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We Confess Christ, October 12
Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess
also before my Father which is in heaven. But whosoever shall deny
me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in
heaven.
Matthew 10:32, 33
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Are we confessing Christ in our daily life? Do we confess Him in our
dress, adorning ourselves with plain and modest apparel? Is our adorning
that of the meek and quiet spirit which is of so great price in the sight of
God? Are we seeking to advance the cause of the Master? ... There is
no use in telling you that you must not wear this or that, for if the love of
these vain things is in your heart, your laying off your adornments will
only be like cutting the foliage off a tree. The inclinations of the natural
heart would again assert themselves. You must have a conscience of your
own....
We are to abide in Him as the branch abides in the vine.... What we
want is to have the ax laid at the root of the tree. We want to be dead to
the world, dead to self, and alive unto God.... We need to come close to
Christ, that men may know that we have been with Christ and learned of
Him
He who imitates Christ will show forth His self-denial and self-
sacrifice.... Just where the conscience of the Bible Christian warns him
to forbear, to deny himself, to stop, just there the worldling steps over
the line to indulge his selfish propensities. On one side of the line is the
self-denying follower of Jesus Christ, on the other side of the line is the
self-indulgent world-lover, pandering in fashion, engaging in frivolity, and
pampering himself in forbidden pleasures. On this side of the line the
Christian cannot go. It is no place for him
Our life must be hid with Christ in God, that when He shall appear, we
also may appear with Him in glory
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29
The Review and Herald, May 10, 1892
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30
The Youth’s Instructor, September 6, 1894
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31
The Review and Herald, May 10, 1892
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