Salvation Appears to All.

"This Present Evil World."

Gal_1:4  Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father

Christ gave Himself for our sins, "that He might deliver us from this present evil world." He will take from us that which He bought, which is our sinfulness. In so doing, He delivers us from this "present evil world." That shows us that "this present evil world" is nothing but our own sinful selves. It is "the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life." 1Joh.2:16. We ourselves make all the evil there is in the world. It is man that has made the world evil. "By one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned." Rom.5:12. We need not try to throw the blame 20 upon somebody else; we ourselves provide all the evil that can possibly injure us.  The story is told of a man whose besetting sin was a violent temper. He would frequently become very angry, but he laid all the blame upon the people with whom he lived, who were so exasperating. Nobody, he declared, could do right among such people. So he resolved, as many others have done, to "leave the world," and become a hermit. He chose a cave in the forest for his dwelling-place, far from any other human habitation. In the morning he took his jug to a spring near by to get water for his morning meal. The rock was moss-grown, and the continual flow of water had made it very slippery. As he set his jug down under the stream, it slid away. He put it back, and again it was driven away. Two or three times was this repeated, and each time the replacing of the jug was done with increasing energy. Finally the hermit's patience was utterly exhausted, and exclaiming, "I'll see if you'll not stay!" he picked the vessel up and set it down with such vehemence that it was broken to pieces. There was nobody to blame but himself, and he had the good sense to see that it was not the world around him but the world inside of him that made him sin. Doubtless very many can recognize some experience of their own in this little story.  Luther, in his monk's cell, whither he had gone to escape from the world, found his sins more grievous than ever. Wherever we go, we carry the world with us; we have it in our hearts and on our backs,--a heavy, crushing load. We find that when we would 21 do good, "evil is present" with us. Rom.7:21. It is present, always, "this present evil world," until, goaded to despair, we cry out, "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death?" Even Christ found His greatest temptations in the desert, far away from human habitations. All these things teach us that hermits and monks are not in God's plan. God's people are the salt

of the earth; and salt, no matter how good it is, is of no use if shut up in a box; it must be mingled with that which is to be preserved.

 

Deliverance

That which God has promised, He is "able also to perform." He "is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think." Eph.3:20. He "is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy." Jude 24. He gave Himself for our sins, that He might deliver us, and He did not die in vain. Deliverance is ours. Christ was sent "to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house." Is.42:7. Accordingly He cries out to the captives, "Liberty!" To them that are bound He proclaims that the prison doors are open. Is.61:1. To all the prisoners, He says, "Go forth." Is.49:9. Each soul may say, if he will, "O Lord, truly I am Thy servant; I am Thy servant, and the son of Thine handmaid; Thou hast loosed my bonds." Ps.116:16. The thing is true, whether we believe it or not. We are the Lord's servants, even though we stubbornly refuse to serve; for He has bought us; and, having bought us, He 22 has broken every bond that hindered us from serving Him. If we but believe, we have the victory that has overcome the world. 1Joh. 5:4, R.V.; John 16:33.

1Jn 5:4  For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

Joh 16:33  These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. 

 The message to us is that our "warfare is accomplished," our "iniquity is pardoned." Is.40:2.

Isa 40:2  Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. 

We have but to shout, as Israel did before Jericho, to see that God has given to us the victory. God "hath visited and redeemed His people." Luke 1:68.

Luk 1:68  Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people

Out of Zion has come the Deliverer, to turn away ungodliness from Jacob. Rom.11:26.

Rom 11:26  And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: 

"Thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."

1Co_15:57  But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

"My sin--oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!-- My sin, not in part, but the whole, Is nailed to His cross, and I bear it no more, Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!" 

The Will of God

All this deliverance is "according to the will of our God and Father." The will of God is our sanctification. 1Thess.4:3.

1Th 4:3  For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 

 He willeth that all men should be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth. 1Tim.2:4.

1Ti 2:4  Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 

And He "worketh all things after the counsel of His own will." Eph.1:11.

"What! do you mean to teach universal salvation?" We mean to teach just what the Word of God teaches,-that "the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men." Titus 2:11, R.V.

