Participants: Chris Shelton (Host), Kenny Shelton
Series Code: BTLP
Program Code: BTLP000056
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00:41 Hello, and welcome to "Behold the Lamb" presents.
00:44 I am Chris Shelton, your host. 00:46 And I want to thank you for tuning in to our program. 00:48 Today's message is the second in a two part series 00:52 that we have entitled "Drama." 00:54 The term "Drama" has several variations of definitions 00:57 that one could explore, but for our series 01:00 we are studying the theatrical version of the word. 01:03 And in particular, what role it should play 01:06 in our various churches. 01:07 And of course, one may also deduce 01:09 what role it should have in our Christian homes as well? 01:13 And as we have stated previously in this series, 01:16 the more we dissect the word of God, 01:18 the more we see how the enemy of souls 01:21 has so orchestrated our lives, and our beliefs, 01:25 and principles to such a degree 01:27 that we do not easily discern the will of God. 01:31 Yet Jesus Himself stated that we are not to be deceived. 01:35 Therefore, it behooves every Christian to develop 01:38 a systematic time of study in worship. 01:41 And what a blessing that the Lord has provided 01:44 such stations as this one to help us 01:46 with our biblical teachings that will draw us 01:49 ever closer to God's will. 01:51 So stay tuned as Pastor Kenny Shelton brings us 01:54 his God inspired message entitled today. 01:58 "Drama," part 2. 01:59 But first, we are blessed as always 02:01 to visit the 3ABN Worship Center and listen to a beautiful song 02:06 that is entitled "More Like You," 02:08 and it's sung by Brother Steve Darmody. 02:33 By chiseling the stones 02:36 that built this house 02:40 And carving out a home 02:43 I only dream about 02:46 You're painting me a view 02:49 that I can't live without 02:54 I can't live without 03:00 But you're making me more like You 03:08 Creating me into someone 03:13 who Knows the awesome 03:16 power of what love can do 03:22 You're making me 03:25 Making me more like You 03:36 By molding me the hands 03:40 that desire to serve 03:43 And giving me the voice 03:45 that wants to share your word 03:50 And offering the hope 03:52 that I don't deserve 03:57 I don't deserve 04:03 But you're making me 04:07 more like You 04:11 Creating me into someone 04:15 who Knows the awesome 04:19 power of what love can do 04:25 You're making me 04:28 Making me more like You 04:46 You're making me more like You 04:53 Creating me into someone 04:58 who Knows the awesome power 05:01 of what love can do 05:06 You're making me 05:09 Making me more like You 05:22 You're making me 05:25 Making me more like You 05:47 Thanks for joining us here again, "Behold the Lamb." 05:49 We praise God for you 05:51 and we're glad that you're willing spend sometime with us. 05:53 We're in our second part of title "Drama." 05:57 And where is it-- where is this all heading? 06:00 Well, I pray that you have seen number one already and if not, 06:03 you've missed a lot of valuable information. 06:05 You want to call us and make sure you get 06:07 that first part because we'll be touching on things 06:09 in the second part and it will relate 06:11 to what we've already covered. 06:13 So we want to make sure that you're right there with us 06:15 and focused in 'cause it takes really two hours 06:17 to get--just touch the edges of this message 06:21 and, of course, about drama. 06:22 You know, how we're gonna deal with this thing? 06:24 We've learned this quickly. 06:26 And I want to say this before I have a prayer. 06:28 We realized that the Lord hates all deceptions. 06:32 He hates all deceptions in any kind because 06:36 deception is the work of, who? 06:37 Good, the enemy. 06:39 We know that. 06:40 The work of God is open and frame. 06:42 As we pray, let's ask God 06:44 that the Holy Spirit will come near to our hearts and our minds 06:46 and just open these beautiful truths to us 06:49 that we maybe pleasing in His sight. 06:52 Loving Father in Heaven, once again 06:54 we ask that you would send Your Holy Spirit, 06:56 illuminate these things to our hearts and our minds 06:58 that we may comprehend the beautiful truths 07:00 that you have for us today. 07:02 Thank you for your love, thank you for your mercy, 07:04 thank you for every viewer, every listener. 07:06 We pray now that we will be students of you, 07:09 we will sit at your feet, and we'll listen to the words 07:11 that you have for us today. 07:13 We thank you in advance for what you're going to do. 07:15 Forgive me of sin, anything in my heart 07:17 and life that needs not be there. 07:18 We need that open communion with You today 07:21 in Jesus' name we pray, amen. 07:25 Again, it's always good to be able to have pencil and paper. 07:27 And I mention here every time 'cause you need to study 07:29 to show yourself approved and you need to go back 07:31 because a lot of things we just barely touch on 07:34 and it opens avenues for you to just to get into the word 07:36 and just spend a lot more time on this subject. 07:38 Because it's so important and many people say, 07:41 "It really just doesn't matter." 07:43 Oh, friend, and I believe it. 07:45 I believe that really matters 07:46 because again we've establish that God's hates it all, 07:48 any kind of deception at all. 07:50 Anything that might deceives somebody. 07:52 And that means from the very young certainly to the old. 07:55 So, how do we do? 07:56 How did the enemy do? 07:58 What did he do in the very beginning? 08:00 He deceived, isn't that right? 08:01 Adam and Eve. 08:03 It was by deception that that Satan deceived 08:07 the angels of heaven. 08:09 So we realized and here that we need to look at that 08:12 there is the deception that's going on. 08:14 If anything would deceive or it seem like pretend 08:17 that--it's pretending that's truth and it's really not. 08:19 Oh, we need to be so, so, so very careful. 08:22 Deception. Remember, we'll be talking 08:25 a little bit about mediums. 08:27 How the devil use this mediums because 08:29 he doesn't want to come as he really is. 08:31 And so he used these things and items and people. 08:34 And so, how do we deal, how do we approach 08:37 with our second part here, we're talking about a drama, 08:40 we're talking about theatrics, we're talking about acting, 08:42 we're talking about mock drama and we're talking about 08:45 puppetry because a lot of people use it and they think 08:48 it's harmless and it doesn't matter. 08:49 Doesn't really matter not-- not what you like to see 08:52 or what you're thinking, but how does God view it 08:56 being used in our church? 08:58 We talked about before that drama, 09:01 theatrics originally derived from what? 09:04 From paganism. 09:05 The pagans would get together and they would act out 09:07 certain little things and as they act to those things out 09:10 that we call the stories or skits to appease what? 09:14 Their gods. And I want you to realize 09:17 we're talking about acting here today 09:19 that Satan is the master actor. 09:23 Satan is what? 09:24 The master actor. 09:26 So when we could think about acting, 09:27 and deceiving, and telling all the truth. 09:30 We need to say, "Look, God, help us." 09:32 Now remember this, we discussed 09:34 this in Patriarchs and Prophets 53, 09:36 it says this, "Satan chose to employ 09:39 as his medium, good, the serpent--a disguise 09:44 well adapted for his purpose of deception." 