Fanaticism in Wisconsin
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I was pointed back, and saw that God had not blessed his labors
for some time past. The Lord’s hand has not been with him to build
up the church, and convert souls to the truth. His heart is not right
with God. He has not possessed the spirit of the third angel’s message.
He shut himself away from union and sympathy with God’s people
before this delusion arose, and this is one reason why he was left in
such darkness. God does not leave His faithful, consecrated servants
in darkness as to the character of such a fanatical spirit, to raise no cry
to warn the people. When the servants of God brought the light, and
raised their voices against this delusion, he knew not the voice of the
True Shepherd speaking through them; his jealousy and stubbornness
led him to regard it as the voice of a stranger. Shepherds of the flock,
above all others, should understand the voice of the Chief Shepherd.
God wants His people to be a holy and powerful people. When the
spirit of holiness and perfect love abounds in the heart, working in
those who profess the name of Christ, it will be like a refining fire,
consuming the dross and scattering the darkness. Whatever is of the
spirit of Satan takes the attitude of defense, and quickly works out its
own destruction. But truth will triumph.
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