Tit 2:11  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men

God has wrought out salvation for every man, and has given it to him; but the majority spurn it, and throw it away. The Judgment will reveal the fact that full and complete salvation was given to every man, and 23 that the lost have deliberately thrown away their birthright possession. Thus every mouth will be stopped.  The will of God is, therefore, something to rejoice in, and not something to be accepted with a wry face, and merely endured. Even though it involves suffering, it is for our good, and is designed to work "for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory." Rom.8:28; 2Cor.4:17.

Rom 8:28  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 

2Co 4:17  For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory

In the law His will is revealed (Rom.2:18),

Rom 2:18  And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law

and we should, therefore, study it, saying with Christ, "I delight to do Thy will, O My God." Ps.40:8.  Here is the comfort of knowing the will of God. He wills our deliverance from the bondage of sin; therefore, we can pray with the utmost confidence, and with thanksgiving; for "this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us; and if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him." 1Joh.5:14,15. Blessed assurance! Let us ever with glad and humble hearts pray, "Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven." 

1Jn 5:14  And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: 

1Jn 5:15  And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 

To God Be the Glory

Not simply, "To Him be glory," as in the common version, but "To whom be the glory," as in the Revision. "Thine is the kingdom; and the power, and the glory." All glory is God's, whether men acknowledge it or not. To give Him the glory is not to impart anything to Him, but to recognize a fact.

We give Him the glory by acknowledging that His is the power.

"It is He that hath made us, 24 and not we ourselves." Ps.100:3. Power and glory are the same, as we learn from Eph.1:19,20, which tells us that Christ was raised from the dead by the exceeding greatness of God's power, and from Rom.6:4, where we learn that "Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father."

Eph 1:19  And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, 

Eph 1:20  Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places

Rom 6:4  Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. 

Also when Jesus by His wondrous power had turned water to wine, we are told that in the performance of the miracle, He "manifested forth His glory." John 2:11. So when we say that to God is the glory, we are saying that the power is all from Him. We do not save ourselves, for we are "without strength."

But God is the Almighty, and He can and does save. If we confess that all glory belongs to God, we shall not be indulging in vainglorious imaginations or boastings, and then will God be glorified in us. "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Matt.5:16.

The last proclamation of "the everlasting Gospel,"--that which announces the hour of God's Judgment come,--has for its burden, "Fear God, and give glory to Him;" "and worship Him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters." Rev. 14:6,7. Thus we see that the Epistle to the Galatians, which says, "To Him be the glory," is the setting forth of the everlasting Gospel. And it is emphatically a message for the last days. Let us study it, and heed it, that we may help to hasten the time when "the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea." Hab.2:14.

The Glad Tidings

By E. J. WAGGONER

(Excerpt-  To be continued)

Salvation Appears to All

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 WHAT IS UNIQUE IN ADVENTISM? -- If God has called forth a people with a special message for this end-time of human history, then that people possess an uniqueness which no other people have. We believe that the Adventist Movement was raised up by God to bring the final message of mercy to this world. What, then, is the unique basis upon which the Adventist Movement rests?

Is it the Sabbath? No. The Sabbath is basic, but not unique. There are Seventh-day Baptists, Seventh-day Church of God people, Seventh-day Pentecostals; and orthodox Jews keep the Sabbath. Is it the message that Jesus is coming again? No. This is basic, but not unique. There are many voices proclaiming "the King is coming." It is true that many of these do not understand how the Christ will come, and this needs to be clearly set forth in presenting this basic doctrine.

What then is unique in Adventism? The message of the Sanctuary and how we understand its relationship to what has and is taking place in the Heavenly. It was Asaph the Seer (II Chron. 29:30) who wrote -       "Thy way, 0 God, is in the sanctuary: who is so great a God as our God?" (Ps. 77:13)        Not only is the way of God to be found in the sanctuary, but the power of God emanates from the sanctuary. "The Shepherd of Israel" dwells between the cherubims, and from that place of eminence sends forth His light and His truth. (Ps. 80:1)   1    In the book of Hebrews, the work that had been carried on in the Heavenly Places is predicated by an understanding of what was done in the earthly prototype. These verses need to be re-noted:      Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such an high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. For every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer. For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law: who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount. (Heb. 8:1-5)

Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God. But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people: the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect as pertaining to the conscience. (Heb. 9:6-9)

p 2 -- From these verse we need to understand certain basic truths:

1) -- The earthly priests served "unto the example and shadow of heavenly things." Now a shadow and an example are not the same. A "shadow" is but a faint representation of what it outlines. It lacks real substance. The "shadow" of the earthly services were the sacrifices which could never "make the comers thereunto perfect." (Heb. 10:1) It was utterly impossible for the blood of bulls and goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean to take away sins. The blood of animals is but a shadowy representation of the precious blood of Jesus Christ our Lord. But not so, an "example". An "example", while not the actual problem, does reveal the exact way to solve the problem. The example takes us through the steps so that when the reality is faced, we can attain its "sum".

2) -- And what is the example? The priests went always (daily) into the first apartment accomplishing the service of God, but into the Most Holy Place, the high priest went alone once every year. Herein is the uniqueness of Adventism. Based on the prophecy of Daniel 8:14 -"Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed" - we have clearly defined the work of Christ as divided between the two apartments of the heavenly sanctuary with His final work beginning in 1844.

Because of sin a mediator became a necessity.       "There is one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus." (I Tim. 2:5)        This priesthood of Jesus must be understood in its fullness. In this mediatorial work as High Priest forever after the order of Melchizedec, He is presented as a "forerunner ... for us entered." (Heb. 6:19-20) As a forerunner, He has prepared the way, and that way is through the veil, that is to say His flesh. (Heb. 10:19-22) By the means of His incarnation, He has not only provided a perfect Sacrifice, but He has also provided a perfect Example. This He mediates for all who come unto God by Him.

Not only has Jesus Christ prepared the Way - but He will also prepare a people for He is the Forerunner for us, who of ourselves cannot attain to the Way exemplified. This is a part of the covenant that He made with the Father. We read:       Jesus refused to receive the homage of His people until He had the assurance that His sacrifice was accepted by the Father. He ascended to the heavenly courts, and from God Himself heard the assurance that His atonement for the sins of men had been ample, that through His blood all might gain eternal life. The Father ratified the covenant made with Christ, that He would receive repentant and obedient men, and would love them as He loves

His Son. Christ was to complete His work, and fulfill His pledge to "make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir." All power in heaven and on earth was given to the Prince of Life, and He returned to His followers in a world of sin, that He might impart to them of His power and glory. (Desire of Ages, P. 790)

We can rest assured that even as the Way provided is "ample", so also the preparation of a people will be just as perfect as was the sacrifice which provided the Way.

A little checking of the text used in the above reference from Desire of Ages Isaiah 13:12 - in context reveals that this commitment of Christ will be fulfilled between the time when "the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not

p 3 -- give their light: the sun shall be darkened in his going forth, and the moon shall not cause her light to shine" (Isa. 13:10); and the time when the heavens shall be shaken, "and the earth removed out of her place, in the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and in the day of His fierce anger." (Isa. 13:13) In other words between the time when the major signs in the sun, moon, and stars were fulfilled (1780, 1833), and the time of the final wrath of God in the seven last plagues, Jesus Christ will fulfill His promise of a completed work - a people perfected because His final atonement in the Most Holy Place of the Heavenly Sanctuary brings forth the latter rain. Herein is the uniqueness of Adventism.

The Message of Adventism - its unique witness - says to men and women living in this end-time of human history, that Jesus, the Lamb of God, is as man's great High Priest ministering a final atonement - "a special atonement for [spiritual] Israel" (Early Writings, p. 251) - whereby they shall become "pillars" in the temple of God. On these shall be placed the "name of God;" the name of the city of God, which is the New Jerusalem, and Jesus' own new name. (Rev. 3:12. See also Early Writings, , p. 15) Let it be noted that they will not be "pillars" in Old Jerusalem, but will be "pillars" in a new "city" which is above, which is the mother of us all. (Gal. 4:26) (2) This unique witness of Adventism is the message that is coming under fire at this very present time.

