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The disciples were not endowed with the courage and fortitude
of the martyrs until such grace was needed.—
The Desire of Ages,
354
(1898).
How to Stand Firm Under Persecution
We shall find that we must let loose of all hands except the hand
of Jesus Christ. Friends will prove treacherous and will betray us.
Relatives, deceived by the enemy, will think they do God service in
opposing us and putting forth the utmost efforts to bring us into hard
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places, hoping we will deny our faith. But we may trust our hand in
the hand of Christ amid darkness and peril.—
Maranatha, 197
(1889).
The only way in which men will be able to stand firm in the conflict
is to be rooted and grounded in Christ. They must receive the truth as
it is in Jesus. And it is only as the truth is presented thus that it can
meet the wants of the soul. The preaching of Christ crucified, Christ
our righteousness, is what satisfies the soul’s hunger. When we secure
the interest of the people in this great central truth, faith and hope
and courage come to the heart.—
General Conference Daily Bulletin,
January 28, 1893
.
Many, because of their faith, will be cut off from house and heritage
here, but if they will give their hearts to Christ, receiving the message
of His grace, and resting upon their Substitute and Surety, even the
Son of God, they may still be filled with joy.—
The Signs of the Times,
June 2, 1898
.
Persecution Scatters God’s People
As enmity is aroused in various places against those who observe
the Sabbath of the Lord, it may become necessary for God’s people
to move from those places to places where they will not be so bitterly
opposed.
God does not require His children to remain where, by the course
of wicked men, their influence is made of no effect and their lives
endangered. When liberty and life are imperiled it is not merely our
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privilege, it is our positive duty to go to places where the people
are willing to hear the Word of life and where the opportunities for
preaching the Word will be more favorable.—Ms 26, 1904.