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| + | {{raw:data:p|c|să asculte de om sau de Dumnezeu, știind bine urmările. Domnul a făcut să fie lăsată o înregistrare despre o grupă de oameni, care și-au dovedit credincioșia prin martiriu înainte de a începe alegerea Bisericii. Deoarece au refuzat să asculte poruncile organizației lui Satan și din pricina credincioșiei pentru Dumnezeu, ei „au suferit batjocuri, bătăi, lanțuri și închisoare; au fost uciși cu pietre, tăiați în două cu ferăstrăul, chinuiți; au murit uciși de sabie, au pribegit îmbrăcați cu cojoace și în piei de capre, lipsiți de toate, prigoniți, munciți - ei de care lumea nu era vrednică - au rătăcit prin pustiuri, prin munți, prin peșteri și prin crăpăturile pământului." - Evrei 11:36-38.}} |
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| − | or to obey God, well knowing the results. The Lord
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| − | has caused a record to be made of a company of men
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| − | "'ho proved their faithfulness by martyrdom before
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| − | the beginning of the selection of the church. I3ecaus:~
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| − | they refused to obey the commands of Satan's organization, and because of their faithfulness to God, they
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| − | ,. had trial of erue! mockings and seonrgings, yea,
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| − | moreover, of bonds and imprisonment: they were
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| − | stoned, they ,yere sUyn asunder, were tempted, were
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| − | slain with the sword: they ,vandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (of "'hom the ,,'orld was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and
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| − | caves of the earth".-IIeb. 11: 36-38.
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| − | ;'G The apostle then adds that because of their fait hi'ulness they obtained a good report and approval of
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| − | Cod. The Scriptures show that the Lord will reward
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| − | till'SO faithful men by making them the visible ruler.;;
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| − | und('r tho bn~dom of Christ. It was their faithful1l('SS unto Goel that the Lord ".j]] reward. Surely God
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| − | ,,'ill not l'e(lUire less of those to whom he ,vill grant
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| − | the unspeablble privilege of heing with Christ in his
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| − | throne anel having a part "'ith him in blessing all tho
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| − | familil's of the earth.-Iev. 2: 10; 3: 21.
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| − | 37 The attitude of the true Christian toward war is
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| − | not lweause of his animosity to men ,vho have to do
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| − | "'itll eal'thl~' governments, but is beeause of his 10v0
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| − | for Cod ~l11d his ohedienee and faithfulness unto the
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| − | and has nu:de them his witnesses to honor his name.
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| − | ThC'~' must stand out separate and apart from till'
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| − | These "nointecl ones have a warfare in which they
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| − | must engag'(', but it is not a warfare with earnal
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| − | 'veapom. "For though ,,'e walk in the flesh, we do not
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| − | war after the flesh: (for the weapons of our warrar3
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| − | arc not c:n'lwl, but mig'hty through nod to the pulling
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| − | dovm of strong' holds)." (2 Cor. 10: 3,4) '1'he duty
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| − | of the Lmointed of Clod is to do evil to no man but to
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| − | faithfully represent Jehovah.-Luke 3: 14; Gal. 6: 10.
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| − | For a long time Christians have been in a eondition of sleep concerning their duty of service in the
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| − | Lord's organization. They have tried to please the
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| − | rulers of this world, and to do so they have taken a
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| − | course of act ion that is a compromise between faithfulness to the Lord and faithfulness to the world,
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| − | They have said in e;[ect: ',Ye must let the world sec
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| − | that we are so sweet and inoffensive that the rulers
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| − | "'ill obserYe that we have been with Jesus and learned
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| − | of him.) The Scriptures have been "Tested to justify
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| − | that position. There is no scripture in support thereof. The apostles yere bold and fearless, and when told
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| − | that they must be obedient to the laws of the land
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| − | rather than to obey the laws of God, thry replied:
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| − | unto you more than unto God, judge ye. For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen alll]
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| − | heard." (Acts 4: 13-20) Even so now God is pleased
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| − | only with those who are bold and fearless in representing his cause and declaring his name.-1 John
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| − | 39" And that, knowing the time, that now it is higll
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| − | time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation
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| − | nearer than when 'e believed." (Verse 11) The
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| − | anointed now know the time, They well know that the
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| − | Lord is in his holy temple and that everyone ,vho is
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| − | of the temple must now show forth the glory of God.
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| − | (Ps. 29: 9) The complrtion of the ehureh, and therefore the salvation of the church, is nearer than eYer
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| − | before. It is now no time to be sleeping and dreaming'
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| − | and indifferent concerning the Lord 's cause. It is now
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| − | the time to be wide awake, that we may sec and appreeiate the prophecies of God which he is unfolding, and
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| − | his lightnings that illuminate them. '1'hose of Zion
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| − | now awake must sene joyfull~', singing the praises
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| − | of Jehovah's name. '1'hey must now obry the commandment of God and continue to remind their indifferent brethren of the importance of anointing their
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| − | eyes that they may sec and appreciate present truth
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| − | and be obedient to its demands. (Hev. 3: 14-21) Those
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| − | who arc of the remnant arc now commanded, ,. Cl'Y
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| − | aloud, spare not; lift np thy voice like a trumpet, and
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| − | shew my people their traIlsgn'ssion." (Isa. :-is: 1)
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| − | '1'hose who are asleep and indifferent arc committing
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| − | the transgressions here mentioned.
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| − | 40 The anointed now discern God's organization as
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| − | they never saw it before. They now discern Satan's
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| − | organization as they never saw that before. They src
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| − | that the "seed" of the serpent and the "seed" 01'
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| − | promise arc brought forth and arc directly oPPoscll
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| − | to each other, and that the deadly conflict is on. 'rhm'e
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| − | is no concord of Cln'ist with Satan's organization.
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| − | Thel'e is no part that the believer has with the infidel. "And what agreement hath the temple of Cod
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| − | with idols? for ~'e arc the ternpIc of the Ii ving God;
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| − | as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in
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| − | them; and I will be their God, and they shall he my
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| − | peollie. "-2 Cor. 6: 15, 16.
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| − | 41 Surely God expects his anointed to obey his com·
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| − | mandments rather than to yield to the rules of Satan's Ol'ganization that arc 0Pllosed to God's commands. '1'here is no excuse or justification to longer
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| − | misapply the Scriptun's in an effort to cause tIle
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| − | anointed of God to bow to the dictates of Satan'''l
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| − | agencies and, particularly, to the ordinances thereof
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| − | that would prevent the proclamation of the truth concerning Glad's name and his kingdom. Now is the
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| − | time when God says to his own people: 'Ye arc my
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| − | witnesses to declare that I am Jehovah.' (Isa. 43: 10,
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| − | have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I
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