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Ropes, ladders, spades, and shovels were brought by eager, willing
hands. “Save him, O save him!” was the cry.
Men worked with desperate energy, till the sweat stood in beads
upon their brows and their arms trembled with the exertion. At length
a pipe was thrust down, through which they shouted to the man to
answer if he were still alive. The response came, “Alive, but make
haste. It is fearful in here.” With a shout of joy they renewed their
efforts, and at last he was reached and saved, and the cheer that went
up seemed to pierce the very heavens. “He is saved!” echoed through
every street in the town.
Was this too great zeal and interest, too great enthusiasm, to save
one man? It surely was not; but what is the loss of temporal life in
comparison with the loss of a soul? If the threatened loss of a life will
arouse in human hearts a feeling so intense, should not the loss of a
soul arouse even deeper solicitude in men who claim to realize the
danger of those apart from Christ? Shall not the servants of God show
as great zeal in laboring for the salvation of souls as was shown for
the life of that one man buried in a well?—
Gospel Workers, 31, 32
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Profession vs. Expression
Every important truth received into the heart must find expression
in the life. It is in proportion to the reception of the love of Christ
that men desire to proclaim its power to others; and the very act of
proclaiming it, deepens and intensifies its value to their own souls.—
The Review and Herald, February 19, 1889
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Our faith should be prolific of good works; for faith without works
is dead.—
Testimonies for the Church 4:145
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All who receive the gospel message into the heart will long to
proclaim it. The heaven-born love of Christ must find expression.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 125
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We are to praise God by tangible service, by doing all in our power
to advance the glory of His name.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 300
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Our faith at this time must not stop with an assent to, or belief in, the
theory of the third angel’s message. We must have the oil of the grace
of Christ that will feed the lamp, and cause the light of life to shine
forth, showing the way to those who are in darkness.—
Testimonies
for the Church 9:155
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