Chapter 70—Cautions and Counsels
Many Cases Have Been Revealed—Many cases have been pre-
sented before me, and as I have had a view of their inner lives, my
soul has been sick and disgusted with the rotten-heartedness of hu-
man beings who profess godliness and talk of translation to heaven. I
have frequently asked myself, Whom can I trust? Who is free from
iniquity
I am filled with horror as the condition of families professing
present truth is opened before me. The profligacy of youth and even
children is almost incredible. Parents do not know that secret vice is
destroying and defacing the image of God in their children. The sins
which characterized the Sodomites exist among them. The parents
are responsible, for they have not educated their children to love and
obey God. They have not restrained them, nor diligently taught them
the way of the Lord. They have allowed them to go out and to come
in when they chose, and to associate with worldlings. These worldly
influences which counteract parental teaching and authority are to
be found largely in so-called good society. By their dress, looks,
amusements, they surround themselves with an atmosphere which is
opposed to Christ.
Our only safety is to stand as God’s peculiar people. We must not
yield one inch to the customs and fashions of this degenerate age, but
stand in moral independence, making no compromise with its corrupt
and idolatrous practices
The Ignorant to Be Enlightened—No matter how high a person’s
profession, those who are willing to be employed in gratifying the
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lust of the flesh cannot be Christians. As servants of Christ their
employment and meditations and pleasure should consist in things
more excellent. Many are ignorant of the sinfulness of these habits
and their certain results. Such need to be enlightened
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Testimonies For The Church 2:349
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Testimonies For The Church 5:78
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An Appeal to Mothers, 25
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