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13But I do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning those who have fallen [b]asleep , lest you sorrow as others who have no hope . 14For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who [c] sleep in Jesus. 15For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord will by no means precede those who are [d]asleep. 16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18Therefore comfort one another with these words.  {1 Thessalonians 13} As long as there is hope , until they resist the Holy Spirit to their eternal ruin, men are guarded by heavenly intelligences . {Prayer by EGW page 255 paragraph 3} Why do we die? Because o

 Perfection Now, Later, or in Heaven? "And now , while the precious Saviour is making an atonement for us, we should seek to become perfect in Christ." { Mar 275.2 } The Scriptures plainly show that the work of sanctification is progressive. When in conversion the sinner finds peace with God through the blood of the atonement, the Christian life has but just begun. Now he is to "go on unto perfection "; to grow up "unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ."--The Great Controversy, pp. 469, 470. {RC 48.7} 

Valid Reasons Not to be a Vegetarian In certain cases of illness or exhaustion it may be thought best to use some meat, but great care should be taken to secure the flesh of healthy animals. It has come to be a very serious question whether it is safe to use flesh food at all in this age of the world. It would be better never to eat meat than to use the flesh of animals that are not healthy. { CD 394.2 } When I could not obtain the food I needed , I have sometimes eaten a little meat; but I am becoming more and more afraid of it.—Christian Temperance and Bible Hygiene, 117, 118, 1890 {CD 394.2} A meat diet is not the most wholesome of diets, and yet I would not take the position that meat should be discarded by every one. Those who have feeble digestive organs can often use meat, when they cannot eat vegetables, fruit, or porridge. If we would preserve the best health, we should avoid eating vegetables and fruit at the same meal. If the stomach is feeble, there will be distress, the

 Reasons to Pray / Why Pray? Great controversy too complicated Satan too tricky We don't understand ourselves ("heart deceitful above all things") We don't know what to do We are not sure what God's will is about something We are not sure what will happen next We are not sure what next step to take We can never really know what will happen We don't know what other people are thinking We don't know what other people need We are not sure about what we know We are not sure if we are conceited / pride / deceived God has always better ideas & plans We don't understand everything We are statistically unreliable w/o God's help The work is too great to fit in our minds We don't know which of the 33,103 bible verses is most needed at the allotted time We don't know which of the 250,000+ EGW paragraphs is most needed and will fit the time PRAYER Preface Table of Contents Chapter 1—God Invites Us To Pray Chapter 2—Our Need Of Prayer Chapter 3—God