Chapter 38—Accountability for Light
Young men and women, you are accountable to God for the light
that He has given you. This light and these warnings, if not heeded
will rise up in the judgment against you. Your dangers have been
plainly stated; you have been cautioned and guarded on every side,
hedged in with warnings. In the house of God you have listened to
the most solemn, heart-searching truths presented by the servants of
God in demonstration of the Spirit. What weight do these solemn
appeals have upon your hearts? What influence do they have upon
your characters? You will be held responsible for every one of these
appeals and warnings. They will rise up in the judgment to condemn
those who pursue a life of vanity, levity, and pride.
Dear young friends, that which you sow you will also reap. Now
is the sowing time for you. What will the harvest be? What are you
sowing? Every word you utter, every act you perform, is a seed which
will bear good or evil fruit, and will result in joy or sorrow to the sower.
As is the seed sown, so will be the crop. God has given you great light
and many privileges. After this light has been given, after your dangers
have been plainly presented before you, the responsibility becomes
yours. The manner in which you treat the light that God gives you will
turn the scale for happiness or woe. You are shaping your destinies for
yourselves.—
Testimonies for the Church 3:363
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