Just like the dream portrays, discovering the "truth" will cause
a spiritual earthquake among the laity of the SDA church.
a spiritual earthquake among the laity of the SDA church.
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Sunday, February 12, 2012
Terrified Slave Children!
The cartoon-like video pictured hundreds of terrified children who were
frantically clinging frantically to a tall, steep, pyramid-shaped "mountain".
Next picture: A Spiritual Earthquake!
Pictures Inside The Naked Truth...
The spirit of fear that controls many of
God's beloved children in Adventism!
Next picture: Terrified Slave Children!
The Central Pillar
By Hazel Holland
December 20, 2010 (Facebook)
..."Christians in other denominations who were confident of their salvation were not to be trusted. After all, didn’t we have the “truth?” How could they possibly be so confident when they didn’t have a true understanding of the Sabbath: Adventism’s one, great, untouchable good work? How could they possibly be so confident when they didn’t have a true understanding of the investigative judgment? Immediately, we judged their works as shallow and their faith suspect, because for most Adventists the Sabbath is their insurance policy in the investigative judgment.
...Unfortunately this confusion over the gospel comes from regarding Ellen White’s writings as a “continuing and authoritative source of truth” . Although many theologians, pastors and administrators within the SDA church know that there is no biblical support for this doctrine of an Investigative Judgment, they [for the most part] quietly go about their business trying to keep from making waves. Why? Because Ellen White strongly endorsed it, calling it the "central pillar of Adventism".
Sadly this erroneous unbiblical teaching of an investigative judgment has never been publicly confessed, repented of or renounced by the corporate leadership of the SDA Church... For then wouldn’t it become evident that Ellen White is not a “continuing and authoritative source of truth?” Then we would be forced to admit that we have been wrong on this “central pillar of Adventism.”
Discovering the "truth" will cause a spiritual earthquake
among many of the laity of the SDA church.
Here's a picture that Lord gave Ramone (with many tears) that connects to these things I have shared. In response to seeing this picture and reading his post, I shared a couple of paragraphs from his post the resonated with my spirit.
"The foundation of Adventism had already been laid in the Sanctuary (Investigative Judgment) doctrine, which had come by rejecting the sufficiency of gospel of grace that Christian churches believed in, and establishing new criteria for salvation that depended on the "present truths" of Adventism. "The Sabbath" was added to this package a few years later. Sabbath thus became rooted not in the Bible, but in being a necessity that you had to do in order to make it through "the investigative judgment".
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life. - John 5:24
Christ came to give us rest in Him, in Him Himself. "Come to Me and I will give you rest" is how He said it. Paul wrote that the Sabbath days and all other festivals were shadows of Jesus Christ. Like the sacrificial lambs, the Sabbath was a shadow of the rest for our souls in Jesus. We lay down our works, and enter into His rest. And as Hebrews 4 says, we enter this rest by faith, and we may enter it today -- any day. It is not limited. This is a rest that trusts in the merit of Jesus Christ. It trusts in His work instead of in our works."
Also I love how the background of your painting depicts the peacefulness of the sheep that is in stark contrast to the restlessness of the man! Great imagery! Thanks for sharing through art what God has given you!
Excerpt from "The Naked Truth, Ch. 3)
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The Meaning of Adventism's "Package"
By Hazel Holland
Excerpt from "The Naked truth..."
“Our history as a denomination reveals that generations of Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs) have been involved, to some degree, in striving to obey the Ten Commandments, especially the fourth. The idea we inherited from our forbearers was that in order to please God we must obey His law. In the dream our striving to obey the law was represented as our holding on to endless columns of indecipherable fine print inside the magazines (packages) that were impossible to read without the aid of a magnifying glass (p. 59)
The man-made rules and teachings of Adventism that have been added to the old covenant lists of requirements for proper Sabbath observance have replaced the list that the Pharisees added, but both have caused a heaviness on the people. However, those who were carrying the packages in the dream did not realize this heaviness. As long as the content of Adventism’s package remained tightly sealed it didn’t appear to be a heavy burden to those carrying it. It was only after the content of my package was ripped open and exposed to the light of the cross that the growing “weight” of Adventism’s package became unbearable (p. 59).
