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Tuesday, September 6, 11

Among the Jews this question caused endless dispute. They had no doubt as to the
heathen and the Samaritans; these were strangers and enemies. But where should
the distinction be made among the people of their own nation, and among the
dierent classes of society? Whom should the priest, the rabbi, the elder, regard as
neighbor? They spent their lives in a round of ceremonies to make themselves
pure. Contact with the ignorant and careless multitude, they taught, would cause
defilement that would require wearisome eort to remove. Were they to regard
the "unclean" as neighbors? {DA 498.3}
Again Jesus refused to be drawn into controversy. He did not denounce the
bigotry of those who were watching to condemn Him. But by a simple story He
held up before His hearers such a picture of the outflowing of heaven-born love as
touched all hearts, and drew from the lawyer a confession of the truth. {DA 498.4}
The way to dispel darkness is to admit light. The best way to deal with error is to
present truth. It is the revelation of God's love that makes manifest the deformity
and sin of the heart centered in self. {DA 498.5}

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There is no one who can explain the mystery of the


incarnation of Christ. Yet we know that He came to
this earth and lived as a man among men. The man
Christ Jesus was not the Lord God Almighty, yet
Christ and the Father are one. The Deity did not
sink under the agonizing torture of Calvary, yet it is
nonetheless true that God so loved the world, that
he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever
believeth in him should not perish, but have
everlasting life. LHU 235.3

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Desire of Ages, page 464 & 465


In the manifestation of God to His people, light had ever been a symbol of His presence. At the creative word in the beginning,
light had shone out of darkness. Light had been enshrouded in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, leading
the vast armies of Israel. Light blazed with awful grandeur about the Lord on Mount Sinai. Light rested over the mercy seat in
the tabernacle. Light filled the temple of Solomon at its dedication. Light shone on the hills of Bethlehem when the angels
brought the message of redemption to the watching shepherds.
God is light; and in the words, "I am the light of the world," Christ declared His oneness with God, and His relation to the
whole human family. It was He who at the beginning had caused "the light to shine out of darkness." 2 Cor. 4:6. He is the light
of sun and moon and star. He was the spiritual light that in symbol and type and prophecy had shone upon Israel. But not to the
Jewish nation alone was the light given. As the sunbeams penetrate to the remotest corners of the earth, so does the light of the
Sun of Righteousness shine upon every soul.
"That was the true light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world." The world has had its great teachers, men of
giant intellect and wonderful research, men whose utterances have stimulated thought, and opened to view vast fields of
knowledge; and these men have been honored as guides and benefactors of their race. But there is One who stands higher than
they. "As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God." "No man hath seen God at any time; the
only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, He hath declared Him." John 1:12, 18. We can trace the line of the
world's great teachers as far back as human records extend; but the Light was before them. As the moon and the stars of the
solar system shine by the reflected light of the sun, so, as far as their teaching is true, do the world's great thinkers reflect the
rays of the Sun of Righteousness. Every gem of thought, every flash of the intellect, is from the Light of the world. In these days
we hear much about "higher education." The true "higher education" is that imparted by Him "in whom are hid all the treasures
of wisdom and knowledge." "In Him was life; and the life was the light of men." Col. 2:3; John 1:4. "He that followeth Me," said
Jesus, "shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
In the words, "I am the light of the world," Jesus declared Himself the Messiah. The aged Simeon, in the temple where Christ
was now teaching, had spoken of Him as "a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel." Luke 2:32. In these
words he was applying to Him a prophecy familiar to all Israel. By the prophet Isaiah, the Holy Spirit had declared, "It is too
light a thing that Thou shouldest be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also
give Thee for a light to the Gentiles, that Thou mayest be My salvation unto the end of the earth." Isa. 49:6, R. V. This prophecy
was generally understood as spoken of the Messiah, and when Jesus said, "I am the light of the world," the people could not fail
to recognize His claim to be the Promised One.
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Tuesday, September 6, 11

