What God Says About Guilt And Forgiveness. Part [1] 12/31/2025 (Evening thought)

Psalms 103: 8 The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. 9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger forever.

The issues of guilt and forgiveness should be clear in our minds, for when they are understood correctly they do shine great light on God’s mercy towards us. God deals with us primarily in the currency of mercy for after the fall of man, we forfeited any just claim to His blessings. Thus, He switched over to the mercy format so that all who so desire might find a brand-new start and a new life in Christ, so that the original relationship to God can be restored.

Holy angels do not need mercy for they have never done anything wrong. Therefore they are dealt with on a different level. But humanity needs the currency of mercy, if we are to be redeemed to our previous state before the fall of our first parents. Mercy is necessary, because sin deprived Adam from passing on righteousness to his posterity, and as a result, all children who are born to their Christian parents are born as sinners, not as saints.

We know that they are cute, but they need Christ as much as kids who are born to drug addicts. Thus, all of us, whether we are 3rd or 4th generation Seventh day Adventists or Baptists, will need to be converted through the currency of God’s mercy, for there is no such thing as being born a Christian.

Psalms 103:10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. 11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

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

What God Says About Quid Pro Quo. Part [20] 12/30/2025 (Morning thought)

Revelation 14:9 And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, 10 The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation…

[The Great Controversy pp 607] As the movement for Sunday enforcement becomes more bold and decided, the law will be invoked against commandment-keepers. They will 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. But their steadfast answer is, “Show us from the Word of God our error,“—the same plea that was made by Luther under similar circumstances.

Those who are arraigned before the courts make a strong vindication of the truth, and some who hear them are led to take their stand to keep all the commandments of God. Thus light will be brought before thousands who otherwise would know nothing of these truths. Conscientious obedience to the Word of God will be treated as rebellion. Blinded by Satan, the parent will exercise harshness and severity toward the believing child; the master or mistress will oppress the commandment-keeping servant.

God is now calling the inhabitants of earth to awake out of slumber. It is of critical importance for us to be anchored in Christ, so that as the storm unfolds, and as the heat of the furnace would be ratcheted up several notches, persons would not succumb to the pressure to bow down. We therefore end with the passage of scripture that Jesus then used to rebuff quid pro quo, because if, and when folks are offered access to the kingdoms of this world, in exchange for worship to the beast, there is only one appropriate answer we can think of.

Luke 4:8 And Jesus answered and said unto him, get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

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