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28 REBELLION
overcome in our own strength, but by faith in Him. If you will
believe on Jesus Christ, you will have Him today. You must believe
that He is your Saviour now, and that He imputes to you His
righteousness because He has died, and because He has been
obedient unto every requirement of that transgressed law of God.
If you do this, you will have a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Adam and Eve lost Eden because they transgressed that law, but
you will lose heaven if you transgress it. Ellen G. White 1888
Materials, 128.
Some may argue regarding the statement above with: Yes, it states
that obedience is required, but it is speaking of God’s ten commandments.
I acknowledge that that is true. However, we must not be so
naïve in our understanding to not recognize that all other inspired messages
from the Lord are merely clarifying the boundaries or extent of
the ten commandments. Known disobedience to the least of God’s expressed
will is a breaking of, as a minimum, the first commandment of
having other gods before Him. This applies as much to the inspired
writings of the testimony of Jesus through Ellen G. White as to any
preceding messenger of the Lord. Our righteousness is determined by
our relationship to the ministry of Ellen White just as much as was the
righteousness of all preceding generations of God’s people determined
by their relationship to their most recent prophet. Our level of righteousness
by faith versus unrighteousness by rebellion is determined by how
we are relating to the degree of light given to us by God.
Our Title and Our Fitness For Heaven
We do not understand, as is our privilege, the faith and confidence
that we may have in God, and the great blessings which
faith will give us. An important work is before us. We are to obtain
a moral fitness for heaven. . . . Precious promises are upon record
on condition of our obedience to God’s requirements. Testimonies,
vol. 3, 574–575.
Only a Christlike character fits us for our present labor and also for
heaven:
Brother P has qualities which would be excellent if they were
refined by the elevating influences of pure religion. He can be useful.
Sincere piety alone can qualify him to perform his duties well in
this world and give him a fitness for heaven. A heavenly character
must be acquired upon earth, my brother, or you will never possess
it; therefore you should engage at once in the work which you have