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Counsels on Sabbath School Work
Holy Spirit create an atmosphere about the soul that will drive away
moral darkness and bring heavenly light to others?—
Testimonies on
Sabbath-School Work, 44, 45
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The Power of Christlike Tenderness
The Lord Jesus Christ has infinite tenderness for those whom He
has purchased at the cost of His own sufferings in the flesh, that they
should not perish with the devil and his angels, but that He may claim
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them as His chosen ones. They are the claims of His love, of His
own property; and He looks upon them with unutterable affection, and
the fragrance of His own righteousness He gives to His loved ones
who believe in Him. It requires tact and wisdom and human love and
sanctified affection for the precious lambs of the flock, to lead them
to see and appreciate their privilege of yielding themselves up to the
tender guidance of the faithful shepherds. The children of God will
exercise the gentleness of Jesus Christ.
The teacher may bind these children to his or her heart by the love
of Christ abiding in the soul temple as a sweet fragrance, a savor of
life unto life. The teachers may, through the grace of Christ imparted
to them, be the living human agency—be laborers together with God—
to enlighten, lift up, encourage, and help to purify the soul from its
moral defilement; and the image of God shall be revealed in the soul
of the child, and the character become transformed by the grace of
Christ.—
Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work, 87
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A Recruiting Ground for Christian Workers
Christian teachers and students are responsible to God for the
gracious privileges they enjoy, for they are to be laborers together
with God, bearing a decided testimony to the power of God’s saving
grace in the sight of earth and heaven. The efficiency and influence
of the workers for God will be in proportion to their moral elevation
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and purity. The true Christian teachers will discern the import of
the Sabbath school lesson; for their understanding will be opened to
comprehend the gospel. They will let their light shine to those who
have taken no interest in the precious rays of truth. The door of the
heart must be opened to receive the light shining from the Word. One