I remember well my striving in the dream to hold on to Adventism’s package after the brown paper covering was ripped and the “package” contents exposed, because I supposed it was a “gift.”… As a third generation Adventist I initially felt that the special truths of Adventism had been handed down to me as a “gift” that I was fortunate and privileged to have received. Therefore, it was my responsibility to become a good steward and take care of this “package” I had received and pass it on. In a million years I would never have dreamed of discarding this “gift” or letting it fall to the ground or of throwing it away. That is why I was so horrified and dismayed in the dream when I was thrown headfirst across the top of a desk and the “package” was ripped open… (p. 34)
In the hope of disguising the darkness of the inner contents of the “package” that people were seen carrying, the corporate leadership of the SDA church has covered up the true nature of the “package” contents by making the outer covering appear attractive and desirable. In fact each generation of SDAs has tried to package Adventism’s message in such a way as to make it even more desirable and more attractive than the generation before them. However, the attractive packaging does not change the nature of what is inside the “package.”… No matter how hard we try to make Adventism’s package attractive to others, from God’s perspective Adventism’s “package” can never be dressed up to look like anything but filthy rags! (p. 35)
In essence, the graphic imagery portrayed on the front covers of the magazines ( Adventism’s package) reveal that the Adventist people are having an adulterous relationship with the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2). Fear of being lost has caused many to cling to the false savior—the Law—rather than the Groom—Jesus Christ. The futility of trusting in our own obedience instead of Christ’s obedience for us is equivalent to spiritual adultery (p. 53).
An equally offensive betrayal of His grace is the belief that He gives us the ability, through the Holy Spirit, to obey the old covenant law. I believe that God is revealing, through the imagery in the dream, a systemic problem of spiritual pornography and adultery within the body of Adventism about which most members are oblivious. Yet, unbeknownst to them, they are most certainly victims of this most subtle form of spiritual impurity (p. 54)
One of the most alluring attributes of pornography is its promise of intimacy. In fact the entire porn industry is founded upon the premise that everyone needs intimacy. So victims of pornography, having being lured in by loneliness, lust or desire, discover too late that they have become addicted to an empty, false and destructive imitation of their true needs. This false intimacy momentarily gratifies lust but leaves their deeper needs untouched as they slide toward a black hole of death. Using the pornographic industry as a metaphor for illegitimate fulfillment of legitimate needs helps to identify some of the ways in which Adventism has appealed to the need for intimacy with God through their man-made solutions (p. 54).
Adventism’s foundational teachings are spiritually destructive in nature precisely because they deceive people into thinking that they will find true intimacy and acceptance with God by striving to obey the Ten Commandments. Consequently, millions have been lured into slavishly striving to obey the Sabbath of the 4th commandment. Instead of finding the true intimacy with God they desired, they strive, out of fear, to obey a poor facsimile (the law of sin and death) of the real thing—Jesus Christ (p. 54).
Since the truth of the gospel has been perverted by Adventism’s unbiblical teachings, I believe most Adventists are unaware of the fact that the brand of “Christianity” being promoted by the SDA church at large is cultic in nature. From the outside, the church looks good as its slick marketing techniques present worthy programs and admirable community endeavors that can fool the casual observer. However, all of the spin in the world is no substitute for the intimacy with our Maker that come from living in the reality of the gospel by the power of the Spirit.” (p. 54).
Next post: The Central Pillar
Excerpt from "The Naked truth..."
“Our history as a denomination reveals that generations of Seventh-day Adventists (SDAs) have been involved, to some degree, in striving to obey the Ten Commandments, especially the fourth. The idea we inherited from our forbearers was that in order to please God we must obey His law. In the dream our striving to obey the law was represented as our holding on to endless columns of indecipherable fine print inside the magazines (packages) that were impossible to read without the aid of a magnifying glass (p. 59)
The man-made rules and teachings of Adventism that have been added to the old covenant lists of requirements for proper Sabbath observance have replaced the list that the Pharisees added, but both have caused a heaviness on the people. However, those who were carrying the packages in the dream did not realize this heaviness. As long as the content of Adventism’s package remained tightly sealed it didn’t appear to be a heavy burden to those carrying it. It was only after the content of my package was ripped open and exposed to the light of the cross that the growing “weight” of Adventism’s package became unbearable (p. 59).
I remember well my striving in the dream to hold on to Adventism’s package after the brown paper covering was ripped and the “package” contents exposed, because I supposed it was a “gift.”… As a third generation Adventist I initially felt that the special truths of Adventism had been handed down to me as a “gift” that I was fortunate and privileged to have received. Therefore, it was my responsibility to become a good steward and take care of this “package” I had received and pass it on. In a million years I would never have dreamed of discarding this “gift” or letting it fall to the ground or of throwing it away. That is why I was so horrified and dismayed in the dream when I was thrown headfirst across the top of a desk and the “package” was ripped open… (p. 34)
In the hope of disguising the darkness of the inner contents of the “package” that people were seen carrying, the corporate leadership of the SDA church has covered up the true nature of the “package” contents by making the outer covering appear attractive and desirable. In fact each generation of SDAs has tried to package Adventism’s message in such a way as to make it even more desirable and more attractive than the generation before them. However, the attractive packaging does not change the nature of what is inside the “package.”… No matter how hard we try to make Adventism’s package attractive to others, from God’s perspective Adventism’s “package” can never be dressed up to look like anything but filthy rags! (p. 35)
In essence, the graphic imagery portrayed on the front covers of the magazines ( Adventism’s package) reveal that the Adventist people are having an adulterous relationship with the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2). Fear of being lost has caused many to cling to the false savior—the Law—rather than the Groom—Jesus Christ. The futility of trusting in our own obedience instead of Christ’s obedience for us is equivalent to spiritual adultery (p. 53).
