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We are Made Pillars in the Temple of God, December 29
Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God,
and he shall go no more out; and I will write upon him the name of
my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new
Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I
will write upon him my new name.
Revelation 3:12
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The only hope of any man lies through Jesus Christ.... The pure and
holy garments are not prepared to be put on by any one
after
he has
entered the gate of the city. All who enter will have on the robe of Christ’s
righteousness, and the name of God will be seen in their foreheads. This
name is the symbol which the apostle saw in vision, and signifies the
yielding of the mind to intelligent and loyal obedience to all of God’s
commandments
The conflict that we are passing through is the last we shall have in
this world. We are now in the midst of it. Two parties are striving for the
supremacy. In this conflict we cannot be neutral. We must stand either on
one side or on the other. If we take our position on the side of Christ, if
we acknowledge Him before the world in word and work, we are bearing
a living testimony as to whom we have chosen to serve and honor. In this
important period of earth’s history, we cannot afford to leave any one in
uncertainty as to whose side we are on....
In order to gain the victory over every besetment of the enemy, we
must lay hold on a power that is out of and beyond ourselves. We must
maintain a constant, living connection with Christ, who has power to give
victory to every soul that will maintain an attitude of faith and humility....
As those who hope to receive the overcomer’s reward, we must press
forward in the Christian warfare, though at every advance we meet with
opposition.... As overcomers, we are to reign with Christ in the heavenly
courts, and we are to overcome through the blood of the Lamb and the
word of our testimony. “Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the
temple of my God.
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The Youth’s Instructor, August 18, 1886
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The Review and Herald, July 9, 1908
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