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one can do for you, which is to humble your heart before God, confess
your sins, and be converted.
Criticism and its Fruitage
The Lord has a people, and He is leading them. Though there
certainly are things existing in the church which are not right, Jesus
has not placed you at the helm, to guide the church. Unless you change
your attitude, you cannot be saved. “Repent, and do the first works”
(
Revelation 2:5
), is the only condition upon which God can restore
you to favor. Those whom the Lord pardons, He first makes penitent.
The genuine work of the Spirit of God in the heart is necessary in your
case, if you are ever recovered from the snare of the enemy. I have but
little hope in your case, for your principles are tainted. You are a man
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of deceptive character; yet you claim great things for yourself.
Satan has succeeded in making you think that you are selected by
God to act a special part as a representative man in connection with
the third angel’s message, as it goes forth with power. But you are
not right with God, and God cannot administer to error. You make
the most of the errors you see in the responsible men of the church,
and make capital of the reproofs given them, because these men do
not harmonize with you, or regard as correct the religious experience
which you hold as superior to the light God has let shine upon the
church. Who placed you on the judgment seat, to condemn others?—
Not God, but yourself....
The words you have spoken in condemnation of your brethren,
have not been few. It seems to be your meat and drink to condemn.
Your spiritual experience is composed of that which you give it to feed
upon. You also love to present your false ideas before your family,
and before anyone who will hear you. Can you be surprised, then,
that the unholy leaven has worked? You may call this blasphemy, if
you will, but it is what the Lord has shown me. Anna’s visions come
in to confirm you in your wrong views. You are deceiving and being
deceived. Satan has so arranged matters that you have barricaded your
soul with falsehood.—
Letter 12, 1890
.