You Can Only Be on One Side of the Great Controversy
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Release Date: 04/06/2024
How To Stop Our Destruction And Make It To God's Kingdom
Sabbath School with Branch Davidians
Have you ever wondered: ultimately what is the deciding factor, the decisive factor that determines if we make it to God’s Kingdom? Today we’re going to read a passage from The Gospel Of Mark where Jesus himself answers that question. Join us as we take a look at what Jesus taught about ending our destructive sin to make us fit for God’s kingdom. For more study, see: The Full Article: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Only the section: ...
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What Level of Morality is Necessary to Reach God’s Kingdom
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Have you thought about the standard God sets to reach His Kingdom? Is there a point on the continuum from morally bad to moral perfection, where we are acceptable for the kingdom of God? Join us as we take a look at what Jesus taught about what level of morality is necessary to reach God’s kingdom. For more study, see: The Full Article: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Only the section on repentance: Jesus Continued John The Baptist's Teaching About Repentence Podcast:Are Good Works Important? Jesus and John Said "Yes" 2025...
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What Kind Of Perfection Is Required To Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven?
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Season 13 Lesson 2 What does Jesus mean by this statement: “You shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect. (Mathew 5:48)” What kind of perfection does He mean? Join us as we look at the six laws Jesus covered in the Sermon on the Mount to discover the answer. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde 2025 Sabbath School, “Will Those Who Break the Least of the Commandments Be In Heaven?” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson. www.bdsda.com...
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Will Those Who Break the Least of the Commandments Be In Heaven?
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Many Christians interpret the passage Matthew 5:17-20 to teach that people who break the least of the commandments and even teach others to also break them will make it into God’s Kingdom, but be given the title “LEAST.” Is that consistent with Jesus’ teaching? Join us as we look at 6 reasons to understand what Jesus is saying in Matthew 5:17-20 differently. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde 2025 Sabbath School, “Will Those Who Break the Least of the Commandments Be In Heaven?” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day...
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Entire Consecration = Moral Perfection
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The record of Jesus’ answer to a Pharisee’s question highlights Jesus’ emphasis for Moral Perfection in our lives. Jesus would not have taught that we should keep the law and achieve moral perfection if He didn’t believe we could do it. Jesus taught we could achieve total consecration to God. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde And, Jesus Taught Practical Morality - "Keep the Commandments" 2025 Sabbath School, “Entire Consecration = Moral Perfection” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist...
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Service to God = Not Sinning
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Jesus said no one can serve two masters. He also said that everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin. In this study, we address the unavoidable conclusion these statements lead to as far as what being a servant of God entails. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Jesus Taught Practical Morality - "Keep the Commandments" 2025 Sabbath School, “Service to God = Not Sinning” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson. www.bdsda.com Email us at...
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Jesus Said We Can Sin No More From This Day Forward
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In John 5:14 and John 8:11, Jesus tells people to sin no more. Did He believe people could possibly live without continuing to sin? Join us in this study as we talk about the implications of the words of Jesus in these verses. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Jesus Taught Practical Morality - "Keep the Commandments" 2025 Sabbath School, “Jesus Said We Can Sin No More From This Day Forward” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath School lesson. Email us bdsdalit@gmail.com for comments and study requests....
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Jesus Said We Have the Potential to Do the Same Works He Did
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Do we have the potential to do the same works Jesus did? According to what Jesus taught, yes we do. In this study we look at a number of teachings of Jesus in the Gospel of John in which He flat out says that His followers have the potential to not walk in darkness but rather do the works of truth and come into the light, and that if we do this, we will be able to do the same sorts of things that He did, and even greater. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Why Did Jesus Liken Himself to a Doctor? ...
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Moral Perfection is not Possible with Man, but It Is Possible with God
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What is our moral potential according to Jesus? In Mark 10:17-20, Jesus tells His disciples that moral perfection is necessary in order to receive everlasting life, and that although this is impossible with man, moral perfection is possible with God’s help. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Jesus Taught Practical Morality - "Keep the Commandments" 2025 Sabbath School, “Moral Perfection is not Possible with Man, but It Is Possible with God” A Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist perspective on the Sabbath...
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Is It Possible to be Morally Perfect? (Jesus’ Teaching on Repentance Using Fruit Trees)
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Is it possible to always do the right thing and always avoid doing wrong? Many Christians think this is impossible, nor the standard for the Christian here in this life. But what we will look at in this podcast is one teaching of Jesus found in Matthew 4:17 and 7:16-18, and also in Luke 6:43-44, that dispels the idea that Jesus thought moral perfection is impossible for us here in this life. For more study, see: “What Jesus Taught About Doing Right and Wrong,” by Trent Wilde Are Good Works Important? John the Baptist and Jesus Said, "Yes!" 2025 Sabbath School, “Is It Possible to...
info_outlineAs you might know, the full title of the first edition of Ellen White's book, "The Great Controversy" was "The Great Controversy, Between Christ and His Angels, and Satan and His Angels." By this longer title, we can see that the angels have taken either one side or the other. These two sides operate by two completely different sets of principles. Christ's angels are wholly and consistently devoted to His principles;—they don't live by His principles some of the time and by Satan's principles some of the time. And likewise, Satan's angels are entirely on Satan's side—they don't have partial union with Christ; they have no union with Christ.
By becoming a human with the same flesh that we all have and overcoming every temptation while in that flesh, Jesus showed that it is possible to not let sin reign in our mortal bodies, as Paul said in Romans 6:12. If we think it's impossible to stop sinning, then we'll likely buy into the idea that we can keep sinning and yet be followers of Jesus. But the fact of the matter is that it is possible to stop sinning. And we need to stop sinning since sin is of the devil and so long as we sin, we are servants of sin and are giving in to Satan's side in this great controversy. But we don't need to obey the our flesh; we *can* obey the truth. To quote Paul again, "...as you presented your members as servants to uncleanness and to wickedness upon wickedness, even so now present your members as servants to righteousness for sanctification." Romans 6:19. By exercising faith - that is, trust - in Christ, we *can* do this and this is how we can play our part on Christ's side of the Great Controversy and help to bring the controversy to an end.
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Are You Minding What Matters?
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2024 Sabbath School, Quarter 2: The Great Controversy – Week 1
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