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Then Shall the Sanctuary Be Cleansed - Donald K. Short

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stamina to confront naked truth and pure<br />

righteousness? Do we sense our calling as a<br />

corporate body? Do we understand that <strong>the</strong>re is a<br />

cosmic controversy that demands a solution; and<br />

that <strong>the</strong> solution is not in getting more people<br />

interested in heavenly mansions, but a people<br />

willing to stand for right though <strong>the</strong> heavens fall?<br />

Christ became our substitute and surety to make it<br />

possible for us to be overcomers no matter what <strong>the</strong><br />

opinion of <strong>the</strong> world might be.<br />

Theological stress in <strong>the</strong> Adventist Church is<br />

reaching <strong>the</strong> breaking point. Unity at <strong>the</strong> present<br />

time is receding, and without unity <strong>the</strong>re is no<br />

possible way for <strong>the</strong> Holy Spirit to return and<br />

accomplish <strong>the</strong> work that heaven attempted 100<br />

years ago. "Traditional" and "Evangelical<br />

Adventism" are in sharp contrast and it is a<br />

mystery how today <strong>the</strong>y exist side by side in our<br />

church.<br />

The wide spectrum of our doctrinal<br />

interpretations breeds weakness and uncertainty.<br />

The fact that we now place dual meanings on some<br />

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