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The Adventist News Network has an article quoting SDA President Jan Paulsen while in Africa. There are two things he said that are very troubling. Jan Paulsen in East Africa<\/a>
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\nPaulsen also spoke at Sabbath worship services in Mombasa, where he emphasized the value of unity within both the church and the broader community. Adventists<\/strong> in largely Muslim Mombasa should live in peace and harmony and avoid criticism<\/strong>, he told the congregation. <\/p>\n

“We worship one God … so I am coming to Mombasa to worship with my family,” Paulsen said, adding that religious convictions should not stir tension in the community.
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\nWith due respect to the leader of Christ’s body on earth – The Muslims and Christians DO NOT worship the same God.<\/p>\n

Secondly, Christ himself brought on criticism and tension in his community.<\/p>\n

God said thru Ellen White: “But when they make special efforts to accommodate themselves to the peculiar ideas and feelings of their hearers, in order to avoid criticism<\/strong>, they will weaken their own testimony, and fail of the object they wish to secure. They will do injustice to their mission, injustice to themselves, and also to those who criticize them.” STMW(1897).<\/p>\n

God said thru Matthew: 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. <\/p>\n

Brother Paulsen, please repent and give the trumpet a certain sound.
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The Adventist News Network has an article quoting SDA President Jan Paulsen while in Africa. There are two things he said that are very troubling. Jan Paulsen in East Africa ————— Paulsen also spoke at Sabbath worship services in Mombasa, where he emphasized the value of unity within both the church and the broader community. …<\/p>\n

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