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Study Christ’s Words, Not Human Opinions, July 30
For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through
Jesus Christ.
John 1:17
, NKJV.
Jesus was the light of the world. He came forth from God with a message of
hope and salvation to the fallen children of Adam. If men and women would but
receive Him as their personal Savior, He promised to restore to them the image
of God, and to redeem all that had been lost through sin. He presented to human
beings the truth, without one thread of interwoven error. When He taught, His
words came with authority; for He spoke with positive knowledge of the truth.
The teaching of mortals is wholly different from the teaching of Christ. There
is a constant tendency on the part of humans to present their own theories and
opinions as matter worthy of attention, even when they have no foundation in truth.
They are very tenacious for their erroneous ideas and idle opinions. They will hold
firmly to the traditions of humanity, and defend them as vigorously as if they were
the veritable truth. Jesus declared that everyone that was of the truth would hear
His voice.
How much more power would attend the preaching of the Word today if minis-
ters dwelt less upon human theories and arguments and far more upon the lessons
of Christ and upon practical godliness. He who had stood in the counsel of God,
who had dwelt in His presence, was well acquainted with the origin and elements
of truth, and understood its relation and importance to humanity. He presented to
the world the plan of salvation, and unfolded truth of the highest order, even the
words of eternal life.
Patriarchs, prophets, and apostles spoke as they were moved upon by the Holy
Ghost, and they plainly stated that they spoke not by their own power, nor in their
own name. They desired that no credit might be ascribed to them, that no one might
regard them as the originators of anything whereof they might glory. They were
jealous for the honor of God, to whom all praise belongs. They declared that their
ability and the messages they brought were given them as delegates of the power of
God. God was their authority and sufficiency....
Christ is the Author of all truth. Every brilliant conception, every thought
of wisdom, every capacity and talent of human beings, is the gift of Christ. He
borrowed no new ideas from humanity; for He originated all.—
The Review and
Herald, January 7, 1890
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