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Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 2
the words of Christ, works a transformation in the character.—Lt 130,
1901.
The Holy Spirit Fills the Cleansed Mind—We need to be con-
stantly filling the mind with Christ and emptying it of selfishness and
sin.... Just as surely as you empty your mind of vanity and frivolity,
the vacuum will be supplied with that which God is waiting to give
you—His Holy Spirit. Then out of the good treasure of the heart you
will bring forth good things, rich gems of thought, and others will catch
the words.... Your thoughts and affections will dwell upon Christ, and
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you will reflect upon others that which has shone upon you from the
Sun of righteousness.—
The Review and Herald, March 15, 1892
. (HC
115.)
Principles Apply to Every Circumstance—The Lord has uttered
His voice in His Holy Word. Those blessed pages are full of instruction
and life, harmonious with truth. They are a perfect rule of conduct.
Instructions are given, principles are laid down, which apply to every
circumstance in life, even though some particular case may not be
stated. Nothing is left unrevealed which is essential to a complete
system of faith and a correct line of practice. Every duty that God
requires at our hands is made plain; and if anyone fails of eternal
life, it will be because he was self-sufficient, self-confident, full of
vain conceit, and did not rely solely upon the merits of the blood of
Christ for salvation. None will err from the right path who meekly
and honestly take the Bible as their guide, making it the man of their
counsel.—Lt 34, 1891.
Truth Is a Working Principle—Truth is an active, working prin-
ciple, molding heart and life so that there is a constant upward move-
ment.... In every step of climbing the will is obtaining a new spring
of action. The moral tone is becoming more like the mind and char-
acter of Christ. The progressive Christian has grace and love which
pass knowledge, for divine insight into the character of Christ takes a
deep hold upon his affections. The glory of God revealed above the
ladder can be appreciated only by the progressive climber, who is ever
attracted higher, to nobler aims which Christ reveals. All the faculties
of mind and body must be enlisted.—MS 13, 1884. (HC 68.)
A Positive Approach—Heaven takes notice of the one who carries
about with him an atmosphere of peace and love. Such a one will