09:47 Keep this in mind. 09:48 He employed as his what? Good. Medium. 09:51 He chose what? 09:52 The Serpent. To do what? 09:55 A disguise. It would be a disguise 09:57 so that we could deceive us. 09:59 The enemy is using all kind of disguises today 10:02 and we pass them off as harmless. 10:04 It doesn't matter. People like it. 10:06 Just to view how heaven looks at these things today? 10:09 Shall we? Let's make sure 10:10 that we are not a medium for Satan's use. 10:14 I think that makes a lot of sense today. 10:16 Reading in a book called Second Testimonies 171-172 10:20 and there're several paragraphs. 10:21 And so just allow me to go over these things 10:23 and give us food for thought. 10:25 And this is what happens. 10:26 We say, "Well, this is a little thing. 10:27 It's a minor thing, it really doesn't matter." 10:29 Remember, the devil can come in with 10:32 the least just a little small, we call little crack. 10:34 Anytime you open the door just a little bit, 10:36 the devil's going to come in. 10:37 Listen to this article. 10:39 It says, "If you encourage, in the least, 10:42 the temptations of Satan, you place yourself upon, what?" 10:47 Oh, good. "His battleground." 10:50 So when you know that something is right? 10:51 When you know what you should be doing? 10:53 And yet you step out of that just a little bit 10:55 and you decide, "Well, I am going to do--" 10:57 You have--by choice taken from the side of Christ. 11:00 You say, I'm Him under His banner. 11:02 Well, you stepped out from underneath it 11:04 and you've stepped, what? 11:05 Under the banner of the enemy. 11:07 You're on his battleground. 11:08 You're going to get yourself in trouble. 11:10 The least you notice that, encouragement. 11:13 And we realized the bitter enemies-- 11:15 We talked about this the bitter enemies 11:17 we have there--enemies we're talking about people 11:19 who hate the truth. 11:21 The devil will use as his mediums. 11:23 So those who do not like the truth, 11:26 do not want to hear about the truth, 11:27 they hate the truth, the devil will use him 11:29 as mediums every time to do his work. 11:33 Articles goes on and says, "To a certain class of minds 11:36 he will sanctioned a part of, what, Christians believe as, 11:40 listen, to be the truth." 11:43 So the enemy say, "Oh, you know, he is coming at us. 11:45 "While he warns them to reject other parts 11:48 as dangerous and fatal error." 11:51 See, the enemy is working. 11:52 He's scared to death that we're going to learn 11:54 what truth is because truth sanctifies you, right? 11:56 It purifies you, cleanse you. 11:58 That's what it's all about here. 11:59 So he wants you to say and he presents err to you. 12:02 And as he presents his err, how does he do it? 12:05 It says, "He will clothe with-- make it look as good as possible 12:10 and make it as attractive as possible." 12:12 So err then is not in his hideous form. 12:15 It's not the way that it really is. 12:17 When he presents the err to you, it's attractive 12:20 and it-- it looks good. 12:22 We say sometime, you go to gambling casinos of the world. 12:26 Let's just take about, what? 12:27 It's all lit up, all kind of lights, 12:29 all kind of things going on and just to the eye 12:31 and to appeal people, "Oh, this looks good." 12:34 That's how the enemy deceives a person here. 12:38 I want to just encourage you. 12:39 Listen, do not under estimate the power of the enemy. 12:44 Listen, for a long time I kind of kept my mouth shut 12:46 as I would earlier and I'll say in my '20s 12:50 because every time it says, 12:51 "Now the devil, I'm telling you, he's got power." 12:53 People say, "Oh, now let's not say that. 12:55 Oh, let's be care-- We're not giving him many pray." 12:57 I wouldn't give him many praise. 12:58 I was trying to raise a knot on his head, 12:59 but they kind of make you feel bad. 13:01 I say, "Don't give him any praise." 13:03 Listen, we need to know our enemy. 13:06 We need to know his, what? 13:07 Good. His plans. 13:09 Don't underestimate the power of the enemy. 13:11 If you do, you will be taken. 13:13 And listen to it-- listen. 13:15 If the enemy did not realize that he had this kind of power. 13:20 Stay with me now. 13:21 If the enemy did not realize that he has tremendous power, 13:26 he would not have made war against God himself. 13:30 Did you get it? 13:31 He knew he is powerful. 13:35 He went against God. 13:37 We're nothing. 13:38 We need help. 13:40 And as I was reading on another article, 13:41 I thought very interesting-- I want to share this with you. 13:43 It's very good. 13:45 One Testimonies 467, it says, "Satan and his angels, 13:48 with all his agents on earth, who make every effort." 13:54 Listen, "To use every device to advance error and wrongs." 14:02 So the enemy then-- listen carefully. 14:03 Come on, this is leading up to some things here. 14:06 We're talking about acting. We're talking drama. 14:08 We're talking about puppetry. We're talking about the act. 14:10 We're talking about all of these things here 14:11 that the enemy here on this earth is using 14:14 every kind of--listen, what? 14:16 Every kind of device to advance his error and his wrongs. 14:23 So if he is using devices, would he not be even 14:25 using them in the church? 14:27 Oh, certainly he's gonna try. 14:29 One Testimonies 469, it makes a clear statement. 14:33 It says, "The reformation is really needed." 14:35 Do you believe it? Oh, I do today. 14:37 Want a reformation among us as a people, 14:40 but it should first begin. 14:41 And I'm going to raise a knot on my own head. 14:44 The article says here at first, 14:45 "Let's begin with the ministers." 14:48 Revival reformation must begin with the minister. 14:50 We have too many lazy ones, too many that not go far. Why? 14:55 The article says, "Because they are watchman 14:57 upon the walls of Zion. 15:00 They are to sound the note of warning 15:02 to the-- Listen, to the careless. 15:04 Oh, it doesn't matter. 15:05 Well, you know, well." 15:07 And then to the unsuspecting. 15:09 There's many who are unsuspecting 15:10 of things that are going on. 15:12 But God's messenger through the Holy Spirit 15:13 will impressed upon his mind or mind to be able to see 15:17 these things and to be able to raise up 15:18 the standard against the unsuspecting. 15:21 They never thought this would be wrong. 15:23 They never thought this. 15:24 Oh, the careless, it just doesn't matter. 15:26 And then it goes on to say, 15:27 "And to portray the faith of the hypocrite in Zion." 15:33 Wow. That's pretty heavy duty, isn't it? 15:36 So please, in this study continuing part two, 15:38 I want you to remember this. 15:40 Religious principle, we covered in part one 15:42 and we'd spent sometime on it, we won't do it now. 15:44 What are they? 15:46 They're fundamental truths on which other truths are based. 15:50 Example, we talked about it. 15:52 If you're looking for certain word, 15:54 you say, "I'm looking for the subject matter." 15:55 But you can't find exactly that one word. 15:57 In scripture we'll say, 15:58 "Well, then there is nothing written on it." 16:00 Oh, yeah, oh no. 16:01 As you look up that word, you need to look up 16:03 and then pertaining to what? 16:04 To what subject that you're thinking about if it's puppetry. 16:08 You might look and say, 16:09 "Okay, now what is associated with puppetry? 16:12 What goes on with puppetry when it's using? 16:13 What is happening there?" 