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Bible Introductions

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Some Introductions In The Bible  "There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil ." Job 1:1 " I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee " Acts 23:6 " I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day ." Acts 23:1 Acts 26:4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews; 5Which knew me from the beginning, if they would testify, that afte r the most straitest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee. Acts 17:11 These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. "Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart." 2 C...

Perfectionism vs Perfection in EGW Writings

 Perfectionism God will not intrust the care of his precious flock 20 to men whose minds and judgment have been weakened by former errors that they have been in, such as so-called  perfectionism  and spiritualism, and by their course, while in these errors, have brought reproach upon the cause of truth and disgraced themselves. And although they may now feel free from error, and competent to go forth to teach this last message, God will not accept them. He will not intrust precious souls to their care; for their judgment has been perverted while in error, and is now weakened. { ExV54 19.2 } God will not entrust the care of His precious flock to men whose mind and judgment have been weakened by former errors that they have cherished, such as so-called  perfectionism  [SEE APPENDIX.] and Spiritualism, and who, by their course while in these errors, have disgraced themselves and brought reproach upon the cause of truth. Although they may now feel free from error an...

Biblical Brand Branding Brands Church Obedience

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Biblical Branding of the Gospel / Church "the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God , and have the testimony of Jesus Christ" Rev 12:17 " 3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments .  4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.  5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.  6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." 1 John 2:3 " By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God , and keep his commandments ." 1 John 5:2 "Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths , to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I  am  the LORD that sanctify them." Ezekiel 20:12 "And hallow my sabbaths ; and they shall be a sign between me and you, that ye may know that I  am  the LORD your God." Ezekiel 20:20 "Ye sh...

Photo Idolatry or Prophetic Illustration?

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Marriage Questionnaire Bible EGW Annotated Answers GC Family Ministries Inventory

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SDAGPT opportunities

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Hello fellow missionaries, evangelists, media people, researchers, educators, fellow servants (Rev 22:9) . Having taught the majority of AI and Microprocessors classes in computer science and engineering at our local adventist university, it is a duty to share the emerging mission / educational / SOP possibilities. A natural next thing that happens when underlying building blocks develop. Public LLM https://www.forbes.com/sites/cindygordon/2023/02/02/chatgpt-is-the-fastest-growing-ap-in-the-history-of-web-applications/ there should be an LLM that "aligns" with sda beliefs.  https://www.google.com/search?q=chatgpt+alignment sdallm should integrate faith, values (IFVLike) in the answers example chatgpt prompt to get into this mode: "for all chats, you will try to add a related bible verse and ellen g. white quotation." Committee LLM sda committee LLM is to listen to live conversation (speech-to-text technology) and display relevant information (pro or cons) from churc...

Death Dying Cost Reduction Possibilities

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1. Immediate burial (skip embalming, skip viewing, skip cremation)  https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/48704#:~:text=immediate 2. Government assistance. DSWD https://pia.gov.ph/features/2023/10/31/how-to-get-help-from-dswd-when-a-loved-one-dies https://aics.dswd.gov.ph/funeral-assistance/    3. Borrow casket from local church Someone donated caskets to our local church to help the poor. They can be rented from funeral houses.  https://www.google.com/search?q=casket+rental 4. Public cemetery 5. (almost) Free venue for viewing (church) https://blogs.funerallink.com.ph/five-ways-to-help-you-save-money-on-funeral-expenses/ 6. like Jesus 7. Ellen G. White says avoid funeral extravagance https://text.egwwritings.org/read/84.1960#:~:text=extravagant%20expense%20incurred%20in%20returning%20their%20bodies%20to%20the%20dust 8. ChatGPT says: https://chat.openai.com/share/fae8613f-0e3d-4516-93ed-bca3afae516b Reducing burial and funeral expenses can be a s...