The rabbis counted their righteousness a passport to heaven; but Jesus declared
it to be insucient and unworthy. External ceremonies and a theoretical
knowledge of truth constituted Pharisaical righteousness. The rabbis claimed to
be holy through their own eorts in keeping the law; but their works had
divorced righteousness from religion. While they were punctilious in ritual
observances, their lives were immoral and debased. Their so-called righteousness
could never enter the kingdom of heaven. {DA 309.1}
The greatest deception of the human mind in Christ's day was that a mere assent
to the truth constitutes righteousness. In all human experience a theoretical
knowledge of the truth has been proved to be insucient for the saving of the
soul. It does not bring forth the fruits of righteousness. A jealous regard for what
is termed theological truth often accompanies a hatred of genuine truth as made
manifest in life. The darkest chapters of history are burdened with the record of
crimes committed by bigoted religionists. The Pharisees claimed to be children
of Abraham, and boasted of their possession of the oracles of God; yet these
advantages did not preserve them from selfishness, malignity, greed for gain, and
the basest hypocrisy. They thought themselves the greatest religionists of the
world, but their so-called orthodoxy led them to crucify the Lord of glory. {DA
309.2}
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The same danger still exists. Many take it for granted that they are
Christians, simply because they subscribe to certain theological
tenets. But they have not brought the truth into practical life. They
have not believed and loved it, therefore they have not received the
power and grace that come through sanctification of the truth.
Men may profess faith in the truth; but if it does not make them
sincere, kind, patient, forbearing, heavenly-minded, it is a curse to
its possessors, and through their influence it is a curse to the world.
{DA 309.3}
The righteousness which Christ taught is conformity of heart and
life to the revealed will of God. Sinful men can become righteous
only as they have faith in God and maintain a vital connection with
Him. Then true godliness will elevate the thoughts and ennoble the
life. Then the external forms of religion accord with the Christian's
internal purity. Then the ceremonies required in the service of God
are not meaningless rites, like those of the hypocritical Pharisees.
{DA 310.1}
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Tuesday, September 6, 11

The Saviour has said, "He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life;
but the wrath of God abideth on him" He says again, "And this is
life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and
Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent." Mohammedanism has its
converts in many lands, and its advocates deny the divinity of
Christ. Shall this faith be propagated, and the advocates of truth
fail to manifest intense zeal to overthrow the error, and teach men
of the pre-existence of the only Saviour of the world? O how we
need men who will search and believe the word of God, who will
present Jesus to the world in his divine and human nature, declaring
with power and in demonstration of the Spirit, that "there is none
other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be
saved." O how we need believers who will now present Christ in
life and character, who will hold him up before the world as the
brightness of the Father's glory, proclaiming that God is love! {HM,
September 1, 1892 par. 4}

