Sunday, September 7, 2008

A Letter To You

Hello!
It's wonderful to hear from you! I am currently at Hartland and will be majoring in Pastoral Evangelism with a minor in Agriculture. Actually, I flew out to India the day after graduation and was there for about two months. I had planned on studying Theology there and then working in northern India perhaps in Meghalaya near Shillong where there is a college of ours filling shoes and relieving burdens. Unfortunately, this was on the assumption that I could receive a sound foundation in true education, that being a holistic one providing practical training with the essential element of vocational training(esp. agriculture, this is a necessity in our time and God has specifically blessed such toil. Such an education is also advocated beautifully in the Spirit of Prophesy). This requisite foundation I could not, unfortunately, procure in India. I was stuck as we would say between a rock and an hard place. I could not allow myself to receive an inferior, questionable, mere theory based education at "Battlecreek," when there are in fact schools of the prophets available. I must be fit for God's service and I must inform you if you are not aware that not all of our institutions are synonymous. Nor do all unabashedly support and emphasize and practically apply, implement, and incorporate the Spirit of Prophesy into the institution. This is what has led me to Hartland college. And I have not been disappointed! I urge you if you have any ill notions or anything of that ilk to visit the institution for yourself. You must observe for yourself before you can accurately judge the efficacy of the program and the standards here which are wholly biblical and of course emphasized in the writings of Sister White. After reading the testimonies I was pained deeply to behold such flagrant repudiation for such sound counsel and to see leaders and pastors, watchmen, not only asleep at there post regarding their solemn duties but also endorsing, condoning, and encouraging vanity, frivolity, and a low-standard. God is not mocked, He Who laid down His very Son for the lives of ungrateful men will reward them according to there works. We are to feed not pet the lambs. I say this as sincerely and carefully as I know how, we are in fact living in the last days, Daniel's prophesies clearly declare and we should expect all that Paul has earnestly penned to warn and admonish us in these last days to be not only prevalent but even encouraged among those with itching ears. Please pray for our institutions and for our leaders for they desperately need courage now to remain steadfast and to uphold the standard, that is Christ, His law, and His character as alone is our safe example. If you would like to learn more about the gradual, deviation and repudiation of clearly established principles founded by our living, loving Father for our protection please look into the following books:
Living Fountains or Broken Cisterns - By E. A. Sutherland
The Broken Blueprint - By Vance Farrel
Counsels to Parents, Teachers and Students(here the standard is clearly established) - E. G. White
Education - E. G. White

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. (Philippians 1:3)
And rest assured that you are loved and tenderly protected in the Father's hands for I have placed you there through prayer to our most benevolent Father. May the God of all peace keep your hearts abounding in His love. Remember, He will keep him who's mind is stayed on Him in perfect peace(Isaiah 26:3). And His peace passeth all understanding(Philippians 4:6).