While the Waldenses regarded the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom, they were not blind to the importance of a contact with the world, a knowledge of men and of active life, in expanding the mind and quickening the perceptions. From their schools in the mountains some of the youth were sent toContinue reading “The Great Controversy: The Waldenses—Chapter 4, Part 3”
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Power in Teaching Truth, Not Tradition
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:“Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, IContinue reading “Power in Teaching Truth, Not Tradition”
Wilderness School
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust” (2 Peter 1:4 KJV). In the natural order of things, [John the Baptist] the son of Zacharias would have been educated for theContinue reading “Wilderness School”
Rules that Must Be Broken
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye” (Psalms 32:8 KJV). “The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts ofContinue reading “Rules that Must Be Broken”
Crowned with Divine Wisdom and Grace
“And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him” (Luke 2:40 KJV). The childhood and youth of Jesus were spent in a little mountain village. There was no place on earth that would not have been honored by His presence. The palaces of kingsContinue reading “Crowned with Divine Wisdom and Grace”
Walking in Truth, Light
“For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light shall we see light” (Psalms 36:9 KJV). It is our privilege to reach higher and still higher for clearer revealings of the character of God. When Moses prayed, “I beseech Thee, show me Thy glory,” the Lord did not rebuke him, but He grantedContinue reading “Walking in Truth, Light”
True Education: Higher Than Colleges Can Give
“Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: . . . and he will shew you things to come.” (John 16:13, KJV). Higher than the highest human thought can reach is God’s ideal for His children. Godliness—godlikeness—is the goal to be reached. Before the student there isContinue reading “True Education: Higher Than Colleges Can Give”