A Desperate Defense

The Wandering Day

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Pat's Paragraphs

September 2016

Dear Friends,

I’ve focused on religious liberty recently, and have a little more to say about it – especially since we’re shipping the first orders of “The Wandering Day” today.

I want to share a passage from an article by Mark A. Kellner that appeared in the Washington Times on Thursday, September 8 – a week ago.

"The chairman of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights said that 'religious freedom' and 'religious liberty' have become merely 'code words' for intolerance, 'Christian supremacy' and committing every form of identity-politics sin, and thus they must yield before anti-discrimination laws.

" The remarks, released Thursday in a report on 'Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Nondiscrimination Principles with Civil Liberties,' is the latest example of an increasingly hostile reception in liberal circles to one of the six specified rights at the core of the First Amendment — the 'free exercise' of religion.”

To hear these words right from the top is surprising, but we have felt the drift already. It reminds me of a well-known line from the pen of Ellen White: “Our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and Republican government....” The context of the quote is the influence of an unholy end-time religious alliance. We never expected our liberties to be challenged by, of all things, gender issues!

But so it is. Christians are a sore thumb, unwilling to submit, accused of being intolerant, racist, sexist, homophobic, Islamophobic and discriminatory because the conscience exemptions to the civil rights laws that we ask for “significantly infringe” on the civil rights of those claiming protection on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity.

I believe that much of society's "push-back" against religion is due to an outrageous misrepresentation of God's character, exacerbated by the fact that many so-called "Christians" are ready to judge and condemn others in the name of the God they think they know. The world needs a genuine revelation of God, His love for sinners and His plan for the eternal future. Such a revelation can best be expressed in the lives of loving and lovable Christians. And there are tools available to help communicate the truth about God. You might find that our film, "Hell and Mr. Fudge," can be a blessing for family and friends who need a new "take" on God.

The anti-discrimination challenge to our freedoms is just another twist on the old idea that an individual's rights must yield to the standards of the larger society. It is an echo of the Calendar Reform crisis depicted in "The Wandering Day." Back in that era – the 1930s – Sabbath keepers had an opportunity to focus international attention on the biblical principle of Sabbath observance. Perhaps the current and future threats to religious liberty will offer us new opportunities to shine a light on truth.

Thank you for your interest and support. I pray you will be enlightened by “The Wandering Day.”

In Christ,

Pat Arrabito

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A Desperate Defense

John Gerstner’s Repent or Perish lives in my bookcase with a large collection of books on Death, Hell, and the Nature of Man. It has earned its place among the others not because it’s a good source of scholarly information. Far from it. Repent or Perish is there because it represents the most extreme and desperate arguments for the traditional doctrine of Eternal Torment.

Gerstner (1914-1996) taught Church History at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. He was a prolific writer and a dyed-in-the-wool Conservative. He watched as major thought leaders within Evangelical Christianity turned away from Eternal Torment. He saw this as “a Revolt Against Hell” and called it “one of the greatest tragedies of this [20th] century.”

In his desperate defense of Traditionalism, Gerstner launches a lengthy assault on the theology of Edward Fudge and his landmark book, The Fire That Consumes . Four chapters – spanning 122 pages – are a glaring testimony to Gerstner’s recognition of the importance of Fudge’s book. ( The Fire That Consumes is available from LLT Productions. See the information link below.)

On page 21 of Repent or Perish Gerstner explains how evangelism works – with a Traditionalist twist. He claims that the first step is to threaten the sinner with the horrible hell he so justly deserves . This reliance on fear as a motivator is a throwback to medieval methods and the strategy of Inquisitors. It completely discounts the evangelistic appeal of Everlasting Life in a perfect universe, the eternal pleasure of fellowship with the angels and the redeemed of all ages, and the unimaginable joy to be found in the presence of God.

Read a few lines extracted from page 32 of Repent or Perish to sample the spirit of the book:

“Even now while the evangelical is singing the praises of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, he knows that multitudes are suffering the torments of the damned.”

“The true Christian, aware of this, is happily, exuberantly, gladly praising the Judge of the Last Day, Jesus Christ, who has sentenced to such merited damnation millions of souls.”

Repent or Perish reveals the heart of Eternal Torment theology, and it’s not pretty.

-Jim Wood

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