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

experience in the spiritual life. You fail to
understand how to rightly divide the word of life,
giving to each his portion of meat in due season.
You have preferred to contend and contest points
when you were entirely out of your place and could
but meet with defeat. This is the spirit of the class
in Maine whom I have mentioned. It is their delight
to engage in contest and brave it through. You
would not manifest meekness in instructing those
who oppose themselves. You will ever be crippled,
in a degree, by your unfortunate experience. You
lack self-culture and meekness. You have
important lessons to learn before you can become
an unassuming, acceptable follower of Christ, even
in a private capacity.
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