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Attain to the Full Stature of Christ, November 23
Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the
Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of
the fulness of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13
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As you make advances in the Christian life, you will be constantly
growing up into the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. In
your experience, you will be proving what is the length and breadth, the
depth and height, of the love of God, which passeth knowledge. You will
feel your unworthiness. You will have no disposition to claim perfection
of character, but only to exalt the perfection of your Redeemer. The more
thorough and rich your experience in the knowledge of Jesus, the more
humble will be your views of self....
To love God supremely, and your neighbor as yourself, is true sanctifi-
cation. Bible conversion will lead to constant and abiding activity, which
will be free from all selfishness, all self-exaltation, and all boastful claims
of holiness. If you are truly converted to God, you will exert a strong
and telling influence on the side of truth. An intelligent knowledge of
what it means to be a Christian will make you a blessing wherever you
go. Whether you have one, two, or five talents, all will be devoted to the
service of Him who has committed them to you in trust....
God does not intend that your light shall so shine that your good words
or works shall bring the praise of men to yourself; but that the Author of
all good shall be glorified and exalted. Jesus, in His life, gave to men a
model of character. How little power did the world have over Him to mold
Him according to its standard! All its influence was thrown off
You cannot stand still; you must either advance or retrograde.... Where
there is spiritual health there is growth. The child of God grows up to
the full stature of a man or woman in Christ. There is no limit to his
improvement
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The Review and Herald, October 16, 1888
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Testimonies for the Church 5:264, 265
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