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

had advanced light, and some have educated
themselves as debaters and God has not been
glorified in this. They have used great sharpness
with opponents and have educated themselves to
overcome an opponent if possible, not always by
fair means. This is not at all after Christ's order.
Whoever studies the Bible in regard to the fall
of Satan and the first advent of Christ to our world,
and enters into the spirit of His life, His teachings,
miracles, death, resurrection, and ascension, will
see that they have much need of humble, earnest
prayer, of deep humility, of far less self-esteem.
Their hearts will cry out for help from the living
God. They will feel the necessity of trained
intelligence, trained ability, to present the truth as it
is in Jesus, which is to come to the people in a
much higher sense than they have yet heard it.
They will cry day after day to God alone in secret
places for divine wisdom that they may
discriminate between good and evil, righteousness
and sin.
There is need of spiritual guides whose words