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

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Israel, till <strong>the</strong> Son of man be come." (Verse 23)<br />

The people must be given <strong>the</strong> truth,<br />

straight<strong>for</strong>ward, positive truth. But this truth is to<br />

be presented in <strong>the</strong> spirit of Christ. We are to be as<br />

sheep in <strong>the</strong> midst of wolves. Those who will not,<br />

<strong>for</strong> Christ's sake, observe <strong>the</strong> cautions He has<br />

given, who will not exercise patience and selfcontrol,<br />

will lose precious opportunities of working<br />

<strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Master. The Lord has not given His people<br />

<strong>the</strong> work of making a tirade against those who are<br />

transgressing His law. In no case are we to make a<br />

raid on <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r churches. Let us remember that,<br />

as a people entrusted with sacred truth, we have<br />

been neglectful and positively unfaithful. The work<br />

has been confined to a few centers until <strong>the</strong> people<br />

in <strong>the</strong>m have become gospel-hardened. It is<br />

difficult to make an impression on those who have<br />

heard so much truth, and yet have rejected it. ...<br />

All this is against us now. Had we put <strong>for</strong>th<br />

earnest ef<strong>for</strong>ts to reach those who, if converted,<br />

would give a true representation of what present<br />

truth would do <strong>for</strong> human beings, how much<br />

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