The Sanctuary Made Simple

The Sanctuary Made Simple

This book will make plain the sanctuary, salvation and the sin problem in a personal way. A must read!!

How to get rid of sin!

Jesus is the answer. He alone can save us. In His righteousness, He can present your case before the Father, and He can pronounce you as one who has never sinned. This may sound too good to be real, but it is true. Do not hesitate – come boldly to Jesus. The Savior will make an atonement for you and be your personal advocate. Remember, Christ is the answer to all your sins and to all your needs.

The Author:

Lawrence M. Nelson was born in Los Angeles, California on July 9, 1915. He attended the Los Angeles Academy, La Sierra Junior College and Pacific Union College where he majored in theology. He has labored as a pastor and evangelist, specializing in youth activity in Conference, Union and the General Conference for thirteen years. He is now a retired ordained minister of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Both he and his wife are now devoting their full time to the “Keep the Faith Audio Tape Ministry” producing thousands of tapes bi-monthly to meet a world-wide demand! This multifaceted ministry is now a world-wide ministry, ministering in health and to the whole person, mentally, physically and spiritually! Pastor Hal Mayer has taken over this ministry since the death of Pastor Nelson and his wife. See ktfnews.com for more information on this ministry.

Excerpt from Chapter One: Christ the Way

God has a big problem! How can He save the sinner without saving the sin? How can He destroy sin without destroying the sinner? Putting it very bluntly, how can God get rid of sin without getting rid of you and me? How can He take us to heaven without taking the infectious sin with us. That would spread death throughout the universe. Let me tell you; God has a big, big problem!

Now some theologians claim that they have the answer to God’s problem. Like indulgent parents, who believe that their children will outgrow their evil ways when they become adults, they teach that they need only be shown enough love. But, experience reveals that they are dead wrong! In the same manner, there are some indulgent theologians who are teaching that if we just preach enough love, the people will believe God and receive salvation. After all, God is so full of mercy, grace and forgiveness, that He does not demand total obedience.

They assert that Christ gave all men unconditional salvation at the cross, and all man has to do is to “believe”. The sinner need not be concerned if he continues to sin. After all, he was born to sin and it is impossible in this life to stop sinning. Some even teach that when Jesus comes the second time He will give every sinner a new heart (mind) instantly, so that they will never sin again. Thus the sin problem will be solved! – Don’t you believe it! This is a teaching that is a concoction of the devil himself.

The servant of the Lord has written:

“This goody-goody religion that makes light of sin and that is forever dwelling upon the love of God to the sinner, encourages the sinner to believe that God will save him while he continues in sin and he knows it to be sin. This is the way that many are doing who profess to believe present truth. The truth is kept apart from their life, and this is the reason it has no more power to convict and convert the soul.” 3 Selected Messages, p. 155.

Think it through, if Christ were to perform such a miracle as the instant transformation of mind and character, from sin to righteousness, when He comes, then the atheists would be right in blaming God for all the evils that are in this earth. Could not God have made His followers, even from the days of Adam, instantly sinless whenever they claimed to believe in Him? Don’t be misled by these false new theology teachings. God does have a way to solve the sin problem. A way to save His people from their sins, not in their sins. God’s way is clearly taught to us in the sanctuary services, as the blood of the Lamb is administered therein.

You will remember that Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” John 14:6. And if we follow Him into the sanctuary where He is ministering today, we will understand His way. This is indeed good news, for Jesus Christ can solve the sin problem, making eternal life possible for every sinner who will accept Christ’s sacrifice and follow His way of separating our sins from us. Praise God! He tells us, “Thy way, Oh God, is in the sanctuary.” Psalms 77:13.