At a recent Mass at the Vatican, Pope Francis said those who have closed their hearts to the surprises of the Holy Spirit are obstinate idolaters and rebels and will never arrive at the fullness of truth. The fullness of truth, presumably, is the idolatrous Catholic Mass. Those who refuse to join in Rome’s ecumenical ways would, no doubt, then be considered obstinate rebels and idolaters by Rome.
The pope quoted the book of Samuel and said that Saul was rejected by God as the king of Israel because he disobeyed, because he said, “it’s always been done that way.” Apparently the pope means that those who reject the papal system of worship are like Saul.
He also quoted Christ who said, “No one sews a piece of unshrunken cloth on an old cloak. If he does, its fullness pulls away, the new from the old, and the tear gets worse. Likewise, no one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.”
Again, if a Christian does not open his heart to Rome’s overtures, he is pouring new wine into old wine skins and is obstinate. “If you have a heart closed to the newness of the Spirit (presumably, the ecumenical spirit), you will never reach the full truth,” he said. A closed heart, means you are not able to change the wineskins.
“There is the Holy Spirit who leads us into the full truth,” the pope added. “And for this reason he needs an open heart, a heart that will not stubbornly remain in the sin of idolatry of oneself, imagining that my own opinion is more important than the surprise of the Holy Spirit.”
Rome is framing her arguments against those who refuse to join her ecumenical projects and come into line with Rome’s purposes. Those who place Bible truth above the teachings of men will be accused of being obstinate and rebellious.
“And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.” Revelation 13:7
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Timesandlaws.com
Wednesday January 20th, 2016 at 09:17 AMThe Pope is cunning and deceitful. This ecumenical agenda has reached all the churches including SDA.
Proof of alliances and grasping hands with Rome:
“Over one hundred theologians met in Lima, Peru, in January 1982, and recommended unanimously to transmit this agree statement–the Lima text–for the common study and official response of the churches. They represented virtually all the major church traditions: Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican, Reformed, Methodist, United, Disciples, Baptist, Adventist and Pentecostal.
“The churches’ response to this agreed statement will be a vital step in the ecumenical process of ‘reception’.” (Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, Faith and Order Paper #111, back cover, published by the World Council of Churches, 1982).
“Recent research clearly reveals that there is no consensus among scholars on some of the most critical issues pertaining to the eucharist….this central celebration of the Christian church….The purpose of this essay is primarily to show how Seventh-day Adventist understanding of the eucharist or the Lord’s supper…[and] to highlight Adventist understanding and practice of the eucharist…
“On occasion Seventh-day Adventists refer to the eucharist as a sacrament….Being conscious of the sacredness of the celebration of the eucharist, Adventists engage in a personal preparation that includes self-examination…In preparation for the celebration of the eucharist Seventh-day Adventists practice the washing of feet…” (Written response of the Seventh-day Adventist Church Council on Inter-Church Relations, November, 1985, published in Churches Respond to BEM (Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry), vol 2, p 341-343, published by the World Council of Churches in 1986).
“And we could go on if space permitted – to mention the WCC’s… accentuation of the Holy Spirit and the Eucharist. All of these emphases fit into the ambit of the three angels’ messages.” (Roy Adams, Associate Editor of the Adventist Review, in Adventist Review, May 2, 1991, p 10).
“SDAs Staff Booth at [Roman Catholic] Eucharistic Congress” (Adventist Review, February 6, 1986, p 29).
What does the Word say?:
14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
2 Cor. 6 14-17
Come out from them! And be ye separate!
Brandon Wydeman
Thursday January 21st, 2016 at 01:47 AMWow those are some serious words may the Lord help us.
seyla
Saturday January 23rd, 2016 at 02:39 PMone Sabbath, a lady whom the pastor assigned to preach that day preached a sermon that was nothing but defending an upside down cross behind the pope’s seat. No one not even an elder said any word to her (She’s an elder’s daughter). I felt guilty myself to this day for not saying any word.
patricia
Thursday January 21st, 2016 at 12:11 PMSDA falling for counterfeit
Dick
Saturday February 6th, 2016 at 07:51 PMNo Patricia. Some in leadership positions will be lost. Many in the pews will be lost. But not the church. We will end up being the church triumphant but only after the shaking.
Daryl Schapansky
Wednesday January 27th, 2016 at 12:47 AMWe have a liberal S.D.A. minister who says , Old wine skins – old policies,old school traditions,not all will take us into the future. New ideas into old wine skins-we have always done it this way,were not open to new ideas.Then our pastor brought up about bringing new people into our church for a sunday service and to be a destination church.Please look online description of destination church.
william
Wednesday January 27th, 2016 at 04:04 PMits high time for every body to examine him or her self if he\she is in faith .if pastors and elders cannot talk when they are required that means that if your not ground in faith you will find your self in un reversible state just tomorrow . brothers and sister we need the second rain to help us identify the truth from lies personally
Dick
Saturday February 6th, 2016 at 07:53 PMWe will never see the second rain until we have unity and we will not see unity until after a great shaking.
admin
Sunday February 7th, 2016 at 09:29 AMActually the latter rain depends on God’s true people reflecting his character. Only those whose lives are in harmony with the character of Christ will receive the latter rain, not the whole visible church. The rest of the church is going to be lost, sadly. Christ will say to them “I never knew you.” Those who do reflect the character of Christ will be in unity. But that is only a small part of the church. Unity in the visible church is a false hope. It is not the precondition for the latter rain. It is a factor among those who are living by God’s law (which is Christ’s character), but it is not the foundation or precondition for the latter rain.
seyla
Thursday January 28th, 2016 at 06:29 AMI no longer went to that church after having shared scriptures and words from Spirit of prophecy. I also invited them to hear the messages from faithful servants by themselves instead of listening to what I said since I’m just a church’s member. But to no effect, none of them wanted to do. I still pray for them everyday. It is so sad that we (not all) take God’s words and the warning of Spirit of Prophecy so lightly or not at all. May God forgive and awake us.