An equally offensive betrayal of His grace is the belief that He gives us the ability, through the Holy Spirit, to obey the old covenant law. I believe that God is revealing, through the imagery in the dream, a systemic problem of spiritual pornography and adultery within the body of Adventism about which most members are oblivious. Yet, unbeknownst to them, they are most certainly victims of this most subtle form of spiritual impurity (p. 54)
One of the most alluring attributes of pornography is its promise of intimacy. In fact the entire porn industry is founded upon the premise that everyone needs intimacy. So victims of pornography, having being lured in by loneliness, lust or desire, discover too late that they have become addicted to an empty, false and destructive imitation of their true needs. This false intimacy momentarily gratifies lust but leaves their deeper needs untouched as they slide toward a black hole of death. Using the pornographic industry as a metaphor for illegitimate fulfillment of legitimate needs helps to identify some of the ways in which Adventism has appealed to the need for intimacy with God through their man-made solutions (p. 54).
Adventism’s foundational teachings are spiritually destructive in nature precisely because they deceive people into thinking that they will find true intimacy and acceptance with God by striving to obey the Ten Commandments. Consequently, millions have been lured into slavishly striving to obey the Sabbath of the 4th commandment. Instead of finding the true intimacy with God they desired, they strive, out of fear, to obey a poor facsimile (the law of sin and death) of the real thing—Jesus Christ (p. 54).
Since the truth of the gospel has been perverted by Adventism’s unbiblical teachings, I believe most Adventists are unaware of the fact that the brand of “Christianity” being promoted by the SDA church at large is cultic in nature. From the outside, the church looks good as its slick marketing techniques present worthy programs and admirable community endeavors that can fool the casual observer. However, all of the spin in the world is no substitute for the intimacy with our Maker that come from living in the reality of the gospel by the power of the Spirit.” (p. 54).
Next post: The Central Pillar
Friday, February 10, 2012
Lynn's Story
By Hazel Holland
You can read about Lynn's journey out of Adventsm here at Gently Broken
You'll be blessed beyond measure to see what an awesome God we love and serve!
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Recent Post on Former Adventist Forum
By Hazel Holland
"The Naked Truth: Exposing the Deception of Adventism" helped Lynn find her way out of Adventism! You can read her whole testimony at http://www.gentlybroken.com/lynn.html.
Praise God!
Here are her comments below that were recently posted on Former Adventist Forum.
"...I was a 6th generation SDA. Went to SDA church schools 1-13 grades. Graduated from Maplewood Academy.
July of 2001 is when things started to go a different direction for me. And then major doctrines started to collapse for me in 2010. What started that was what happened to me in a car wreck (Dec 09) when I died and came back to life. That was the first major doctrine to collapse for me ...... the state of the dead.
That experience got me to studying my bible in a way I had never done before.....without EGW and SDA perspective.
Then just this last May I "happened" to get a hold of a book called "The Naked Truth: Exposing the Deception of Adventism" Right after I finished that book I was so overwhelmed I needed to talk to someone so I asked God to get me connected with one of the authors of this book.
You know within a couple of days that actually happened. I connected with Cherry Brandstater who was also a 6th generation SDA. I did her study on Ultimate Rest on gentlybroken.com and down went the sabbath... hehe. After that things SDAish just came down rather rapidly. Of course this is just a brief sketch of all that got me here to where I am today...
For further reading of Lynn's story: Gently Broken
"The Naked Truth: Exposing the Deception of Adventism" helped Lynn find her way out of Adventism! You can read her whole testimony at http://www.gentlybroken.com/lynn.html.
Praise God!
Here are her comments below that were recently posted on Former Adventist Forum.
"...I was a 6th generation SDA. Went to SDA church schools 1-13 grades. Graduated from Maplewood Academy.
July of 2001 is when things started to go a different direction for me. And then major doctrines started to collapse for me in 2010. What started that was what happened to me in a car wreck (Dec 09) when I died and came back to life. That was the first major doctrine to collapse for me ...... the state of the dead.
That experience got me to studying my bible in a way I had never done before.....without EGW and SDA perspective.
Then just this last May I "happened" to get a hold of a book called "The Naked Truth: Exposing the Deception of Adventism" Right after I finished that book I was so overwhelmed I needed to talk to someone so I asked God to get me connected with one of the authors of this book.
You know within a couple of days that actually happened. I connected with Cherry Brandstater who was also a 6th generation SDA. I did her study on Ultimate Rest on gentlybroken.com and down went the sabbath... hehe. After that things SDAish just came down rather rapidly. Of course this is just a brief sketch of all that got me here to where I am today...
For further reading of Lynn's story: Gently Broken
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