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Sabbath, August, 01, 2009
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Mark 16:15, "…Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." |
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The Saviour's commission to the disciples includes all believers to the end of time. All to whom the heavenly inspiration has come are put in trust with the gospel. All who receive the life of Christ are ordained to work for the salvation of their fellow men. For this work the church was established, and all who take upon themselves its sacred vows are thereby pledged to be co-workers with Christ. {Counsels to parents, teachers, students 466.2} |
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"..I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place; and he shall be for a glorious throne to his father's house." -Isaiah 22:23 |
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"To be a reader of
the Book of the law, containing a "Thus saith the Lord," Josiah
regarded as the highest position that he could occupy. . . . The highest work
of princes in Israel,--of physicians, of teachers in our schools, as well as of
ministers and those who are in positions of trust in the Lord's
institutions,--is to fulfill the responsibility resting upon them to fasten
the Scriptures in the minds of the people as a nail in a sure place, to use
their God-given talent of influence to impress the truth that "the fear of
the Lord is the beginning of wisdom." For the leaders in |
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Romans 10:17, "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." |
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"Those with whom we associate day by day need our help, our guidance. They may be in such a condition of mind that a word spoken in season will be as a nail in a sure place. Tomorrow some of these
souls may be where we can never reach them again. What is our influence over
these fellow travelers? {PK 348.1} Every day of life is freighted with
responsibilities which we must bear. Every day, our words and acts are making
impressions upon those with whom we associate. How great the need that we set a
watch upon our lips and guard carefully our steps! One reckless movement, one
imprudent step, and the surging waves of some strong temptation may sweep a
soul into the downward path. (Matthew We cannot gather up the
thoughts we have planted in human minds. If they have been evil, we may have set in
motion a train of circumstances, a tide of evil, which we are powerless to
stay. {PK 348.2} On the other hand, if by our example we
aid others in the development of good principles, we give them power to do
good. In their turn they exert the same beneficial influence over others. Thus
hundreds and thousands are helped by our unconscious influence. The true
follower of Christ strengthens the good purposes of all with whom he comes in
contact. Before an unbelieving, sin-loving world he reveals the power of God's
grace and the perfection of His character.
{PK 348.3} |
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John 14:6, "Jesus
saith unto him, I am the way, the
truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." 1 John 5:6, "This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth." John |
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John 14:26, "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." |
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Isaiah 1:18-20, "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it." |
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God has made His messengers the depositaries of His truth, weighty and important with eternal results. Light is to shine forth amid the moral darkness to reveal sin and error. The truth must be given point after point. It must be spoken distinctly and with clear utterance making a few essential points; then it will be as a nail fastened in a sure place by the Master of assemblies. {VSS 216.2} |