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God’s Work—Our Commitment, March 12
To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not
imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word
of reconciliation.
2 Corinthians 5:19
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However large may be a man’s claim to knowledge, to wisdom, unless he
is under the teaching of the Holy Spirit, he is exceedingly ignorant of spiritual
things. He may handle truth in such a way that little understanding is imparted to
his inner heart life ....
Place your entire dependence on the One who is able to keep the souls commit-
ted to His trust, able to imbue them with His Spirit, able to fill them with unselfish
love for one another, thus enabling them to bear witness that He has sent His Son
into the world to save sinners ....
The root of all true self-sacrifice is an affection for the Lord Jesus so strong
that it makes the wearing of His yoke easy and pleasant, and leads men to choose
to learn His meekness and lowliness ....
God’s servants have one common work. Their aim is to be to convert people
to the pure truth of the Word of God. They are not to attach men to themselves, so
that they will echo everything they may say, and carry out all the suggestions they
may make.
Christ is the foundation of every true church. All who are brought to a new
faith are to be established on Him. The plain, simple truths of the gospel are to be
kept before minds. Christ crucified as the atonement for sin is the great central
truth of the gospel, round which all truths cluster. To this great truth all other
truths are tributary.
All truths, rightly understood, derive their value and importance from their
connection with this truth. The apostle Paul makes this fact stand out in royal
dignity. He calls the minds of all teachers of the Word to the importance of
pointing souls to Christ as the only means of salvation. “God forbid that I should
glory,” he says, “save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is
crucified unto me, and I unto the world” (
Galatians 6:14
) ....
Let not man seek to fasten minds to himself. God Himself is the Founder of
His church, and we have His unalterable promise that His presence and protection
will be given to His faithful ones, who walk in His counsel. To the end of time,
Christ is to be first. He is the source of life and strength and righteousness and
holiness. All this He is to those who wear His yoke, and learn of Him how to be
meek and lowly. He will not tolerate self-exaltation.—
Letter 39, March 12, 1902
,
to Elder E. E. Franke, an evangelist.
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