Di,
I am again flabbergasted at your theory and it comes from almost complete characterization of justifying in all things. It's almost like "once saved always saved " in all things performed. Have you not read in almost all examples of Bibical experiences and examples that God draws a line "before" you've crossed it..into no eternity? I mean you can claim that the sympathizers really did not do anything but the ground swallowed them up. Some were so evil that God brought on Flood, Then some were so bad that they had to be destroyed lock, stock and women, children , cattle and all that they had. Some thought they could keep a little of the "spoils". There is no slidding by Di. Just like some other things even small that SDA's try to get a way with "keeping up in appearances" as now shown all over Hope channel. I read it and I don't want to believe it as EGW wrote it. But yea, it's before my eyes and it really makes me sick. Now we got the Maury P. show. They have lost all ability to give a sacred, refined, clean cut, show of UNITY of SDA "foundational beliefs. " That is why it was given to the Early message to our for our generation. Can't you just see how the cameraman will focus on it all. I have not figured out why they do it yet. Either it's for to project keeping up with the public or to show the falling denomination and "justifying" rings and things, jiving handclapping, music frustration, and Babylon antics. Where does this have anthing to do with "worshiping God" when examples are set? I have seen some things that are quite good but why mingle it. Confusion to those who been there for 5 G s. I always thought that God never changes so why do we change it??? I for one believe that we are to love our brother in Christ but evil is not the brother to me. My heart always is burdened by the sin and what I do that is sin, but when it is way over the line I put this dude in the place of Manson, and the likes of him. the sin may not be the same but the effects of it are. I do not have sympathy for this sort of 3abn closet stuff now out in plain view. and that is the way evil comes to light to be corrected and then there is those in the path that do just that. It is by providence. Just like in the days of old. Nothing too different here. Same pattern. or....we that know it, if not corrected, blow it....for ourselves that is....