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they prove that their own work does not bear the signature it should.
God cannot bless them.—
Selected Messages 1:175
(1896).
If we stand in the great day of the Lord with Christ as our refuge,
our high tower, we must put away all envy, all strife for the supremacy.
We must utterly destroy the roots of these unholy things, that they may
not again spring up into life. We must place ourselves wholly on the
side of the Lord.—
This Day With God, 258
(1903).
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Let Christians put away all dissension and give themselves to God
for the saving of the lost. Let them ask in faith for the promised
blessing, and it will come.—
Testimonies for the Church 8:21
(1904).
Love One Another
Christianity is the revealing of the tenderest affection for one an-
other.... Christ is to receive supreme love from the beings He has
created. And He requires also that man shall cherish a sacred regard
for his fellow beings. Every soul saved will be saved through love,
which begins with God. True conversion is a change from selfish-
ness to sanctified affection for God and for one another.—
Selected
Messages 1:114, 115
(1901).
The attributes which God prizes most are charity and purity. These
attributes should be cherished by every Christian.—
Testimonies for
the Church 5:85
(1882).
The strongest argument in favor of the gospel is a loving and
lovable Christian.—
The Ministry of Healing, 470
(1905).
Total Surrender Required
God will accept nothing less than unreserved surrender. Half-
hearted, sinful Christians can never enter heaven. There they would
find no happiness, for they know nothing of the high, holy principles
that govern the members of the royal family. The true Christian keeps
the windows of the soul open heavenward. He lives in fellowship with
Christ. His will is conformed to the will of Christ. His highest desire is
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to become more and more Christlike.—
The Review and Herald, May
16, 1907
.
We cannot use the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is to use us. Through the
Spirit God works in His people “to will and to do of His good pleasure”
(
Philippians 2:13
). But many will not submit to this. They want to