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from the royal throne, that He might reach the very depth of human
woe and temptation, lift up our fallen natures, and make it possible for
us to be overcomers, the sons of God, the heirs of the eternal kingdom.
Shall we then allow any consideration of earth to turn us away from
the path of truth? Shall we not challenge every doctrine and theory,
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and put it to the test of God’s word?
We should not allow any argument of man’s to turn us away from
a thorough investigation of Bible truth. The opinions and customs of
men are not to be received as of divine authority. God has revealed in
His word what is the whole duty of man, and we are not to be swayed
from the great standard of righteousness. He sent His only-begotten
Son to be our example, and bade us to hear and follow Him. We must
not be influenced from the truth as it is in Jesus, because great and
professedly good men urge their ideas above the plain statements of
the word of God.
The work of Christ is to draw men from the false and spurious to
the true and genuine. “He that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness,
but shall have the light of life.” There is no danger of going into error
while we follow in the footsteps of “the Light of the world.” We are
to work the works of Christ. We must engage heart and soul in His
service; we must search the word of life, and present it to others. We
must educate the people to realize the importance of its teaching, and
the danger of deviating from its plain commands.
The Jews were led into error and ruin, and to the rejection of the
Lord of glory, because they knew not the Scriptures, nor the power
of God. A great work is before us,—to lead men to take God’s word
as the rule of their lives, to make no compromise with tradition and
custom, but to walk in all the commandments and ordinances of the
Lord.—
The Review and Herald, July 17, 1888
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