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Testimonies for the Church, Volume 8 - Ellen G. White

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power over those who could not see <strong>the</strong> evil of<br />

<strong>the</strong>se beautifully clo<strong>the</strong>d <strong>the</strong>ories. The doctrine that<br />

all were holy had led to <strong>the</strong> belief that <strong>the</strong><br />

affections of <strong>the</strong> sanctified would never lead astray.<br />

The result of this belief was <strong>the</strong> fulfillment of <strong>the</strong><br />

evil desires of hearts that, though professedly<br />

sanctified, were far from purity of thought and life.<br />

Ungodly teaching is followed by sinful<br />

practice. It is <strong>the</strong> seducing bait of <strong>the</strong> fa<strong>the</strong>r of lies,<br />

and results in <strong>the</strong> impenitence of self-satisfied<br />

impurity.<br />

This is only one of <strong>the</strong> instances in which I was<br />

called upon to rebuke those who were presenting<br />

<strong>the</strong> doctrine of an impersonal God pervading all<br />

nature, and similar errors.<br />

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