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The Law is Truth and Righteousness, February 4
Thy righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and thy law is the
truth.
Psalm 119:142
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God sent truth into our world in untarnished glory, beauty, and per-
fection, and placed it in contrast with error. Neither men nor devils were
able to detect a flaw in the character of Christ; but the revelation of the
true Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, placed
darkness in such contrast, that men would not receive the light.... There is
no natural enmity between evil angels and evil men; both are evil through
transgression of the law of God, and evil will always league against God.
Fallen men and fallen angels enter into a desperate companionship....
The purity and holiness of the character of Christ stirred up the very
worst passions of the human heart.... His perfect obedience to the com-
mandments of God was a continual rebuke to a sensual and perverse
generation. His spotless character was shedding light into the midst of the
moral darkness of the world....
Those who become the sons of God cannot avoid coming into conflict
with the hosts of apostasy.... Through the merits of the Redeemer, God
accepts the efforts of sinful man in keeping His law, which is holy, just,
and good.
Those who truly unite with Christ will be found doing the same work
that Christ did while on the earth,—they will be found magnifying the
law and making it honorable.... When the advocates of truth reveal the
efficiency of truth in their life and character, a blow is struck against the
kingdom of Satan
The character of God is righteousness and truth; such is the nature of
His law. Says the psalmist, “Thy law is the truth;” “all thy commandments
are righteousness.” ... Such a law, being an expression of the mind and
will of God, must be as enduring as its Author
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The Youth’s Instructor, October 11, 1894
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The Great Controversy, 467
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