Tuesday, September 6, 11

PAGE 335. FALL OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.--THE IMPACT OF MOSLEM TURKEY UPON EUROPE
AFTER THE FALL OF CONSTANTINOPLE IN 1453 WAS AS SEVERE AS HAD BEEN THE
CATASTROPHIC CONQUESTS OF THE MOSLEM SARACENS, DURING THE CENTURY AND A HALF
AFTER THE DEATH OF MOHAMMED, UPON THE EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE. THROUGHOUT THE
REFORMATION ERA, TURKEY WAS A CONTINUAL THREAT AT THE EASTERN GATES OF
EUROPEAN CHRISTENDOM; THE WRITINGS OF THE REFORMERS ARE FULL OF
CONDEMNATION OF THE OTTOMAN POWER. CHRISTIAN WRITERS SINCE HAVE BEEN
CONCERNED WITH THE ROLE OF TURKEY IN FUTURE WORLD EVENTS, AND COMMENTATORS
ON PROPHECY HAVE SEEN TURKISH POWER AND ITS DECLINE FORECAST IN SCRIPTURE. {GC
691.1}
FOR THE LATTER CHAPTER, UNDER THE "HOUR, DAY, MONTH, YEAR" PROPHECY, AS PART OF
THE SIXTH TRUMPET, JOSIAH LITCH WORKED OUT AN APPLICATION OF THE TIME PROPHECY,
TERMINATING TURKISH INDEPENDENCE IN AUGUST, 1840. LITCH'S VIEW CAN BE FOUND IN
FULL IN HIS THE PROBABILITY OF THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST ABOUT A.D. 1843
(PUBLISHED IN JUNE, 1838); AN ADDRESS TO THE CLERGY (PUBLISHED IN THE SPRING OF 1840; A
SECOND EDITION, WITH HISTORICAL DATA IN SUPPORT OF THE ACCURACY OF FORMER
CALCULATIONS OF THE PROPHETIC PERIOD EXTENDING TO THE FALL OF THE OTTOMAN
EMPIRE, WAS PUBLISHED IN 1841); AND AN ARTICLE IN SIGNS OF THE TIMES AND EXPOSITOR
OF PROPHECY, AUG. 1, 1840. SEE ALSO ARTICLE IN SIGNS OF THE TIMES AND EXPOSITOR OF
PROPHECY, FEB. 1, 1841; AND J. N. LOUGHBOROUGH, THE GREAT ADVENT MOVEMENT (1905 ED.),
PP. 129-132. THE BOOK BY URIAH SMITH, THOUGHTS ON DANIEL AND THE REVELATION, REV.
ED. OF 1944, DISCUSSES THE PROPHETIC TIMING OF THIS PROPHECY ON PAGES 506-517. {GC 691.2}
FOR THE EARLIER HISTORY OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND THE DECLINE OF THE TURKISH
POWER, SEE ALSO WILLIAM MILLER, THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND ITS SUCCESSORS, 1801-1927
(CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND: UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1936); GEORGE G. S. L. EVERSLEY, THE TURKISH
EMPIRE FROM 1288 TO 1914 (LONDON : T. FISHER UNWIN, LTD., 2D ED., 1923); JOSEPH VON
HAMMER-PURGSTALL, GESCHICHTE DES OSMANNISCHEN REICHES (PESTH: C. A. HARTLEBEN,
2D ED., 1834-36), 4 VOLS.; HERBERT A. GIBBONS, FOUNDATION OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE,
1300-1403 (OXFORD: UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1916); ARNOLD J. TOYNBEE AND KENNETH B.
KIRKWOOD, TURKEY (LONDON, 1926). {GC 691.3}
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God's test of the heathen, who have not the


light, and of those living where the
knowledge of truth and light has been
abundant, is altogether dierent. He
accepts from those in heathen lands a phase
of righteousness which does not satisfy Him
when oered by those of Christian lands.
He does not require much where much has
not been bestowed (MS 130, 1899). {5BC
1121.14}
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7 Principles for CrossCultural Relations


We are going to look at some sections of
Scripture and the Spirit of Prophecy.

Read and try to find the principles in these


sections.

Then, we will synthesize or consolidate the


principles into a list.

Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 1
Luke 6:27-31, NIV "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good
to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who
mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other
also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.
Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do
not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you.
1 John 3:18, NIV Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with
actions and in truth.
Desire of Ages, p. 141-142 Now that Jesus has ascended to heaven, His
disciples are His representatives among men, and one of the most effective
ways of winning souls to Him is in exemplifying His character in our daily life.
Our influence upon others depends not so much upon what we say as upon
what we are. Men may combat and defy our logic, they may resist our
appeals; but a life of disinterested [unconditional, no-strings-attached] love is
an argument they cannot gainsay. A consistent life, characterized by the
meekness of Christ, is a power in the world.
Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 1
Lukas 6 : 27 31 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
''Tetapi kepada kamu, yang mendengarkan kata-kataKu, Aku berkata:
Kasihilah orang yang menyeterui kamu dan berbuatlah baik kepada orang
yang membenci kamu. Mintalah berkat dari Allah untuk orang yang
mengutuk kamu dan berdoalah bagi orang yang menganiaya kamu. Kalau
orang menampar pipimu yang satu, berikanlah juga pipimu yang sebelah lagi.
Kalau orang mengambil bajumu, biarkanlah dia juga mengambil bajumu.
Berilah kepada semua orang yang meminta kepadamu dan jangan meminta
kembali barang-barang kepunyaanmu yang diambil orang. Perbuatlah
terhadap orang lain apa yang kamu kehendaki mereka perbuat terhadap
terhadapmu.
1 Yahya 3 : 18 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
Hai Anak-anakku, janganlah kita menunjukkan kasih dengan perkataan atau
lidah saja, tetapi hendaklah dengan perbuatan dan dalam kebenaran.

Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 1
Ellen G. White
Kerinduan Segala Zaman halaman 139 140
Sekarang karena Yesus sudah naik ke surga, maka muridmuridNyalah yang menjadi wakil- wakilNya di antara manusia, dan
salah satu alat yang paling baik untuk menarik jiwa-jiwa kepadaNya ialah dengan meniru teladan tabiat-Nya dalam kehidupan kita
sehari-hari. Pengaruh kita atas orang lain tidak begitu banyak
bergantung pada apa yang kita katakan seperti keadaan kehidupan
kita. Orang boleh melawan serta menentang segala keterangan kita
yang tepat, mereka boleh menolak segala seruan kita; tetapi hidup
kasih yang tidak mementingkan diri adalah dalil yang tidak dapat
dibantah. Hidup sesuai dengan pengakuan, yang ditandai dengan
kelemahlembutan Kristus, adalah kuasa di dunia ini.
Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 2
Luke 9:51-56, NASB
And He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a village of the
Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. But they did not receive Him, because He
was traveling toward Jerusalem. When His disciples James and John saw this, they said,
"Lord, do You want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?"
But He turned and rebuked them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are
of; for the Son of Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."] And they
went on to another village.
Desire of Ages, p. 487-488
It is no part of Christ's mission to compel men to receive Him. It is Satan, and men
actuated by his spirit, that seek to compel the conscience. Under a pretense of zeal for
righteousness, men who are confederate with evil angels bring suffering upon their fellow
men, in order to convert them to their ideas of religion; but Christ is ever showing mercy,
ever seeking to win by the revealing of His love. There can be no more conclusive
evidence that we possess the spirit of Satan than the disposition to hurt and destroy those
who do not appreciate our work, or who act contrary to our ideas.
Every human being, in body, soul, and spirit, is the property of God. Christ died to redeem
all. Nothing can be more offensive to God than for men, through religious bigotry, to bring
suffering upon those who are the purchase of the Saviour's blood.

Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 2
Luke 9:51-56, NASB
And He sent messengers on ahead of Him, and they went and entered a
village of the Samaritans to make arrangements for Him. But they did not
receive Him, because He was traveling toward Jerusalem. When His disciples
James and John saw this, they said, "Lord, do You want us to command fire to
come down from heaven and consume them?" But He turned and rebuked
them, [and said, "You do not know what kind of spirit you are of; for the Son of
Man did not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them."] And they went
on to another village.
Lukas 9 : 52 56 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
Diutus-Nya beberapa orang mendahului Dia untuk menyiapkan segalanya
bagi-Nya. Maka pergilah mereka dan ketika mereka masuk ke sebuah desa di
Samaria, orang-orang di desa tidak mau menerima Isa karena mereka melihat
bahwa Ia sedang menuju Yerusalem. Ketika pengikut-pengikut-Nya, yaitu
Yakub dan Yahya, melihat hal itu, mereka berkata, "Ya Junjungan, apakah
Junjungan mau supaya meminta api turun dari langit untuk membinasakan
mereka?" Tetapi Isa menoleh dan menegur mereka. Lalu Isa dan pengikutpengikut-Nya pergi melalui desa lain.
Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 2

Kerinduan Segala Zaman Halaman 104 105

Memaksa manusia supaya menerima Dia bukanlah merupakan sebagian dari


tugas Kristus. Setan dan manusia yang digerakkan oleh rohnya itulah yang
berusaha memaksa angan-angan hati. Dengan pura-pura bersemangat bagi
kebenaran, manusia yang bersekutu dengan malaikat malaikat yang jahat
membawa penderitaan kepada sesama manusia , supaya dapat menarik
mereka kepada buah pikiran mereka tentang agama; tetapi Kristus
senantiasa menunjukkan kemurahan, selalu berusaha memenangkan
dengan menyatakan kasihNya. Ia tidak dapat menerima saigan dalam jiwa,
ataupun menerima pelayanan yang setengah- setengah, tetapi Ia
menghendaki hanya pelayanan sukarela, penyerahan hati dengan kerelaan
di bawah dorongan kasih. Tidak ada bukti yang lebih pasti bahwa kita
memiliki roh Setan daripada adanya pembawaan untuk melukai atau
membinasakan orang-orang yang tidak menghargai pekerjaan kita, atau yang
bertindak melawan buah pikiran kita. Setiap manusia, dalam tubuh , jiwa dan
roh, adalah milik Allah. Kristus mati untuk menebus semua orang. Tidak
suatu pun lebih menghina Allah daripada manusia, yang karena kefanatikan
agama, memmbawa penderitaan pada mereka yang dibeli dengan darah
Juruselamat.
Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 3
Acts 17:26-27
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the
whole earth; and He determined the times set for them and the exact places
where they should live. God did this so that men would seek Him and
perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one
of us.
Kisah Para Rasul 17 : 26 27 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
Dari satu orang Ia menjadikan segala bangsa di dunia untuk mendiami
seluruh muka bumi. Ia menentukan musim-musim bagi mereka dan batas
tempat tinggal mereka. Ia melakukkan hal itu supaya mereka mencari Tuhan
dan mudah-mudahan menemukan Dia pada waktu mereka meraba-raba
mencari-Nya. Akan tetapi, sesungguhnya Allah tidak jauh dari kita masingmasing.

Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 3
Evangelism, Hal. 570
Adalah baik saat ini bagi mereka yang memiliki tanggung jawab untuk
membuat rencana yang bijak dalam menyerukan Pekabaran Tiga Malaikat
kepada ratusan dari ribuan pendatang di Amerika. Tuhan merindukan
pelayan-Nya untuk melakukan tugas mereka sepenuhnya terhadap jutaan
kota yang belum diamarkan, dan terutama terhadap mereka yang telah
datang ke kota-kota di negeri kita dari bangsa-bangsa bumi. Banyak dari
antara para pendatang ini berada di sini karna pemeliharaan Tuhan,
sehingga mereka boleh memiliki kesempatan mendengar kebenaran untuk
saat ini
Manfaat yang besar akan datang untuk maksud Tuhan di daerah-daerah
yang jauh jika upaya yang setia diusahakan bagi para pendatang di kota-kota
dari tanah air kita. Di antaranya ada beberapa pria dan wanita, yang dengan
menerima kebenaran, dapat dengan segera sesuai untuk bekerja bagi orangorang di negaranya dan di negara-negara lain. Banyak yang mungkin
kembali ke tempat di mana mereka berasal, dengan harapan memenangkan
teman-teman mereka akan kebenaran. Mereka mungkin saja mencari kaum
keluarga dan tetangga, serta membicarakan pekabaran tiga malaikat kepada
mereka. Review and Herald, October 29, 1914
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Witnessing Principles, 3
Acts 17:26-27
From one man He made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and
He determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God
did this so that men would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though
He is not far from each one of us.
Evangelism, p. 570
It is well that those in responsibility are now planning wisely to proclaim the third angel's
message to the hundreds of thousands of foreigners in America. God desires His servants
to do their full duty toward the unwarned millions of the cities, and especially toward those
who have come to these cities in our land from the nations of earth. Many of these
foreigners are here in the providence of God, that they may have opportunity to hear the
truth for this time.
Great benefits would come to the cause of God in the regions beyond if faithful effort were
put forth in behalf of the foreigners in the cities of our homeland. Among these men and
women are some who, upon accepting the truth, could soon be fitted to labor for their own
people in this country and in other countries. Many might return to the places from which
they came, in the hope of winning their friends to the truth. They could search out their
kinsfolk and neighbors, and communicate to them a knowledge of the third angel's
message.Review and Herald, Oct. 29, 1914.

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Witnessing Principles, 4
Romans 2:14-16, NIV
Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law,
they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, since they show that
the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing
witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them. This will take place
on the day when God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel
declares.
Desire of Ages, p. 638
Those whom Christ commends in the judgment may have known little of theology, but they
have cherished His principles. Through the influence of the divine Spirit they have been a
blessing to those about them. Even among the heathen are those who have cherished the
spirit of kindness; before the words of life had fallen upon their ears, they have befriended
the missionaries, even ministering to them at the peril of their own lives. Among the
heathen are those who worship God ignorantly, those to whom the light is never brought
by human instrumentality, yet they will not perish. Though ignorant of the written law of
God, they have heard His voice speaking to them in nature, and have done the things that
the law required. Their works are evidence that the Holy Spirit has touched their hearts,
and they are recognized as the children of God.

Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 4
Romans 2:14-16, NIV
Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required
by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the
law, since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their
hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now
accusing, now even defending them. This will take place on the day when
God will judge men's secrets through Jesus Christ, as my gospel declares.
Roma 2:14-16 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
Apabila orang-orang yang tidak mempunyai hukum Taurat melakukan hukum
Taurat berdasarkan naluri mereka, maka diri mereka sendirilah yang menjadi
dasar hukumannya, sekalipun mereka tidak mempunyai hukum Taurat. Hal
itu menyatakan bahwa isi hukum Taurat telah tertulis dalam hati mereka,
bahkan batin mereka pun turut memberi kesaksian, karena sering mereka
dituduh atau dibela oleh pikiran mereka sendiri. Semua itu akan nampak
pada saatnya, yaitu saat semua rahasia yang di dalam diri manusia akan
dihakimi Allah melalui Isa Al-Masih, sesuai dengan Injil yang kuberitakan.

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Witnessing Principles, 4
Kerinduan Segala Zaman, hal 638
Mereka yang Kristus puji di hari penghakiman mungkin saja memiliki
pengenalan yang sedikit tentang teologi, tetapi mereka telah menghargai
prinsip-prinsip-Nya. Melalui pengaruh dari Roh Ilahi mereka telah menjadi
suatu berkat bagi orang-orang yang berada di sekeliling mereka. Di antara
para kafir sekalipun ada orang-orang yang menghargai roh keramahtamahan
ini; sebelum Firman Hidup itu didengar oleh mereka, mereka telah berteman
dengan para missionaris, yang bahkan melayani mereka biarpun
membahayakan nyawa mereka sendiri. Di antara orang kafir terdapatlah
orang-orang yang menyembah Tuhan dengan tidak mengetahuinya, mereka
yang padanya terang itu tidak pernah disampaikan dengan perantaraan
manusia, namun mereka tidak akan binasa. Meskipun tidak mengetahui akan
hukum Tuhan yang tertulis, mereka telah mendengar suaraNya berbicara
kepada mereka dalam alam, dan telah melakukan perkara-perkara yang
dituntut oleh hukum. Perbuatan mereka membuktikan bahwa Roh Kudus
telah menjamah hati mereka, dan mereka dikenal sebagai anak-anak Tuhan.

Tuesday, September 6, 11

Witnessing Principles, 5
1 Corinthians 13:6, NIV
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
1 Thessalonians 5:21, NKJV
Test all things; hold fast what is good.
That I May Know Him, p. 207
Christ is the author of all truth. Every brilliant conception, every thought of wisdom, every
capacity and talent of men, is the gift of Christ. He borrowed no new ideas from humanity,
for He originated all. But when He came to earth He found the bright gems of truth which
He had entrusted to man all buried up in superstition and tradition. Truths of most vital
importance were placed in the framework of error, to serve the purpose of the arch
deceiver. But Christ swept away erroneous theories of every grade. No one save the
world's Redeemer had power to present the truth in its primitive purity, divested of the error
that Satan had accumulated to hide its heavenly beauty. The work of Christ was to take
the truth of which the people were in want, and separate it from error and present it free
from the superstitions of the world, that the people might accept it on its own intrinsic and
eternal merit. He dispersed the mists of doubt, that the truth might be revealed and shed
distinct rays of light into the darkness of men's hearts.

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Witnessing Principles, 5
1 Corinthians 13:6, NIV
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
1 Thessalonians 5:21, NKJV
Test all things; hold fast what is good.
1 Korintus 13 : 6 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
Kasih tidak bersukaria atas kejahatan, tetapi bersukaria atas
kebenaran
1 Tesalonika 5 : 21 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
Ujilah segala sesuatu, dan peganglah yang baik.

