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transgressed, they spoke, not to Himself, but to His disciples, to plant
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the seeds of unbelief in the hearts of His followers.
Thus they worked to bring in doubt and dissension. Every method
was tried to bring doubt into the hearts of the little flock, that it might
cause them to watch for something that would check the good and
gracious work of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Work of this same character will be brought to bear upon true
believers today. The Lord Jesus reads the heart; He discerns the
interests and purposes of the thoughts of all men concerning Himself
and His believing disciples. He answers their thoughts concerning the
faultfinding ones, “They that be whole need not a physician, but they
that are sick” (
Matthew 9:12
). The insolent Pharisees had an exalted
idea of their own piety and holiness, while they were ready to pass
censure on the lives of others.—
Letter 206, 1906
.
The Lord’s Messenger
Last night, in vision, I was standing before an assembly of our
people, bearing a decided testimony regarding present truth and present
duty. After the discourse, many gathered about me, asking questions.
They desired so many explanations about this point, and that point,
and another point, that I said, “One at a time, if you please, lest you
confuse me.”
And then I appealed to them, saying: “For years you have had
many evidences that the Lord has given me a work to do. These
evidences could scarcely have been greater than they are. Will you
brush away all these evidences as a cobweb, at the suggestion of a
man’s unbelief? That which makes my heart ache is the fact that many
who are now perplexed and tempted are those who have had abundance
of evidence and opportunity to consider and pray and understand; and
yet they do not discern the nature of the sophistries that are presented
to influence them to reject the warnings God has given to save them
from the delusions of these last days.”
Some have stumbled over the fact that I said I did not claim to
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be a prophet; [
Reference is here made to a discourse given at Battle
Creek, October 2, 1904, in which she said, “I do not claim to be a
prophetess.”—Compilers.
] and they have asked, Why is this?