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We Receive a Faith that Works by Love, March 5
For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor
uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Galatians 5:6
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When you present your petitions to the Lord, it should be in humility,
without boasting of superior attainments, but with real soul hunger for the
blessing of God. Christ always knows what is cherished in the heart. We
must come in faith that the Lord will hear and answer our prayers; for
“whatsoever is not of faith is sin.” Genuine faith is the faith that works by
love, and purifies the soul. A living faith will be a working faith. Should
we go into the garden and find that there was no sap in the plants, no
freshness in the leaves, no bursting buds or blooming flowers, no signs of
life in stalk or branches, we would say, “The plants are dead. Uproot them
from the garden; for they are a deformity to the beds.” So it is with those
who profess Christianity, and have no spirituality. If there are no signs of
religious vigor, if there is no doing of the commandments of the Lord, it is
evident that there is no abiding in Christ, the living vine
Faith and love are the essential, powerful, working elements of Chris-
tian character. Those who possess them are one with Christ, and are
carrying forward His mission.... We are to sit at Christ’s feet as continual
learners, and to work with His gifts of faith and love. We shall then wear
Christ’s yoke, and lift His burdens, and Christ will recognize us as one
with Him; in heaven it will be said, “Ye are labourers together with God.”
Will our youth remember that without faith it is impossible to please God?
and it must be faith that works by love and purifies the soul
We cannot overestimate the value of simple faith and unquestioning
obedience. It is by following in the path of obedience in simple faith that
the character obtains perfection
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The Youth’s Instructor, September 13, 1894
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The Youth’s Instructor, August 2, 1894
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Ellen G. White
Manuscript 5a, 1895
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