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2381 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 189.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… sheep, Christ teaches that salvation does not come through our seeking after God but through God's seeking after us. “There is none that understandeth, there …
2382 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 189.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… , said Christ, regard yourselves as the favorites of heaven. You think yourselves secure in your own righteousness. Know, then, that if you need no repentance …
2383 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 190.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… understood Christ's parable as applying to the publicans and sinners; but it has also a wider meaning. By the lost sheep Christ represents not only the individual …
2384 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 191.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of Christ, ... for His body's sake, which is the church.” Colossians 1:24. Every soul whom Christ has rescued is called to work in His name for the saving of the lost …
2385 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 191.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… whom Christ is seeking? At the very time when you turn from them, they may be in the greatest need of your compassion. In every assembly for worship, there are …
2386 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 192.1 (Ellen Gould White)
O the lack of deep, soul-touching sympathy for the tempted and the erring! O for more of Christ's spirit, and for less, far less, of self!
2387 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 192.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… rejected Christ's reproof; yet to some His words brought conviction. Upon these, after Christ's ascension to heaven, the Holy Spirit came, and they united …
2388 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 192.3 (Ellen Gould White)
After giving the parable of the lost sheep Christ spoke another, saying, “What woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it?”
2389 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 193.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… it,” Christ said, “she calleth her friends and her neighbors together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you …
2390 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 193.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… parable Christ teaches that even those who are indifferent to the claims of God are the objects of His pitying love. They are to be sought for that they may …
2391 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 195.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… for Christ many parents trust to the minister or the Sabbath school teacher, but in doing this they are neglecting their own God-given responsibility. The …
2392 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 196.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… to Christ, we shall live through eternal ages. For our brethren and sisters in Christ we are to show the same interest that as members of one family we have for …
2393 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 196.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… present Christ to them as the sin-pardoning Saviour? With our own hearts warm with the love of Christ, do we tell them about that love? If we do not, how shall we …
2394 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 196.4 (Ellen Gould White)
… that Christ risked all. For our redemption, heaven itself was imperiled. At the foot of the cross, remembering that for one sinner Christ would have laid down …
2395 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 197.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… with Christ, you will place His estimate upon every human being. You will feel for others the same deep love that Christ has felt for you. Then you will be able …
2396 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 204.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of Christ will behold God as full of compassion. He does not appear as a tyrannical, relentless being, but as a father longing to embrace his repenting son. The …
2397 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 205.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… from Christ until you have made yourself better; until you are good enough to come to God. If you wait until then, you will never come. When Satan points to your …
2398 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 206.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… from Christ goes forth to meet the grace that is working upon the human soul.
2399 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 207.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… now Christ introduces another element. When the prodigal came home, the elder son “was in the field; and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and …
2400 Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 209.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… this, Christ was silent. For the parable was still enacting, and it rested with His hearers to determine what the outcome should be.