@Geanna FB #14 is entitled UNITY IN THE BODY OF CHRIST. “Be …

Comment on Michigan Conference takes substantial action in LSU conflict by Rich Constantinescu.

@Geanna

FB #14 is entitled UNITY IN THE BODY OF CHRIST.

“Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14

When one conference penalizes ITS OWN membership

“Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.” Hebrews 12:11

because of a disagreement with another conference,

MCEC is against LSU and not the Pacific Union conference or even the Pacific Union. LSU isn’t owned by the PUC. If there was an unchecked initiative at Andrews University within Michigan to teach reincarnation the same resolution would follow, I am positive, against that school and much sooner than it has taken to deal with this problem.

exactly how does that support FB #14? How does that support unity in the body of Christ. The answer is clear as a whistle:

It all depends on who is holding the whistle. Didn’t you know the lymphatic system is a part of the body which defends against unhealthful elements and thus promotes unity by facilitating some “combat?” We are still living on sinful planet earth and there are dangers to be met from both devils and man. (Eph. 6:11, 12; Matthew 7:15)

IT DOES NOT. And YOU PEOPLE KNOW IT.

I notice you neglect to post the belief and prove your point. That is because a simple reading of it shatters all your pretensions. We will see it promotes unity in the Scriptures and not wild imaginative philosophy and an “all paths lead to the mountaintop” false-unity.

“He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.” (Matthew 12:30)

Jesus warned us this departure from truth would happen by the first angel’s message (Rev. 14:7) and the testimony of Jesus. His sheep will hear this message.

It’s laughable that the Michigan Conference has chosen to punish its very own people who have absolutely nothing to do with this controversy. How sweet and noble and thoughtful of them!

“If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?” 1 Cor. 12:15

With this decision are other conferences now likely to remove competing institutions from their subsidy policies?

SDA conferences do not own SDA universities. Most SDA universities are owned by SDA unions. However, Andrews University in Michigan is SDA General Conference run, not even Lake Union run, so this suggestion is without merit.
God bless,

Rich

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Thank you Sean. Very helpful information. Praise God.
God bless,

Rich


The Reptile King
Kent debuted here at ET two years ago with proclamations that there was no evidence that the theory of evolution was taught at LSU but since has modified his evolution-free period to the last 1.5 years. He has threatened to leave time after time but never did. Nor has he stopped reminding us us he is persecuted and misunderstood.

Kent: “Bob, you’ve hardened your heart and gone mad. You wouldn’t know “truth” if it smacked you between the eyes. You’ve proven to every reader here that you are not “in Christ.” Turn off your computer, throw your modem in garbage, and save your soul before it is consumed with hatred and falsehood.”

Rich then noted that Kent shouldn’t be too upset about people not taking him as seriously as he would like because Kent came here pretending to not be an Adventist but it turned out he actually was an Adventist. The kind that doesn’t see much to worry about administration using vulgarity, drinking alcohol and evading authority albeit.

It is a little amusing that an observation that Kent tried to make readers think he wasn’t Adventist and the unacceptable tone of his ad hominem post towards Bob (not like the posts he harvested of Bob’s) is met by more ad hominem and – of all things – an accusation of ad hominem. I cannot think of many better text-book examples of projection.

However, credit where credit is due. Kent is persevering and he did let Bob keep his computer even though he made him throw away his modem. A nice scholar-to-scholar gesture or perhaps a typo yet short of the camaraderie we were waiting to see.
God bless,

Rich


The Reptile King
Kent apparently does not realize he lost some of us when he stormed in to Educate Truth two years ago ranting and waving, “If I were an Adventist, I’d be ashamed to be one of you!” The fuss Kent put up made some here ask why an outsider was so upset about the Adventists not “representing”? When the shame game didn’t work Kent stormed out, stormed in, stormed out again (and again).

Some of us wondered, why is Kent so interested? Is he for lack of a better strategy trying to corner ET in any way he can in this case by shame and blame? Is he playing whatever side he can to get his advantage? Some of us asked directly if he was after all an Adventist, to which Kent irately responded, “as to the question of whether I’m an Adventist or not … it makes no difference.”

We have been for some time more than beginning to see the truth in that statement. Therefore Kent truly should not be upset when some people don’t take seriously his apology of, “I also am a Creationist.” Trust is built and the foundation is missing.

Here is recent gem towards a “fellow creationist”:

Kent says, “Bob, you’ve hardened your heart and gone mad. You wouldn’t know “truth” if it smacked you between the eyes. You’ve proven to every reader here that you are not “in Christ.” Turn off your computer, throw your modem in garbage, and save your soul before it is consumed with hatred and falsehood.”

Hatred indeed. Those who stand for what they believe are, understandably, a mystery and great cause of perplexity to Kent usually worth many hours of his insight and forethought on his computer and modem. That last post apparently is not the fruit of taking enough time to cover one’s tracks.
God bless,

Rich


The Reptile King
Kent, I was not primarily quoting EGW as an authority. I only noted that if someone quotes one portion of EGW writings as authoritative about the supposed disvalue of the “deductions of science” being evidence for or against a point of faith, they should be free to accept other parts of her writings which make it clear that science is not opposed to God’s Word. I do agree that the conflict is not between science and faith but only with the deductions of science and the conclusions of the natural, rebellious, un-renewed heart. EGW never opposed science. She opposed as the Bible says, “science falsely so-called.”

Our colleges all have students from non-Adventist persuasions. The world is invited to and attends all our other schools. They have a right to know what we are teaching if we are bearing false witness.
God bless,

Rich


The Reptile King
Kent, you either missed or ignored the point. The point was and is, if someone would take EGW as saying “deductions of science” means there is no false science, just one true science that is totally contradictory to the Bible and we must choose to live in blind faith without it that is wholly inconsistent with the other many statements by the same author who talks about true science revealing God whereas false science doesn’t.

Your knot is easily untied. An enemy has done this.
God bless,

Rich