Chapter 30—Selfishness and Self-centeredness Dangers in Self-flattery—It is difficult for us to understand ourselves, to have a correct knowledge of our own characters. The Word of God is plain, but often there is an error in applying it to one’s self. There is liability to self-deception and to think its warnings and reproofs do not meanContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”
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Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 7
“Forgive us our sins; for we also forgive everyone that is indebted to us.”—Luke 11:4. Jesus teaches that we can receive forgiveness from God only as we forgive others. It is the love of God that draws us unto Him, and that love cannot touch our hearts without creating love for our brethren. After completingContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 7”
Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The Spirituality of the Law, Part 8
“Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?”—Matthew 19:3. Among the Jews a man was permitted to put away his wife for the most trivial offenses, and the woman was then at liberty to marry again. This practice led to great wretchedness and sin. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus declaredContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The Spirituality of the Law, Part 8”
Steps to Christ: The Test of Discipleship—Chapter 7, Part 1
“If any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17. SC 57.1 A person may not be able to tell the exact time or place, or trace all the chain of circumstances in the process of conversion; but this does not prove himContinue reading “Steps to Christ: The Test of Discipleship—Chapter 7, Part 1”
Steps to Christ: Faith and Acceptance—Chapter 6, Part 2
Jesus says, “What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.” Mark 11:24. There is a condition to this promise—that we pray according to the will of God. But it is the will of God to cleanse us from sin, to make us His children, and toContinue reading “Steps to Christ: Faith and Acceptance—Chapter 6, Part 2”
Steps to Christ: Faith and Acceptance—Chapter 6, Part 1
As your conscience has been quickened by the Holy Spirit, you have seen something of the evil of sin, of its power, its guilt, its woe; and you look upon it with abhorrence. You feel that sin has separated you from God, that you are in bondage to the power of evil. The more youContinue reading “Steps to Christ: Faith and Acceptance—Chapter 6, Part 1”
Steps to Christ: The Sinner’s Need of Christ—Chapter 2, Part 2
Many are the figures by which the Spirit of God has sought to illustrate this truth, and make it plain to souls that long to be freed from the burden of guilt. When, after his sin in deceiving Esau, Jacob fled from his father’s home, he was weighed down with a sense of guilt. Lonely andContinue reading “Steps to Christ: The Sinner’s Need of Christ—Chapter 2, Part 2”