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and carrying forward the work of God in any of its various lines. If they
were to see themselves as God sees them and fall upon the Rock and
be broken, a decided change would appear in them.... Bible religion,
in private and public, is with them a thing of the past. They have been
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zealously declaiming against enthusiasm and fanaticism.... But if there
is anything upon the earth that should inspire men with sanctified zeal,
it is the truth as it is in Jesus. It is the grand, great work of redemption.
It is Christ, made unto us wisdom and righteousness, and sanctification
and redemption.—
Letter 57, 1895
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Cleanse the Office of Selfishness—God calls for pure, thoroughly
consecrated men to manage the work of the Review and Herald office.
He has no use for men who in their business transactions betray Christ
into the hands of His enemies. Such men are a stigma to His cause, a
reproach to the truth that they misrepresent. Unless they repent, and
work in a Christlike manner, as Christ has given them an example in
His life, God has no place for them in His service, for they bring in
selfishness and every evil work.
The Lord desires to have in the office of publication a volunteer
company of workers of clear discernment who will see the need of
repentance. The old-time spirit of self-sacrifice must be revived. The
office needs men who will see that a new order of things must be
brought in, men who will cleanse the office, as Christ cleansed the
Temple courts of greedy, selfish buyers and sellers.—
Manuscript 12,
1902
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Pay Tithe and Simplify Personal Wants—With many of the
workers the spirit of self-sacrifice has greatly diminished because
they have lost their first love. Many are grasping for higher wages; but
if they were laborers together with God, their wants would be more
simple; for they spend money needlessly for things which they would
not desire if their hearts were sanctified by the truth. Look at the ex-
ample given you in the life of Christ. There are those in the office who
have withheld their tithe from the treasury, claiming that they could
not see the requirement in the Word of God. But why could they not
see it? It was because selfishness was firmly rooted in the heart. They
did not deny self, and make their offering to God. For years they have
practiced robbery toward God; but does not the Lord keep a record of
all their doings? Most assuredly, for it is written that every man shall
be rewarded according as his works have been, judged according to
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