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every selfish interest at the door of investigation and will approach the
Word of God as one whose eternal interest is hanging in the balance.—
Manuscript 27, 1900.
Emotions and Desires Subjected to Reason and Conscience—
If we would not commit sin, we must shun its very beginnings. Every
emotion and desire must be held in subjection to reason and conscience.
Every unholy thought must be instantly repelled. To your closet,
followers of Christ. Pray in faith and with all the heart. Satan is
watching to ensnare your feet. You must have help from above if you
would escape his devices.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:177
(1882).
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But it is for you to hold every emotion and passion under control,
in calm subjection to reason and conscience. Then Satan loses his
power to control the mind.—
The Review and Herald, June 14, 1892
.
(HC 87.)
Scars Ever Remain—What did that dishonest man gain by his
worldly policy? How high a price did he pay for his success? He has
sacrificed his noble manhood and has started on the road that leads
to perdition. He may be converted; he may see the wickedness of his
injustice to his fellowmen—and, as far as possible, make restitution;
but the scars of a wounded conscience will ever remain.—
The Signs of
the Times, February 7, 1884
. (
The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 3:1158
.)
Christ’s Grace Sufficient for Guilty Conscience—When sin
struggles for the mastery in the heart, when guilt oppresses the soul
and burdens the conscience, when unbelief clouds the mind, remember
that Christ’s grace is sufficient to subdue sin and banish the darkness.
Entering into communion with the Saviour, we enter the region of
peace.—
The Ministry of Healing, 250
(1905).
You Can Make Yourself What You Choose—Again I warn you
as one who must meet these lines in that day when the case of everyone
shall be decided. Yield yourself to Christ without delay; He alone, by
the power of His grace, can redeem you from ruin. He alone can bring
your moral and mental powers into a state of health. Your heart may
be warm with the love of God; your understanding, clear and mature;
your conscience, illuminated, quick, and pure; your will, upright and
sanctified, subject to the control of the Spirit of God. You can make
yourself what you choose. If you will now face right about, cease
to do evil and learn to do well, then you will be happy indeed; you
will be successful in the battles of life and rise to glory and honor in