2nd Timothy 4:I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; 2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine.
[The Great controversy pp 595] God will have a people upon the earth to maintain the Bible, and the Bible only, as the standard of all doctrines, and the basis of all reforms. The opinions of learned men, the deductions of science, the creeds or decisions of ecclesiastical councils, as numerous and discordant as are the churches which they represent, the voice of the majority, not one or all of these should be regarded as evidence for or against any point of religious faith. Before accepting any doctrine or precept, we should demand a plain “Thus saith the Lord” in its support.
As we consider both the import, and the impact of the three angels’ messages, we too would have to answer for ourselves the question we posed earlier: Should we rescue persons who are in grave danger, only if there will be no risk to us personally?
We are not to deceive ourselves into believing that the invisible robbers would hand over the spiritually wounded without a desperate struggle. Every inch of advance for the truth will be contested, and the entire arsenal of devils will be leveled against those who will preach the truth only, and nothing but the truth.
Revelation 12:17 And 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.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!