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a vital connection with God. They will not dare to rest until Christ is
formed within, the hope of glory. Self will die; pride will be expelled
from the soul, and they will have the meekness and gentleness of
Christ.—
Manuscript 28, 1890
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No New Organization
After the passing of the time, God entrusted to His faithful follow-
ers the precious principles of present truth. These principles were not
given to those who had had no part in the giving of the first and second
angels’ messages. They were given to the workers who had had a part
in the cause from the beginning.
Those who passed through these experiences are to be as firm as
a rock to the principles that have made us Seventh-day Adventists.
They are to be workers together with God, binding up the testimony
and sealing the law among His disciples. Those who took part in the
establishment of our work upon a foundation of Bible truth, those
who know the waymarks that have pointed out the right path, are to
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be regarded as workers of the highest value. They can speak from
personal experience, regarding the truths entrusted to them. These
men are not to permit their faith to be changed to infidelity; they are
not to permit the banner of the third angel to be taken from their hands.
They are to hold the beginning of their confidence firm unto the end.
The Lord has declared that the history of the past shall be rehearsed
as we enter upon the closing work. Every truth that He has given for
these last days is to be proclaimed to the world. Every pillar that
He has established is to be strengthened. We cannot now step off
the foundation that God has established. We cannot now enter into
any new organization; for this would mean apostasy from the truth.—
Manuscript 129, 1905
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No Need for Fear
There is no need to doubt, to be fearful that the work will not
succeed. God is at the head of the work, and He will set everything
in order. If matters need adjusting at the head of the work, God will
attend to that, and work to right every wrong. Let us have faith that