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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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Chapter 1<br />

A Study for Seventh-day<br />

Adventists<br />

The teachings which make <strong>the</strong> Seventh-day<br />

Adventist Church a corporate body must ultimately<br />

be <strong>the</strong> teachings which bring <strong>the</strong> world to a<br />

decision between truth and error. No matter how<br />

arrogant this may appear, it must be true or else<br />

<strong>the</strong>re is no reason for this church to exist. Any<br />

number of religious and benevolent organizations<br />

with more members and greater wealth than we<br />

have could take over what Adventists are trying to<br />

do—unless truly <strong>the</strong>re is something about what we<br />

profess that makes our responsibility irreplaceable.<br />

Our failure as leaders and members to fully<br />

appreciate this divine appointment accounts for our<br />

insecurity and concern for acceptance by <strong>the</strong> world.<br />

Our faith remains immature. We do not have an<br />

unshakable conviction that <strong>the</strong> truth of <strong>the</strong> message<br />

we have been given must yet reign supreme in<br />

order to conquer sin and all its by-products.<br />

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