The TRUTH book Volume 1 (PDF) - For My People Ministry

Chapter six - Vance Ferrell 231comes in to bring out the light, revealing new beauties in it, and bringingout here and there details which help in the understanding of the Word ofGod. . . .Interestingly, Elder Ferrell’s arguments belittle the Bible and the Spirit ofProphecy, because at each stage of this earth’s history when God has sent amessenger, the ones to whom the message is given use the very sameargument:• In Noah’s day the people could have claimed they had everything needfulfor salvation and did not need to listen to Noah.• Prior to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, God sentprophets to warn His people to repent. These included Isaiah, Ezekiel,and Jeremiah. Why did God not just send one prophet? In fact, whybother sending any prophets? Moses had already outlined what would bethe result if they turned away from God.• Once Jesus was resurrected He used the Old Testament scriptures toprove He was the Messiah. Yet why do we accept the New Testament?Did God not reveal enough in the Old Testament for people to gain aknowledge of salvation?• If there is enough light in the Bible, why did God send Ellen White?Because with all that light they had in their Bibles, they were not reading itlike they should. God needed to guide them, like He has always guidedHis people. Unfortunately, each generation has shown that people do notwant to be guided by God. They want to lead themselves.God says:Counsels on Sabbath School Work, pp. 32-33When new light is presented to the church, it is perilous to shutyourselves away from it. Refusing to hear because you are prejudicedagainst the message to the messenger will not make your case excusablebefore God. To condemn that which you have not heard and do notunderstand will not exalt your wisdom in the eyes of those who arecandid in their investigations of truth. And to speak with contempt ofthose whom God has sent with a message of truth, is folly and madness.If our youth are seeking to educate themselves to be workers in Hiscause, they should learn the way of the Lord, and live by every word thatproceedeth out of His mouth. They are not to make up their minds thatthe whole truth has been unfolded, and that the Infinite One has no morelight for His people. If they entrench themselves in the belief that thewhole truth has been revealed, they will be in danger of discardingprecious jewels of truth that shall be discovered as men turn theirattention to the searching of the rich mine of God's word.The Review and Herald, February 18, 1890When a message is presented to God's people, they should not rise upin opposition to it; they should go to the Bible, comparing it with the lawand the testimony, and if it does not bear this test, it is not true.