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

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everywhere surmisings of evil that have not the<br />

slightest foundation in truth, yet hearts opened to<br />

receive darkness have darkness to form chapters in<br />

their experience that lie registered in the heavenly<br />

courts. Yet the most wonderful lies Satan could<br />

invent were received as truth. If indeed the truth<br />

sanctifies the soul, much more of its divine<br />

principles was needed at that meeting to soften<br />

hearts, to mold character, to reveal Christ abiding<br />

in the heart by living faith.<br />

When Christ is enthroned in the heart the spirit<br />

and love of Jesus will be revealed in the<br />

investigation of all points of doctrine. <strong>The</strong>re will be<br />

far more praying than jesting and joking in a<br />

strong, harsh manner, inflaming one another,<br />

strengthening one another in their resistance of<br />

messages sent from God. <strong>The</strong>ir minds were so<br />

blinded that everything was measured by their<br />

ideas of what they considered truth. I endeavored<br />

to bear my testimony in these meetings in the fear<br />

of God. At times I was compelled to speak plainly,<br />

and lay before them the dangers of resisting the<br />

Spirit of God; and the Lord gave me great freedom

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