16:15 There's principles that are in--they're based here 16:18 that we want to look at and we find 16:20 there in fundamental truths always associated with words. 16:24 And so as we look at the word, say for instance, 16:27 if we think of puppetry and theatrics and drama, 16:30 would we think is it honest? 16:34 Is it truthful in every aspect? 16:37 Is there any amount of deception of any kind 16:41 that maybe played out in this-- is there any deviation 16:43 for--from the truth? 16:46 You see, these are the issues that doesn't matter. 16:48 It says, "Well, it didn't mentioned that's specifically, 16:50 but what we are doing is truthful in every area. 16:54 Every area that you can look 16:55 at what we're doing, what we're using? 16:56 Is it truthful or is it deceiving 16:58 or is it deception or is it a lie?" 17:01 If it is weak, we can't use those things, can we? 17:04 We need to be praying like never before, 17:06 my brothers and sisters that God will help us to see 17:09 what's going on here. 17:11 The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 11:14. 17:13 This is it, well, listen. 17:14 It says, "And no marvel." 17:16 Now you know this well. 17:17 It says, "No marvel for Satan himself." 17:18 So to do what? 17:20 "Transform himself into an angel of, what? 17:22 Of light." He is going to transform. 17:24 He is going to be disguised himself. 17:27 He is going to modify himself as an angel of light. 17:30 So the enemy then will use what? 17:32 You do some transforming or changing or disguising 17:36 or as a medium he uses, what? 17:38 An angel to reach mankind. 17:41 Wow, very good. 17:43 Great Controversy, page 624 says this, 17:46 "As the crowning act in this great drama of deception, 17:51 Satan himself will personate Christ." 17:54 The Spirit of Prophecy talks about. 17:56 Bible just says what enemy is going to be doing. 17:58 So again, he is doing what? 17:59 He is disguising. 18:01 He is making something that's bad. 18:02 He is wrapping up, making it a look good, 18:04 giving it an appeal and everybody's happy 18:05 and kids love it, and mom and dad love it 18:07 and-- Is it truth? 18:10 So to be used or as the enemy is using this and using you 18:12 maybe or using me, we don't want that. 18:15 Bible says in Ephesians 4:27, it says, 18:19 "Nether give place to the devil." 18:22 Now surely you would not do that. 18:23 We're not going to give any place to what? 18:24 To the devil on these type of subjects. 18:26 Even though they're-- some people are gonna 18:28 get their feathers ruffled, 18:31 they're not going to want to hear it. 18:32 As soon as they don't want to hear it, 18:34 they starts talking about it, "Oh, we don't want it. 18:35 Oh, let's not play this. 18:37 Let's not listen to it." 18:38 Friend, why not ask yourself? 18:40 Ooh, I missed something. 18:42 Oh, is it really pleasing in the sight of God? 18:44 Is it really-- is it truthful 18:46 and should we really be doing this? 18:48 Not worry about how pleasing it is because 18:50 may you have that job and you love to do it, 18:52 but is it really right with heaven? 18:55 Or is there something you're planning 18:56 seeds of untruthfulness? 18:57 Is that possible? 18:59 Four Testimonies, 312 says this. 19:02 Here, real clear. 19:04 "The least departure." 19:06 What? Good. 19:08 "The least departure from truthfulness and rectitude." 19:12 That means honesty. Moral principle here. 19:16 "Is a transgression of the law of God." 19:19 Did you get it? 19:20 The very least departure from truthfulness 19:24 is a transgression of God's law. 19:27 Those of you're commandment keepers, 19:29 that ought to ring true, right there is a woo, 19:30 I better be careful here. 19:32 Goes on, it says, "The Bible is an unerring guide." 19:34 Aren't you glad? 19:36 "It demands perfect purity." 19:38 Now these three area-- areas here. 19:41 "Perfect, purity in word, 19:43 in thought, and three in action." 19:46 That pretty much sums up mankind, doesn't it? 19:49 Only virtuous and spotless characters 19:53 will be permitted to enter in to the presence 19:56 of a pure and holy God. Wow. 20:00 A pure character, spotless, sinless. 20:02 It's what he's talking about here. 20:04 So shouldn't we be careful now? 20:06 Please, should we not be careful when it comes to-- 20:09 Oh, I know, you get in trouble here, but look." 20:11 If we're talking about the least departure from truthfulness 20:14 and then we still talk in terms of the Easter Bunny 20:18 laying eggs or Santa Claus coming down a chimney 20:22 or a deers that fly in the air or how innocent Halloween is. 20:28 That's just to name of few. 20:29 You know what I'm saying? 20:31 The lease departure from the truth. 20:34 Huh? Wow. 20:36 What are we teaching our children? 20:39 We're teaching them lies? 20:41 Bible said in Revelation 14:15. 20:43 Now we go on there, but let's--that's enough. 20:46 Bible says they're talking about the saints. 20:48 It says, "In their mouth was found no--" What? Good. 20:51 "No guile. For they are without fault 20:54 before the throne of God." 20:57 Oh, it gets heavy. 20:58 Revelation 22:15, notice with me. 21:02 These will be individuals who are excluded from heaven. 21:07 Okay, now let's get it. 21:08 Those who will be excluded from heaven-- 21:10 You want heaven to be your home? 21:12 Oh, yeah. Oh, praise God. 21:14 But this is so simple that we need not err, 21:17 we need not even say get confused on it. 21:20 You're gonna be excluded from heaven. 21:21 I will be, if this the Bible says in Revelation 2:15, 21:27 "Whosoever--" Very simple, 21:29 "Whosoever loveth and maketh a lie." 21:34 Did you get it? 21:36 If you love lies as it were or you make a lie 21:39 or you take the truth and you change it 21:41 into a lie or you, what? 21:43 You're doing things that are deceitful 21:45 and they're not the truth and you're presenting 21:47 those things to other people. 21:49 The Bible says here, "You're making a lie." 21:53 Could be something good. 21:54 May be what's being said is good, 21:56 but what you're using to convey that 21:59 is not pleasing in the sight of heaven. 22:01 In fact 1 Timothy 6:5 says, 22:04 "Men have-- men of corrupt minds, 22:07 and their destitute of the truth." 22:10 There's more to it and I want you to read that, 22:12 but listen, what it's talking about here. 22:13 If we do not have the truth of the spirit 22:16 of the living God inside of us. 22:18 Notice, what the scriptures tell us. 22:20 Our minds are corrupt. 22:23 You see, lot of people who stand just boldly. 22:25 I'm talking about just boldly in your face, 22:28 they maybe leaders in the church, 22:29 they maybe, you know, good friends of yours. 22:31 And they will, yeah, we know this is right, 22:33 but hey, you know, hey. 22:34 Listen, these people here we have to realize all of them. 22:37 Our minds are corrupt, if we're destitute of the truth. 22:41 They can't be right. 22:44 Why? Because truth is of the Holy Spirit, right? 22:46 Of Jesus, and He's not in us evidently, 22:48 if we are destitute, we're corrupt people. 22:51 And, yet, we try to get something 22:52 in--truths into their mind, 22:54 but they need the power of the Holy Spirit. 22:56 They need to be converted, even on issues like 22:58 we're talking about today here. 23:00 Whosoever loveth and maketh a lie 23:01 you're going to be in heaven. 23:03 So as we go forward, 23:04 look at some of these principles. 23:05 Four of them here quickly. 23:07 We covered them in our first part. 23:08 I want to cover them again right now. 23:10 It said, "We should teach truthfulness 23:12 by precept and by example." 