Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

personally attacked, because it is not the right thing
to do, to open those opposition charges before the
world. Keep the affirmative of truth, as did Paul in
his charge to Timothy: "Preach the Word; be
instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke,
exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the
time will come when they will not endure sound
doctrine; but after their own lusts, shall they heap
to themselves teachers, having itching ears."
The truth of this I have experienced. In the
early days of this message, I have passed through
most trying ordeals in refuting false doctrines, and
especially such doctrines as we are meeting now.
We are passing over the same ground, and while
we are to call error, error, and withstand delusive
sentiments that will continue to come into our
ranks to palsy the faith and assurance of the people
of God, we are to make no tirade against men and
women. We are to show the evil of the false
sentiments that Christ himself has warned us not to
receive; but let us consider that the power of the
enemy is strong.
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