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weapons of warfare against the church militant, be afraid of them.
They do not bear the divine credentials. God has not given them any
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such burden of labor. They would tear down that which God would
restore by the Laodicean message. He wounds only that He may
heal, not cause to perish. The Lord lays upon no man a message
that will discourage and dishearten the church. He reproves, He
rebukes, He chastens; but it is only that He may restore and approve
at last. How glad my heart was made by the report from the General
Conference that many hearts were softened and subdued, that many
made humble confessions, and cleared away from the door of the
heart the rubbish that was keeping the Saviour out. How glad I was
to know that many welcomed Jesus in as an abiding guest. How is it
that these pamphlets denouncing the Seventh-day Adventist Church
as Babylon [
See appendix.
] were scattered abroad everywhere, at
the very time when that church was receiving the outpouring of the
Spirit of God? How is it that men can be so deceived as to imagine
that the loud cry consists in calling the people of God out from the
fellowship of a church that is enjoying a season of refreshing? Oh,
may these deceived souls come into the current, and receive the
blessing, and be endued with power from on high.
* * * * *
Every teacher must be a learner, that his eyes may be anointed
to see the evidences of the advancing truth of God. The beams of
the Sun of Righteousness must shine into his own heart if he would
impart light to others.—
The Review and Herald, February 18, 1890
.
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Organization and Development
[
Christian Experience and Teachings of Ellen G. White, 192-205
.
]
It is nearly forty years since organization was introduced among us
as a people. [
Written in 1892.
] I was one of the number who had an
experience in establishing it from the first. I know the difficulties
that had to be met, the evils which it was designed to correct, and
I have watched its influence in connection with the growth of the
cause. At an early stage in the work, God gave us special light upon
this point, and this light, together with the lessons that experience
has taught us, should be carefully considered.