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Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

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plat<strong>for</strong>m, to see and understand <strong>the</strong> third angel’s message, to prize, love, and obey <strong>the</strong>truth.Christ is leading out a people, and bringing <strong>the</strong>m into <strong>the</strong> unity of <strong>the</strong> faith, that<strong>the</strong>y may be one, as He is one with <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r. Differences of opinion must be yielded,that all may come into union with <strong>the</strong> body, that <strong>the</strong>y may have one mind and onejudgment. 1 Corinthians 1:10: “Now I beseech you, brethren, by <strong>the</strong> name of ourLord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak <strong>the</strong> same thing, and that <strong>the</strong>re be no divisionsamong you; but that ye be perfectly joined toge<strong>the</strong>r in <strong>the</strong> same mind and in <strong>the</strong> samejudgment.” Romans 15:5, 6: “Now <strong>the</strong> God of patience and consolation grant you to belike-minded one toward ano<strong>the</strong>r according to Christ Jesus: that ye may with one mindand one mouth glorify God, even <strong>the</strong> Fa<strong>the</strong>r of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Philippians 2:2:“Fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, having <strong>the</strong> same love, being of one accord,of one mind.”All <strong>the</strong> people of God should have an interest in His cause. There has been a lackof this interest among <strong>the</strong> brethren in Wisconsin. There has also been a lack of energy.Some think it no sin to idle away <strong>the</strong>ir time, while o<strong>the</strong>rs who love <strong>the</strong> precious causeof truth, economize <strong>the</strong>ir time, and in <strong>the</strong> strength of God exert <strong>the</strong>mselves and laborhard that <strong>the</strong>ir families may be made neat and com<strong>for</strong>table, and <strong>the</strong>y have somethingbesides to invest in <strong>the</strong> cause, that <strong>the</strong>y may do <strong>the</strong>ir part to keep <strong>the</strong> work of Godmoving and lay up a treasure in heaven. One is not to be eased and o<strong>the</strong>rs burdened.God requires those who have health and strength of body, to do what <strong>the</strong>y can, and use<strong>the</strong>ir strength to His glory, <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong>y are not <strong>the</strong>ir own. They are accountable to God <strong>for</strong><strong>the</strong> use <strong>the</strong>y make of <strong>the</strong>ir time and strength, which are granted <strong>the</strong>m of Heaven.The duty to help in <strong>the</strong> advancement of truth does not rest only upon <strong>the</strong> wealthy.All have a part to act. The man who has employed his time and strength to accumulateproperty324

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