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dishonored Israel, and dishonored God.
Looking upon this picture, we see what human beings become
when they venture to separate from God. One false step prepares the
way for another, and every step is taken more easily than the last. Thus
souls are found following another leader than Christ.
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All who occupy positions in our institutions will be tested. If
they will make Christ their pattern, He will give them wisdom and
knowledge and understanding; they will grow in grace and aptitude in
Christ’s way; their characters will be molded after His similitude. If
they fail of keeping the way of the Lord, another spirit will control the
mind and judgment, and they will plan without the Lord and will take
their own course and leave the positions they have occupied. The light
has been given them; if they depart from it, let no man present a bribe
to induce them to remain. They will be a hindrance and a snare. The
time has come when everything is to be shaken that can be shaken,
that those things which cannot be shaken may remain. Every case is
coming in review before God; He is measuring the temple and the
worshipers therein.
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