Section 3—Development of the Mind Chapter 12—Diligence [See Chapter 65, Indolence.] Strive and Achieve—It is hard study, hard toil, persevering diligence, that obtain victories. Waste no hours, no moments. The results of work—earnest, faithful work—will be seen and appreciated. Those who wish for stronger minds can gain them by diligence. The mind increases in powerContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”
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Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1
Section 3—Development of the Mind Chapter 11—Bible Study and the Mind (Part 3) A New Heart Means a New Mind—The words “A new heart will I give you” mean, “A new mind will I give you.” This change of heart is always attended by a clear conception of Christian duty, an understanding of truth. TheContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”
Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1
Section 1—The Study of the Mind Chapter 6—A Healthy Normality (Part 2) Faculties of Mind to Rule the Body—True education includes the whole being. It teaches the right use of one’s self. It enables us to make the best use of brain, bone, and muscle, of body, mind, and heart. The faculties of the mind,Continue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”
Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1
Section 1—The Study of the Mind Chapter 6—A Healthy Normality The Source of True Happiness—There are persons with a diseased imagination to whom religion is a tyrant, ruling them as with a rod of iron. Such are constantly mourning over their depravity and groaning over supposed evil. Love does not exist in their hearts; aContinue reading “Mind, Character, and Personality Volume 1”
The Ministry of Healing
The Essential Knowledge (Part 22) “The light of the knowledge of the glory of God.” Chapter 38—The Importance of Seeking True Knowledge No Time to Lose We have no time to lose. We know not how soon our probation may close. At the longest, we have but a brief lifetime here, and we know notContinue reading “The Ministry of Healing”
The Ministry of Healing
The Essential Knowledge (Part 10) “The light of the knowledge of the glory of God.” Chapter 36—Danger in Speculative Knowledge One of the greatest evils that attends the quest for knowledge, the investigations of science, is the disposition to exalt human reasoning above its true value and its proper sphere. Many attempt to judge ofContinue reading “The Ministry of Healing”
The Ministry of Healing
The Essential Knowledge (Part 9) “The light of the knowledge of the glory of God.” Chapter 35—A True Knowledge of God The Knowledge That Works Transformation The knowledge of God as revealed in Christ is the knowledge that all who are saved must have. It is the knowledge that works transformation of character. This knowledge,Continue reading “The Ministry of Healing”