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diligent, prayerful seeker for truth will find precious rays of light yet
to shine forth from the word of God. Many gems are yet scattered
that are to be gathered together to become the property of the remnant
people of God. But light is not given simply to be a strength to the
church, but to be shed upon those who are in darkness. The people of
God are to show forth the praises of Him who hath called them out of
darkness into His marvelous light. Christ has said of His people, “Ye
are the light of the world,” and it is the mission of the light to shine
out and illuminate the darkness.
Oh, may teachers and pupils be what the Lord designed that they
should be when He gave His life that they might be the sons and
daughters of God, and win the crown of immortal glory!—
Testimonies
on Sabbath-School Work, 53, 54
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New Meaning in Familiar Texts
As soon as the seeker for truth opens the Bible to read the utterances
of God with reverence, possessing an earnest desire to know “what
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saith the Lord,” light and grace will be given him, and he will see
wondrous things out of God’s law. He will not regard the law of
Jehovah as a yoke of bondage, but as the gracious commands of
One who is all-wise and full of compassion. He will make haste to
fulfill His requirements. Great truths which have been neglected and
unappreciated for ages, will be revealed by the Spirit of God, and new
meaning will flash out of familiar texts. Every page will be illuminated
by the Spirit of truth. The Bible is not sealed but unsealed. The most
precious truths are revealed; the living oracles are heard by wondering
ears, and the consciences of men are aroused into action.—
Testimonies
on Sabbath-School Work, 30
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Drifting From Bible Landmarks
Many know so little about their Bibles that they are unsettled in
the faith. They remove the old landmarks, and fallacies and winds of
doctrine blow them hither and thither. Science, falsely so called, is
wearing away the foundation of Christian principle; and those who
were once in the faith drift away from the Bible landmarks, and divorce