Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

of truth will elevate the whole man. In his business deal with his fellow men he willhave the fear of God before him, and will love his neighbor as himself, and will dealjust as he would wish to be dealt by. His conversation will be truthful, chaste, and ofso elevating a character that unbelievers cannot take advantage of it, or say evil of himjustly, and are not disgusted with his uncourteous ways and unbecoming speech. Hewill carry the sanctifying influence of the truth into his family and let his light so shinebefore them that they by seeing his good works may glorify God. He will in all thewalks of life exemplify the life of Christ.The law of God will be satisfied with nothing short of perfection, of perfect andentire obedience to all its claims. To come halfway to its requirements, and not renderperfect and thorough obedience, will avail nothing. The worldling and the infideladmire consistency and have ever been powerfully convicted that God was of a truthwith His people when their works correspond with their faith. “By their fruits ye shallknow them.” Every tree is known by its own fruits. Our words, our actions, are thefruit we bear. There are many who hear the sayings of Christ, but do them not. Theymake a profession, but their fruits are such as to disgust unbelievers. They are boastful,and pray and talk in a self-righteous manner, exalting themselves, recounting their gooddeeds, and, like the Pharisee, virtually thanking God that they are not as other men. Yetthese very ones are crafty, and overreach in business deal. Their fruits are not good.Their words and acts are wrong, and yet they seem to be blinded to their destitute,wretched condition.I was shown that the following scripture is applicable to those who are under such adeception: “Not everyone that saith unto Me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdomof heaven; but he that doeth the will of My Father which is in heaven. Many will sayto Me in that day, Lord, Lord, have not we prophesied in Thy name? and in Thy namehave cast416