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

will misrepresent and falsify in order to build up
themselves. But nothing that defiles can enter
heaven, and unless those who cherish this spirit are
changed, they can never enter there, for they would
criticize the angels. They would envy another’s
crown. They would not know what to talk of unless
they could bring up the imperfections and errors of
others.—The Review and Herald, September 14,
1897. (HC 234.)
Unholy Temper Endangers Evangelist’s
Mind and Life.—Your exhibition of unholy
temper, even in assemblies of God’s people, is
endangering to your mind and life. Ask yourself,
Will it pay for me to go on as I have been going, in
strife and contention?—Lt 21, 1901.
When the Power of God is Lost.—Men and
women have been bought with a price, and what a
price! Even the life of the Son of God. What a
terrible thing it is for them to place themselves in a
position where their physical, mental, and moral
power is corrupted, where they lose their vigor and
purity. Such men and women cannot offer an
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