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Thus you may become laborers together with God.—
The Review and
Herald, January 12, 1897
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1152. No verbal description could reveal God to the world. Our
Saviour employed human faculties, for only by adopting these could he
be comprehended by humanity. Only humanity could reach humanity.
He lived out the character of God through the human body which God
had prepared for him.... If our people would administer to other souls
who need their help, they would themselves be ministered unto by the
chief Shepherd, and thousands would be rejoicing in the fold who are
now wandering in the desert. Let every soul go to work to seek and to
save the lost, ... visiting the dark places of the earth where there are no
churches.—
The Review and Herald, June 25, 1895
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1153. In the path which the poor, the neglected, the suffering,
and the sorrowing must tread, Christ walked while on earth, taking
upon him all the woes which the afflicted must bear. His home was
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among the poor. His family was not distinguished by learning, riches,
or position. For many years he worked at his trade as a carpenter.—
Special Instruction Relating to the Review and Herald Office, and The
Work in Battle Creek, 13
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1154. Union with Christ means the dispensing of his blessings.—
The Signs of the Times, September 19, 1895
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1155. The angels look upon the distressed of God’s family upon
the earth, and they are prepared to co-operate with the human agent in
relieving oppression and suffering. They will co-operate with those
who “break every yoke,” who “bring the poor that are cast out to thy
house.”—
The Review and Herald, July 23, 1895
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Our Duty to the Poor
1156. There is no case of need for which some one is not
responsible.—
The Signs of the Times, September 19, 1895
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1157. As long as there are hungry ones in God’s world to be fed,
naked ones to be clothed, souls perishing for the bread and water of
salvation, every unnecessary indulgence, every overplus of capital,
pleads for the poor and needy.
1158. The poor and the needy were objects of his [Christ’s] special
attention. He sought to inspire with hope the most rough and unpromis-
ing, setting before them the idea that they might become blameless and