The Third Angel's Message (1893) - Alonzo T. Jones

has through the Testimonies simplified the great
truths already given and in His chosen way brought
them before the people to awaken and impress the
mind with them, that all may be without excuse. . .
. The Testimonies are not to belittle the word of
God, but to exalt it and attract minds to it, that the
beautiful simplicity of truth may impress all."
There is another reason also why we want to
get this and see that it is in the Bible. That is
because we, from this Institute and this
Conference, are to go forth to preach nothing else
but just this one thing; and we are to preach to
people who do not believe the Testimonies. And
the Scriptures have told us that prophesyings are
not for them that believe not but for them which
believe. Tongues are a sign to them that believe
not; prophesyings are a sign to them that believe. 1
Cor. 14:22. Now when we go and preach this
message to people who do not know anything
about the Testimonies, we have to teach them that
the Bible says it, and we have to teach from that
alone. If we were preaching to our own people, to
use the Testimonies and all these other helps would
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