23:15 Does that make sense? 23:16 Is that founded in the word of God? 23:18 Absolutely. We should do what? 23:20 Be truthful in everything by precept and by example. 23:24 Number two. Be careful of the enemy 23:27 in every disguise that he comes in. 23:31 Listen, 'cause everything he comes to you 23:33 on he's got-- he has a disguise. 23:36 He hasn't made it look like it's something good, 23:37 people will like it, it will make it appear, what it's not. 23:41 He is always in disguise. 23:43 He just came to you and said, "Hey, Brother Jim, 23:45 just go and tell us bare face lie. 23:47 You'll laugh in his face." 23:48 No, I'm not gonna do that. 23:50 But sometime he put these things in your mind. 23:52 Well, it'd better go ahead and do little something 23:54 over here here and not retell the truth 23:55 because it's going to cause all kinds of-- 23:57 No, he is--listen, be careful of that enemy. 23:59 Three, deception comes by mingling of, what? 24:03 Truth and err. 24:05 As Satan did by, what? 24:07 As he deceived the angels in heaven. 24:10 Friend, you can always go back 24:11 and see how he deceived Adam and Eve. 24:12 See, how he deceived the angels in heaven. 24:14 It's the same way he is working on us today. 24:16 Deceptions, mediums, things that will deceive us 24:19 and lead us off of the track of truthfulness and righteousness. 24:22 Number four, the least departure 24:25 from truth and honesty is a transgression of what? 24:29 Good. The law of God. 24:31 The very least. 24:33 Friend, this is pretty heavy duty when you think about it. 24:36 See, question has to be addressed here 24:38 as far as I'm concerned. 24:40 I find that in the Bible in 2 Corinthian 6:14. 24:44 I think it's fair. 24:46 We're hitting something on the head. 24:47 Many people are not going to like it. 24:49 They're not going to-- they're not going to-- 24:51 they do the weight of evidence. 24:52 They're not gonna really check it out. 24:54 Just soon as they hear it, they don't like it 24:57 and they rise up in opposition against it. 24:59 You will do that every time. 25:01 I will do that if the spirit of living God is not in us. 25:04 When I hear something new, 25:05 I don't know about you, first thing 25:07 I do is--what have I read about it? 25:09 What does it says in the Bible. 25:11 Spirit of prophecy, so I can understand what this is. 25:14 Not just throw it out, but what is it? 25:16 Even if I'm involved with it, 25:17 we have to look at it and say, is this the truth? 25:20 And not go against it and throw it out. 25:22 We're doing the work of the enemy here. 25:23 But this question just rings in my ear. 25:26 In 2 Corinthian 6:14, it simply says, 25:29 "What fellowship hath righteousness 25:31 with unrighteousness?" 25:34 Tell me, what does it have? 25:35 Righteous and unrighteous. What fellowship? 25:37 What draws them together? Nothing. 25:39 They should be separated as I say 25:41 is from the east, from the west. 25:43 But, yet, we try to take the righteous 25:46 and the unrighteous and we've tried to put them together 25:49 as close as we can here and try to make something 25:51 that would be pleasing to man. 25:54 Friend, we need to really be praying about this. 25:57 Reading article in Five Testimonies 360. 26:00 Now this is powerful. 26:02 I mean, this is powerful. 26:04 It says here that, "We must abstain from any practice." 26:08 Come on, listen. 26:09 "We must abstain from what? 26:11 Any practice which will blunt the conscience." 26:16 Or what? "Or encourage temptation." 26:19 Listen carefully, please. 26:27 "We must open no door that will give Satan access to the mind 26:28 of one human being formed in the image of God." 26:32 Oh, if you can just dissect that just a little bit, 26:36 we must abstain from what? 26:37 Any practice which will blunt the conscience or what? 26:41 Encourage temptation. Why? 26:44 Because when we do that, we open the door, what? 26:46 To the enemy. And the enemy will come in. 26:49 And it says, we need to-- we need to be careful 26:51 that the enemy cannot gain access to the mind, 26:56 of your mind, my mind, of the child, a one-year-old, 26:59 a two-year-old, do they understand about theatric, 27:01 they understand about drama, 27:03 they understand about play, 27:04 that understand about puppets, 27:06 they understand all the deceptions that's going on. 27:07 No, they do not. 27:08 Many of them do not. 27:10 They're not old enough. They're being deceived. 27:11 You're telling that something is doing, 27:13 something is really not doing it. 27:15 Oh, yeah, but we're telling the truth. 27:16 Look, what you're using. 27:19 You're feeding them a lie then 27:20 you're asking them to be truthful. 27:21 Now be careful. 27:23 1 Thessalonians 5:22 says this, 27:25 "Abstain from all appearances of evil." 27:29 Did you get that? 27:31 We must abstain from all practices. 27:33 We come back with scripture. 27:34 Scripture says, "We need to abstain 27:35 from all appearances of evil, 27:37 if it appears to be that way." 27:39 The Satan's been working this way, 27:40 then we need to pull away from that. 27:43 Read another article in the Book of Evangelism, 27:45 wonderful book, page 510. 27:48 And I believe that we're living 27:49 in last hours of earth's history. 27:52 The church needs to be purified. 27:53 We need to be clean. We need to be spotless. 27:55 And we cannot afford to have anything brought 27:57 in that will be displeasing in the sight of God 28:00 to have the Holy Spirit to leave the church, as it were. 28:03 Stay outside and we're here just what? 28:05 Pleasing our self. 28:06 That's a form of godliness without what? 28:08 Denying the power thereof 28:10 and we must have the power in the church. 28:12 So I believe this article comes into bearing here for me. 28:15 It says, "We have no time now to spend in seeking 28:18 those things that only please the senses." 28:23 Somebody says, "Oh that was funny. 28:24 Oh, we really like that. 28:26 All the kids, they laugh, they carried on it." 28:28 We live in an hour where we're not just trying to what? 28:30 We don't want to please the senses. 28:33 "Close heart searching is needed right now." 28:36 Did you get it? 28:37 And then it goes on to say, 28:39 "With tears and bitter-- broken heart confession 28:43 we need to draw nigh to God that He may draw nigh to us." 28:49 Oh, does that make sense? 28:52 Does that really make sense? 28:54 You know, we live in that time. 28:55 It says, we need-- Right here, we need, what? 28:57 Tears and broken hearts. 29:00 If you can just heard the phone call of the lady not too-- 29:04 just a few days ago that is just, 29:06 the things that are going on in her church 29:08 and the family and friends are going on 29:11 and she see some things that are still wrong scripturally 29:14 that she just--she just cried, she just--we call here boohoo. 29:19 Real tears. She just cried on the phone 29:21 and say, "Oh, God, help us to get back to You." 29:26 You see, because the truth and understanding of the truth 29:27 and seeing what's going on sometime 29:29 is calling her to tears. 29:31 Sighing and crying for the abominations that be done. 29:35 Friend, this is heavy duty stuff. 29:38 John 14, the Bible says in verse 23, 29:42 "If any man love me, He will keep my sayings." 29:46 If we love Jesus, we'll keep His saying. 29:48 Oh, I love Jesus, I love Jesus, 29:50 but we know this is innocent here. 29:51 Nothing innocent when the devil has a foothold in it. 29:54 There is nothing innocent. 