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The Condition of Sonship, October 31
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the
Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and
will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters,
saith the Lord Almighty. 2 Corinthians 6:17, 18.
Do you desire to become the sons and daughters of the Most High? Here
is stated the condition of this great privilege. Come out, be separate, touch
not the unclean. You cannot keep the fellowship of the world, participate
in its pleasures, identify yourself with its interests, and still be the sons of
God. Says John, “The world knoweth us not, because it knew him not” (1
John 3:1). But shall we let the desire for the favor of our Lord’s enemies
weigh against our accepting the conditions of salvation? ...
There are great things expected from the sons and daughters of God.
I look upon the youth of today, and my heart yearns over them. What
possibilities are open before them! If they sincerely seek to learn of Christ,
He will give them wisdom, as He gave wisdom to Daniel.... Let the youth
try to appreciate the privilege that may be theirs, to be directed by the
unerring wisdom of God....
It is thought a great honor to be invited into the presence of a king of
this earth. But let us consider the amazing privilege that is proffered to us.
If we obey the requirements of God we may become the sons and daughters
of the King of the universe. Through a crucified and risen Saviour we may
be filled with the fruits of righteousness, and be fitted to shine in the courts
of the King of kings through unending ages. The world does not know
the exaltation of the sons and daughters of the Most High. Those around
them do not see that the humble, self-denying spirit, the patient meekness
of heart, has any extraordinary value. They did not know or appreciate
Christ.... They could not understand Him; and the greater our likeness to
the divine character of our Lord, the more we shall be misunderstood by
the world. The more we come into fellowship with Christ and heaven, the
less will be our fellowship with the world, for we are not of the world .43 [311]
43The Review and Herald, February 28, 1888.
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