The Gift of Prophecy

1966
Spirit of Prophecy Writings

Past experience has proven that to a great degree our prosperity as a people has been in proportion to the confidence we have in the Spirit of Prophecy. When we inform ourselves concerning the counsels given, accept and follow them, we prosper; when we neglect them, we suffer. We therefore GOP 400.6

Resolve: 1. To express our thanks to God for the instruction, counsel, warnings, and reproof which He in His mercy has given to us through the testimonies of His Spirit, and show our appreciation of these messages by humbling our hearts before Him, and letting these messages bear full fruit in our lives. GOP 400.7

2. To urge our pastors and church officers everywhere to hold before our people the importance of earnestly studying the inspired counsel given to the church, encouraging them to accept the practical Christian instruction received from these counsels as guiding principles for daily living. GOP 400.8

3. To encourage the observance of an annual Spirit of Prophecy Emphasis Week in our Seventh-day Adventist educational institutions. GOP 400.9

4. To encourage our division leaders to continue to plan for more Spirit of Prophecy volumes to be translated into other languages for our growing world membership. GOP 400.10

5. To encourage our evangelists, pastors, and lay preachers to make extensive use of Spirit of Prophecy books in their soul-winning endeavors, gift award programs, and follow-up ministry. GOP 400.11

6. To continue to make use of the Prophetic Guidance Correspondence Course, especially among new believers; and that in major language areas, where the course is not available, to take steps to translate these lessons for such areas. GOP 400.12

7. To encourage those engaged in literature production and sales to continue to give the message-filled E. G. White books their rightful place in the circulation of Seventh-day Adventist literature. ¹⁹ GOP 401.1