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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students
itself. You have been guilty in doing this. May the Lord forgive
you, is my prayer. Instead of being repressed and driven back, as
it has been, the Holy Spirit should be welcomed and its presence
encouraged.
When you sanctify yourself through obedience to the word, the
Holy Spirit will give you glimpses of heavenly things. When you
seek God with humiliation and earnestness, the words which you
have spoken in freezing accents will burn in your heart; the truth
will not then languish upon your tongues....
Teachers, trust in God and go forward. “My grace is sufficient
for thee” (
2 Corinthians 12:9
), is the assurance of the Great Teacher.
Catch the inspiration of the words, and never, never talk doubt and
unbelief. Be energetic. There is no half-and-half service in pure
and undefiled religion. “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all
thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all
thy strength.”
Mark 12:30
. The very highest sanctified ambition is
demanded of those who believe the word of God.
Tell your students that the Lord Jesus has made every provision
that they should go onward, conquering and to conquer. Lead them
to trust in the divine promise, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him
ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and
it shall be given him.”
James 1:5
....
From God, the fountain of wisdom, proceeds all the knowledge
that is of value to man, all that the intellect can grasp or retain.
The fruit of the tree representing good and evil is not to be eagerly
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plucked because it is recommended by one who was once a bright
angel in glory. He has said that if men eat thereof, they shall know
good and evil; but let it alone. The true knowledge comes not from
infidels or wicked men. The word of God is light and truth. The true
light shines from Jesus Christ, who “lighteth every man that cometh
into the world.”
John 1:9
. From the Holy Spirit proceeds divine
knowledge. He knows what humanity needs to promote peace,
happiness, and restfulness here in this world, and to secure eternal
rest in the kingdom of God.—
Special Testimonies On Education,
26-31
; written from Cooranbong, N.S.W., Australia, June 12, 1896.
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