Acts 17:5 KJV, “But the Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, and gathered a company, and set all the city on an uproar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and sought to bring them out to the people.”
Acts 17:13 KJV, “But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people.”
Acts 17:18 KJV, “Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.”
EG White, SOP Vol 3, 1878, p. 392, “Those who preach unpopular truth in our day meet with determined resistance, as did the apostles. They need expect no more favorable reception from a large majority of professed Christians than did Paul from his Jewish brethren. There will be a union of opposing elements against them; for however diverse from each other different organizations may be in their sentiments and religious faith, their forces are united in trampling under foot the fourth commandment in the law of God.
Those who will not themselves accept the truth are most zealous that others shall not receive it; and those are not wanting who perseveringly manufacture falsehoods, and stir up the base passions of the people to make the truth of God of none effect. But the messengers of Christ must arm themselves with watchfulness and prayer, and move forward with faith, firmness, and courage, and, in the name of Jesus, keep at their work as did the apostles. They must sound the note of warning to the world, teaching the transgressors of the law what is sin, and pointing them to Jesus Christ as its great and only remedy.”
Literally & Reality:
1 The Apostles and the pioneer Seventh-day Adventists preached the One True God and His Son Jesus Christ. They obeyed the Commandments of God and proclaimed the faith of Jesus.
2 They were met with determined resistance.
3 There was and will be a union of different forces to trample upon the head (True God) and the heart (Sabbath) Commandments of God.
4 Those who will not themselves accept the truth are most zealous that others shall not receive it.
5 They will make of none effect the truth of God by manufacturing falsehoods and stirring up the base passions of the people.
Lovingly & Remedy:
1 The messengers of Christ must arm themselves with watchfulness and prayer.
2 They must move forward with faith, firmness, and courage.
3 They must keep at their work.
4 They must sound the note of warning to the world.
5 Teaching the transgressors of the law what is sin, and pointing them to Jesus Christ, the Son of God, as its great and only remedy.
Majority of those who profess Christ’s name worship Sunday in honor of the Trinity. There are some who worship Sunday but believe in a unitarian God and Jesus is a great man even supernatural but not Divine. Muslims worship for their gathering on Friday. They believe in Allah and considered Christ as not a literal Son of God. To them he was just called the son of God. Other religions worship on any day and a prominent god among other gods and do not know who Jesus is. And many other religious faith from different sources.
The original SDA faith worship on Saturday, the 7th day Sabbath, in honor of the One True God and His Divine Son, Jesus Christ and their Spirit is the Holy Spirit. The present SDA faith, since 1980, worship on Saturday in honor of the Trinity (same as Catholic Trinity). To them Jesus Christ is not the literal Son of God but was incarnated meaning God or deity became a man. Thus the phrase, “God the Son.” Jesus is not the Divine Son but God Himself. Christ sonship became metaphorical or not real nor literal son. And the Holy Spirit became a distinct God the Holy Spirit. Three heads in one body.
I accepted the original faith of the pioneer Seventh-day Adventists and proclaimed the three angels’ messages. This is the unpopular truth that must be preached. They, including the ignorant, call it Arians, anti-trinitarian, anti-organization, offshoot, reform, cult, error, blasphemer of the Holy Spirit, and other stereotype names.
I call it TRUTH of GOD’s WORD!
Sincerely in the Blessed Hope.