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We Are Reconciled to God by Christ’s Death, August 10
For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the
death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by
his life.
Romans 5:10
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The cross is invested with a power that language cannot express.
Christ’s sacrifice in behalf of the human race puts to shame our mea-
ger efforts and methods to meet and uplift humanity, to help sinful men
and women to find Jesus.
The work of the sons and daughters of God must be of a different
character than has yet been manifested by a large number. If they love
Jesus, they will have enlarged ideas of the love that has been expressed
for fallen man, which required the provision of so expensive an offering
to save the human race. Our Saviour asks the cooperation of every son
and daughter of Adam who has become a son or daughter of God.... Our
Saviour declares that He brought from heaven as a donation eternal life.
He was to be lifted up upon the cross of Calvary to draw all men unto Him.
How then shall we treat the purchased inheritance of Christ? Tenderness,
appreciation, kindness, sympathy, and love should be shown to them. Then
we may work to help and bless one another. In this work we have more
than human brotherhood. We have the exalted companionship of heavenly
angels. They cooperate with us in the work of enlightening high and low.
Having engaged in the work, the amazing work of our redemption,
Christ determined in council with His Father to spare nothing, however
costly, to withhold nothing however highly it might be estimated, that
would rescue the poor sinner. He would give all heaven to this work of
salvation, of restoring the moral image of God in man.... To be a child of
God is to be one with Christ in God, and to put forth our hands in earnest,
self-sacrificing love to strengthen and bless the souls that are perishing in
their sins
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Letter 10, 1897
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