29:55 You see, friends, if it deviates 29:57 from the Bible God's word in any form. 30:00 "Oh, in the least. 30:01 Did you get it? In the least. 30:04 I don't know, if I can weigh out the least. 30:05 I don't know, if I understand what the least is, 30:07 but it's any kind of deviation. 30:10 How do you measure? 30:11 Just any deviation. 30:13 From the truth makes it an untruth. 30:15 Wow. 2 Selected Messages, page 35. 30:21 And I believe this with all my heart. 30:22 Listen, God's calling the people. 30:24 He calls us to His people today to walk with Him. 30:27 Notice this, in sobriety and also in holy consistency. 30:34 Oh, so many Christians bless their hearts today. 30:36 Maybe you find yourself that way, you're inconsistent. 30:40 Friend, you know what? 30:41 Let me just be bold. 30:43 We're gonna miss heaven if we're inconsistent. 30:44 If we're putting everything above the things of God, 30:47 our church--our church attendance, 30:48 our study, our time with God and praying 30:50 and witnessing and, you know, all these things 30:52 that constitute what makes up a Christian. 30:55 We're gonna miss heaven. 30:57 You see, we just read while ago 30:58 in article that the watchman on the wall 31:00 needs to be blowing the trumpet. 31:01 Showing the hypocrite, you're not gonna 31:03 and he's not trying to be judgmental. 31:04 Oh, you're not going to go ahead. 31:06 Yes, you're not going. 31:07 Don't fool yourself. 31:08 You lowered yourself into a false security 31:11 that it doesn't matter with God. 31:12 It does matter with God. 31:16 And so this article, it goes on to say, 31:17 "God calls for the people to walk with sobriety and what? 31:22 Holy consistency." 31:24 Listen, "They should be very careful 31:26 not to misrepresent or dishonor the holy doctrine of truth." 31:32 Listen, "By strange performances." Wow. 31:36 "By confusion, tumult--tumult." 31:40 Which simply means, 31:41 it's talking about here an appearance 31:44 that's maybe-- it's objectionable to the mind 31:47 and even to the senses here, it causes confusion. 31:50 So we need not get involved in those things. 31:53 Nothing to misrepresent the clear cut 31:56 truths of God's word. 31:58 We need not get this all tangle and mixed up 32:01 because we have a holy doctrine, 32:02 holy teachings in the Word of God, 32:04 and we're trying to mix what? 32:06 The common and then the sacred together. 32:08 You can't do that. 32:10 God forbids us to do that. 32:12 In fact 1 Peter 4:7 says, "Be ye therefore." 32:16 This is simple. 32:17 "Be ye therefore sober, and watch." 32:21 You see, when I read Spirit of Prophecy 32:22 and bunch of quotes in here. 32:23 The Bible has already said those things. 32:25 And I try to bring those out, so it'll help you to see 32:27 that what we're talking about. 32:28 We're not just grabbing out in the air some words 32:30 and well, this is what--" There is principle, 32:33 the truths of God's word, fundamental truths 32:35 are right here and on those fundamental rights here 32:37 hanging all of these other truths, 32:39 and we need to be digging into these truths 32:41 to see what God has to say. 32:42 We need to be sober and we need to be watching. 32:45 And we need to be watching 32:46 what's taking place around in our church 32:48 locally or right in our own homes and in our own lives. 32:51 We need to be sober about these things. 32:52 We don't know how much time that we have left. 32:56 Now the Book Evangelism, page 137. 32:59 Please, notice this with me. 33:01 Now this is-- it begins to as we go over 33:03 these things, they begin to get. 33:05 Ooh, I said, "Look, ah, 33:06 little bit, little more difficult. 33:07 Ooh, straight forward." 33:09 But, you know, if you're like me, I need that. 33:11 I need it straight. 33:13 I need it simple, I need to be able to 33:16 where you know, it's just right straight down 33:17 the line and say, "Okay, I've heard it." 33:19 And then I brought to the point of what? Good. 33:22 Point of decision. 33:23 Either I'm going to or I'm not. 33:26 You say, you not know this well, it's not too bad. 33:28 But no, if you deviate from the least, 33:31 you're talking puppetry, 33:32 you're talking theatrics in the church. 33:34 All of this kind deviate from 33:35 the truth and you're pretending. 33:37 Come on now. 33:38 Evangelism 137 says, 33:39 "Not one jot or tittle 33:44 of anything theatrical." 33:47 That means, false. 33:49 That means what? Made up. 33:50 Make believe acted, acting. 33:53 "Is to be brought into our work." 33:56 You say, "Well, this is not--is our work 33:58 not preaching the gospel, is our work not coming together, 34:00 is our work not studying the scriptures together." 34:02 Sure, it is. 34:04 Nothing, not one little jot or tittle 34:06 darting you and I crossing of a "T" as it were 34:09 is to be brought in theatrically to our work. 34:13 And it goes on and says, "God's cause 34:15 is to have a sacred heavenly mold." 34:20 Is you work approved of heaven? 34:22 Is my work approved of heaven today? 34:24 Oh, if not, God, help us. 34:26 Brothers and sisters, that we need to think, think. 34:29 The article says, "Let everything connected 34:32 with the giving of the messages of this time 34:35 bear the divine impress." 34:38 We've been going over that, does heaven approve of it. 34:42 Here it goes, here. 34:44 "Let nothing of a theatrical nature be permitted, 34:49 for this would spoil the sacredness of the work." 34:53 So anytime we speak the truth regardless of whom 34:56 we're speaking it to, whether it'd be to the old 34:58 or to the young, whoever it might be. 35:00 It says here, "Be careful with the what?" 35:02 Oh, theatrical nature. 35:05 Do not let it be permitted because it spoiled 35:08 the sacredness of the work. 35:12 And yet we don't mind, you know, 35:13 we can set up little things and, you know, use different. 35:19 I'm not trying to hurt anybody. 35:20 I'm not trying to discourage anyone, 35:23 but do you have the blessing 35:25 when you go about doing these things, 35:26 is the blessings of heaven there or is it just something 35:29 that you think or is the enemy making you feel good about it. 35:32 You know, he can do that. Why? 35:33 Because you stepped off the platform of truth 35:35 and you went over it doing what you know you shouldn't 35:37 or maybe you've been fooled. 35:39 Now you just don't need to be fool now. 35:41 And we need to come to grips with it, 35:43 if it's truth, then okay, we do it. 35:44 If it's not, we throw it out immediately. 35:47 We don't have to come to grips with this and say, 35:49 "Well, 6 months down the road now, 35:50 I'm gonna quit doing this in the church. 35:53 We're going to quit and go have theatrical performances 35:55 up on the platform and running around and carrying on 35:58 using puppets and all kind of stuff." 36:00 You don't need to wait 6 months. 36:01 As soon as you hear the truth man, 36:03 you're accountable right then and right there to do it. 36:05 That shows whether you love God or not. 36:07 "Yeah, but I like to." 36:08 That's your problem. You like to--Come on. 36:10 Let's notice this here. 36:12 Not one jot or tittle of anything theatrical. 36:15 What is theatrical? 36:16 Anything that's false, anything that is make believe. 36:19 You can't tell me that all of the stuff 36:20 I'm talking about it's not make believe. 36:23 It's not a deception. 36:24 It's not fooling. 36:26 You say, "Well, I'm not fool. 36:27 But how about the young minds? 