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Witnessing Principles, 5
That I may know him halaman 207
Kristus adalah penulis/sumber dari semua kebenaran. Setiap konsep yang
luar biasa, setiap pemikiran akan kebijaksanaan, setiap kapasitas dan talenta
manusia, merupakan karunia dari Kristus. Dia tidak meminjam ide-ide baru
dari kemanusiaan, karna dialah sumber segala sesuatunya. Tetapi ketika Dia
datang ke dunia Dia menemukan permata terang dari kebenaran yang telah
Dia percayakan kepada manusia telah dikubur di atas takhayul dan tradisi.
Kebenaran yang paling penting ditempatkan di kerangka yang rusak, untuk
memenuhi maksud Si Penipu yang menyesatkan..tetapi Kristus menyapu
semua teori keliru dari setiap tingkat. Tidak ada yang menyelamatkan
Penyelamat dunia yang memiliki kuasa untuk menunjukkan kebenaran dalam
cara primitif yang murni, menanggalkan kekeliruan dari Setan yang telah
diakumulasi untuk menyembunyikan keindahan surganya.Pekerjaan dari
Kristus adalah untuk mengambil kebenaran yang manusia inginkan, dan
memisahkannya dari kekeliruan dan menunjukkan kebenaran yang bebas
dari takhayul dunia, sehingga manusia boleh menerimanya atas kegunaan
intrinsik dan externalnya. Dia menghilangkan kabut keragu-raguan, sehingga
kebenaran boleh dinyatakan dan memberikan cahaya yang nyata ke dalam
kegelapan hati manusia.
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Witnessing Principles, 6
1 Corinthians 9:22
When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to
bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone,
doing everything I can to save some.
1 Korintus 9 : 22 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
Bagi mereka yang lemah, aku menjadi seperti orang yang lemah, supaya aku
dapat menjangkau mereka yang lemah. Bagi semua orang, aku menjadi
segala-galanya, supaya dengan segala daya upaya aku dapat
menyelamatkan sebanyak mungkin orang.

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Witnessing Principles, 6
Pekerja injil, halaman 119 120
Dalam pekerjaan di ladang yang baru, jangan berpikir bahwa tugasmu adalah
untuk langsung berkata.Kami adalah orang-orang advent hari ke tujuh; kami
mempercayai hari ketujuh adalah hari Sabat; kita percaya akan kebakaan.
Hal ini seringkali membangun sebuah pembatas hebat antara dirimu dan
orang-orang yang ingin kau raih. Bicaralah pada mereka, ketika kamu
memiliki kesempatan, atas poin-poin doktrin yang mana dapat kamu setujui.
Berkutatlah di pedoman Tuhan yang praktis. Berikan bukti pada mereka
bahwa kamu adalah seorang Kristen, menyukai kedamaian, dan bahwa
kamu mengasihi jiwa mereka. Biarkan mereka melihat bahwa kamu
orang bertanggung jawab/bersungguh. Hal ini akan menumbuhkan
kepercayaan mereka; dan akan ada waktu yang cukup untuk semua doktrin.
Biarlah hati dimenangkan, tanah dipersiapkan, dan taburkan benih, tunjukkan
kebenaran dalam kasih sebagaimana di dalam Kristus.

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Witnessing Principles, 6
1 Corinthians 9:22
When I am with those who are weak, I share their weakness, for I want to
bring the weak to Christ. Yes, I try to find common ground with everyone,
doing everything I can to save some.
Gospel Workers, p. 119-120
In laboring in a new field, do not think it your duty to say at once to the
people, We are Seventh-day Adventists; we believe that the seventh day is
the Sabbath; we believe in the non-immortality of the soul. This would often
erect a formidable barrier between you and those you wish to reach. Speak
to them, as you have opportunity, upon points of doctrine on which you can
agree. Dwell on the necessity of practical godliness. Give them evidence
that you are a Christian, desiring peace, and that you love their souls. Let
them see that you are conscientious. Thus you will gain their confidence; and
there will be time enough for doctrines. Let the heart be won, the soil
prepared, and then sow the seed, presenting in love the truth as it is in Jesus.

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Witnessing Principles, 7

John 16:12, NIV


I have much more to say to you, more than you can now
bear.
Yahya 16:12 (kitab suci Injil, cetakan ketiga tahun 2007)
Masih banyak hal yang hendak Kukatakan kepadamu, tetapi
sekarang kamu belum dapat menanggungnya.

