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S.D.A. Bible Commentary Vol. 5
None need be deceived. The law of God is as sacred as His
throne, and by it every man who cometh into the world is to be
judged. There is no other standard by which to test character. “If
they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in
them.” Now, shall the case be decided according to the Word of God,
or shall man’s pretensions be credited? Says Christ, “By their fruits
ye shall know them.” If those through whom cures are performed,
are disposed, on account of these manifestations, to excuse their
neglect of the law of God, and continue in disobedience, though they
have power to any and every extent, it does not follow that they have
the great power of God. On the contrary, it is the miracle-working
power of the great deceiver. He is a transgressor of the moral law,
and employs every device that he can master to blind men to its true
character. We are warned that in the last days he will work with
signs and lying wonders. And he will continue these wonders until
the close of probation that he may point to them as evidence that he
is an angel of light and not of darkness.
Brethren, we must beware of the pretended holiness that permits
transgression of the law of God. Those cannot be sanctified who
trample that law under their feet, and judge themselves by a standard
of their own devising (
The Review and Herald, November 17, 1885
).
24
. See
EGW comment on Matthew 7:21-23
;
2 Corinthians
11:14
.
30
. See
EGW comment on Matthew 28:2-4
.