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1206. Jesus conveys the circulating vitality of a pure and sanctified
Christ-like love through every part of our human nature. When this
love is expressed in the character, it reveals to all those with whom we
associate that it is possible for God to be formed within, the hope of
glory.—
Unpublished Testimonies, June 21, 1897
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1207. Christ is to live in his human agents, and work through
their faculties, and act through their capabilities. Their will must be
submitted to his will, they must act with his Spirit, that it may be no
more they that live, but Christ that liveth in them.—
The Signs of the
Times, October 3, 1892
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1208. Wherever we go, we bear the abiding presence of the One
so dear to us; for we abide in Christ by a living faith. He is abiding
in our hearts by our individual, appropriating faith. We have the
companionship of the divine Jesus, and as we realize his presence,
our thoughts are brought into captivity to him. Our experience in
divine things will be in proportion to the vividness of our sense of his
companionship.—
The Signs of the Times, September 3, 1896
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1209. It is not you that work the Holy Spirit, but the Holy Spirit
must work you. There is a winning, compelling power in the gospel of
Jesus Christ. It is the Holy Spirit that makes the truth impressive.—
Special Testimony to Ministers and Workers, No. 03, 14
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1210. To those who truly love God the Holy Spirit will reveal
truths that have faded from the mind, and will also reveal truths that
are entirely new.—
The Review and Herald, August 17, 1897
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1211. Each one must fight his own battle against self. Heed the
teachings of the Holy Spirit. If this is done, they will be repeated
again and again, until the impressions are, as it were, “lead in the rock
forever.”—
Special Testimonies for Ministers and Workers 7:39
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1212. As we give ourselves wholly to Christ, our countenances
will reflect his image. They will be purified, sanctified, and ennobled
by his grace.—
Unpublished Testimonies, June 27, 1897
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1213. There is no limit to the usefulness of those who put self to
one side, make room for the working of the Holy Spirit upon their
hearts, and live lives wholly sanctified to the service of God, enduring
the necessary discipline imposed by the Lord without complaining or
fainting by the way.—
Special Testimonies On Education, 120
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