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By Being United as Children of God, October 6
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:26
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We seldom find two persons exactly alike. Among human beings as
well as among the things of the natural world, there is diversity. Unity in
diversity among God’s children—the manifestation of love and forbear-
ance in spite of difference of disposition—this is the testimony that God
sent His Son into the world to save sinners
The unity that exists between Christ and His disciples does not destroy
the personality of either. In mind, in purpose, in character, they are one,
but not in person. By partaking of the Spirit of God, conforming to the law
of God, man becomes a partaker of the divine nature. Christ brings His
disciples into a living union with Himself and with the Father. Through the
working of the Holy Spirit upon the human mind, man is made complete
in Christ Jesus. Unity with Christ establishes a bond of unity with one
another. This unity is the most convincing proof to the world of the majesty
and virtue of Christ, and of His power to take away sin
The powers of darkness stand a poor chance against believers who love
one another as Christ has loved them, who refuse to create alienation and
strife, who stand together, who are kind, courteous, and tender-hearted,
cherishing the faith that works by love and purifies the soul. We must have
the Spirit of Christ, or we are none of His
In unity there is strength; in division there is weakness
The closer our union with Christ, the closer will be our union with one
another. Variance and disaffection, selfishness and conceit, are striving for
supremacy. These are the fruits of a divided heart, open to the suggestions
of the enemy of souls. Satan exults when he can sow seeds of dissension
In unity there is a life, a power, that can be obtained in no other way
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Manuscript 99, 1902
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11
Manuscript 111, 1903
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12
Manuscript 103, 1902
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13
Letter 31, 1892
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14
Manuscript 146, 1902
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15
Manuscript 96, 1902
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