Mind, Character, and Personality Vol. 2 - Second Advent Revival

quickened and the outward life is amended. And as Christ draws them to look upon His
cross, to behold Him whom their sins have pierced, the commandment comes home to
the conscience. The wickedness of their life, the deep-seated sin of the soul, is
revealed to them. They begin to comprehend something of the righteousness of Christ
and exclaim, "What is sin, that it should require such a sacrifice for the redemption of its
victim? Was all this love, all this suffering, all this humiliation, demanded that we might
not perish, but have everlasting life?"-- SC 27 (1892). {2MCP 600.2}
Evil Habits to Be Overcome.--By beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, we
are actually to be changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even as by the
Spirit of the Lord. We expect too little, and we receive according to our faith. We are not
to cling to our own ways, our own plans, our own ideas; we are to be transformed by
the renewing of our minds that we may prove "what is that good, and acceptable, and
perfect, will of
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God." Besetting sins are to be conquered and evil habits overcome. Wrong dispositions
and feelings are to be rooted out and holy tempers and emotions begotten in us by the
Spirit of God.--Lt 57, 1887. {2MCP 600.3}
Bad habits, when opposed, will offer the most vigorous resistance; but if the warfare
is kept up with energy and perseverance, they may be conquered.--4T 655 (1881).
{2MCP 601.1}
Grace of Christ Breaks Bondage of Evil Habit.-- Men need to learn that the
blessings of obedience, in their fullness, can be theirs only as they receive the grace of
Christ. It is His grace that gives man power to obey the laws of God. It is this that
enables him to break the bondage of evil habit. This is the only power that can make
him and keep him steadfast in the right path.-- MH 115 (1905). {2MCP 601.2}
Through the power of Christ men and women have broken the chains of sinful habit.
They have renounced selfishness. The profane have become reverent, the drunken
sober, the profligate pure. Souls that have borne the likeness of Satan have become
transformed into the image of God.--AA 476 (1911). {2MCP 601.3}
Right Thoughts and Actions Can Become Habitual. --The only security for any
soul is in right thinking. As a man "thinketh in his heart, so is he" (Proverbs 23:7). The
power of self-restraint strengthens by exercise. That which at first seems difficult, by
constant repetition grows easy, and right thoughts and actions become habitual.--MH
491 (1905). {2MCP 601.4}
BOOKS / 2MCP - Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 2 (1977) / Chap. 65 -
Indolence
Chap. 65 - Indolence