Testimonies for the Church, Volume 2 - Ellen G. White

The children of God are wise when they trust in
that wisdom alone which comes from above, and
when they have no strength but that which is from
God. Separation from the friendship and spirit of
the world is needful for us if we would be united to
the Lord and abide in him. Our strength and our
prosperity consist in our being connected with the
Lord, chosen and accepted of Him. There can be no
union between light and darkness. God intends that
His people shall be a peculiar people, separate from
the world, and be living examples of holiness, that
the world may be enlightened, convicted, or
condemned, according as they treat the light given
them. The truth that has been brought before the
understanding, the light that has shone upon the
soul, will judge and condemn if it be neglected or
turned from.
In this degenerate age, error and darkness are
preferred rather than light and truth. The works of
many of Christ's professed followers will not bear
the test when examined by the light that now shines
upon them. For this cause, many do not come to
the light lest it shall be made manifest that their
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