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Testimonies for the Church Volume 8
The church of Christ is God’s agency for the proclamation of truth;
she is empowered by Him to do a special work; and if she is loyal to
God, obedient to His commandments, there will dwell within her the
excellence of divine power. If she will honor the Lord God of Israel,
there is no power that can stand against her. If she will be true to her
allegiance, the forces of the enemy will be no more able to overpower
her than is the chaff to resist the whirlwind.
There is before the church the dawn of a bright, glorious day, if
she will put on the robe of Christ’s righteousness, withdrawing from
all allegiance to the world.
The members of the church need now to confess their backslidings
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and press together. My brethren, allow nothing to come in that will
separate you from one another or from God. Talk not of differences
of opinion, but unite in the love of the truth as it is in Jesus. Come
before God, and plead the shed blood of the Saviour as a reason why
you should receive help in the warfare against evil. You will not plead
in vain. As you draw near to God, with heartfelt contrition and in
full assurance of faith, the enemy who seeks to destroy you will be
overcome.
Turn to the Lord, ye prisoners of hope. Seek strength from God,
the living God. Show an unwavering, humble faith in His power and
His willingness to save. From Christ is flowing the living stream of
salvation. He is the Fountain of life, the Source of all power. When
in faith we take hold of His strength, He will change, wonderfully
change, the most hopeless, discouraging outlook. He will do this for
the glory of His name.
God calls upon His faithful ones, who believe in Him, to talk
courage to those who are unbelieving and hopeless. May the Lord
help us to help one another and to prove Him by living faith.
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“Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the
God of Jacob. Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant
harp with the psaltery.”
Psalm 81:1, 2
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