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

out any other man's salvation. He is not to become the transcript of any man's mind. He
is required to act in his capacity according to the ability God has given him. No man,
whatever his experience, whatever his position, is to feel that he accomplishes a
wonderful work when he
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fashions and shapes the mind of any human being after his own mind and teaches him
to voice the sentiments he may express. This has been done again and again to the
detriment of human beings.--MS 116, 1898. {2MCP 427.3}
Not to Be a Shadow of Others. [SEE CHAPTER 29, "DEPENDENCE AND
INDEPENDENCE."]--Oh, how much the workers need the spirit of Jesus to change and
fashion them as clay is molded in the hands of the potter! When they have this spirit,
there will be no spirit of variance among them; no one will be so narrow as to want
everything done his way, according to his ideas; there will be no inharmonious feeling
between him and his brother laborers who do not come up to his standard. The Lord
does not want any of His children to be shadows of others; but He would have each
one be his own simple self, refined, sanctified, ennobled by imitating the life and
character of the great Pattern. The narrow, shut-in, exclusive spirit which keeps
everything within the compass of one's self has been a curse to the cause of God and
always will be wherever allowed to exist.--RH, Apr 13, 1886. {2MCP 428.1}
No One to Submerge His Mind.--God permits every human being to exercise his
individuality. He desires no one to submerge his mind in the mind of a fellow mortal.
Those who desire to be transformed in mind and character are not to look to men, but
to the divine Example. God gives the invitation, "Let this mind be in you, which was also
in Christ Jesus." By conversion and transformation men are to receive the mind of
Christ. Every one is to stand before God with an individual faith, an individual
experience, knowing for himself that Christ is formed within, the hope of glory. For us to
imitate the example of any man--even one whom we might regard as nearly perfect in
character--would be to put our trust in a defective human being, one who is
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unable to impart a jot or tittle of perfection.--ST, Sept 3, 1902. {2MCP 428.2}
Rules for Strong Minds.--It is well for Brother and Sister _____ and Brother and
Sister _____ to have strong minds. Each is to maintain his individuality. Each is to
preserve an individuality that will not be submerged in the individuality of another. No
human being is to be the shadow of another human being. God's servants are to labor
together in a unity that blends mind with mind. --Lt 44, 1903. {2MCP 429.1}
Individual Measurement.--No man can grow up to the full stature of a man for
another. Each must reach his own individual measurement for himself. Each is to grow
up under God's supervision.--MS 116, 1898. {2MCP 429.2}