Celebration Churches
Observe my Sabbaths and have reverence for my sanctuary. I am the LORD.
Leviticus 19:30
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. Psalms 89:7
There are many in the church who at heart belong to the world, but God calls upon those who claim to believe the advanced truth, to rise above the present attitude of the popular churches of today. Where is the self-denial, where is the cross-bearing that Christ has said should characterize His followers? The reason we have had so little influence upon unbelieving relatives and associates is that we have manifested little decided difference in our practices from those of the world. Parents need to awake, and purify their souls by practicing the truth in their home life. When we reach the standard that the Lord would have us reach, worldlings will regard Seventh-day Adventists as odd, singular, strait-laced extremists. "We are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men." Fundamentals of Christian Education p. 289
Music Is Made a Snare
The things you have described as taking place in Indiana, [THESE COMMENTS WERE MADE IN
CONNECTION WITH THE "HOLY FLESH" MOVEMENT AT THE INDIANA CAMP MEETING OF 1890.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE SELECTED MESSAGES, BOOK 2, PP. 31-39.] the Lord has shown me would
take place just before the close of probation. Every uncouth thing will be demonstrated. There will be shouting,
with drums, music, and dancing. The senses of rational beings will become so confused that they cannot be
trusted to make right decisions. . . . {LDE 159.1}
A bedlam of noise shocks the senses and perverts that which if conducted aright might be a blessing. The powers
of satanic agencies blend with the din and noise to have a carnival, and this is termed the Holy Spirit’s working. .
. . Those things which have been in the past will be in the future. Satan will make music a snare by the way in
which it is conducted.--2SM 36, 38 (1900). {LDE 159.2}
Let us give no place to strange exercisings, which really take the mind away from the deep movings of the Holy
Spirit. God’s work is ever characterized by calmness and dignity.--2SM 42 (1908). {LDE 159.3}
White, Ellen Gould: Last Day Events. Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1992; 2002, S. 158
"Mere noise and shouting are no evidence of sanctification, or of the descent of the Holy Spirit. The Lord desires
to have in His service, order and discipline, not excitement and confusion." General Conference Bulletin April
23, 1901.
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord" Colossians 3:16
The "spiritual songs" we were to sing, were to make a melody in our hearts. That word in the Greek, is a
beautiful worship music, such as playing the harp; truly a melody. According to the Strong's it is directly related
to psalms or hymns!
"Love not the world, neither the things of the world, if any man love the world the love of the Father is not in
him." 1 John 2:15.
There are three tests in Daniel that the faithful will be faced with.
1. Appetite (chapter 1).
2. Worship and music (chapter 3)
3. Worship that a civil law prohibits (chapter 6).
"Music is acceptable to God only when the heart is sanctified and made soft and holy by its faculties. But many
who delight in music know nothing of making melody in their hearts to the Lord. The heart is gone "after their
idols." Evangelism p. 512.
Music can be an IDOL!
Leviticus 19:30
God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him. Psalms 89:7
There are many in the church who at heart belong to the world, but God calls upon those who claim to believe the advanced truth, to rise above the present attitude of the popular churches of today. Where is the self-denial, where is the cross-bearing that Christ has said should characterize His followers? The reason we have had so little influence upon unbelieving relatives and associates is that we have manifested little decided difference in our practices from those of the world. Parents need to awake, and purify their souls by practicing the truth in their home life. When we reach the standard that the Lord would have us reach, worldlings will regard Seventh-day Adventists as odd, singular, strait-laced extremists. "We are made a spectacle unto the world, and to angels, and to men." Fundamentals of Christian Education p. 289
Music Is Made a Snare
The things you have described as taking place in Indiana, [THESE COMMENTS WERE MADE IN
CONNECTION WITH THE "HOLY FLESH" MOVEMENT AT THE INDIANA CAMP MEETING OF 1890.
FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE SELECTED MESSAGES, BOOK 2, PP. 31-39.] the Lord has shown me would
take place just before the close of probation. Every uncouth thing will be demonstrated. There will be shouting,
with drums, music, and dancing. The senses of rational beings will become so confused that they cannot be
trusted to make right decisions. . . . {LDE 159.1}
A bedlam of noise shocks the senses and perverts that which if conducted aright might be a blessing. The powers
of satanic agencies blend with the din and noise to have a carnival, and this is termed the Holy Spirit’s working. .
. . Those things which have been in the past will be in the future. Satan will make music a snare by the way in
which it is conducted.--2SM 36, 38 (1900). {LDE 159.2}
Let us give no place to strange exercisings, which really take the mind away from the deep movings of the Holy
Spirit. God’s work is ever characterized by calmness and dignity.--2SM 42 (1908). {LDE 159.3}
White, Ellen Gould: Last Day Events. Pacific Press Publishing Association, 1992; 2002, S. 158
"Mere noise and shouting are no evidence of sanctification, or of the descent of the Holy Spirit. The Lord desires
to have in His service, order and discipline, not excitement and confusion." General Conference Bulletin April
23, 1901.
"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and
hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord" Colossians 3:16
The "spiritual songs" we were to sing, were to make a melody in our hearts. That word in the Greek, is a
beautiful worship music, such as playing the harp; truly a melody. According to the Strong's it is directly related
to psalms or hymns!
"Love not the world, neither the things of the world, if any man love the world the love of the Father is not in
him." 1 John 2:15.
There are three tests in Daniel that the faithful will be faced with.
1. Appetite (chapter 1).
2. Worship and music (chapter 3)
3. Worship that a civil law prohibits (chapter 6).
"Music is acceptable to God only when the heart is sanctified and made soft and holy by its faculties. But many
who delight in music know nothing of making melody in their hearts to the Lord. The heart is gone "after their
idols." Evangelism p. 512.
Music can be an IDOL!
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Drums, Rock, and Worship (E-book)
Explores the complex relationship of today's church and modern music in worship, especially the drum set. Is rock music justifiable praise, or is it a dangerous compromise? A call to reform that will change attitudes and win hearts from the personal, moving story of an expert in the music industry.