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THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE OF HUMAN SOCIETY ‘YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW.

FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:

THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE COLLAPSE OF HUMAN SOCIETY ‘YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW.

“Horror hath taken hold upon me because of the wicked that forsake Thy law.” Ps. 119: 53, KJV.  “Justice standeth afar off; for the truth is fallen in the street and equity cannot enter.” Isa. 59: 14.

The only way to begin solving a problem is by tracing from cause to effect. The whole Bible upholds and applies this principle from the beginning of all things to the end of it all. Hereunder is a temporary “fast forward” update on our ongoing self-education on the details of the prophesied “falling away” of the  church from its earliest beginnings—-that clearly show the devastating “effects” upon the church, Christianity, the nation and human society itself resulting from its earliest “cause” reckoned from the time of Constantine and the Roman Empire: Observe:

“No error accepted by the Christian world strikes MORE BOLDLY against the authority of Heaven, none is MORE DIRECTLY opposed to the dictates of reason, none is MORE PERNICIOUS in its results, than the modern doctrine, so rapidly gaining ground [since the mid 1800s], that God’s LAW IS NO LONGER BINDING upon men.

“Every nation has its laws, which command respect and obedience; no government [or ‘kingdom’] would exist without them; and can it be conceived that the Creator of universe and the earth has no law to govern the beings He has made?

“Suppose that prominent ministers were publicly to teach that the statutes which govern their land and protect the rights of its citizens were NOT OBLIGATORY, that they restrict the liberties of the people, and therefore might not be obeyed; how long would such men be TOLERATED in the pulpit? But is it a graver offense to disregard the laws of states and nations than to TRAMPLE upon those divine precepts which are THE FOUNDATION OF ALL GOVERNMENT?

“It would be FAR MORE consistent for nations to ABOLISH their statuettes, and permit the people to DO AS THEY PLEASE, than for the Ruler of the universe to ANNUL His law, and have a world WITHOUT A STANDARD to condemn the guilty and justify the obedient!

“Would we know the RESULT of making void the law of God? The experiment has been tried. Terrible were the scenes enacted in FRANCE when ATHEISTS became the controlling power. It was then demonstrated to the WORLD that to throw off the RESTRAINTS which God had imposed is to accept the RULE OF THE CRUELEST. When the standard of righteousness is set aside, the way is open for the prince of evil to ESTABLISH his POWER [and kingdom] on earth.” E. G. White, Great Controversy, 1911 ed., p. 584.

We will definitely cover the specific time prophecy of the “two witnesses” who were “killed” and “resurrected” during a span of three and a half years during the French Revolution given in Revelation 11: 1-13, God willing.  Bless all, NMF 

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‘GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOODWILL TOWARD MEN’

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‘GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND ON EARTH PEACE, GOODWILL TOWARD MEN’

“Oh that today the human family would recognize that song!” And wonder why there is no peace on earth and goodwill among the nations and  kingdoms of the earth!

That “peace on earth” and “goodwill toward men” sung by the angelic choir of heaven with the humble shepherds out in the fields only as their audience on earth, while the whole heavenly universe rejoiced, can only be understood, appreciated and possessed when we turn our attention away from the frenetic world around us and focus on the following:

“The story of Bethlehem is an exhaustless theme. In it is hidden ‘the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God.’ Rom. 11:33. We marvel at the Savior’s sacrifice in exchanging the THRONE of heaven for the MANGER, and the companionship of adoring ANGELS for the BEASTS of the stall.

“Human pride and self-sufficiency stand rebuked in His presence Yet this was but the  BEGINNING of His wonderful CONDESCENSION. It would have been an almost INFINITE HUMILIATION for the Son of God to take man’s nature, even when Adam stood in his INNOCENCE in Eden.

“But Jesus accepted humanity when the race had been weakened by FOUR THOUSAND YEARS OF SIN. Like every child of Adam, He accepted the results of the working of the great LAW OF HEREDITY. What these results were is shown in the history of His earthly ancestors. He came with such a HEREDITY to share our SORROWS and TEMPTATIONS, and to give us AN EXAMPLE OF A SINLESS LiFE…….

“To meet a bitterer conflict and a more fearful risk, God gave His only begotten Son, that the path of life might be made sure for OUR LITTLE ONES. “Herein is love.’ Wonder, O heavens! and be astonished, O earth!” (Desire of Ages, pp. 48, 49).

I will not greet you with a Merry Christmas but with this message that is much better, more truthful, uplifting, encouraging and edifying!
God bless all, NMF 

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GRACE IS FOR FALLEN MEN, NEVER FALLEN ANGELS

September 9, 2020

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GRACE IS FOR FALLEN MEN, NEVER FALLEN ANGELS 

“For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared unto all men.”

