How Not to Bow. Part [16] 07/21/2025 (Evening thought)

Luke 14:28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sits not down first and counts the cost, whether he has sufficient to finish it? 29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and isn’t able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, 30 Saying, this man began to build and was not able to finish.

The following steps are therefore necessary for you to know how not to bow, and they are outlined in a simple format, so that any and every one can make all the necessary preparations, in cooperation with the Holy Ghost. [1] Let your decision to follow Jesus all the way be a well thought out decision, not based on emotions, feelings, or peer pressure from your fellow church members. Weigh the pros and cons very carefully, and then, take a firm stand for Christ.

Pay very close attention to the following passages, for the words were spoken by Christ in the context of what it means to be a disciple. Try your best not to get hung up on the radical nature of the passage, for it is indeed what is needed, if individuals are to learn how not to bow.

Luke 14: 25 And there went great multitudes with  him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. 27 And whosoever doesn’t bear his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple. 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sits not down first, and consults whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?

Luke 14:32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an ambassage, and desires conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whoever he be of you that forsakes not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!

How Not to Bow. Part [15] 07/20/2025 (Morning thought)

John 6:64 But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and who should betray him. 65 And he said, Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.

[G.C. pages 607>608] As the movement for Sunday enforcement becomes more bold, and decided, the law will be invoked against commandment-keepers. They’ll be threatened with fines and imprisonment and some will be offered positions of influence, and other rewards and advantages, as inducements to renounce their faith. Blinded by Satan, the parent will exercise harshness and severity toward the believing child; the master or mistress will oppress the commandment-keeping servant.

Affection will be alienated; children will be disinherited, and driven from home. As the defenders of truth refuse to honor the Sunday-sabbath, some of them will be thrust into prison, some will be exiled, some will be treated as slaves. To human wisdom, all this now seems impossible; But, as the restraining Spirit of God shall be withdrawn from men, and they shall be under the control of Satan, who hates the divine precepts, there will be strange developments. The heart can be very cruel when God's fear and love are removed.

As the storm approaches, a large class who have professed faith in the third angel's message, but have not been sanctified through obedience to the truth, abandon their position, and join the ranks of the opposition. Men of talent and pleasing address, who once rejoiced in the truth, employ their powers to deceive and mislead souls. They become the most bitter enemies of their former brethren.

John 6:66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!