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3041 The Present Truth, vol. 15 January 26, 1899, page 67 paragraph 7
God saves men only for service. The object of our cleansing is not merely that we may escape destruction, but that we may be messengers of salvation. As soon …
3042 The Present Truth, vol. 15 April 6, 1899, page 212 paragraph 1
… honourable service as is preaching sermons or writing books. To guide a team of horses is in itself as dignified a calling as to guide a State; and the man who …
3043 The Present Truth, vol. 15 May 18, 1899, page 320 paragraph 6
… able to keep God’s commandments. God will listen to no excuses in the judgment, such as, “I was at service, and my employers would not allow me to keep the commandments …
3044 The Present Truth, vol. 15 June 8, 1899, page 358 paragraph 1
… God the service due Him, for Egypt is “the house of bondage.” Exodus 20:1-3. The recognition of God as the one, true God, to the exclusion of all false gods, means …
3045 The Present Truth, vol. 15 August 31, 1899, page 547 paragraph 1
… service of God become secondary to anything else. Nothing is more foolish than for a man to weigh his chances of getting a living against the call to obey …
3046 The Present Truth, vol. 15 October 26, 1899, page 675 paragraph 5
… Him to do is ours also, and all the encouragement that God speaks to Him, He speaks to us also. Jesus calls us to join Him in His service, saying, “Take My yoke upon …
3047 The Present Truth, vol. 15 November 9, 1899, page 707 paragraph 1
… midday, to hear the Word of God read and expounded? That is what the people did in the time of Ezra. Nowadays an hour’s service is regarded as outrageously long …
3048 The Signs of the Times, vol. 7 September 15, 1881, page 416 paragraph 2
… . God had specified the fire that should be used in the services of the Sanctuary. Certain fire was set apart for this use and called holy. None other was to be …
3049 The Signs of the Times, vol. 8 June 8, 1882, page 259 paragraph 6
… want to be supplied, some distress to be relieved. All of Christ’s miracles of healing were done as though they were the natural service of one who sees suffering …
3050 The Signs of the Times, vol. 10 March 27, 1884, page 202 paragraph 3
… , are to be made with reference to it. The commandment is unconditional and unyielding; and yet God requires us to “call the Sabbath a delight.” The fact is, if the …
3051 The Signs of the Times, vol. 10 August 28, 1884, page 520 paragraph 1
… is called into the service, for the whole of the text is seldom given, neither is the context quoted by the opposers of God’s law; and we are sorry to say that many …
3052 The Signs of the Times, vol. 11 September 17, 1885, page 566 paragraph 3
… of God were brought out, in contempt of Him to whom they had been dedicated, and were used in the service of the abominable deities whom they adored as supreme …
3053 The Signs of the Times, vol. 13 February 17, 1887, page 104 paragraph 6
… not call it the Sabbath unless the Bible called it so. Without a Bible statement authorizing the change, no man has a right to suppose that any change has been …
3054 The Signs of the Times, vol. 13 June 9, 1887, page 347 paragraph 7
… said to him, “The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused …
3055 The Signs of the Times, vol. 13 June 9, 1887, page 347 paragraph 8
… never to put off service of any kind for the Lord. To-day is the call to everyone. W.
3056 The Signs of the Times, vol. 14 June 22, 1888, page 371 paragraph 2
… faithful to unite in a special service offered up for the satisfaction of God’s justice in behalf of the departed, that they may enjoy a share of the blessings …
3057 The Signs of the Times, vol. 14 June 22, 1888, page 378 paragraph 5
… that to the Israelites pertain “the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises.” Romans 9:4. The …
3058 The Signs of the Times, vol. 14 October 26, 1888, page 651 paragraph 41
… be called to go to the stake, the block, or the gallows for the brethren; it means that our lives should be considered as not belonging to us, but to the Lord, and …
3059 The Signs of the Times, vol. 14 November 9, 1888, page 682 paragraph 4
… . But God had given rest to Israel, and they are now to receive an honorable discharge from an honorable service. Joshua bids them “return,” and get to their tents …
3060 The Signs of the Times, vol. 14 November 16, 1888, page 696 paragraph 22
… not to suppose that Joshua intended to discourage the people and deter them from the service of the true God, but he did nevertheless state the truth when …