We need to study the character of the motives that prompt us to action in the light of the law of God, in order that we may be made aware of our deficiencies; but while the human agent may see his sins, he is not to become discouraged, although he finds himself condemned by the precepts of righteousness. He is to see and to realize the sinfulness o
In part two of this series, we discussed that God has earthly representatives to whom He has delegated authority—specifically parents, governments, and the church. We also discovered that these authorities cannot be taken lightly, since disregarding them is as disregarding the voice of God. However, we pointed out that since these delegated authori
In the previous installment of this series, we discovered that the rejection of Christ’s authority was the central issue that sparked the entire Great Controversy. It was the root cause of Lucifer’s rebellion with one-third of the angels and it has bled into our world’s history. Our individual destinies will be determined by our attitude and relati
In much of modern-day Western culture, there is a pervasive sentiment that any authority is bad authority—or it’s at least something to be questioned. Law enforcement in all its forms are suspect, governments are corrupt, parents are ignorant, and organized religions are duplicitous. The highest virtue of the day is individualistic independence—the
In January 2018 French shoppers at a popular grocery store chain were engaged in conflict over a popular food item. Okay, I may be understating what actually happened; they got into fistfights over it! No, I’m not making this up. It actually happened, not over fruit or vegetables, but over a dessert item! Kim Willsher, writing in The Guardian, desc
