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Testimonies on Sabbath-School Work
Point after point of truth should be investigated; for there is no
limitation to the truth of God, and in its study a most lively interest
should be felt by both teachers and pupils, that they may know what
God hath said. For years the voice of God has been saying to us,
“Agitate, agitate, agitate.” Study every point of truth, that you may
know for yourselves what is truth in distinction from error. Let students
search for themselves, that they may know the deep things of God. Let
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this work be done in the Spirit of Christ. Put no restriction upon the
students.
In searching the Scriptures there is need of great humility of mind
and contrition of heart, of seeking earnestly unto God. Those who
come in a lowly spirit, seeking for truth, will be aided in their search
by the angels of God.
The Lord will raise up men to bear the message of truth to the
world and to His people. If those in responsible positions do not move
onward in the opening providences of God, bearing an appropriate
message for this time, the words of warning will be given to others
who will be faithful to their trust. Even youthful Christians will be
chosen to “cry aloud and spare not.”
A New Element
A new element must be brought into our Sabbath-school work in
every church, not an element of contention, but one of piety and purity.
Self-esteem and self-sufficiency are so prevalent that the words of the
True Witness apply to many members of the Sabbath-school. The True
Witness says: “I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot; I
would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and
neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of My mouth. Because thou
sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing;
and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and
blind, and naked; I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire, that
thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed,
and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine
eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see. As many as I love, I rebuke
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and chasten; be zealous therefore, and repent.”
What is the character of the religious experience of those who
take part in the Sabbath-school work? The light of truth has been