: Are We That Close?!

ENCOURAGEMENT !!!: Are We That Close?!: God protects those who obey His commands.... Satan has studied the secrets of the laboratories of nature, and he uses all his power to con...

The Strong Man

"Physically, Samson was the strongest man upon the earth; but in self-control, integrity, and firmness (character), he was one of the weakest of men.".

The real greatness of a man is "measured by the power of the feelings that he controls."

Patriarchs and Prophets, pp 567,568,Ellen G White

- Holy Scriptures Only

God will have a people to maintain the Scriptures, and the Holy Scriptures only, as the standard of all doctrines and the basis of all reforms....

Before accepting any doctrine or teaching, we should demand a plain, "thus says the Lord" in it's support.

Satan is constantly trying to attract attention to Man in the place of God.  The devil leads people to look to church leaders, pastors and theology professors, as their guides, instead of searching Holy 

Scripture to learn their duty for themselves.  

The Great Controversy, 595, e g white (paraphrased)