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Methods of Clinching Decisions
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to have the gracious spiritual endowment; then you will work with a
power that you were never conscious of before. Love and faith and
hope will be an abiding presence. You can go forth in faith, believing
that the Holy Spirit accompanies you.—
Letter 77, 1895
.
The Holy Spirit Impresses Truth—It is the Holy Spirit that
makes the truth impressive. Keep practical truth ever before the
people.—
Testimonies For The Church 6:57
(1900).
Decision Influenced by Our Words and Deportment—When I
saw this congregation yesterday, I thought, The decisions are to come
after this meeting and during the meeting. There will be some that
will take their position forever under the black banner of the powers of
darkness; there are some that will take their position under the blood-
stained banner of Prince Immanuel. Our words, our deportment, how
we present the truth, may balance minds for or against the truth; and
we want in every discourse, whether it is doctrinal or not, we want that
Jesus Christ should be presented distinctly, as John declared, “Behold
the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.”
Every expression that you have ever been in the habit of making,
people and ministers, that is sharp or cutting, every practice of thrusting
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upon the people the very strongest positions, that they are no more
prepared to receive than a baby to receive strong meat, must be put
aside. There must be a leading along, Christ must be woven into
everything that is argumentative as the warp and the woof of the
garment. Christ, Christ, Christ is to be in it everywhere, and my heart
feels the need of Christ, as I have, seems to me, never felt it more
sensibly.
Here are an ignorant people; they do not know anything about the
truth; they have been educated by the ministers that this is so and that
is so. When the Word of God is explained to the people, when it is
presented in its purity, and they see what the Word of God says, what
are they going to do? There are very few that will take their position
on that Word. But I tell you, be very careful how you handle the Word,
because that Word is to make the decisions with the people. Let the
Word cut, and not your words. But when they make their decision,
what will it be?—
Manuscript 42, 1894
.
A Delayed Harvest—The priests were convinced of the divine
power of the Saviour.... Many hearts were moved that for a time
made no sign. During the Saviour’s life, His mission seemed to call