Ron Kelly Sets the Record Straight (9/21/24)

Описание: Let's remember how Pastor Ron Kelly responded to the Tithe/Parachurch Org controversy. How he was an evenhanded truth-teller.

We've also posted Scott's stance on the Conrad Vine controversy after Pastor Kelly's 9-minute clip.

May we all look to Jesus to be filled with grace and truth.

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This statement would be something for executive church committees to consider before making big decisions unilaterally:

"During the last few months I have several times heard mother say that there is great danger of the work being so planned, so centralized, so restricted that the liberalities of our people will be dried up, and that there will be a revolt against organization and order. Just how this could come a about, I do not understand, but I believe it is worth our while to heed the warning." (W. C. White to O. A. Tait, Sept. 2, 1895; W. C. White letters)

This was the paragraph in the statement by GC leadership in October of 2021 where they sadly chose to collaborate with the vaccine mandate regime:

"The Seventh-day Adventist Church, in consultation with the Health Ministries and Public Affairs and Religious Liberty departments of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, is convinced that the vaccination programs that are generally being carried out are important for the safety and health of our members and the larger community. Therefore, claims of religious liberty are not used appropriately in objecting to government mandates or employer programs designed to protect the health and safety of their communities."
https://www.adventistworld.org/reaffi...

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Also, we forgot to include this in the video:

"Parachurch" is a word that caused a lot of buzz. As stated in the video, Belt of Truth doesn't support the idea of forming an organization tasked with allocating the tithe to Bible faithful conferences. But clarification on the word "parachurch" is still needed, since it was alleged that Conrad Vine was advocating a new church.

The definition of a parachurch organization is not a church or denomination, but an organization that works alongside a church or denomination, supportive of shared goals. It is evangelical terminology for what Adventists call a supporting ministry.

In discussing this term, Conrad Vine told me he "had in mind something akin to ASI or GYC," so NOT a new denomination.

Those who do call the church Babylon and to come out of her should be identified as giving voice to the enemy.

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Here was the appeal we wrote, which was signed by thousands of pastors and medical workers:
https://libertyandhealth.org/liberty/

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As mentioned in the video, here's the part of the Conrad Vine sermon that caused the uproar:
   • What Conrad Vine ACTUALLY said  

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And here is Pastor Ron Kelly's Comments about the Conrad Vine Controversy and subsequent cancellation from Michigan Conference pulpits:
   • Pr. Ron Kelly's comments about Conrad Vine...  

Here is the EGW text mentioned in the video so that you can see the whole context of Sister White’s practice and counsel relating to giving tithe somewhere other than the conference, including that this practice was not to be publicized:
https://text.beta.egwwritings.org/rea...