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Peter’s Counsel to Parents
Freedom of sonship
Jesus is the Sin-bearer. He takes away our sins, and makes us
partakers of His holiness. O what tender, pitying love dwells in the
heart of Christ toward the purchase of His blood! He is able to save
unto the uttermost all who come unto God by Him. There is power in
these precious promises, and we should cooperate with the working of
Christ, devoting all our God-given talents to the service of the Master,
that the Holy Spirit may work through us to the glory and honor of
Christ.
Learners in Christ
Students should have a growing, expanding idea of what it means
to be a Christian. To be a Christian means to be a learner in the school
of Christ. It means the connecting of soul, mind, and body with divine
wisdom. When this union exists between the soul and God, we are
taught of God, who gives wisdom and knowledge. His Spirit imparts
thoughts that are clear and holy, and gives the knowledge that lives
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through eternal ages. Those who are consecrated, diligent, persevering
laborers, putting to use every capability, employing all their faculties
for the glory of God, who are not slothful in business, but are fervent
in spirit, serving the Lord, will reap an eternal reward. But it is our
part to be courageous, to exercise firm faith in God.
Students to share knowledge of the divine
The end is near, and students should make most diligent effort to
carry forward the work intelligently of acquiring knowledge that they
may impart to others. _____, I had no idea of writing as I have; but
I could not forbear. I felt impelled by the Spirit of God to lift up the
standard of Christian character.
If we will take heed and be true one to another as the needle to
the pole, we will be laborers together with God. I thank you for all
the pains you have taken in writing to me, and in sending those things
which you think will be of service to me. You have been kind to do
this, and I thank you for seeking to help me in my need. I pray the
Lord to bless you and yours. (Portion of
Letter 43, 1895
.).
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