Testimony Treasures, Volume 1 - Ellen G. White

equired of the Christian. We are exhorted to cleanse ourselves from all
filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. Here
we see where the great labor rests. There is a constant work for the Christian.
Every branch in the parent vine must derive life and strength from that vine,
in order to yield fruit.
It will cost us an effort to secure eternal life. It is only by long and
persevering effort, sore discipline, and stern conflict that we shall be
overcomers. But if we patiently and determinedly, in the name of the
Conqueror who overcame in our behalf in the wilderness of temptation,
overcome as He overcame, we shall have the eternal reward. Our efforts, our
self-denial, our perseverance, must be proportionate to the infinite value of
the object of which we are in pursuit.
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