My Source Code

Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. (Matt. 5:16)

Recently, I encountered an unusual problem on a web page.  The title of the article was visible when loading the page in Firefox browser.  However, the whole text of the article was not visible. This was very puzzling to me. When viewing the "source code" of the page, all of the relevant text was there.

This experience led me to examine "my source code" more closely.  Obviously, something in the code was not sufficient to display the text of the article.  And, of course, the article is useless with a title only.  So, I went to prayer.

As I prayed over the matter, YAHWEH showed me how a "P tag" was not "closed."  It was a matter of two dashes not being inserted at a critical point in the coding. The missing dashes in "my source code" hindered the viewing of all the text of the article.  After I included the "--" in the necessary location of the code, all of the text of the article was clearly displayed when loading the page in my Firefox browser.

During the night, as I was sleeping, YAH showed me the significance of this experience.  Here is the key text from the Scriptures.

"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;" (2 Cor. 10:5)

The "chain of character" begins with thoughts -- the very "building blocks of character." My Source Code is the way I am programed. My program is made up of my thoughts and feelings.  If one thought is not in agreement with the mind of Christ, my light cannot "shine before men" or "glorify [my] Father which is in heaven." My character cannot perfectly reflect the character of Christ so long as one faulty thought or core belief exists in my heart.  In the event "my source code" is lacking the relevant placement of truth, all of the "good" beliefs and motives (spiritual text of my life) will not be visible to those around me -- souls within the sphere of my influence. My title (or  profession of faith) may be clearly declared and visible for all to see, but the essence of my testimony will not be effectual.

"Ye are our epistle written in our hearts, known and read of all men:" (2 Cor. 3:2)

Let us strive to process every thought, "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ." For IF we fail to properly program our source code, our heart-felt beliefs will never be useful to the community with which we associate.

Persecution Revived in Adventism

Creation 7th Day Adventists to be jailed / RFRA diluted by the courts

On April 5, 2012, notice was received by the Defendant from the U.S. District Court for Western Tennessee that arrest warrants will be issued by the U.S. Marshal Service for Pastor Walter "Chick" McGill and Bro. Lucan Chartier's refusal to comply with a court injunction resulting from a trademark lawsuit initiated by the General Conference Corp. of Seventh-day Adventists and the Seventh-day Adventist Church (all SDA members included as Plaintiffs).

The permanent injunction forbade their use of the names "Creation Seventh Day Adventist," "SDA," "Seventh-day Adventist," "Seventh-day" OR "Adventist" in conjunction with Church services, signs, Internet pages, advertising, books, fliers, etc.

District Judge Breen, in his ruling, decided that all claims to the protection of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) are void because it is a case between "private parties;" essentially, because it is not the government itself initiating the lawsuit but rather the Seventh-day Adventist Church organizations.

The Marshals are expected to issue warrants April 20th on behalf of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. This action marks the first time an Adventist believer has been incarcerated by the General Conference over the name "Seventh-day Adventist" since Pastor John Marik of Hawaii was jailed in the late 1980s.

You may find the relevant Court order at www.csda-adventistchurch.to/PDF/Order%20Adopting%20R%20and%20R.pdf

The pastor, Walter McGill, was  interviewed by WBBJ Eye-witness News 7.
www.wbbjtv.com/news/local/Church-Faces-New-Court-Order-146740825.html
 
Other links of interest on this subject:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_Seventh_Day_Adventist_Church
www.pastorwalterchickmcgilllawsuit.net/