Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

and good soldier, unless he wears the yoke of
Christ. If from self-will or a too high estimate of
his own wisdom and his own methods and plans,
he wants to work in his own lines, he can not be a
good soldier of Christ. The Christian soldier must
act in concert, step in concert, with those who are
connected with him. He must not take offense if
every other mind does not run in the same channel
with his own. Self-restraint is always needed in
order to maintain concerted action. God is not the
author of confusion, but of peace. ...
If we are in fellowship with Christ, we shall be
in fellowship with our brethren, and shall learn to
keep that harmony that should ever exist between
the believers. Love must be cherished for one
another, for the strengthening of the church, and
that we may give to the world the very best
impressions of our faith: "A new commandment I
give unto you," said Christ, "that ye love one
another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one
another. By this shall men know that ye are my
disciples, if ye have love one for another."
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