Geoffrey J. Paxton in his book, The Shaking of Adventism, declares -       "From Brinsmead's [present] writings it is supremely evident that the doctrine of justification by faith alone is that which casts out any notion of perfection in this life." (p. 145).        This is the challenge that is being thrown at Adventism today. But it is not true, and the message of the Sanctuary proves that it is not true. Justification by faith and the perfection of character are consistent and compatible when understood in the light of the message of the sanctuary - the unique basis of Adventism. This we shall continue to explore in the next thought paper.

1 -- It is interesting to observe that both of these Psalms which state these basic truths concerning the sanctuary were written by Asaph the Seer. Of his own experience, he wrote -       "My feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped." It was not until he "went into the sanctuary of God" that he recovered his faith, and understood his relationship before God. It was then that he could write - "Thou hast holden me by my right hand. Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward receive me to glory. Whom have I in heaven but Thee? and there is none on earth that I desire beside Thee." (Psalm 73: 2, 17, 23-25)        In a time when the basic truths of the sanctuary are slipping from the understanding of "God's professed people", and our steps are faltering, we need to renew our trust and faith in God's way by going again "into the sanctuary of God."

2 -- Over this very point, we are having great difficulty. Paul uses an experience from the story of Abraham to illustrate what he means. The "Old City" represented by Hagar and Ishmael her son by works is in bondage with her "children." This is the "mother" of all those who are attempting to gain heaven by works and allegiance to human organization. By some present day spiritual guides, this earthly church is declared to be our "mother." But

p 2 -- Paul says that those who are children by faith have a different "mother", even the New Jerusalem which is from above. To have been born again by earthly methods - evangelistic psychology - the will of man, still produces a birth of the flesh. To be born of the Spirit - the true head of the Church - is to be born from above. Adventism was to have brought men and women into a relationship with the Holy Spirit as the Head of the Church. It was the Holy Spirit which the leadership in 1888 rejected. (Series A, No.6, p. 20) It is the Holy Spirit which they continue to reject because they desire to be "first ministers" of the Church. We have never yet trusted the Holy Spirit to lead Christ's Church, because we say that unless the human can control, it will be broken into a thousand atoms. God will yet demonstrate that man's devising's will produce schisms in the earthly "body" but that Christ will mediate a people - 144,000 strong - who will speak the same language, and who will be united in one faith - even the faith once delivered to the saints.

THE VOICE OF A PIONEER IN THE ADVENT MOVEMENT -- The servant of the Lord wrote:       I have had presentations regarding the deceptions that Satan is bringing in at this time [1905 - the Alpha of apostasy]. I have been instructed that we should make prominent the testimony of some of the older workers who are now dead. Let them continue to speak through their articles as found in the early numbers of our papers. Letter 99, 1905 (Counsels to Writers and Editors, p. 26)

If, to counter the Alpha, Sister White was instructed that the messages of the pioneers, then dead, should speak, how much more so now in the midst of the Omega of deadly heresies. We plot below Joseph Bates' understanding of the Church "periods" of Revelation 3 as defined in his article in the first issue of the Second Advent Review and Sabbath Herald -, November, 1850, p. 8, published in Paris, ME. (The direct quotes on the time lines are from Bates' article.)

... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . 2nd Advent

Sardis - "the nominal church or Babylon" ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... . |

... ... . Philadelphia - "the only true church of God on earth" . |

... ... ... ... ... ... ... Laodicea - "the nominal Adventist" .. ... ... .... |

[A corollary to the Bates' premise would place the church of Thyatira on a time line above Sardis representing the Catholic church. This whole position would accord with the "ecumenical" activities which can be documented today involving Thyatira, Sardis, and Laodicea.]

p 5 -- The position of Joseph Bates regarding Laodicea is in harmony with the Greek text of Revelation 3:15-16 and the messages of the Spirit of Prophecy. Note carefully the following:

Oida                                        sou                                    ta                         oti                     oute                    yucros              I know       of thee       the works       that       neither       cold

ei                           oute             zestos           Ofelon                         yucros               hs thou art        nor        hot.                0 that             cold         thou wnast

h            zeotss           Outws oti               cliaros                             ei                         kai or       hot.             So because        lukewarm       thou art       and

oute                zestos          oute                 yucros            mellw                         se  neither       hot       nor          cold,            I am about      thee

emesai                            ek                     tou            stomatos             mou to vomit       out of       the       mouth        of me.

