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Christian Service
Infidelity prevails in many of the churches in our land; not infidelity
in its broadest sense,—an open denial of the Bible,—but an infidelity
that is robed in the garb of Christianity, while it is undermining faith
in the Bible as a revelation from God. Fervent devotion and vital piety
have given place to hollow formalism. As the result, apostasy and
sensualism prevail. Christ declared, “As it was in the days of Lot,
... even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed.”
The daily record of passing events testifies to the fulfillment of His
words. The world is fast becoming ripe for destruction. Soon the
judgments of God are to be poured out, and sin and sinners are to be
consumed.—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 166
.
Separating the Wheat From the Tares
The time of God’s destructive judgments is the time of mercy for
those who have had no opportunity to learn what is truth. Tenderly
will the Lord look upon them. His heart of mercy is touched; His hand
is still stretched out to save, while the door is closed to those who
would not enter.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:97
.
Soon the battle will be waged fiercely between those who serve
God and those who serve Him not. Soon everything that can be shaken
will be shaken, that those things that cannot be shaken may remain.—
Testimonies for the Church 9:15, 16
.
In the time of distress and perplexity of nations there will be many
who have not given themselves wholly to the corrupting influences of
the world and the service of Satan, who will humble themselves before
God, and turn to Him with their whole heart and find acceptance and
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pardon.—
Testimonies for the Church 1:269
.
There are many who are reading the Scriptures who cannot un-
derstand their true import. All over the world men and women are
looking wistfully to heaven. Prayers and tears and inquiries go up
from souls longing for light, for grace, for the Holy Spirit. Many are
on the verge of the kingdom, waiting only to be gathered in.—
The
Acts of the Apostles, 109
.