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

influence they exert. They either gather with Christ
or scatter abroad. God requires the weight of their
influence in His cause on the side of truth. Jesus
has bought them by His own blood. They are not
their own, for they have been bought with a price.
Therefore the work is before them to glorify God in
their bodies and spirits, which are His. We are
doing work for eternity. It is of the highest
importance that every hour be employed in the
service of God, and thus to secure a treasure in
heaven.
I was shown your case, Brother V, in
connection with the church at ——-, two years
ago. The vision related to the past, present, and
future. As we travel and I stand before the people
in different places, the Spirit of the Lord brings
before me clearly the cases I have been shown,
reviving the matter previously given me. I was
shown you as receiving the Sabbath, while you
stood opposed to important truths connected with
the Sabbath. You were not fortified with all the
truth. I then saw your mind directed in the channel
of unbelief, of doubt and distrust, and seeking to
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