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temple, sees and knows even the thoughts and the intents and purposes
of the heart of the transgressor who is debasing himself in the sight of
the pure, sinless angels, who are recording all the acts of the children
of men. And not only is his sin seen, but it is marked by the recording
angel.
The transgressor of God’s law may pass on for a time without expo-
sure; but, sooner or later, he will find himself overtaken, exposed, and
condemned. Whoever dares to violate the law of God will experience
for himself that “the way of the transgressor is hard.”—
The Review
and Herald, March 8, 1870
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God’s All-Seeing Eye—If we were to cherish an habitual impres-
sion that God sees and hears all that we do and say and keeps a faithful
record of our words and actions, and that we must meet it all, we would
fear to sin. Let the young ever remember that wherever they are, and
whatever they do, they are in the presence of God. No part of our
conduct escapes observation. We cannot hide our ways from the Most
High.
Human laws, though sometimes severe, are often transgressed
without detection, and hence with impunity; but not so with the law
of God. The deepest midnight is no cover for the guilty one. He may
think himself alone, but to every deed there is an unseen witness. The
very motives of his heart are open to divine inspection. Every act,
every word, every thought, is as distinctly marked as though there were
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only one person in the whole world, and the attention of heaven were
centered upon him.—
Patriarchs and Prophets, 217, 218
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Professed Commandment-keepers Guilty—Even some who
profess to keep all the commandments of God are guilty of the sin
of adultery. What can I say to arouse their benumbed sensibilities?
Moral principle, strictly carried out, becomes the only safeguard of
the soul.—
Testimonies for the Church 2:352
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The Greater the Knowledge, the Greater the Sin—Not all who
profess to keep the commandments of God possess their bodies in
sanctification and honor. The most solemn message ever committed
to mortals has been entrusted to this people, and they can have a
powerful influence if they will be sanctified by it. They profess to be
standing upon the elevated platform of eternal truth, keeping all of
God’s commandments; therefore, if they indulge in sin, if they commit
fornication and adultery, their crime is of tenfold greater magnitude