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

character of the work as they have had in the past,
their influence and example will prove a terrible
curse. They will do harm and only harm. The blood
of precious souls will be found upon their
garments.
Testimonies of warning have been repeated. I
inquire: Who have heeded them? Who have been
zealous in repenting of their sins and idolatry, and
have been earnestly pressing toward the mark for
the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus?
Who have shown the inward work of God, leading
to self-denial and humble self-sacrifice? Who that
have been warned have so separated themselves
from the world, from its affections and lusts, that
they have shown a daily growth in grace and in the
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ?
Whom do we find among the active ones, that feel
the burden for the church? Whom do we see that
God is especially using, working by and through
them to elevate the standard, and to bring the
church up to it, that they may prove the Lord and
see if He will not pour them out a blessing?
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