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Chapter two - Ángel M. Rodríguez 57God says:The Review and Herald, July 26, 1892We have many lessons to learn, and many, many to unlearn. God andheaven alone are infallible. Those who think that they will never have togive up a cherished view, never have occasion to change an opinion, willbe disappointed. As long as we hold to our own ideas and opinions withdetermined persistency, we cannot have the unity for which Christprayed.ConclusionElder Rodríguez should have verified the facts before putting out a falsestatement. Why is he going by heresay rather than going straight to the source(Ernie)? Since Ernie is “on trial,” we should take note of the fact that use of"hearsay evidence" in court is normally not allowed. Should it be any different inthis case?Dreams of Divine Origin?Rodríguez says: (see Appendix E)“What can we conclude about the dreams? It is extremely difficult toassign the dreams to a particular source of origin. The last point we madeabout tithing as well as the overall nature of the dreams raise seriousquestions about their divine origin. But perhaps one of the main problemswe face is that the influence of the dreams may lead people to rely moreon them than on the Scripture. Consequently, they could be distractedfrom the study of the Bible and the Spirit of Prophecy. This could leadthem to emphasize our subjective experiences as a reliable guide in thesearch for truth. The times in which we live are dangerous times and thecloser we stay to the Bible, spending time studying it, the safest it wouldbe for the church.”God says:Manuscript Releases, Vol. 12, p. 288The only safe course to pursue is to search the heart, try the motives bythe Word of God, and test the spirit, and see what is the influence ofwords and actions. Conversion is needed. A transforming influence of theSpirit of God upon the character must be felt and demonstrated in thewords and actions.FactFor Elder Rodríguez to arrive at a conclusion about the dreams based on faultyinformation and supposition leads to a faulty conclusion. If a person is willing totest the spirits (as listed in Ernie’s dream “Testing the Spirits,”) then the sourceis readily apparent. When one uses faulty information and tests, not testing themessages by the law and the testimony, then it would be difficult. Rodríguezand others, who stake their conclusions based on ignoring information theyhave at their disposal and using misinformation and false allegations, putthemselves in grave danger, not only for their own salvation but are responsiblefor others who choose to ignore God’s warnings because of what was said.Elder Rodríguez reveals one reason why he encourages people to rejectErnie’s dreams—they may lead people to rely more upon them than the Bibleand Spirit of Prophecy. Ernie has not written enough to even make this