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will inspire them with his own hateful spirit.—
The Youth’s Instructor,
August 10, 1893
. (
Messages to Young People, 333
.)
Spirit of Hate Reacts—No one can hate his brother, or even his
enemy, without placing himself under condemnation.—
The Youth’s
Instructor, January 13, 1898
.
Revenge Does Not Bring Satisfaction—Remember that a re-
vengeful speech never makes one feel that he has gained a victory. Let
Christ speak through you. Do not lose the blessing that comes from
thinking no evil.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:243
(1902).
Beclouds the Perceptive Powers—Pride, self-love, selfishness,
hatred, envy, and jealousy have beclouded the perceptive powers, and
the truth, which would make you wise unto salvation, has lost its power
to charm and control the mind.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:605,
606
(1871).
Oil of Love Removes Bitterness—Do not suffer resentment to
ripen into malice. Do not allow the wound to fester and break out in
poisoned words, which taint the minds of those who hear. Do not allow
bitter thoughts to continue to fill your mind.... Go to your brother and
in humility and sincerity talk with him about the matter....
All heaven is interested in the interview between the one who has
been injured and the one who is in error.... The oil of love removes
the soreness caused by the wrong. The Spirit of God binds heart to
heart, and there is music in heaven over the union brought about.—
Testimonies for the Church 7:261, 262
(1902).
The Heart That Gives Love for Hatred—It is not earthly rank,
nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we
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are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all
humanity. Even sinners whose hearts are not utterly closed to God’s
Spirit will respond to kindness; while they may give hate for hate, they
will also give love for love. But it is only the Spirit of God that gives
love for hatred. To be kind to the unthankful and to the evil, to do
good hoping for nothing again, is the insignia of the royalty of heaven,
the sure token by which the children of the Highest reveal their high
estate.—
Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing, 75
(1896).
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