When God's Servants Rebuke Sin

Dear Brother Workentine,

Your ministry meets a real need. We love the church, and we always have. But when we were growing up, it still meant something special to be an Adventist. It seems that now, the church is doing all it can to be like the world – from ecumenism to ditching the health reform message.

We’d like to share this inspired thought with you:

"In every generation God has sent His servants to rebuke sin, both in the world and in the church. But the people desire smooth things spoken to them, and the pure, unvarnished truth is not acceptable. Many reformers, in entering upon their work, determined to exercise great prudence in attacking the sins of the church and the nation. They hoped, by the example of a pure Christian life, to lead the people back to the doctrines of the Bible. But the Spirit of God came upon them as it came upon Elijah, moving him to rebuke the sins of a wicked king and an apostate people; they could not refrain from preaching the plain utterances of the Bible-- doctrines which they had been reluctant to present. They were impelled to zealously declare the truth and the danger which threatened souls. The words which the Lord gave them they uttered, fearless of consequences, and the people were compelled to hear the warning." (Ellen White, The Great Controversy, p. 606)

Mary & Thomas