THE EDITOR, Sir:
REGARDING THE Gleaner Letter of the Day "Christians pursuing divisive agendas" by Ivy Isaacs-Bulgin (Dec 19), I'd like to first commend the writer for acknowledging in her first sentence "that Christ has commissioned those who follow Him to ensure that the good news of salvation is spread". I accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour on May 20 1995, and rejoice in the fact that " the everlasting Gospel" goes "to every nation, kindred, tongue and people" (Revelation 14:6).
We need to understand that, of all places, divisiveness started with the "war in heaven" (Revelation 12:7) and that, on earth, Satan has a destructive agenda with a certain group according to Revelation 12:17: "the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ". The Greek word for "war" used in both cases is "polemos /polemon" from where we derive our cognate English word "polemic" a theological dispute/debate especially over some "controverted" point.
WHEN TO WORSHIP
Mrs Bulgin argued that "Some so-called Christians harp about the right day to worship - which is exactly one of the ills of some of these people who profess to be Christians." To this I would reply that religious activity is quite useless if it is not in the will of God. (See Matt 7:21-23) .
Mr. Editor, what would you think of me if you told me to specifically meet you at the Gleaner head office at 7 North Street for a job interview, but ended up going to 1 North Street because I felt it was just as good? What role did obedience play in the fall of Jericho? God told Naaman the leper through Elisha the prophet to dip seven times in the Jordan river? What difference does the river make? The truth will march on to tear down the gates of hell! As an SDA christian, accepting and following Jesus Christ is not only about unity, brotherly love and humanitarian work, but it's about upholding unpopular, unappreciated truth, despite the consequences.
I am, etc.,
RYAN O'NEIL SEATON
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