Saturday, March 11, 2023

SDA Issues: When Church Entities Send in the Clowns

And in that day did the Lord God of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die. And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts. Isaiah 22:12-14

There is need for every soul to study the Pattern, Christ Jesus. 
Those who follow his methods of labor will have freedom in utterance and earnestness in manner. 
They will be inspired by the sacred themes of truth. 
Christ understood the needs of all classes, and was successful in preaching the gospel to the poor. He understood all their temptations. 
We need to study methods whereby we may preach the gospel to the poor and downtrodden and degraded of humanity. But let no one think that God will approve of a method which will require a man to act the part of a clown, or like a man who has lost his senses. Such methods as these are wholly unnecessary and inappropriate (Signs of the Times, March 19, 1894/E.G.W.).
 
"The Seventh-day Adventist faith was established by Christ, not a
bunch of clowns. 
But it now seems that Bozo the Clown has been given the task of carrying out the mission of Jesus Christ in the world. 
Today, we now have ADRA and Hope Channel clowns whose job is to act like fools, literally. 
These comedians are constantly making jokes and acting like buffoons wherever they go. They are called “Doctors of Hope,” but
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they have no medical training. They have actually taken special training on how to act like clowns. The costumes and distinct clown makeup come complete with an ADRA patch on one arm and a Hope Channel patch on the other.
They act and speak as though they have mental disabilities while making jokes about women’s intimate apparel. Additionally, you’ll witness the music and dancing they perform in the hospitals. Nothing spiritual or sacred is happening here; all that is going on is the same godless entertainment found in our world’s party scenes."
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