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Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers
Cultivate Faith and Love
There is a sad neglect of reading the Bible and searching it
with humble hearts for yourselves. Take no man’s explanation of
Scripture, whatever his position, but go to the Bible and search
for the truth yourselves. After hearing Jesus, the Samaritans said,
“Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard Him
ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the
world.” There is the mine of truth. Sink the shaft deep, and you will
possess that knowledge which is of highest value to you. Many have
become lazy and criminally neglectful in regard to the searching of
the Scriptures, and they are as destitute of the Spirit of God as of the
knowledge of His word. We read in the Revelation made to John, of
some who had a name to live while they were dead. Yes, there are
many such among us as a people, many who claim to be alive, while
they are dead. My brethren, unless the Holy Spirit is actuating you
as a vital principle, unless you are obeying its prompting, depending
on its influences, laboring in the strength of God, my message to
you from God is: “You are under a delusion which may prove fatal
to your souls. You must be converted. You must receive light before
you can give light. Place yourselves under the bright beams of the
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Sun of Righteousness.” Then you can say with Isaiah, “Arise, shine;
for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.”
You must cultivate faith and love. “The Lord’s hand is not shortened,
that it cannot save; neither His ear heavy, that it cannot hear.” Seek
the Lord. Rest not until you know that Christ is your Saviour.
I wish you, my brethren, to bear in mind that Bible religion
never destroys human sympathy. True Christian courtesy needs to
be taught and acted, to be carried into all your intercourse with your
brethren and with worldlings. There is need of far more love and
courtesy in our families than is now revealed. When our ministering
brethren shall drink in the spirit of Christ daily, they will be truly
courteous, and will not consider it weakness to be tenderhearted
and pitiful, for this is one of the principles of the gospel of Christ.
Christ’s teaching softened and subdued the soul. The truth received
into the heart will work a renovation in the soul. Those who love
Jesus will love the souls for whom He died. The truth planted in
the heart will reveal the love of Jesus and its transforming power.