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Witnessing Principles, 7
Evangelism, p. 57
Sang Guru Besar memegang seluruh peta kebenaran dalam tangan-Nya,
tetapi Dia tidak membuka semuanya kepada para murid. Ia membukakan
pada mereka subjek-subjek yang mana penting bagi kemajuan mereka
dalam menuju jalan ke surga. Begitu banyak hal-hal penting yang oleh karna
kebijaksanan-Nya membuat-Nya tidak mengutarakannya.
Evangelism, p. 125-126
Kamu perlu untuk merasa bahwa tidak semua kebenaran dapat dibicarakan
kepada mereka yang tidak percaya dalam setiap dan dalam peristiwa apa
saja. Kamu harus merencanakan apa yang harus dibicarakan dan apa yang
tidak perlu dibicarakan terlebih dahulu. Hal ini bukan berarti mempraktekkan
penipuan; hal ini merupakan apa yang Paulus kerjakanKamu harus
memvariasikan pekerjaanmu, dan tidak hanya memiliki satu jalan yang mana
kamu pikir harus diikuti setiap waktu dan setiap tempat. Mungkin caramu
akan terlihat sebagai sebuah kesuksesan tetapi jika kamu menggunakan
taktik lebih, lebih daripada kebijaksanaan si ular beludak, kamu akan melihat
yang jauh lebih nyata dari pekerjaanmuLetter 12,1887
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Witnessing Principles, 7
John 16:12, NIV
I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.
Evangelism, p. 57
The great Teacher held in His hand the entire map of truth, but He did not
disclose it all to His disciples. He opened to them those subjects only which
were essential to their advancement in the path of heaven. There were many
things in regard to which His wisdom kept Him silent.
Evangelism, p. 125-126
You need not feel that all the truth is to be spoken to unbelievers on any and
every occasion. You should plan carefully what to say and what to leave
unsaid. This is not practicing deception; it is to work as Paul worked. You
must vary your labor, and not have one way which you think must be followed
at all times and in all places. Your ways may seem to you a success, but if
you used more tact, more of the wisdom of the serpent, you would have seen
much more real results of your work.Letter 12, 1887.
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Lessons from Other Studies


Attitudes for searching for Truth
Humility, Honesty, Respect/Equality, Calmness/Objectivity
Acknowledging Commonality
Appropriate Body Language, Tactfulness
Christ-like Love
Prayer
Golden Rule don't hog the conversation
Patience
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The Grand Picture


Removing sin
Teaching us how to live
Bringing us back into harmony/companionship with God
The Glory of God is His character of love
The enemy has leveled a charge against God and said that He is
not trustworthy

Jesus came to fulfill all of these issues


Ultimately, the question is: can God be trusted?
Time is continuing so that we may be part of that answer in our
lives: yes! God can be trusted!

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Gods Redemptive Activity

Spirit of Inspiration was/is given to


non-Jews

If we are obedient to what we have


received, God sends us more Light

Every generation has agents who are


honest at heart and used by God

We will be led to believe in the only


Creator God

Lessons of the Old Testament need


to be set before men and understood

Salvation is broad enough for the


whole world

Lessons of God are given in the


language of humanity

God loves/identifies with all of


humanity

God places us within His reach

Holy Spirit implants grace in the


heart of humanity

Christ opens up the way to God

If something is true, it is from God

People are judged according to the


Light that they have received

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Principles for Witnessing

God is working we join Him in


His work
Mingle with people

Don't be argumentative

Recenter pieces of truth

Live quietly enough to hear Him


speak to you

Make yourself vulnerable

Ask to be led

Understanding your audience

Meet needs

Meet people where they are

Stand on common ground/begin


at listeners level and
understanding of truth

Let God guide the timing

Body language is important

Sensitive to God's leading

Don't satisfy theological curiosity,


meet the needs of the heart

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Glimpses closing next Back to Glimpses

Before We Pray . . .
Take some time to think these things through
Establish a habit of reflection, journaling, and praying for
others
Write down some of the most powerful or new revelations
that you learned or were reminded of today
Any questions

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Restoring the Picture of God


Ask for humility and understanding as we consider the
privileged role God has given each of us in restoring the
picture of Himself
Honestly confess the part you have played in damaging the
picture of God in the world, in your marriage, in your
family, or at work
Intercede for others in the world, asking that God will
continue to let His glory shine in the world so that others
may choose to be fully His

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Christs Method

Christ's method alone will give true success in


reaching the people. The Savior mingled with
men as one who desired their good. He showed
His sympathy for them, ministered to their
needs, and won their confidence. Then He
bade them, "Follow Me." {MH 143.3}

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