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Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students
to be to other young men His representative, His delegated gospel
medical missionary.
Remember that in your life, religion is not merely one influence
among others; it is to be an influence dominating all others. Be
strictly temperate. Resist every temptation. Make no concessions
to the wily foe. Listen not to the suggestions that he puts into the
mouths of men and women. You have a victory to win. You have
nobility of character to gain....
Jesus loves you.... His great heart of infinite tenderness yearns
over you.... You may stand where you regard yourself, not as a
failure, but as a conqueror, in and through the uplifting influence of
the Spirit of God. Take hold of the hand of Christ, and do not let it
go.
You may be a great blessing to others if you will give yourself
unreservedly to the Lord’s service. Power from on high will be given
you if you will take your position on the Lord’s side. Through Christ
you can escape the corruption that is in the world through lust, and
be a noble example of what He can do for those who cooperate with
Him....
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God’s purpose for us is that we shall ever move upward. Even in
the smaller duties of common life we are to make continual growth
in grace, supplied with high and holy motives, powerful because they
proceed from One who gave His life to furnish us with the incentive
to be wholly successful in the formation of Christian character....
You are to be strong in the strength of God, grounded in the hope of
the gospel....
Arise in your God-given dignity, living the truth in its purity.
Christ is ready to pardon you, to take away your sins and make you
free. He is ready to purify your heart and give you the sanctification
of His Spirit. As you commit yourself to His service, He will be at
your right hand to help you. Day by day you will be strengthened and
ennobled. Looking to the Saviour for help, you will be a conqueror,
yes, more than a conqueror, over the temptations that beset you. You
will become more and more like Christ. The angels of heaven will
rejoice to see you standing on the Lord’s side, in righteousness and
true holiness....
Become all that the Lord desires you to be—a gospel medical
missionary. You are to be not only an increasingly skillful physician,