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

52the TRUTH, the whole TRUTH, and nothing but the TRUTHGod says:The Great Controversy (1911), p. 458As men see that they cannot maintain their position by the Scriptures,many determine to maintain it at all hazards…Fact“Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.” 1Thessalonians 5:20-21. The prophet Joel predicted that “...it shall come to passafterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and yourdaughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young menshall see visions.” Joel 2:28.God says:2 Timothy 3:16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable fordoctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:S.D.A. Bible Commentary, Vol. 7, p. 919There are some that may think they are fully capable with their finitejudgment to take the Word of God, and to state what are the words ofinspiration, and what are not the words of inspiration. I want to warn youoff that ground, my brethren in the ministry. "Put off thy shoes from offthy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground." There is nofinite man that lives, I care not who he is or whatever is his position, thatGod has authorized to pick and choose in His Word.SummationMany of the same accounts of the life of Christ are recounted in the fourgospels, particularly, Matthew, Mark and Luke. Does this mean they areirrelevant? Of course not. Nothing that God reveals is irrelevant.ConclusionIf the message is of God, no one has the right to disregard it. The fact thatsome of what Ernie has been shown can be supported from the Bible or Spiritof Prophecy does not make his dreams irrelevant. Such reasoning would leadto picking and choosing from the Bible or writings of Ellen White what we feel isrelevant. Interestingly, the argument that Elder Rodríguez uses is the verysame argument those who are rejecting the Spirit of Prophecy use when theyclaim what we need to do is only read the Bible. When the writings of newprophets in the Bible came along, did people reject them because they alreadyhad a prophet come? If we used this argument, we would still be going only bythe first five books of Moses. Could it be that Elder Rodríguez’s argumentoriginates from the same source as those who reject Ellen White? According toGod’s Word, Elder Rodríguez is placing himself in a hazardous position. Weneed to take these messages seriously, because God’s people are in a crisis!Tithe accountabilityRodríguez says: (see Appendix E)“But one of the dreams created a problem for him. In it tithe wasdiscussed and the teaching was not in agreement with what the Bibleteaches about tithing. The angel tells him that the individual decides to