Testimonies to Ministers and Gospel Workers - Ellen G. White

copartnership. He who accepts the truth in
sincerity, who eats the flesh and drinks the blood of
the Son of God, has eternal life. "The words that I
speak unto you," said Jesus, "they are spirit, and
they are life." When the receiver of truth
cooperates with the Holy Spirit, he will go
weighted with the burden of the message to souls;
he will never be merely a sermonizer. He will enter
heart and soul into the great work of seeking and
saving that which is lost. Practicing the religion of
Christ, he will accomplish a good work in winning
souls.
Under Bonds to God
Every believer is under bonds to God to be
spiritually minded, keeping himself in the channel
of light, that he may let his light shine to the world.
When all those who are engaged in the sacred work
of the ministry shall grow in grace and in the
knowledge of our Lord and Saviour, they will hate
sin and all selfishness. A moral renovation is
constantly going on; as they continue looking to
Jesus, they become conformed to His image, and
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