The Church: Its Organization, Order and Discipline

Reject Not God’s Sanction

“The Lord must be believed and served as the great ‘I AM.’ And we must trust implicitly in him. Let not men prescribe laws to take the place of God’s law. Never educate men to trust in men; for man’s wisdom is not sufficient to decide as to their right to engage in the Lord’s work. When God lays a work upon individuals, men are not to reject his sanction. God must not be impeded in the working out of his plans by men’s interference, but this has been done again and again.... If men men will not meddle with God’s plan, and will let him work upon minds and character, building them up according to his plan, a work will be accomplished that will stand through the severest trial.” _ Ibid, page 40. COOD 149.2