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Testimonies for the Church Volume 8
The Need Of Caution
There is at the present time great need of caution. “Let every man
be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.”
James 1:19
. Let us
heed the warning: “I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause
divisions and offenses contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned;
and avoid them. For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ,
...and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.
For your obedience is come abroad unto all men. I am glad therefore
on your behalf: but yet I would have you wise unto that which is good,
and simple concerning evil.”
Romans 16:17-19
.
“I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among
you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and
in the same judgment.”
1 Corinthians 1:10
. This is the will of God
concerning us. Shall we obey it? “The preaching of the cross is to
them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the
power of God. For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is
the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world?
...For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not
God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that
believe. For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumbling block, and
unto the Greeks foolishness; but unto them which are called, both Jews
and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.”
Verses
18-24
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What a change would be seen if all who are in responsible positions
would realize that they are working under the eye of an all-seeing God.
What is needed now is the free working of the Holy Spirit on mind and
heart. Without this our efforts will be fruitless. When the Spirit molds
and fashions us, our words and acts will reveal heartfelt thanksgiving.
The Importance of Medical Missionary Work
There is great need of an increase of knowledge in every line of
health reform. Those who have had the privilege of hearing the truth
are to give the trumpet a certain sound as they proclaim the third