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Testimonies on Sexual Behavior, Adultery, and Divorce
heaven to unite yourself with him. You cannot, without peril to your
soul, disregard this divine injunction.... To connect with an unbeliever
is to place yourself on Satan’s ground. You grieve the Spirit of God
and forfeit His protection. Can you afford to have such terrible odds
against you in fighting the battle for everlasting life?
You may say: “But I have given my promise, and shall I now retract
it?” I answer: If you have made a promise contrary to the Scriptures,
by all means retract it without delay, and in humility before God repent
of the infatuation that led you to make so rash a pledge. Far better
take back such a promise, in the fear of God, than keep it and thereby
dishonor your Maker.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:364, 365
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The Lord has in His Word plainly instructed His people not to
unite themselves with those who have not His love and fear before
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them. Such companions will seldom be satisfied with the love and
respect which are justly theirs. They will constantly seek to gain from
the God-fearing wife or husband some favor which shall involve a
disregard of the divine requirements. To a godly man, and to the
church with which he is connected, a worldly wife or a worldly friend
is as a spy in the camp, who will watch every opportunity to betray the
servant of Christ, and expose him to the enemy’s attacks.
Satan is constantly seeking to strengthen his power over the peo-
ple of God by inducing them to enter into alliance with the hosts of
darkness.—
The Signs of the Times, October 6, 1881
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