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Bible Repentance: Path to Love - Robert J. Wieland

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devastating <strong>to</strong> any individual’s self-respect <strong>to</strong> come<br />

face <strong>to</strong> face with the full reality of his guilt. It is the<br />

same with the church body. In order <strong>to</strong> face this<br />

“terrible amount of guilt” without a devastating<br />

discouragement, the church also must understand<br />

that God’s love for her as a body is unchanging,<br />

despite her guilt.<br />

Numerous inspired statements liken our<br />

denominational failure <strong>to</strong> that of the Jews, most of<br />

which were written regarding the reaction against<br />

the message of the 1888 crisis in our his<strong>to</strong>ry. A few<br />

examples follow:<br />

Since the time of the Minneapolis [1888]<br />

meeting, I have see the state of the Laodicean<br />

church as never before. I have heard the rebuke of<br />

God spoken <strong>to</strong> those who feel so well satisfied,<br />

who know not their spiritual destitution … Like the<br />

Jews, many have closed their eyes lest they should<br />

see. (Review and Herald, August 26, 1890.)<br />

The Lord is at work, seeking <strong>to</strong> purify His<br />

people. . . But many have said by their indifferent<br />

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