36:29 Yes, they're fooling about it. 36:31 Psalms 1:19, I love this, 104 says, here's God saying, 36:35 "Therefore I hate every false way." 36:39 The God of the universe looks down to us and he says, 36:44 "Pastor Kenny, I hate every false way." Wow. 36:50 Every what? Every false way. 36:54 You know what that really means every false way? 36:56 That means everything that's even viewed 36:58 as false and appearance of false. Wow. 37:04 And then the Bible goes on and gives some more real 37:06 meat to chew on here in 1 John 5:21. 37:09 It says, "Children, keep yourself, what? 37:13 Keep yourselves from idols." 37:16 Things that look like idols, 37:17 things that are constructed like idols. 37:18 Maybe how to keep yourselves from idols? 37:20 The word idols here means, keep yourself from images. 37:24 Keep yourself from shapes and forms 37:27 or fashions like. Wow. 37:34 Don't want to gain by tight here, 37:35 but boy, think about when you think of puppetry, 37:38 think about drama, think of theatrics, 37:39 think of all these things right here. 37:42 The Bible is clear on the message. 37:45 2 Selected Messages 23-24. Notice this. 37:49 It says, "We must be guarded." 37:52 What does that mean that we must be guarded? 37:54 We must be on guard. 37:56 Why is it as a Christian I need to be on guard all the time? 37:59 Because the Satan is what? Good. 38:01 A roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. 38:04 You better be ready, he'll eat you up. 38:06 You're no match for him. 38:08 I'm no match for him. 38:10 People walk around, stroll around 38:11 like they can just face the enemy 38:13 head on and they can take him. 38:14 No, you will be taken without the spirit of the living God. 38:17 We need that spirit of living God inside of us. 38:21 The enemy needs to realize he's kept at bay 38:23 because of the power of God, 38:26 but you must invite that power in 38:27 and we can't when we are throwing out these truths, 38:31 because we like certain things. 38:34 God calls upon His people to walk out. 38:36 We talked about, sobriety and consistency. 38:40 Are we doing that? 38:44 Article says, "We must be guarded for Satan 38:46 is determined, if possible." 38:50 See, if we could just realize right now he is determined. 38:55 What the Bible said? 38:57 Event the elect, if were possible He is going to deceive. 38:59 He is determined to deceive you on some issue. 39:04 He is determine to deceive this person, 39:07 this person, me all of us. 39:11 You're no exception. 39:12 You might think you are, you are no exception. 39:14 I'm no exception to this. 39:15 He is determined. 39:17 He studies your life. 39:19 He knows what's going on. 39:21 He's determined, if possible. 39:24 And here's how he's going to do it. 39:27 To--oh, this gets heavy. 39:29 "To intermingle in the religious services." 39:33 Oh, boy, now this starts to work God pointed now. 39:36 The devil is determined to deceive 39:38 and he is gong to do it by trying to intermingle 39:41 with religious services. 39:42 Things that takes place in the service. 39:45 Uh, to do what? 39:48 To paddle his evil influence. 39:50 Article goes on, "Let there be no theatrical display, 39:55 for this will not help to strengthen 39:58 belief in the Word of God. 40:00 Rather, it will divert attention to the human instrument." 40:04 Did you get that? 40:06 Let there be what? 40:07 No theatrical display. 40:09 It's not going to lend any strength in the Word of God. 40:13 In fact, what happens is? 40:14 The person who is doing that thing 40:16 whatever it might be is going to get the attention. 40:19 And Jesus said, "If I be lifted up 40:20 will draw all men unto me." 40:23 So we'll say, "Well, they'll learn better 40:25 if we do this and if we use this. 40:26 It lends no power when we do that to the Word of God." Why? 40:29 Because the Holy Spirit will not accompany that. 40:32 That's very clear. 40:34 It just will not accompany. 40:36 In fact, the human instrument will get the glory 40:39 and that's what the enemy wants. 40:40 And dear friend, we don't need that. 40:42 This is heavy duty. 40:44 More I read these things I'm saying, 40:45 "Oh, Lord, have mercy. 40:47 We've been in the dark so long." 40:49 Or is there no one left to stand up and say, 40:51 "Hey!" Well, just look at the issue 40:55 a little bit longer because, you know, 40:56 what difference is that in this you'd call this wrong here 41:00 and there is other wrongs here that we might speak out, 41:02 but because someone may get their feelings hurt, 41:04 someone may not like it, we're going to keep silent. 41:06 Now it's not a time. 41:07 Their life may depend upon it. 41:09 Other lives will depend upon it. 41:10 Our children's life will depend upon it. 41:12 These are issues that we need to closely examine. 41:15 So, God, help us. 41:18 Evangelism, page 137 and 8 makes the comment. 41:22 Please, listen all carefully. 41:24 Now remember some of you missed the first part, 41:26 so you kind of like, oh, boy, but, but... 41:28 You need to call and you get that and then also 41:31 we have kind of an outline that goes over this 41:33 gives you some real--real meaty to study on with it. 41:36 And when you get done, listen there will be no excuse 41:38 for us going down the wrong path. 41:40 There really won't be. 41:42 Don't you want to please God? 41:43 Don't you love Him with all your heart, 41:45 your soul and your mind? 41:47 And when you hear these things you say, "Yeah." 41:48 But so, how do you take out theatrics out of puppetry, 41:52 and acting, and drama? 41:53 How do you--? You see, you don't. 41:55 It's in there. 41:56 You can justify all you want, make excuses all you want. 41:59 Take a boat, and everybody says, "Okay." 42:00 Doesn't make it right. 42:04 Spirit of Prophecy, I listen very carefully when it says, 42:06 "I was shown or I was instructed--" 42:08 Please listen to this one. 42:10 Evangelism 137-138, I am instructed. 42:15 "The message was given that all theatrical performances 42:19 in connection with the preaching of present truth." 42:24 That's present truth. 42:25 Going on here, what we need right now 42:27 for this day in this time? 42:30 Now listen carefully what it said, 42:31 "Truth were to be discouraged and forbidden." What? 42:37 I'm instructed that the message 42:38 was given that all theatrical performances 42:41 in connection with the preaching of present truth 42:44 were to be discouraged, number one, and then what? 42:48 And then forbidden. 42:50 Not a vote of the church whether they're going to do it or not. 42:54 It just says forbidden, note it, 42:56 "The light given me was, 'Give this no sanction.' 43:02 These performances, which savored of the theatrical, 43:08 were to have no place in the proclamation 43:11 of the solemn messages entrusted to us." 43:16 See, you can make all kind of justifications. 43:18 Well, you know, if it's puppetry 43:19 and there's other things over here that little kids like, 43:21 still, you should be presenting, what? 43:23 The unadulterated truth and it's not truth. 43:26 What you're presenting you might be saying 43:28 what is truth that all you're portraying, 43:29 all this been work through. 43:31 It's deception to the little mind. 43:34 And so we need to be very careful about that. 43:36 Spirit of the living God. 43:38 God's servant said that not to be discouraged, 43:39 not even discouraged, forbidden to be use. 43:42 Anything that saviors of theatrical has no place 43:45 in the proclamation of the giving of the gospel. 