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N as you now appear to enjoy it and be fascinated with it, why not
go a step farther than you already have and make yourself her lawful
protector and have an undisputed right to devote the hours you choose
in her company? ... Your acts and conversation are offensive to God.—
Letter 3, 1879
.
Sodom’s Dissolute Morals—We are not ignorant of the fall of
Sodom because of the corruption of its inhabitants. The prophet has
here [
Ezekiel 16:49
] specified the particular evils which led to dissolute
morals. We see the very sins now existing in the world which were
in Sodom and which brought upon her the wrath of God, even to her
utter destruction.—
The Review and Herald, July, 1873
. (
The S.D.A.
Bible Commentary 4:1161
.)
Sins of the Antediluvians and of Sodom on the Increase—
Everywhere are seen wrecks of humanity, neglected family altars,
broken-up families. There is a strange abandonment of principle, a
lowering of the standard of morality; the sins are fast increasing which
caused the judgments of God to be poured upon the earth in the Flood
and in the destruction of Sodom by fire.—
Testimonies for the Church
5:601
(1889).
Invading the Church Today—Impurity is today widespread, even
among the professed followers of Christ. Passion is unrestrained; the
animal propensities are gaining strength by indulgence, while the
moral powers are constantly becoming weaker....
The sins that destroyed the antediluvians and the cities of the plain
exist today—not merely in heathen lands, not only among popular
professors of Christianity, but with some who profess to be looking
for the coming of the Son of man. If God should present these sins
before you as they appear in His sight, you would be filled with shame
and terror.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:218
(1882).
Shutting the Eyes to Light—Indulgence of the baser passions
will lead very many to shut their eyes to the light, for they fear that
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they will see sins which they are unwilling to forsake. All may see if
they will. If they choose darkness rather than light, their criminality
will be none the less.
Why do not men and women read and become intelligent upon
these things which so decidedly affect their physical, intellectual, and
moral strength? God has given you a habitation to care for and preserve