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the truth into a good and willing heart. Many, by practicing the laws
of nature and by receiving the renovating grace of God into the soul,
obtain a new lease of physical and spiritual life. “The fear of the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom.”
Proverbs 9:10
. Let wisdom’s voice be
heard, for “her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are
peace.”
Proverbs 3:17
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The Glory of the Gospel
It is the glory of the gospel that it is founded upon the principle of
restoring in the fallen race the divine image by a constant manifestation
of benevolence. This work began in the heavenly courts. There God
decided to give human beings unmistakable evidence of the love with
which He regarded them. He “so loved the world, that He gave His
only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.”
John 3:16
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The Godhead was stirred with pity for the race, and the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit gave Themselves to the working out of the
plan of redemption. In order fully to carry out this plan, it was decided
that Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, should give Himself an
offering for sin. What line can measure the depth of this love? God
would make it impossible for man to say that He could have done
more. With Christ He gave all the resources of heaven, that nothing
might be wanting in the plan for man’s uplifting. Here is love—
the contemplation of which should fill the soul with inexpressible
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gratitude! Oh, what love, what matchless love! The contemplation
of this love will cleanse the soul from all selfishness. It will lead the
disciple to deny self, take up the cross, and follow the Redeemer.
All Should Have a Part
The establishment of churches and sanitariums is only a further
manifestation of the love of God, and in this work all God’s people
should have a part. Christ formed His church here below for the
express purpose of showing forth through the members the grace of
God. Throughout the world His people are to raise memorials of His
Sabbath—the sign between Him and them that He is the One who