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Often Repaid in the Coin of the Realm—The golden rule
teaches, by implication, the same truth which is taught elsewhere
in the sermon on the mount, that “with what measure ye mete, it shall
be measured to you again.” That which we do to others, whether it be
good or evil, will surely react upon ourselves, in blessing or in cursing.
Whatever we give we shall receive again. The earthly blessings which
we impart to others may be, and often are, repaid in kind. What we
give does, in time of need, often come back to us in fourfold measure
in the coin of the realm. But, besides this, all gifts are repaid, even
in this life, in the fuller inflowing of His love, which is the sum of all
heaven’s glory and its treasure.—
The Desire of Ages, 194
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God Will Repay—In heaven a book is written for those who
interest themselves in the needs of their fellow beings, a book whose
record will be revealed in that day when every man will be judged
according to the deeds written therein. God will repay every act
of injustice done to the poor. Those who manifest indifference or
disregard for the unfortunate must not expect to receive the blessing of
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Him who declared, “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least
of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.”—
Letter 140, 1908
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All Good Deeds Recorded—God has not been unmindful of the
good deeds, the self-denying acts, of the church in the past. All are
registered on high.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:611
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Every faithful, unselfish performance of duty is noticed by the
angels and shines in the life record.—
Testimonies for the Church
2:132
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Angels are commissioned to be our helpers. They are passing
between earth and heaven, bearing upward the record of the doings
of the children of men.—
The Southern Watchman, April 2, 1903, par.
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.SW April 2, 1903, par. 8
In Heaven’s Imperishable Record—Every act of love, every
word of kindness, every prayer in behalf of the suffering and op-
pressed, is reported before the eternal throne and placed on heaven’s
imperishable record.—
Testimonies for the Church 5:133
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It were well ... to remember the record kept on high—that book
in which there are no omissions, no mistakes, and out of which they
will be judged. There every neglected opportunity to do service for
God is recorded; and there, too, every deed of faith and love is held in
everlasting remembrance.—
Prophets and Kings, 639
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