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in the canvassing work is that they were not genuine Christians; they
did not know the spirit of conversion. They had a theory as to how the
work should be done, but they did not feel their dependence upon God.
Changed by Beholding—Canvassers, remember that in the books
you handle you are presenting, not the cup containing the wine of
Babylon, doctrines of error dealt to the kings of the earth, but the
cup full of the preciousness of the truths of redemption. Will you
yourselves drink of it? Your minds can be brought into captivity to
the will of Christ, and He can put upon you His own superscription.
By beholding, you will become changed from glory to glory, from
character to character. God wants you to come to the front, speaking
the words He will give you. He wants you to show that you place a
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high estimate upon humanity, humanity that has been purchased by
the precious blood of the Saviour. When you fall upon the Rock and
are broken, you will experience the power of Christ, and others will
recognize the power of the truth upon your hearts.—
Testimonies for
the Church 6:317, 318
(1900).
Put on Christ—No one can be a successful soul winner till he
himself has settled the question of surrender to God. We are indi-
vidually to put on the Lord Jesus Christ. To each one of us He must
become wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. When
our faith lays hold upon Christ as our personal Saviour, we shall place
Him before others in a new light. And when the people behold Christ
as He is, they will not wrangle over doctrines; they will flee to Him
for pardon, purity, and eternal life.
The difficulty most to be dreaded is that the canvasser who meets
these inquiring souls has not himself been converted; that he does not
himself know by experience the love of Christ which passes knowledge.
If he himself has not this knowledge, how can he tell others the precious
old, old story? The people need to be taught the very essence of
true faith, the way to accept Christ and to confide in Him as their
personal Saviour. They need to know how they may follow His steps
whithersoever He goes. Let the feet of the worker follow step by step
the footprints of Jesus, and mark out no other way in which to proceed
heavenward....
Draw Men to the Redeemer—Many professed Christians have
broken away from Christ, the great center, and they make themselves
a center; but if they would be successful in attracting others to the
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