Special Testimony Relating To Politics
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fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee. Behold, they
shall surely gather together, but not by Me: whosoever shall gather
together against thee shall fall for thy sake.... No weapon that is formed
against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee
in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants
of the Lord, and their righteousness is of Me, saith the Lord.”
I call upon my brethren who are appointed to educate, to change
their course of action. It is a mistake for you to link your interests with
any political party, to cast your vote with them or for them. Those who
stand as educators, as ministers, as laborers together with God in any
line, have no battles to fight in the political world. Their citizenship is
in heaven. The Lord calls upon them to stand as separate and peculiar
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people. He would have no schisms in the body of believers. His people
are to possess the elements of reconciliation. Is it their work to make
enemies in the political world?—No, no. They are to stand as subjects
of Christ’s kingdom, bearing the banner on which is inscribed, “The
commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” They are to carry
the burden of a special work, a special message. We have a personal
responsibility, and this is to be revealed before the heavenly universe,
before angels, and before men. God does not call upon us to enlarge
our influence by mingling with society, by linking up with men on
political questions, but by standing as individual parts of His great
whole, with Christ as our head. Christ is our Prince, and as His subjects
we are to do the work appointed us by God.
It is of the highest importance that the youth understand that
Christ’s people are to be united in one; for this unity binds men to
God by the golden cords of love, and lays each one under obligation
to work for his fellow men. The Captain of our salvation died for
the human race that men might be made one with Him and with each
other. As members of the human family we are individual parts of one
mighty whole. No soul can be made independent of the rest. There is
to be no party strife in the family of God; for the well-being of each
is the happiness of the whole. No partition walls are to be built up
between man and man. Christ as the great center must unite all in one.
Christ is our teacher, our ruler, our strength, our righteousness; and
in Him we are pledged to shun any course of action that will cause
schism. The questions at issue in the world are not to be the theme of
our conversation. We are to call upon the world to behold an uplifted