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Selected Messages, Volume 3 - Ellen G. White

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To Whom Do We Belong?<br />

Many turn away from the light, provoked<br />

because a word of caution is given, and ask, “May<br />

we not do as we please with ourselves?” Did you<br />

create yourselves? Did you pay the redemption<br />

price for your souls and bodies? If so, you belong<br />

to yourselves. But the Word of God declares, “Ye<br />

are bought with a price,” “the precious blood of<br />

Christ.” The Word of God tells us plainly that our<br />

natural habits are to be strictly guarded and<br />

controlled. “Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war<br />

against the soul.” Shall we do this? The Word of<br />

God is perfect, converting the soul. If we diligently<br />

heed its precepts, we shall be conformed,<br />

physically and spiritually, into the image of God.—<br />

Letter 103, 1896.<br />

Hindrances to Mental Improvement and Soul<br />

Sanctification<br />

God requires continual advancement from His<br />

people. They need to learn that indulged appetite is<br />

the greatest hindrance to mental improvement and<br />

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