Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

dependence upon the One who alone is able to
keep the souls committed to His trust, able to
imbue them with His Spirit, and to fill them with
unselfish love for one another, thus enabling them
to bear witness that God has sent His Son into the
world to save sinners. Those who are truly
converted will press together in Christian unity. Let
there be no division in the church of God, no
unwise authority exercised over those who accept
the truth. The meekness of Christ is to appear in all
that is said and done.
Christ is the foundation of every true church.
We have His unalterable promise that His presence
and protection will be given to His faithful ones
who walk in His counsel. To the end of time Christ
is to be first. He is the source of life and strength,
of righteousness and holiness. And He is all this to
those who wear His yoke and learn of Him how to
be meek and lowly.
The duty and delight of all service is to uplift
Christ before the people. This is the end of all true
labor. Let Christ appear; let self be hidden behind
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