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We Do Not Consent to Enticement of Sinners, June 6
My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.... For their feet run
to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
Proverbs 1:10, 16
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It is not safe for the professed follower of Christ to associate with the
careless and reckless; for it is an easy matter to come to view things as
they do, and to lose all sense of what it means to be a follower of Jesus.
Guard yourself on this one point in particular,—do not be influenced and
led astray by those you have reason to know, by their words and works,
are not in connection with God
Hear the voice of God: “My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou
not.” Those who are controlled by the Spirit of God are to keep their
perceptive faculties awake; for the time has come when their integrity and
loyalty to God and to one another will be tested. Do not commit the least
injustice in order to gain an advantage for yourselves. Do unto others, in
small matters as well as in great, as you would that others should do unto
you. God says, “Ye are my witnesses.” You are to act in My place. Could
the curtain be rolled back, you would see the heavenly universe looking
with intense interest upon the one who is tempted. If you do not yield
to the enemy, there is joy in heaven. When the first suggestion of wrong
is heard, dart a prayer to heaven, and then firmly resist the temptation to
tamper with the principles condemned in God’s Word. The first time the
temptation comes, meet it in such a decided manner that it will never be
repeated. Turn from the one who has ventured to present wrong practises
to you. Resolutely turn from the tempter, saying, I must separate from
your influence; for I know you are not walking in the footsteps of our
Saviour.
Even though you may not feel able to speak a word to those who are
working on wrong principles, leave them. Your withdrawal and silence
may do more than words.... Have courage to do right
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The Youth’s Instructor, July 5, 1894
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13
The Review and Herald, May 9, 1899
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