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  LGT vs anti-LGT considerations: 1. Jesus said "be YE perfect" mat 5:48. in 28 out of 30 english translations. the other 2 say "complete". 2. satan said that the law cannot be followed. and should be edited. 3. many people in the bible are described as perfect/blameless/righteous. 4. perfect is a point/span of time. lucifer was perfect. adam, eve also. 5. imperfect people can become perfect (144k, great multitude, white robes, pure) despite previous sins because of grace/repentance/forgiveness/atonement/salvation. 6. psalm 51:5 is metaphor. it also doesn't say born with sin. otherwise Jesus would also be born with sin? being born of mary. 7. LGT proponents understand the difference between "claiming"/"indulging the thought that one is" perfect(ion) vs "be ye"/striving 8. the remnant, the 144,000, the great multitude keep ALL the commandments 9. the definition of sin, the all 3 authorities (bible, church, EGW) in the 28fundamental b...

why will the last repentant generation / remnant / 144,000 not claim / think they are perfect / sinless even if prophecy says so? 1. "No One Knows When Probation Will Close" [LDE 277] 2. "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?" Jeremiah 17:9 3. "The Lord has not given us a list of graded sins, so that we may reckon some as of little consequence, and say that they will do but little harm, while others are of greater magnitude and will do much harm" [MYP 91.2]. 4. even Jesus who knew He would resurrect, said, "if it be possible, let this cup pass from me" (Mt 26:39) because "His soul was filled with an overpowering fear of separation from God in consequence of sin" [ST, June 3, 1897 par. 6].

 It appears you're considering the potential benefits, particularly financial, for teachers from the Adventist Schools in the Philippines to move to the U.S. or Canada, while also being rightly concerned about the negative influences that might affect their children, such as adopting worldly habits like certain clothing styles (short skirts, much makeup) or tattoos. The sources provide significant insight into these considerations from an Adventist perspective, generally discouraging moves primarily for financial gain and highlighting the dangers of worldly influences, especially in large centers , while also emphasizing the missionary call for consecrated teachers . Here's a breakdown of the relevant information from the sources: Concerns about Moving to "The U.S." (Historically, Battle Creek) and Worldly Influences on Children The sources strongly caution against moving to central locations, like Battle Creek (which served as a major Adventist hub in the U.S.), ...

  be ye perfect anti: are you perfect? salvation anti: are you saved? ---- what is the term that if someone teaches "be ye therefore perfect" as what the bible says and others retort to "are you perfect?" to enliken to teaching salvation and being questioned "are you saved?" when egw says you cannot say "i am saved" surely unless after glorification. and you also cannot say you're perfect. ---- The dynamic you're describing—when someone teaches the biblical imperative *"Be ye therefore perfect"* (Matthew 5:48), and others respond with *"Are you perfect?"*—is an example of a **"rhetorical trap"** or **"gotcha retort."** It’s often intended to discredit the teaching by highlighting a perceived inconsistency between the ideal being taught and the teacher's personal state. More specifically, this kind of interaction can be labeled as: --- ### 1. **Tu quoque fallacy** ("you too" fallacy) *...

  Chap. 16. - The Close of Probation No One Knows When Probation Will Close God has not revealed to us the time when this message will close or when probation will have an end. Those things that are revealed we shall accept for ourselves and for our children, but let us not seek to know that which has been kept secret in the councils of the Almighty. . . . {LDE 227.1} Letters have come to me asking me if I have any special light as to the time when probation will close, and I answer that I have only this message to bear, that it is now time to work while the day lasts, for the night cometh in which no man can work.--1SM 191 (1894). {LDE 227.2} Sunday-Law Enforcement Precedes the Close of Probation The Lord has shown me clearly that the image of the beast will be formed before probation closes, for it is to be the great test [SEE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER, WHERE THE GREAT TEST FOR THE PEOPLE OF GOD IS SHOWN TO BE SUNDAY-LAW ENFORCEMENT.] for the people of God, by which 228 their eternal ...

22 instances. In this  last generation  the parable of the mustard seed is to reach a signal and triumphant fulfillment. The little seed will become a tree. The last message of warning and mercy is to go to "every nation and kindred and tongue" (Revelation 14:6-14), "to take out of them a people for his name" (Acts 15:14; Revelation 18:1). And the earth shall be lightened with His glory. {AG 17.5} And in this  last generation  the parable of the mustard seed is to reach a signal and triumphant fulfillment. The little seed will become a tree. The last message of warning and mercy is to go to "every nation and kindred and tongue" (Revelation 14:6-14), "to take out of them a people for His name" (Acts 15:14; Revelation 18:1). And the earth shall be lightened with His glory. {COL 79.3} THIS REMNANT, EXISTING AMID THE SIGNS AND WONDERS THAT USHER IN THE GREAT AND TERRIBLE DAY OF THE LORD, IS DOUBTLESS THE REMNANT OF THE SEED OF THE WOMAN SPOKEN OF IN ...