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Counsels on Sabbath School Work
of truth. And to speak with contempt of those whom God has sent
with a message of truth, is folly and madness. If our youth are seeking
to educate themselves to be workers in His cause, they should learn
the way of the Lord, and live by every word that proceedeth out of
His mouth. They are not to make up their minds that the whole truth
has been unfolded, and that the Infinite One has no more light for
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His people. If they entrench themselves in the belief that the whole
truth has been revealed, they will be in danger of discarding precious
jewels of truth that shall be discovered as men turn their attention to
the searching of the rich mine of God’s word.
Individually Investigate
Those who have entered upon the work of teaching, or who have
been called to any position of responsibility, should not be satisfied
to take the product of the researches of other minds, but they should
investigate truth for themselves. If they do not form the habit of inves-
tigating themes of truth for themselves, they will become superficial
in their life and acquirements. The opinions of your associates may
be of value to you, but you should not rely upon them and have no
definite ideas of your own. You should examine the truths you have
been led to believe, until you know that they are without a flaw. You
lose much when you do not bring every point of faith you hold to the
law and to the testimony, for you do not see or appreciate the truth as
it is. Oh, that all our youth might appreciate the privilege that God
has given! It is His will that you should go to the source of all light,
and receive the enlightenment of His Spirit (for this will be given to
every humble seeker for truth), and then you will know that the Spirit
and the Word agree, and know that you know what is truth. What
assurance this knowledge gives! You can then speak with power, pro-
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claiming what you have learned as truth, knowing that you have not
followed cunningly devised fables.—
Testimonies on Sabbath-School
Work, 58-61
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A Promise of Increasing Light
New light will ever be revealed on the word of God to him who
is in living connection with the Sun of Righteousness. Let no one
come to the conclusion that there is no more truth to be revealed. The