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John Norton Loughborough

GSAM 3.1Kukhona kakade izincwadi eziningi ezisebenzayo ezandleni zabantu, futhi isizathu sami sokungeza enye kulolu hlu ukuthi kulawa makhasi ngichaza izinto eziningi eziphathelene nama-Adventist, ikakhulukazi ama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa, ezingakaze zilethelwe abantu ngale ndlela ngaphambilini. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaningi abasekela lo msebenzi eminyakeni yamuva, abangakaze babone izinto ezishiwo, bacele ngokulangazela ukuthi kutholakale indaba yala maqiniso namava avela kulabo ababeqala lo msebenzi. Njengoba ngijwayelene nomkhankaso wokufika ngo-1843 nango-1844, futhi selokhu mhla ziyi-2 kuJanuwari 1849 ngimemezele imfundiso, kuqala njengomAdventist, kwathi kusukela ngo-1852 njengomlandeli woSuku Lwesikhombisa, ngiyakujabulela “ukukhuluma izinto engizibonile nengizizwile.”

GSAM 3.2Ngike ngethula isitatimende mayelana nomkhankaso wokufika kukaKristu, owawusakazeka kusukela ngo-1831 kuya ku-1844 kuwo wonke amazwe aphucukile emhlabeni.

GSAM 3.3Kusukela ngo-1845 kube nezinye izinhlangano zama-Adventist ezamemezela, futhi okwamanje zisamemezela, ukufika okuseduze kukaKristu. Esikhundleni sokulandela yonke leyo mibutho, inhloso yami bekungukunikeza, ngokuningiliziwe, ukuvuka nokuthuthuka kwama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa, ngigcizelela ikakhulukazi lawo mathuluzi, ngokubusa kukaNkulunkulu, asize ekuthuthukiseni, kusukela ebumpofini nasekuqaleni okuncane, abantu okuthi, nakuba benabantu cishe abayizinkulungwane eziyikhulu kuphela, abanye babaphikisi babo bathi, “Ngamandla nokuzimisela abasebenza ngakho umuntu angacabanga ukuthi banabantu abayizigidi ezimbili.”

GSAM 3.4Ngisho nalabo abanolwazi oluncane ngomlando wama-Adventist oSuku Lwesikhombisa bayazi ukuthi kusukela ngo-1845 uNkk. E. G. White uhlangene kakhulu nalo mkhankaso, kokubili njengesikhulumi nomlobi. Bayazi futhi ukuthi ngokuhambisana nomsebenzi wakhe bekukhona imisebenzi ekhethekile, noma izipho. Kube yithuba lami ukuba khona nokubona ukusebenza kwalesi sipho cishe izikhathi ezingamashumi amahlanu. Kulawa makhasi ngigqamisa izibikezelo eziqondile ezicishe zibe ngamashumi amabili nesithupha ezenziwe nguNkk. White ezifezekile ngokunembile kakhulu.

GSAM 4.1Ngaphezu kokubona kwami, ngiphinde ngethule ubufakazi babanye ababone ngamehlo mayelana nezipiliyoni zabo. Lezi ziqiniso kufanele zibe nesisindo esikhulu kumfundi onobuqotho kunokuthi kube izitatimende ezingahleliwe ezenziwe yilabo abangakaze babe khona kulezi zikhathi.

GSAM 4.2Ngiwunikela lo msebenzi kubafundi, ngithemba ukuthi, ngesibusiso sikaNkulunkulu, ukufunda kwalawa makhasi kungaba yindlela yokukhuthaza umsebenzi kaKristu ezinhliziyweni eziningi, futhi ngithemba ukuthi bonke, njengoba befunda, bazogcina engqondweni amazwi kaPawulu kwabaseThesalonika, “Hlola zonke izinto; nibambelele kulokho okuhle.”

GSAM -J. N. Loughborough.

GSAM -Mountain View, eCalifornia, Meyi 1, 1905.

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