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Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

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e puzzled. Let us not engage in a contest of this<br />

kind. The very same unbelief exists in our time as<br />

prevailed in the days of Christ. Now as then the<br />

desire for preferment <strong>and</strong> the praise of men leads<br />

people away from the simplicity of true godliness.<br />

There is no pride so dangerous as spiritual pride.<br />

Young men should search the Scriptures for<br />

themselves. They are not <strong>to</strong> feel that it is sufficient<br />

for those older in experience <strong>to</strong> find out the truth;<br />

that the younger ones can accept it from them as<br />

authority. The Jews perished as a nation because<br />

they were drawn from the truth of the Bible by<br />

their rulers, priests, <strong>and</strong> elders. Had they heeded<br />

the lessons of Jesus, <strong>and</strong> searched the Scriptures for<br />

themselves, they would not have perished.<br />

Young men in our ranks are watching <strong>to</strong> see in<br />

what spirit the ministers come <strong>to</strong> the investigation<br />

of the Scriptures; whether they have a teachable<br />

spirit, <strong>and</strong> are humble enough <strong>to</strong> accept evidence,<br />

<strong>and</strong> receive light from the messengers whom God<br />

chooses <strong>to</strong> send.<br />

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