Titus 2:11, KJV.

“Wherefore, as by one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned.” Rom. 5:!

  1. “Have sinned,” is not the same as “will.”

“By disobeying the commands of God, man [beginning with the first Adam], men fell under [the condemnation] of His Law. This called for the GRACE of God to appear in behalf of sinners. We should never have learned the meaning of this word, grace, had we not fallen!

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THE ‘MORE EXCELLENT NAME’

August 28, 2020

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THE ‘MORE EXCELLENT NAME’

“Being made so much better than the angels, as He hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.”

Heb. 1:4, A.V.

In a personal study I made many years ago on the significance of names in the Bible, using my Exhaustive Concordance of the King James Version (containing the Hebrew and Greek Lexicons), I counted the names and appellations and titles attached/ascribed to Christ: a total of 227!

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TRUE BIBLE SANCTIFICATION

July 12, 2020

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TRUE BIBLE SANCTIFICATION

“The sanctification set forth in the Scriptures has to do with the ENTIRE BEING—spirit, soul, and body.

“Here is the true idea of entire consecration. Paul prays that the church…may enjoy this GREAT BLESSING: “The very God of peace sanctify you wholly: and I pray God your WHOLE spirit and soul and body be PRESERVED BLAMELESS unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thess. 5:23, KJV.

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How God Chose Gideon’s Elite Force of Three Hundred Men

Friday Morning Manna                

April 3, 2020

Nathaniel Fajardo                        

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How God Chose Gideon’s Elite Force of Three Hundred Men

   “Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; therefore hear a word from My mouth, and give them warning from Me.” Ezekiel 3: 17, vs 18-21; cf. 33: 1-20.

The gospel-prophet said: “His watchmen are blind, they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber. Yes, they are greedy dogs which never have enough. And they are shepherds who cannot understand; they all look to their own way, everyone for his own gain, from his own territory.” Isa. 56: 10, 11, NKJV.

The counterfeit watchmen are the unfaithful, cowering, self-serving religious shepherds of the flock “who cannot understand,” spiritual guardians of the people, pastors, ministers who are not proclaiming God’s warning messages today. God further describes them as “dumb dogs that cannot bark,” “lazy and greedy dogs which never have enough.” If ever!

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HIGHER EDUCATION? STUDY CHRIST’S PARABLES

February 10 2020

FROM YOUR PASTOR’S DESK:

HIGHER EDUCATION? STUDY CHRIST’S PARABLES.

“All these things Jesus spoke to the multitude in parables; and without a parable He did not speak to them, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet [Isaiah].”

Matt. 13: 34, 35 (read the rest). “In the Savior’s parable teaching is an indication of what constitutes “higher learning.’ Christ might have opened to men the deepest truths of science. He might have unlocked mysteries which have required many centuries of toil and study to penetrate. He might have made suggestions in scientific lines that would have afforded food for thought and stimulus for invention to the close of time.

But He did not do this. He said nothing to gratify curiosity, or to satisfy man’s ambition by opening doors to worldly greatness. In all His teaching, Christ brought the mind of man in contact with the Infinite Mind. He did not direct the people to study men’s theories about God, His Word, or His works.

He taught them to behold Him as manifested in His works, in His Word, and by His providences. Christ did not deal with abstract theories, but in that which is essential to the development of character, that which will enlarge men’s capacity for knowing God, and increase his efficiency to do good.

He spoke to men of those truths that relate to the conduct of life, and that take hold upon eternity.” COL 22, 23. There are 40 parables of Christ recorded in the NT. Don’t you think they’re priceless compared to all the politics, entertainment and unnecessary “cares of this life”?! If you do let’s find whatever time is left to study these “higher education” subjects! NMF 

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The “Fullness of Time” Never Specified Specific Time

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December 27, 2019
By Nathaniel Fajardo                                                                                                                                                           email:[email protected]

The “Fullness of Time” Never Specified Specific Time

      “But When the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the [condemnation] of the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.”  

Gal. 4: 4, 5, N.K.J.V.

Sent forth by the Father, the only-begotten Son of God was “born of a woman” and became the Son of man “when the fullness of time had come,” not a “twinkling of an eye” earlier or later. As the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, He was the subject of the first and beginning of all promises and propheciesof the Bible, coming first as “the seed” (Gen. 3: 15) and at last, “the Lord Jesus,” “King of kings and Lord of lords” in His glorious second coming!  

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