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tures He has made? He formed man’s mind. We do not think one
noble thought that does not come from Him. He knows all the mysteri-
ous workings of the human mind, for did He not make it? God sees that
sin has debased and degraded man, but He looks upon him with pity
and compassion; for He sees that Satan has him in his power.—MS
56, 1899. (
The S.D.A. Bible Commentary 6:1105
.)
Religion Brings Peace and Happiness—The impressions left on
minds have been that religion is injurious to health. This is erroneous
and should not be entertained. Pure religion brings peace, happiness,
contentment. Godliness is profitable to this life and the life to come.—
Lt 1b, 1873.
To Sit at Jesus’ Feet Versus Leaning on Human Understand-
ing—Christ must be blended with all our thoughts, our feelings, our
affections. He must be exemplified in the minutest details of everyday
service in the work that He has given us to do. When, in the place of
leaning upon human understanding or conforming to worldly maxims,
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we sit at the feet of Jesus, eagerly drinking in His words, learning of
Him, and saying, “Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” our natural
independence, our self-confidence, our strong self-will, will be ex-
changed for a childlike, submissive, teachable spirit. When we are in
right relation to God, we shall recognize Christ’s authority to direct us
and His claim to our unquestioning obedience.—Lt 186, 1902. (HC
99.)
Blend Science of True Godliness With Science of Mind Philos-
ophy—He has not given any additional light to take the place of His
Word. This light is to bring confused minds to His Word, which, if
eaten and digested, is as the lifeblood of the soul. Then good works
will be seen as light shining in darkness.
If, while you have been studying the science of mind philosophy,
you had diligently studied the science of true godliness, your Christian
experience would be very different from what it is. Why have you
turned from the pure streams of Lebanon to drink of the murky waters
of the plain—the deceitfulness of human inventions? The heart needs
a power that is found only in the Word of God. This power is the
bread of life, which, if a man eat thereof, he shall live forever. He
is not merely to taste occasionally of the bread which comes down
from heaven. He is to live on the words which are spirit and life to
the receiver. The earnest grasp of truth, the personal appropriation of