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Faithful, Earnest Warnings
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they may give to others. They can say, “Of His fullness have all we
received, and grace for grace.”
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this
was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent
His only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through
Him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us,
and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God
so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen
God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and
His love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in Him,
and He in us, because He hath given us of His Spirit.”
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God’s Message for the Present Time
This is the very work which the Lord designs that the message
He has given His servants shall perform in the heart and mind of
every human agent. It is the perpetual life of the church to love God
supremely and to love others as they love themselves. There was but
little love for God or man, and God gave to His messengers just what
the people needed. Those who received the message were greatly
blessed, for they saw the bright rays of the Sun of Righteousness, and
life and hope sprang up in their hearts. They were beholding Christ.
“Fear not,” is His everlasting assurance; “I am He that liveth, and
was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore.” “Because I live, ye
shall live also.” The blood of the spotless Lamb of God the believers
apply to their own hearts. Looking upon the great Antitype, we can
say, “It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even
at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” The
Sun of Righteousness shines into our hearts to give the knowledge
of the glory of Jesus Christ. Of the Holy Spirit’s office He says, “He
shall glorify Me: for He shall receive of Mine, and shall show it
unto you.” The psalmist prays, “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall
be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.... Create in me
a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me
not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with Thy
free Spirit. Then will I teach transgressors Thy ways; and sinners
shall be converted unto Thee.”