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Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1
greater appreciation of the infinite price I paid for their redemption?”—
Testimonies for the Church 4:419
(1880).
The Physician Encounters All Classes of Minds—Dr. _____-
should seek to add daily to his stock of knowledge and to cultivate
courteousness and refinement of manners. ... He should bear in mind
that he is associated with all classes of minds and that the impressions
he gives will be extended to other states and will be reflected upon
the Institute [Battle Creek Sanitarium].—
Testimonies for the Church
3:183, 184
(1872).
Patience and Wisdom Needed—Ministers should be careful not
to expect too much from those who are still groping in the darkness
of error. They should do their work well, relying upon God to impart
to inquiring minds the mysterious, quickening influence of His Holy
Spirit, knowing that without this their labors will be unsuccessful.
They should be patient and wise in dealing with minds, remembering
how manifold are the circumstances that have developed such different
traits in individuals. They should strictly guard themselves also, lest
self get the supremacy and Jesus be left out of the question.—
Gospel
Workers, 381
(1915).
The Love of Christ Wins Its Way—Only He who reads the heart
knows how to bring men to repentance. Only His wisdom can give
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us success in reaching the lost. You may stand up stiffly, feeling, “I
am holier that thou,” and it matters not how correct your reasoning
or how true your words; they will never touch hearts. The love of
Christ manifested in word and act will win its way to the soul when the
reiteration of precept or argument would accomplish nothing.—
The
Ministry of Healing, 163
(1905).
With Compassion and Love—All are not fitted to correct the
erring. They have not wisdom to deal justly, while loving mercy.
They are not inclined to see the necessity of mingling love and tender
compassion with faithful reproofs. Some are ever needlessly severe
and do not feel the necessity of the injunction of the apostle: “And
of some have compassion, making a difference: and others save with
fear, pulling them out of the fire” (
Jude 1: 22, 23
).—
Testimonies for
the Church 3:269, 270
(1873).
A Passionate Man Not to Deal With Minds—A lack of firm faith
and of discernment in sacred things should be regarded as sufficient
to debar any man from connection with the work of God. So also the