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light, and profess to serve God, but who disregard the light, and by
their daily life contradict their profession.—
The Desire of Ages, 239
.
It is the privilege of every Christian, not only to look for, but to
hasten the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Were all who profess His
name bearing fruit to His glory, how quickly the whole world would be
sown with the seed of the gospel. Quickly the last great harvest would
be ripened, and Christ would come to gather the precious grain.—
Christ’s Object Lessons, 69
.
Christians should arouse themselves, and take up their neglected
duties; for the salvation of their own souls depends upon their individ-
ual efforts.—
The Review and Herald, August 23, 1881
.
True worship consists in working together with Christ. Prayers,
exhortation, and talk are cheap fruits, which are frequently tied on; but
fruits that are manifested in good works, in caring for the needy, the
fatherless, and widows, are genuine fruits, and grow naturally upon a
good tree.—
The Review and Herald, August 16, 1881
.
Let the individual members of the church take up their appointed
work of diffusing as well as receiving light. Not one is excusable
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in being an idler in the Lord’s vineyard.—
The Review and Herald,
February 19, 1889
.
The doing principle is the fruit that Christ requires us to bear;
doing deeds of benevolence, speaking kind words, and manifesting
tender regard for the poor, the needy, the afflicted.—
The Review and
Herald, August 16, 1881
.
The Samaritan woman who talked with Jesus at Jacob’s well had
no sooner found the Saviour than she brought others to Him. She
proved herself a more effective missionary than His own disciples. The
disciples saw nothing in Samaria to indicate that it was an encouraging
field. Their thoughts were fixed upon a great work to be done in the
future. They did not see that right around them was a harvest to be
gathered. But through the woman whom they despised a whole city
full were brought to hear Jesus. She carried the light at once to her
countrymen. This woman represents the working of a practical faith
in Christ.—
The Ministry of Healing, 102
.
Seventh-day Adventists are making progress, doubling their num-
bers, establishing missions, and unfurling the banner of truth in the
dark places of the earth; and yet the work moves far more slowly than
God would have it. [Why?] The members of the church are not individ-