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

and controlled by the Spirit of God we shall find
that this question will adjust itself in the minds of
our people.
Let us individually seek the Lord. Let those
whose religious experience in the past has been
only a surface work, draw near to God. Repent,
repent, and be converted, that your sins may be
blotted out.
When we are prepared to take hold of the work
in earnest we shall be better able than we are now
to deal with the questions involved in this work.
Let every believer do his best to prepare the way
for the gospel missionary work that is to be done.
But let no one enter into controversy. It is Satan's
object to keep Christians occupied in controversies
among themselves. He knows that if they do not
watch, the day of the Lord will come on them as a
thief in the night. We have no time now to give
place to the spirit of the enemy and to cherish
prejudices that confuse the judgment and lead us
away from Christ.
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