Spalding and Magan's Unpublished Manuscript Testimonies - Ellen G. White

By their love and unity the disciples were to
bear witness to Christ's power. Thus the world was
to be led to see that God had indeed sent His Son to
save sinners. Since this is so, should we not do all
in our power to bring about such a glorious result?
Should we not cultivate the attributes that will
enable us to answer Christ's prayer for us? The
blessing of God will rest upon all who respect and
honor Christ by revealing love for one another, by
striving for the unity that he prayed might exist.
How can the professed people of God be
content to be at variance with one another? Surely
they see in the world enough of the sad result of
alienation and strife. Satan strives to bring disunion
into the ranks of God's followers, that Christ's heart
may be pained. Let those who are serving the Lord
make sure that their service is not a pretence. This
is what it is when they talk against one another,
giving way to a spirit of envy and fault-finding.
"And the glory which Thou gavest me I have
given them; that they may be one, even as we are
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