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

the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able"
(Luke 13:24). "Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and
many there be which go in thereat: because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way,
which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:13, 14).--MS 16, 1896.
{2MCP 605.3}
BOOKS / 2MCP - Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 2 (1977) / Chap. 66 -
Emotional Needs [SEE SECTION V, "LIFE'S ENERGIZING FORCE," AND SECTION
XI, "EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS"] -
Chap. 66 - Emotional Needs
[SEE SECTION V, "LIFE'S ENERGIZING FORCE,"
AND SECTION XI, "EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS"]
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Reason for Existence.--God's law is the law of love. He has surrounded you with
beauty to teach you that you are not placed on earth merely to delve for self, to dig and
build, to toil and spin, but to make life bright and joyous and beautiful with the love of
Christ--like the flowers, to gladden other lives by the ministry of love.--MB 97 (1896).
{2MCP 606.1}
Love Satisfies Inner Need.--Love must be the principle of action. Love is the
underlying principle of God's government in heaven and earth, and it must be the
foundation of the Christian's character. This alone can make and keep him steadfast.
This alone can enable him to withstand trial and temptation.--COL 49 (1900). {2MCP
606.2}
Cultivate Love.--Love for God and love for one another is to be cultivated, for it is
as precious as gold. We need now to make the very best representation of the
character of pure and undefiled religion, which, both in its nature and its requirements,
is the opposite of selfishness.
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Love like that which Christ exemplified is incomparable; it is above gold or silver or
precious stones in value. The love that Christ possessed is to be prayed for and sought
for. The Christian who possesses it bears a character above all human infirmities.--Lt
335, 1905. {2MCP 606.3}
All Need Love.--The reason there are so many hard-hearted men and women in our
world is that true affection has been regarded as weakness and has been discouraged
and repressed. The better part of the nature of persons of this class was perverted and
dwarfed in childhood, and unless rays of divine light can melt away their coldness and
hardhearted selfishness, the happiness of such is buried forever. If we would have
tender hearts, such as Jesus had when He was upon the earth, and sanctified