Mind, Character and Personality, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

doubt its authority. In order to arrive at truth we
must have a sincere desire to know the truth and a
willingness of heart to obey it. And all who come
in this spirit to the study of the Bible will find
abundant evidence that it is God’s Word, and they
may gain an understanding of its truths that will
make them wise unto salvation.—Steps to Christ,
111 (1892).
Cherished by the Uncircumspect.—Doubt
and unbelief are cherished by those who do not
walk circumspectly. They have a painful
consciousness that their life will not abide the test
of the Spirit of God, whether speaking through His
Word or through the testimonies of His Spirit that
would bring them to His Word. Instead of
beginning with their own hearts and coming into
harmony with the pure principles of the gospel,
they find fault and condemn the very means that
God has chosen to fit up a people to stand in the
day of the Lord.—MS 1, 1883. (Selected Messages
1:45.)
Doubts Entertained Regarded as Assured
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