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Called to Be Witnesses
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Christ’s Representatives
The inhabitants of the heavenly universe expect the followers
of Christ to shine as lights in the world. They are to show forth
the power of the grace that Christ died to give men. God expects
those who profess to be Christians to reveal in their lives the highest
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development of Christianity. They are recognized representatives of
Christ, and they are to show that Christianity is a reality. They are to
be men of faith, men of courage, whole-souled men, who, without
questioning, trust in God and His promises.
All who would enter the city of God must during their earthly
life set forth Christ in their dealings. It is this that constitutes them
the messengers of Christ, His witnesses. They are to bear a plain,
decided testimony against all evil practices, pointing sinners to the
Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world. He gives to all
who receive Him, power to become the sons of God. Regeneration is
the only path by which we can enter the city of God. It is narrow, and
the gate by which we enter is strait; but along it we are to lead men
and women and children, teaching them that, in order to be saved,
they must have a new heart and a new spirit. The old, hereditary
traits of character must be overcome. The natural desires of the soul
must be changed. All deception, all falsifying, all evilspeaking, must
be put away. The new life, which makes men and women Christlike,
is to be lived.
Steadfast Adherence to the Truth
There must be no pretense in the lives of those who have so
sacred and solemn a message as we have been called to bear. The
world is watching Seventh-day Adventists because it knows some-
thing of their profession of faith and of their high standard, and when
it sees those who do not live up to their profession, it points at them
with scorn.
Those who love Jesus will bring all in their lives into harmony
with His will. They have chosen to be on the Lord’s side, and their
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lives are to stand out in vivid contrast with the lives of worldlings.
The tempter will come to them with his blandishments and bribes,
saying: “All this will I give thee if thou wilt worship me.” But they