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

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viewed matters in <strong>the</strong> right light. It is a shame to<br />

sin, but always an honor to confess sin.<br />

Angels of God have kept a faithful record of<br />

every act, however secret you may have thought<br />

you were in its committal. God discerns <strong>the</strong><br />

purposes of man and all his works. Every man will<br />

be rewarded according as his works have been,<br />

whe<strong>the</strong>r good or evil. That which a man sows will<br />

he also reap. There will be no failure in <strong>the</strong> crop.<br />

The harvest is sure and plentiful. You have tried to<br />

blind your brethren in regard to your course. How<br />

could you do so, when you knew that you were<br />

guilty in <strong>the</strong> sight of God? If you value your soul's<br />

salvation, make thorough work <strong>for</strong> eternity.<br />

You will have to make a clean track behind you<br />

by thorough confession. You need a thorough<br />

conversion—a trans<strong>for</strong>mation of self by <strong>the</strong><br />

renewing of your mind. Your self-esteem must be<br />

overcome. You must learn to esteem o<strong>the</strong>rs better<br />

than yourself. Your exalted opinion of your own<br />

acquirements must be given up, and you must<br />

obtain a meek and quiet spirit, which is in <strong>the</strong> sight<br />

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