The Ellen G. White 1888 Materials: Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

the law. Only the Son of God could pay the
penalty, and that by His own humiliation and
death. As men look at the cross, conscience will be
aroused. They will see the majesty of the law, the
holiness of God, and their own unlikeness to His
character. They will flee for refuge to Jesus Christ,
who can cleanse them from every stain of sin and
adopt them into the royal family, making them sons
of God and joint heirs with Jesus Christ. Then will
the words of the prayer He offered to His Father be
verified: "I in them, and thou in me, that they may
be made perfect in one; and that the world may
know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them,
as thou hast loved me. Father, I will that they also,
whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am;
that they may behold my glory, which thou hast
given me: for thou lovedst me before the
foundation of the world.... And I have declared
unto them thy name, and will declare it: that the
love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in
them, and I in them." John 17:23-26.
Every discourse given should be of that
practical character which will show sinners the