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Appeals for Truth and Loyalty
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under falsehood have we hid ourselves: therefore thus saith the Lord
God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a
precious cornerstone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not
make haste. Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness
to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and
the waters shall overflow the hiding place.”
“Thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning
and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be
your strength: and ye would not.” “And in that day shall the deaf
hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of
obscurity, and out of darkness. The meek also shall increase their joy
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in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One
of Israel. For the terrible one is brought to nought, and the scorner
is consumed, and all that watch for iniquity are cut off: that make a
man an offender for a word, and lay a snare for him that reproveth
in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought. Therefore
thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house
of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face now
wax pale. But when he seeth his children, the work of Mine hands,
in the midst of him, they shall sanctify My name, and sanctify the
Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel. They also that
erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured
shall learn doctrine.”
Will these warnings be passed by as of no account? The Lord
calls upon every teacher, every minister, everyone who has received
the light of His truth, to mark well his spiritual standing. They have
had great light, and if they would secure eternal life, they must no
longer make finite men their dependence, but build upon the sure
foundation.
Hold Fast to God’s Principles
No council of men can with safety remove God’s principles, and
set up their own; for the word of God declares, “Judgment also will
I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail
shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow
the hiding place.” “For the Lord shall rise up as in Mount Perazim,
He shall be wroth as in the valley of Gibeon, that He may do His