Mt. Carmel’s Trumpeter Page 1 MT. CARMEL’S TRUMPETER Presents PRESENTATION NO. 7 PART ONE SECTION I “HOW TO STUDY THE SROD MESSAGE” By The Lord’s Ordained Minister Lennox Sam Minister of Davidian Seventh-day Adventists Mt. Carmel, Waco, Texas Presentation No. 7 Part 1 Section 1
Mt. Carmel’s Trumpeter Page 2 PRAYER THOUGHT Our prayer thought is taken from Timely Greetings , Volume 2, Number 2, page 13, paragraph 2: Why Jesus Taught in Parables. 2TG2: 13.2: "And He had another reason for teaching in parables. Among the multitudes that gather e d about Him, there were priests and rabbis, scribes and elders, Herodians and rulers, world-loving, bigoted, ambitious men, who desired above all things to find some accusation against Him. Their spies followed His steps day after day, to catch from His lips something that would cause His condemnation, and forever silence the One who seemed to draw the world after Him. The Saviour understood the character of these men, and He presented truth in such a way that they could find nothing by which to bring His case before the Sanhedrin. In parables He rebuked the hypocrisy and wicked works of those who occupied high positions, and in figurative language clothed truth of so cutting a character that had it been spoken in direct denunciation, they would not have listened to His words, and would speedily have put an end to His ministry. But while He evaded the spies, He made truth so clear that error was manifested, and the honest in heart were profited by His lessons...." Amen. What a wonderful thought! Let us remember that the Saviour understood and still understands the character of men. That is why we need to follow a “Thus saith the Lord”. What should we pray for before viewing this presentation? Let us petition the Throne of Grace that we might be on guard against being impervious to the Truth as were the Pharisees; that we may be honest hearted and profit by the Truth that comes to us. Presentation No. 7 Part 1 Section 1
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Mt. Carmel’s Trumpeter Page 4 HOW TO STUDY THE SROD MESSAGE Let us begin with the Rod’s instructions on why we must study and how we must study. We will read a statement taken from: SR1: 204.2: "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Tim. 2:15. "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: And be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear." 1 Pet. 3:15. The commandment in the Bible is that a Christian must study, and that he also must give an answer to every man. .... answer with meekness and fear. Here we see that the study of the Word of God is a commandfrom our Heavenly Father. This is why we must study. SR1: 184.1: If a father commands his son to do a certain thing and that son refuses to obey, he has dishonored his earthly father, and is become a transgressor of the fifth commandment. But if one is asked to do a certain thing by his heavenly Father and should refuse to respond to the call, such a person has dishonored his heavenly Father, and is become a transgressor of the first commandment, "Thou shalt have no other gods before Me." In fact, he is breaking the first four commandments which are honor to God, while the last six are love for man. "For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." Jam. 2:10. Amen. The study of the Shepherd’s Rod Message is a command to God’s people. You and I are commanded to study to show ourselves approved unto the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. God never commanded us to have a man or a committee study for us, but instead the command from our Heavenly Father is: “Cease ye from man whose breath is in his nostrils.” Every individual, committee, Presentation No. 7 Part 1 Section 1
Mt. Carmel’s Trumpeter Page 5 or group of individuals who believe that it is their responsibility to determine for God’s people, what is Truth and what is error, is appointed and organized by the author of confusion. Let us hear from the gospel prophet, Isaiah: Isa. 28:9 Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn from the breasts. Isa. 28:10 For precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little: Isa. 28:13 But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. The word “precept” is not overused, it is “ precept upon precept, precept upon precept.” What is a precept? Let us check and see what Merriam-Webster’s collegiate dictionary has to tell us about the word “precept”. Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary: Precept: 1 : a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action 2 : an order issued by legally constituted authority to a subordinate official synonyms see LAW Presentation No. 7 Part 1 Section 1
Mt. Carmel’s Trumpeter Page 6 This word “precept” is synonymous with the word “law.” What is a law? Law: 3 : a rule of construction or procedure We must learn to recognize God’s revealed precepts, use them in our study, and not be afraid of being accused of over-using God’s precepts in the study of His Word. Isaiah was not afraid of using the words “ precept upon precept, precept upon precept. ” Accordingly, when you have established a precept, you need to use that precept in order to understand the Word of God. Let us hear the Apostle Paul’s commentary on the same matter (of those that are still on the breast). Heb. 5: 13-14: For every one that useth milk, is unskillful in the Word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. My dearly beloved brothers and sisters, if you are still sucking the breasts of your spiritual mother (the Davidian ministers or teachers et al) you are still a babe. The Spirit cannot teach you knowledge and make you to understand doctrine if you are not weaned from the breasts. Too many Davidians are depending upon their teachers and the BRCs to tell them what is truth and what is error, thus making themselves spiritual invalids and unskillful in the Word of righteousness. Let us hear about our predecessors and learn from them, and also establish some precepts as we go along. We will begin in: TN4: 6.3: The Jews before Christ's day, and ever since, thought they had all the truth there was to know. True, they had the Bible. But their consequent misunderstanding of the plan of God, and resultant over-confidence in themselves, led them to feel that they were rich and increased with goods and in need of nothing. It was Presentation No. 7 Part 1 Section 1
Mt. Carmel’s Trumpeter Page 7 this attitude that caused them to turn a deaf ear to the teachings of Christ the King of glory. Thus their misconception of the Truth, and their prejudice against light upon the Word of God, so robbed them of the knowledge and the wisdom of Jehovah that they were finally led, to their everlasting shame and condemnation, to commit the terrible crime of taking the life of the Son of God. The multitude of the opposing doctrines among the varying Davidian groups of today puts us in a worse condition than that of the Jews of Christ’s day. The rule or precept that we must receive from this statement is that we should not become over-confident in ourselves. Let us start our list of precepts: Precepts of Studying the Truth: 1. Do not become over-confident in yourself – TN4: 6.3 That is an important precept! Let us hear the following paragraph. TN4: 6.4: This fearful guilt, however, does not lie upon the hapless Jew alone. The Christian church as well, in each of her succeeding periods, has in effect crucified the Saviour afresh in rejecting His messages of Present Truth to them. So it was in the days of Luther, of Knox, of Wesley, of Campbell, of Miller and of Sister White. And so it is today with all who are failing to take special heed to avoid the enemy's ever-set snare. What is the Present Truth for today? I say the Truth coming from the Lord’s Storehouse: The Davidian Seventh-day Adventists Association, f/k/a Wave-sheaf Ministries. Let us read the next paragraph. TN4: 7.1: Now the only safe and sane procedure is to read closely every page of the solemn message contained herein. Let not a line escape your attention. Study every word carefully and Presentation No. 7 Part 1 Section 1
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