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Walking in His Steps, May 21
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above,
where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1
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All who enter upon the new life should understand, prior to their
baptism, that the Lord requires the undivided affections....The practicing
of the truth is essential. The bearing of fruit testifies to the character of
the tree There is need of a thorough conversion to the truth.
There are children ... who have been taught from their youth to
observe the Sabbath. Some of these are very good children, faithful to
duty as far as temporal matters are concerned; but they feel no deep
conviction of sin and no need of repentance from sin.... As there are
no outbreaking sins in their own lives, they flatter themselves they are
about right. To these youth I am authorized to say: Repent ye and be
converted, that your sins may be blotted out.... You are required to
repent, believe, and be baptized. Christ was wholly righteous; yet He,
the Saviour of the world, gave man an example by Himself taking the
steps which He requires the sinner to take to become a child of God,
and heir of heaven.
If Christ, the spotless and pure Redeemer of man, condescended
to take the steps necessary for the sinner to take in conversion, why
should any, with the light of truth shining upon their pathway, hesitate to
submit their hearts to God, and in humility confess that they are sinners,
and show their faith in the atonement of Christ by words and actions,
identifying themselves with those who profess to be His followers?
All who study the life of Christ and practice His teachings will be-
come like Christ. Their influence will be like His. They will reveal
soundness of character. As they walk in the humble path of obedi-
ence, doing the will of God, they exert an influence that tells for the
advancement of the cause of God and the healthful purity of His work.
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