Chapter 50—Christians in All the World Become One
in Christ
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Much of the counsel of this chapter was given by Mrs. White
in a meeting where workers had gathered from several countries rep-
resenting divergent languages and customs. Some of these workers
had mistakenly reasoned that the counsel which the Lord had given
His people thought Mrs. E. G. White was appropriate only for the
nationality to which Mrs. White belonged.—White Trustees.
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If we would come to Christ with the simplicity of a child coming
to its earthly parents, and ask for the things that He has promised,
believing that we receive them, we should have them. If all of us had
exercised the faith we should we would have been blessed with far
more of the Spirit of God in our meetings than we have yet received. I
am glad that a few days of the meeting still remain. Now the question
is: Will we come to the fountain and drink? Will the teachers of truth
set the example? God will do great things for us if we by faith take
Him at His word. Oh, that we might see here a general humbling of
the heart before God!
Since these meetings began, I have felt urged to dwell much upon
love and faith. This is because you need this testimony. Some who
have entered these missionary fields have said: “You do not understand
the French people; you do not understand the Germans. They have to
be met in just such a way.”
But I inquire: Does not God understand them? Is it not He who
gives His servants a message for the people? He knows just what
they need; and if the message comes directly from Him through His
servants to the people, it will accomplish the work whereunto it is sent;
it will make all one in Christ. Though some are decidedly French,
others decidedly German, and others decidedly American, they will
be just as decidedly Christlike.
The Jewish temple was built of hewn stones quarried out of the
mountains; and every stone was fitted for its place in the temple, hewed,
polished, and tested before it was brought to Jerusalem. And when
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