Testimonies for the Church Volume 1 - A New You Ministry

and fear give an answer to every man that asketh a reason of their hope? I saw that theyouth greatly fail of understanding our position. Terrible scenes are just before them, atime of trouble which will test the value of character. Those who have the truth abidingin them will then be developed. Those who have shunned the cross, neglected the wordof life, and paid adoration to their own poor selves will be found wanting. They areensnared by Satan, and will learn too late that they have made a terrible mistake. Thepleasures they have sought after prove bitter in the end. Said the angel: “Sacrifice allfor God. Self must die. The natural desires and propensities of the unrenewed heartmust be subdued.” Flee to the neglected Bible; the words of inspiration are spoken toyou; pass them not lightly by. You will meet every word again, to render an accountwhether you have been a doer of the work, shaping your life according to the holyteachings of God’s word. Holiness of heart and life are necessary. All who have takenthe name of Christ and have enlisted in His service should be good soldiers of the cross.They should show that they are dead to the world, and that their life is hid with Christin God.Paul writes to his Colossian brethren as follows: “If ye then be risen with Christ,seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Setyour affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and yourlife is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shallye also appear with Him in glory.” “And above all these things put on charity, whichis the bond of perfectness. And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the whichalso ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in yourichly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns andspiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. And whatsoever ye do inword or deed,508