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Evangelism
Lord’s People Mainly Common People—The Lord’s people are
mainly made up of the poor of this world, the common people. Not
many wise, not many mighty, not many noble are called. God hath
“chosen the poor of this world.” “The poor have the gospel preached
to them.” The wealthy are called, in one sense; they are invited, but
they do not accept the invitation. But in these wicked cities the Lord
has many who are humble and yet trustful.—
Manuscript 17, 1898
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If God’s Light Is Cherished—There is no caste with God. He
ignores everything of the kind. All souls are of value with Him. Labor-
ing for the salvation of the soul is employment worthy of the highest
honor. It matters not what may be the form of our labor, or among
what class, whether high or low. In God’s sight these distinctions will
not affect its true worth. The sincere, earnest, contrite soul, however
ignorant, is precious in the sight of the Lord. He places His own signet
upon men, judging, not by their rank, not by their wealth, not by their
intellectual greatness, but by their oneness with Christ. The unlearned,
the outcast, the slave, if he has made the most of his opportunities and
privileges, if he has cherished the light given him of God, has done
all that is required. The world may call him ignorant, but God calls
him wise and good, and thus his name stands registered in the books
of heaven. God will fit him up to do Him honor, not only in heaven,
but on the earth.—
Gospel Workers, 332
(1915).