horeb for all Israel, the statutes and judgments. What does the Law of Moses say? Who actually spake? 1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, I will not quote them all but I hope you get the point. If not, then you will persist in your rejection of God's Law. This is the shaking of the church which Ellen foretold. Be at peace, Frank T. Clark - When the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth... and he will show you things to come. John 16:13 (paraphrased) _____ Do you see what is ceremonial and what is moral? I pray we may all continue to seek love, peace, and unity in truth preparing for the soon coming of Iaushua (ee-ah-oo-shoo-oh) Messiah, the Son of God.
Frank T. Clark
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