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Dear Brothers and Sisters in
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(ee-ah-oo-ah) our Father,
Greetings on this day of preparation for the weekly Sabbath. I pray this newsletter finds you in good health and happy in the service of IAUA. This is the 27th day of the 9th month of God's Sacred Calendar in the estimated year 6015 Anno Mundi. It is 15 weeks and 1 day until the new year begins with the Spring yearly Sabbaths. The first Unleavened Bread yearly Sabbath begins as always the evening of the 15th day of the 1st month (Sabbath, April 7th on the 2012 Gregorian Calendar, beginning sunset on Friday, April 6th). This year the day of the week will be the same as it was in the year IAUShUO was crucified on Golgotha. An amazing thing occurs in the Gregorian Calendar years of both 2011 and 2012. Those who follow the Millerite Calendar and the Jewish Calendar agree with the dates my research, and others, has determined for the Gregorian Calendar dates of God's Sacred Calendar! _____ A continuation of part of the discussion from the "Adventists in Publishing" group at LinkedIn.com. _____ Lennox Abrigo • Philly Washington: Two truly American names; similar to an East Coast city, the Capitol District and a US President. Along with other things, your name makes you a very important member of this forum. Permit me, if you will, brother Philly, to go back to the idea of objective human knowledge. Do you or anyone else know how close "other churches or philosophies" are to "all the truth"? Isn't that knowledge also necessary to determine whether SDAs are clostest to it? Also, in the 16th century (four hundred years before the first SDA church was registered in the 1860s), God revealed the apostles' understanding of salvation to Martin Luther, which is Jesus' teaching about how the Father reconciled sinners back to Himself and their responsibilities to Him during their journey to heaven. Is it possible for anyone to have a view of salvation that's closer to the truth than Jesus had? If not, then with regard to salvation, as protestants, SDAs are equal custodians of that truth with the apostles and Luther. _____ Frank T. Clark • Quoting Lennox: Have you or anyone else determined what "all the truth" is? Quoting Philly: ... "all the truth" the Holy Spirit reveals is all the truth necessary for our salvation. I believe I could get general agreement the Bible is the source of "all the truth". I also believe I could get general agreement very few understand "all the truth" the Bible reveals. I would certainly acknowledge there are some details which are not quite clear to me. However, I absolutely believe I know all I need to receive salvation as I also believe every person knows all they need. Nevertheless, we are all under obligation to continue to learn and grow in the knowledge of the truth the author of the Bible has revealed. II Peter 3:18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge... The Bible has no intent of providing "all the truth" of the universe. It does provide more than all the truth necessary for our salvation. This is the subject and focus of our concern. I acknowledge I do not know the teachings of every church but I have made a point of searching and studying every significant group I have found, enough to determine whether they contain obvious flaws based on my understanding. The SDA denomination also contains serious flaws but in my subjective evaluation, based on knowledge and not just wishful thinking, is "closest" to the truth. Even the word "close" is necessarily subjective. However, (if I were not "frank" I would add, with all due respect,) proposing all those who understand Luther's reformation of justification by faith, which is only the beginning of salvation, are "equal custodians" is a mockery of any understanding of truth. Maybe later I will share here part of the sermon on that subject. A fresh statement/sermon will appear in a week or two in my ministry newsletter/blog: http://www.iaua.name//IAUA.html#Newsletter _____ An illustration or parable: Once upon a time there was a woman and her friends who loved to get together every weekend and attend a program. I doubt I will offend anyone by calling her Laodicea. Laodicea would often attend many programs during the weekend and even during the week. Laodicea met a man at the meetings who was tall, handsome, muscular and well admired by all her friends. Laodicea began taking his arm and allowing him to escort her at the various meetings. Her friends were all envious and Laodicea was very pleased by all the attention she and her escort would get. Whenever she wanted an escort at a meeting she would pick him up and take him along. When the program was over, she would tell him what a great time she had, thank him, drop him off, and head home congratulating herself on all the fun she was having. One day he suggested to her they needed to be in a deeper relationship. Laodicea was thrilled and all her friends began talking about the upcoming wedding. Plans were made and the day arrived. Laodicea picked up her escort and walked him down the aisle. She was thrilled with all the attention she was getting. Then something strange happened. He offered Laodicea a ring of commitment. She laughed and said she wasn't going to wear that thing. (Now, I am going to give you one clue about the symbols in this illustration or parable. You might need some insight into what is meant by the ring of commitment. I direct you to the picture at this website www.Frank-T-Clark.com. I am forbidden to speak about this openly in public around here but I think you can figure it out.) The reception was so much fun and Laodicea enjoyed herself immensely. When the reception was over, Laodicea told him what a great time she had, thanked him, dropped him off, and headed home congratulating herself on all the fun she was having. Every week Laodicea would faithfully pick him up to escort her to the weekend program. He often suggested to her they needed to be in a deeper relationship. Laodicea said everything was just fine, she was perfectly happy with the way things were. 31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. 1 And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach. Are you consummating your salvation by growing in your relationship and an understanding of all truth? I pray we may all continue to seek love, peace, and unity in truth preparing for the soon coming of IAUShUO (ee-ah-oo-shoo-oh) Messiah, the Son of God.
Frank T. Clark
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