Methods of Acquiring Wealth
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Intelligence and Purity in Every Transaction
Holiness to the Lord was the great characteristic of the Redeemer’s
life on earth, and it is His will that this shall characterize the lives
of His followers. His workers are to labor with unselfishness and
faithfulness, and with reference to the usefulness and influence of
every other worker. Intelligence and purity are to mark all their work,
all their business transactions. He is the light of the world. In His
work there are to be no dark corners where dishonest deeds are done.
Injustice is in the highest degree displeasing to God.—
The Review
and Herald, June 24, 1902
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Temptation Resisted
God is very particular that all who profess to serve Him shall
manifest the superiority of right principles. By the true follower of
Christ every business transaction will be regarded as a part of his
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religion, just as prayer is a part of his religion....
Satan is offering to every soul the kingdoms of this world in return
for the carrying out of his will. This was the great inducement he
presented to Christ in the wilderness of temptation. And so he says to
many of Christ’s followers. If you will follow my business methods, I
will reward you with wealth. Every Christian is at some time brought to
the test which will reveal his weak points of character. If the temptation
is resisted, precious victories are gained. He must choose whether he
will serve Christ or become a follower of the deceiver, and a worshiper
of him.—
The Signs of the Times, February 24, 1909
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The Registry in Heaven’s Ledger
The customs of the world are no criterion for the Christian. He is
not to imitate its sharp practices, its overreaching, its extortion. Every
unjust act toward a fellow being is a violation of the golden rule. Every
wrong done to the children of God, is done to Christ Himself in the
person of His saints. Every attempt to take advantage of the ignorance,
weakness, or misfortune of another, is registered as fraud in the ledger
of heaven. He who truly fears God, would rather toil day and night,
and eat the bread of poverty, than to indulge the passion for gain that
oppresses the widow and fatherless or turns the stranger from his right.