captive to the word of god
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Dr. Alberto Timm's Sermon. GC Graphs. Captive to the Word of God.TRANSCRIPT
Word of God
Captive to the
Martin Luther
“Unless I am convicted by the testimony of Scripture or by evident reason for I trust neither in popes nor in councils alone, since it is obvious that they have
often erred and contradicted themselves - I am convicted by the Scripture which I have mentioned and my conscience is captive by the Word of God. Therefore I cannot and will not recant, since it is
difficult, unprofitable and dangerous indeed to do anything against one's conscience. God help me.
Amen.”
“…my conscience is captive by the Word of
God.”
Word of God
Captive to the
Word of God
Time for the
“Satan is busily at work... That men may not have time to meditate, Satan leads
them into a round of gayety and pleasure seeking... Satan is working with all his art and enchantments to keep men marching blindly... The whole world appears to be in
the March to death.” EGW, Evangelism, 26
“But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added
to you.” Matthew 6:33
Word of God
Time for the
Word of God
Correctly Interpret the
Sola Scriptura
Tota Scriptura
Word of God
Correctly Interpret the
“For false christs and false prophets will rise and show great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even
the elect.” Matthew 24:24
“…the Bible and the Bible alone as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of
all reforms.” EGW, The Great Controversy p. 595
“The light given me has been very forcible that many would go out from us, giving
heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. The Lord desires that every soul
who claims to believe the truth shall have an intelligent knowledge of what is truth. False prophets will arise and will deceive
many…”
“Everything is to be shaken that can be shaken. Then does it not become
everyone to understand the reasons for our faith?”
“In place of having so many sermons, there should be a more close searching of the Word of God, opening the Scriptures text by text, and searching for the strong evidences that sustain the fundamental
doctrines that have brought us where we now are, upon the platform of eternal
truth.” EGW, Evangelism 364
Word of God
Correctly Interpret the
Word of God
To Practice the
“You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then
good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled
underfoot by men…”
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do
they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives
light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:13-16
Word of God
To Practice the
“Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? Or who may stand in
His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, Who has
not lifted up his soul to an idol, Nor sworn deceitfully.”
Psalm 24:3-4
Word of God
To Practice the
Word of God
To Proclaim the
“Oh God, if Luther is dead, who will from now on so clearly proclaim the holy
scriptures?”
Word of God
To Proclaim the
“Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: ‘Whom shall I send,
And who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’”
Isaiah 6:8
“For ‘whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’ How then shall they
call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in
Him of whom they have not heard?”
“And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach
unless they are sent? As it is written: ‘How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring
glad tidings of good things!’” Romans 10:13-15
Word of God
To Proclaim the
“In a special sense were the Seventh-day Adventists set in the world as watchmen
and light bearers. To them it was entrusted the last warning message to a perishing world. Upon them was focused
the marvelous light of God's Word…”
“They should not allow anything else to absorb their attention. The most solemn
truths ever entrusted to mortals have been given to proclaim to the world. The proclamation of these truths must be our
work. The world must be warned, and God's people must be faithful to the
mission entrusted to them.”EGW, Testimonies for the Church, Vol 9, p.19
Word of God
To Proclaim the
Word of God
Captive to the