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

with you one or two friends, and tell him in their
presence. If these steps fail, then tell it to the
church. Not an unbeliever is to be made acquainted
with the slightest particular of the matter. Telling it
to the church is the last step to be taken. Publish it
not to the enemies of our faith. They have no right
to the knowledge of church matters, lest the
weakness and errors of Christ's followers be
exposed. Those who are preparing for the coming
of Christ should be sober and watch unto prayer,
for our adversary, the devil, goeth about like a
roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour; whom
we are to resist steadfast in the faith. "He that will
love life, and see good days, let him refrain his
tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no
guile: let him eschew evil, and do good; let him
seek peace, and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord
are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto
their prayers."
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