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making a display or to allow our children, under our control, to do
so
Nothing that can be utilized should be thrown away. This will
require wisdom, and forethought, and constant care. It has been pre-
sented to me that the inability to save, in little things, is one reason
why so many families suffer for lack of the necessities of life
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“Owe No Man Any Thing”
Many poor families are poor because they spend their money as
soon as they receive it.
Abstracting and using money for any purpose, before it is earned,
is a snare
The world has a right to expect strict integrity in those who pro-
fess to be Bible Christians. By one man’s indifference in regard to
paying his just dues, all our people are in danger of being regarded as
unreliable.
Those who make any pretensions to godliness should adorn the
doctrine they profess and not give occasion for the truth to be reviled
through their inconsiderate course of action. “Owe no man anything,”
says the apostle
Many, very many, have not so educated themselves that they can
keep their expenditures within the limit of their income. They do
not learn to adapt themselves to circumstances, and they borrow and
borrow again and again and become overwhelmed in debt, and conse-
quently they become discouraged and disheartened
You must see that one should not manage his affairs in a way that
will incur debt. When one becomes involved in debt, he is in one of
Satan’s nets, which he sets for souls.
Be determined never to incur another debt. Deny yourself a thou-
sand things rather than run in debt. This has been the curse of your
life, getting into debt. Avoid it as you would the smallpox
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The Adventist Home, 379-384
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Child Guidance, 135
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The Adventist Home, 392
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Testimonies for the Church 5:179-182
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The Adventist Home, 374
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The Adventist Home, 392, 393