43:47 And, dear friends, all we have to do is study 43:50 the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 43:52 What's that really talking about? 43:54 Bible comes back in 2 Peter more in verse 1:12, 43:58 it says here, "And be established 44:02 in the present truth." 44:05 Friend, are you really established in present truth? 44:06 Or you really give him praise to God 44:08 that He's given you opportunity to come to it-- 44:10 to knowledge and understanding 44:12 of what truth is and then the present truth, 44:15 the message of the hour. 44:17 Oh, you know this. 44:18 But in the every portion of the history of this world, 44:21 what has happened? 44:23 God does have His specific message for His people. 44:27 It's a challenging message. 44:28 It's a message that demands you make a decision on. 44:34 And the present message that He has given to us, 44:36 I don't--I don't see any of these-- 44:39 Oh, I want to say foolishness going on. 44:43 We've got to get down to it. 44:47 There's no time to waste. 44:50 It doesn't fit in with the solemn message 44:52 that God has entrusted us with. 44:54 And remember, if He has entrusted 44:56 these truths to you, He's gonna hold you accountable. 45:00 He's gonna hold me accountable for these things. 45:03 And I've got to be established. 45:05 I've got to be grounded in the truth. 45:10 I've got to understand what truth is. 45:13 Another little book I was reading 45:14 its Nine Testimonies, page 142. 45:19 And it goes on. 45:20 It's building as we go, so we realize 45:22 we're not trying to take something out of context 45:24 and not trying to put, make to say something that is not, 45:27 it's not saying here. 45:29 My friend, my brother, my sister, listen we love you. 45:32 We appreciate you. We don't want you deceived. 45:34 We don't want to be deceived here. 45:37 And so we must go over these things 45:39 and it says here, 45:41 "It is not a theatrical performance that glorifies God." 45:47 Things that we use, things that we cover up with, 45:49 things that we do and how we act, 45:50 it doesn't glorify God. 45:52 "But the presentation of the truth 45:55 in the love of God." 45:58 You know, how many of us are even doing that? 46:00 Trying to present, you know, the truth of God in love. 46:05 Wouldn't it be that what we're taking about today? 46:08 Put yourself out just a little bit in the glasshouse 46:11 and people will be throwing thing 46:12 and may be--may be discourage with you just a little bit. 46:15 Could it be? 46:17 But see, we have to love our brothers and our sisters 46:19 and be willing to put it out there on the line and say, 46:22 "What about? What about? 46:25 It all makes difference. Why? 46:26 Because we've been studying here in our last, 46:28 you know, first session and this one 46:30 is what the enemy is-- Deception for everything, 46:33 every truth he has a deception, 46:35 he has an untruth and he is mingling all together, 46:37 and he wants to work in the church. 46:41 Well, that's heavy duty. 46:44 Presentation of the truth it says, 46:45 "In the love of Christ." 46:48 How interesting because Ephesians 4:15 says this. 46:53 "Speaking." Oh, good you've got it. 46:55 "Speaking the truth in, what? In love." 46:59 How do you speak the truth? 47:00 We love you or we wouldn't be presenting these things 47:03 because they're controversial and they can cause problems, 47:06 but we have to love the truth more. 47:09 And say, God will stand beside you, 47:11 He will stand beside me 47:13 when we take a positional stands for what truth is. 47:16 You may be asked to leave at certain congregation, 47:19 I don't know. 47:22 You may be out there, don't want you to around 47:24 because you say, "Oh, this-- I don't read this in scripture. 47:29 How come we're doing this?" 47:31 If it's not founded in scripture then it's what? 47:34 Most say and I say it's the scripture of the enemy. 47:36 You think he didn't have his own, 47:38 be careful, Bible. 47:41 Join us, counterfeit for everything. 47:44 Oh, mercy. 47:46 Speaking the truth and love that it says 47:48 we may grow up into Him in all things. 47:53 So does this thing we're talking about make a difference? 47:57 Yes, it does. 47:58 Oh, it makes a vital difference. 48:00 It could be the matter of, what? 48:01 Being saved or lost. Oh, yes, it is. 48:03 We're talking about eternity here 48:04 because we can't-- we can't avoid what truth, 48:06 we need to concentrate about what is truth. 48:10 So it's not what? 48:11 Not a theatrical performance that glorifies God. 48:14 Do you want to glorify God? 48:15 And this is what this is all about? 48:17 Is to make honor and glory to Him, 48:19 presenting the truth and love, that's what it's all about. 48:23 Another little book I was reading is Nine Manuscript, 48:26 page 387, said this. 48:30 This--once again, see we're honing in, 48:33 we're coming in, let us say the planes flying in. 48:35 You see, so real-- real clear we can see our target 48:38 and we want to--we want to come in and say, "Boom." 48:40 Now in case you're still doubting, 48:42 listen to this one. 48:43 "Those who make use of the devices 48:48 that are theatrical in nature, 48:51 to hold the attention of the people." 48:53 Let's just say the children, shall we? 48:55 "Lose the realization of the presence of Christ. 49:00 They mingle the common with the sacred." Wow. 49:05 Those who make use of devices, 49:06 you got to use devices because you can't hold attention 49:09 of the children or anybody else 49:10 without using these kind of things here. 49:12 It says here, "We lose realization 49:15 of the presence of Christ." 49:17 'Cause our mind's upon these things. 49:20 Wow. Sacred, holy. 49:24 You remember 2 Peter 3:11 it says, 49:26 "Seeing then that all of these things should be dissolved, 49:30 what manner of persons ought you to be in all holy, what? 49:35 Conversation and godliness." 49:37 As we see the day approaching Jesus is soon to come, 49:39 how should we be? 49:41 Review and Herald 1/4/1881 says, 49:44 "The followers of Jesus enjoy sober, 49:46 sensible, and ennobling themes." 49:50 Notice, "Others those who cannot take pleasure 49:53 in these gatherings, unless the superficial 49:56 and unreal shall make a prominent 49:59 feature in the exercises." 50:00 So I'm not happy what you're studying unless 50:02 and you've to have other gimmicks 50:03 and things going on in order to make it. 50:05 This is unsaved. 50:07 People were not spiritual. 50:10 They become the lovers of pleasures. 50:11 Things are going on, more than lovers of God. 50:14 Now Blessings, page 68 says this. 50:17 I'm hurrying on. A little bit of more material. 50:18 Our time just about gone. 50:20 It says, "Truth is of God, deception, 50:22 in every one of its myriad forms, is of Satan." 50:26 What? Truthness of God, deception is of the enemy 50:28 and everyone is myriad forms, 50:30 they're getting deviation from that. 50:32 Friend, don't we realize that we're dealing with 50:34 truth issue here, 50:37 a real principal from the Word of God. 50:39 Second Selected Messages, 21, "Satan will insinuate himself 50:43 by little wedges, which will widen 50:46 as he makes a place for them 50:48 with these spurious devices of Satan will be brought into 50:53 the special work of this time." 50:54 Webster says the appearance 50:57 without something not being shown here. 51:00 Satan is going to insinuate himself, what? 51:02 By little wedges coming into the church. 