These sentences are not in the subjunctive mood with the possibility of "if", but are simple declarative sentences of intent based on a specified declared condition.

Observe these excerpts from the Spirit of Prophecy: [If you wish to note them in full context, they are taken from the -Review & Herald article, "The Righteousness of Christ", August 19, 1890]

I am often referred to the parable of the ten virgins, five of whom were wise, and five foolish. This parable has been and will be fulfilled to the very letter, for it has a special application to this time, and, like the third angel's message, has been fulfilled and will continue to be present truth till the close of time ... 

The enemy has men in our ranks through whom he works, that the light which God has permitted to shine upon the heart and illuminate the chambers of the mind may be darkened. There are persons who have received the precious light of the righteousness of Christ, but they do not act upon it; they are foolish virgins ... 

The name "foolish virgins" represents the character of those who have not the genuine heart-work wrought by the Spirit of God. ...They had all the light, all the knowledge, but they failed to obtain the oil of grace; they did not receive the truth in its sanctifying power ... 

The state of the Church represented by the foolish virgins, is also spoken of as the Laodicean state. The True Witness declares, "I know thy works, thou art neither cold nor hot: I would that thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth ... "

The position of Bates in regard to the Philadelphia church is also sustained in the Spirit of Prophecy. Bates justified his conclusion - "the only true church of God on earth, for they asked to be translated to the city of God" - with the texts,

Rev 3:12  Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name. 

Heb 12:22  But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 

Heb 12:23  To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 

Heb 12:24  And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel. 

Revelation 3:12 & Hebrews 12:22-24. Check the context of Revelation 3:12 and now notice how the servant of the Lord uses this text in the following statement: To the people who will be keeping the commandments of God when under the 

p 6 -- hand of oppression, will come these words of comfort: "Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I will also keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. Behold I come quickly. Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown. Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is New Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God, and I will write upon him my new name." (Review & Herald, may 2, 1893)

Describing the 144,000, it is written:       The 144,000 were all sealed and perfectly united. On their foreheads was written, God, New Jerusalem, and a glorious star containing Jesus' new name. (Early Writings, p. 15)

It is apropos to ask the question - In the light of the above statements, of which church will the 144,000 be members? Of this group, the Word of God declares "These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins." (Rev. 14:4) And why? Because they who confess their "mother" to be "the heavenly Jerusalem" are members of the "church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven." (See Heb. 12:22-23, one of the texts used by Bates.)

"Let us strive with all the power that God has given us to be among the hundred and forty-four thousand." (Review & Herald, March 9, 1905) And - this counsel was written in the same year Sister White was "instructed that we should make prominent the testimony of some of the older workers" who were then dead. It would be well if all would read and heed what Bates said about Laodicea. See the last paragraph of his article in the first Review.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS RE: THE AUDIENCE WITH THE POPE AND THE GOLD MEDALLION -- When you have read in times past that "the professed Protestant world will form a confederacy with the man of sin" (General Conference Bulletin, April 13, 1891, p. 257); and that "Protestantism" will reach "across the gulf to clasp hands with the Papacy" (An Appeal to Ministers and Conference Committees, p. 38), you never really believed that the Seventh-day Adventist Church through an official representative would be involved, did you? Then for a vice president of the General Conference to describe the gold medallion presented to Pope Paul VI as "a symbol of the Seventh-day Adventist Church" is also beyond credibility if it were not reported in the General Church Paper - the Review. A "symbol" is defined as "a visible sign of something invisible." (Webster's seventh New Collegiate Dictionary) Thus the hierarchy have placed the Church on a golden "platter" and served it to the Pope!

As this thought paper goes to press (January 10, 1978) we have not received a reply to the letter sent to Elder Duncan Eva. We did receive, at his request, an explanation of the medallion through the General Conference Department of Communications. Hopefully all our questions can either be answered by Elder Eva or the Department of Communications in time for the March thought paper - and then we can give a complete report.

"Watchman, What of the Night? " Thought Paper.  Adventist Laymen's Foundation.  (Excerpt) Feb 1978