Gods Sabbath

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E NTERING INTO G OD ’ S S ABBATH R EST

Lessons from the Life of Paul

C HAPTER 33 D ISPUTE R ESOLUTION

P AGE 429

Traditional Thinking

429 431 432 433 434 434 434 435 436

The Dispute

The Great Council

The Holy Spirit’s Revelation Two Different Strategies

The first part The second part

A Golden Opportunity

Unification

C HAPTER 34 T HE R EAPPEARANCE OF THE P ROBLEM P AGE 438 Paul’s Return to Jerusalem 438 Roots not Eradicated 439 A Reversion 442 The Mysteries of Iniquity versus God 443 The End Cannot Justify the Means 444 Force is Unacceptable 446 The Two Mysteries at War 447 Desire for Harmony 450 A Last Appeal 450 The Imposition of Human Solutions 452 A Recurring Problem 452

C HAPTER 35 P AUL ’ S M ISTAKE

P AGE 455

Another Golden Opportunity

455 456 457 458 460 461 462 464 465 465

The first option The other option

Faulty Analysis

The Consequences of Right-doing

Paul’s Decision

Paul’s Compromise

The Consequences of Wrong-doing Paul's ministry abruptly ended The mystery of iniquity encouraged