51:04 Manuscript 43, 1907, "As we near the end of time, 51:08 falsehood will be so mingled with truth, 51:10 that only those who have the guidance of, what?" Come on. 51:13 "The Holy Spirit will be able to distinguish 51:16 between truth and error. 51:18 We need to make every effort 51:19 to keep the way of the Lord. 51:21 We must in no case turn from His guidance 51:24 to put our trust in man." 51:28 Read Psalm 147:3, when you have a chance. 51:30 Review and Herald, 3/28/1882. 51:33 "Conformity to the world is a sin 51:36 which is sapping the spirituality of our people, 51:39 seriously interfering with their usefulness, 51:42 with its idle proclamation and the warning message 51:45 to the world, while we deny it 51:46 in the transactions of daily life." 51:48 Are you denying it? 51:50 Great Controversy, 231. 51:52 It's a fact worldy, we'll talk about widely ignored. 51:56 We talk about danger. 51:58 Error never really appears for what it really is. 52:02 It's mingling or attaching itself to truth 52:05 that against accept us. Wow. 52:09 Education, page 25. 52:10 "By the mingling of evil with good." 52:14 And it said, "His or man's mind 52:15 has become what? Confused." 52:18 Friend, did you get that? 52:20 Our minds have become confused because we've been, what? 52:21 Mingling truth and error together. 52:24 Just like the Bible said in Exodus 20:16. 52:26 If we had no other foundation, then is the Bible say, 52:29 "Thou shall not bear false witness 52:30 against thy neighbor." 52:33 Wow. 19 Manuscript, 303. 52:37 "All who have the knowledge of Jesus Christ 52:39 will imitate Him in their manner of instruction." 52:45 Chris Collection, 159. 52:46 "There was no false, so they're talking about Jesus. 52:49 No acting in what He did." 52:51 Mount of Blessing, 68. 52:53 "No one who tries to appear, what? 52:56 He is not can be called truthful." 53:00 Whatsoever is more than the truth is of the evil one. 53:04 I know we're hurrying along quickly with those, 53:07 that's why we have the outline. 53:08 We'd be glad to sent to you, but you're gonna have to call. 53:10 Last one, Fundamentals of Education 229 says, 53:14 "I have not been able to find in one instance 53:16 where He, Jesus, educated His disciples 53:19 to engage in any theatrical performances, 53:22 yet Christ was our pattern in everything." 53:26 Oh, friend, I hope you see the importance of this massage. 53:29 I hope you see that many people maybe have been fooled, 53:31 they've been lured as it were in false security 53:35 that it's okay and it's fascinating 53:37 and the children will learn. 53:39 But listen, Bible gives clear instructions 53:42 on what we are to do. 53:44 And we need to be praying, God help us. 53:46 We don't want to deceive the little ones 53:47 in any form or fashion. 53:49 We don't want to teach them a lie 53:50 and then want the truth back from them. 53:54 Are we teaching our children a wrong thing? 53:56 May God help us to see this drama, 53:58 puppetry, performances going on and their acting. 54:01 May God help us to see? 54:02 This is something that we need to pray about right now. 54:05 I want to pray with you before we close. 54:07 You need to be calling in for this information, 54:09 so you can do some more studying for yourself, 54:11 but it's so crystal-- crystal clear to me, 54:13 and I pray that this to you. 54:14 Let's pray about it right now together, shall we? 54:16 Let's pray. Merciful Father in Heaven, 54:18 we thank you for Your precious word, 54:20 we realize that may not be acceptable to everyone, Lord, 54:24 but those who love the truth will say, 54:25 oh, thank you, Lord, if they where fooled on it. 54:27 They will make those changes. 54:29 They'll see Your word, the weight of evidences. 54:30 Say, 'Oh, thank You, God.' 54:32 You're leading and You're guiding us a step at a time 54:35 and preparing us for Your soon return. 54:37 We thank You for our precious souls 54:38 that are viewing and watching and listening around the world. 54:41 We pray for them in a especial way 54:42 to take their stand for what is right in Jesus' name 54:45 we pray and for His sake, amen. 54:48 Once again, we just want to encourage you, 54:49 we praise the Lord for you, for your support, 54:51 for your prayers, your cards and your letters. 54:55 You have a lot of questions. 54:56 You know, some of you, you know, 54:57 you need to be sending your phone numbers 54:59 and you have a lot of questions, 55:00 sometimes 'cause the answers 55:02 you have that-- Oh, my, take me forever. 55:03 It's lot easier just to talk to you on phone, 55:05 so be sure you put your phone number in there. 55:06 And when you have a good question 55:08 that I may need some little help 55:10 and I'll be glad to give you a call and do that, 55:12 but keep praying for us. 55:13 Please, do that. 55:15 And remember, it's still only by your 55:16 free will offerings to help keep these kind of programs coming. 55:19 And again, we need your prayers 55:21 more than anything. 55:22 So remember in the coming days, 55:24 everyday when you get up, commit yourself to Jesus Christ, 55:28 pray for the ministries around the world, 55:30 pray to be ready when Jesus He'll come. 55:32 And we'll look forward to seeing you on that sea of glass. 55:34 God bless you. See you next time. 55:38 Hello and welcome back. 55:40 To unmask the enemies sometimes ooh, it's painful, 55:44 especially when it affects the things 55:46 that we enjoy and we've never before 55:48 thought of them as being wrong. 55:50 This is where we really need to learn 55:53 to trust God and in His wisdom. 55:55 Have faith in His direction, 55:57 even though we may not fully understand it. 56:00 This is the meaning of His being our Lord. 56:03 What our faith as such that we will follow Him, 56:06 wheresoever He may lead us. 56:08 Even though we see through the spiritual glass darkly 56:12 and do not fully comprehend the path 56:15 that He is leading us upon, 56:16 we must trust that all that He does for us 56:20 is for the good of our personal salvation. 56:22 His goal is to save us from the grasp of the enemy 56:26 and to restore us into His image. 56:28 There is no safer place, brothers and sisters, 56:31 that in the perfect will of our Savior. 56:34 The subject of drama is one that cause for decisions 56:38 and perhaps a change in our plans and in our habits, 56:42 and as we do this keep in mind, 56:44 that it is being done, 56:46 so that there is nothing-- absolutely nothing 56:49 left between us and our loving Savior to separate us from Him. 56:54 We hope that you will call in for the free outline of quotes 56:57 that Pastor Kenny has provided with this series, 57:00 and you may also like to order this series itself. 57:03 It's always available. 57:04 It's available to you for a love gift of just $15 or more. 57:09 And as always remember, it's your love gifts, 57:12 it's your prayerful support that enables us here 57:15 "Behold the Lamb Ministries" 57:16 to keep moving forward and sharing the gospel of truth 57:20 and the good news around this world that we're living in. 57:24 So whether or not you order, 57:25 your donations are vital to this ministry. 57:28 And we thank you from the very bottom of our heart for them. 57:32 So give us a call here in the United States 57:34 at area code 618-942-5044, that's Central Standard Time 57:41 or write us here at Behold the Lamb Ministries, 57:43 PO Box 2030, Herrin, Illinois 62948, email us 57:49 at BeholdTheLambMinistries @yahoo.com. 57:52 Or you may order on our website 57:54 at www. 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