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

298the TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, and nothing but the TRUTHLinda Kirk says: (see Appendix L)“There are many confusing things in the dreams themselves, thatwould leave the readers wondering how they are supposed to respond. Afew that come to mind are:Watch, As I am Coming: ‘Smiling again the angel explains, “Becauseyou do not understand, you know. If you were to know, you would notunderstand. All of heaven knows, as well as all of earth, whom God haschosen.” ’ This is very confusing!”FactWe may not understand everything in the Bible either. Does that mean we doaway with it? God forbid. Why should it be any different with Ernie’s dreams?However, God will help us understand what is important for our salvation, if weask for spiritual discernment.God says:John 9:39-41And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that theywhich see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, andsaid unto him, Are we blind also? Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind,ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sinremaineth.1 Corinthians 1:27; 2:14But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound thewise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound thethings which are mighty.[2:14] But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God:for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, becausethey are spiritually discerned.2 Peter 3:16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in whichare some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned andunstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their owndestruction.John 6:59-60These things said he in the synagogue, as he taught in Capernaum.Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is anhard saying; who can hear it?The Desire of Ages, p. 390The unbelieving Jews refused to see any except the most literalmeaning in the Saviour's words. By the ritual law they were forbidden totaste blood, and they now construed Christ's language into a sacrilegiousspeech, and disputed over it among themselves. Many even of thedisciples said, "This is an hard saying; who can hear it?"Counsels on Diet and Foods, p. 187