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4641 The Present Truth, vol. 12 February 20, 1896, page 128 paragraph 11
… War Spirit.-“The ‘war spirit,’ as it is called,” says a London newspaper, “is more common just now than it has been since the Crimean days.” One symptom of it is seen in …
4642 The Present Truth, vol. 12 April 16, 1896, page 244 paragraph 3
… that evil principles must always bear evil fruits. Just so, when the Papacy speaks for peace, we may know that it can only work for war, as it is itself a revolt …
4643 The Present Truth, vol. 12 June 11, 1896, page 384 paragraph 9
… we not read: “Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?” Not an angel in heaven, then, but is engaged …
4644 The Present Truth, vol. 12 June 18, 1896, page 389 paragraph 5
… . Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight …
4645 The Present Truth, vol. 12 June 25, 1896, page 416 paragraph 12
… an evil thing, and can bear injustice to the death, and take it patiently, but they cannot render evil for evil. This militant idea of Christianity which is possessing …
4646 The Present Truth, vol. 12 August 6, 1896, page 512 paragraph 7
… one spirit moving the forces of evil in all the world.
4647 The Present Truth, vol. 12 August 27, 1896, page 547 paragraph 2
… . This spirit of evil, however, is the great genius of the Papacy, which, as Paul foretold, has sought to exalt itself “above all that is called God, or that is worshipped …
4648 The Present Truth, vol. 12 October 1, 1896, page 440 paragraph 7
… any evil under the sun. Not till the last great conflict, when all the armies of the nations will be destroyed by the hosts of heaven, will the world recover from …
4649 The Present Truth, vol. 12 December 10, 1896, page 800 paragraph 15
… only evil has followed. Priest or presbyter, it has mattered not a whit. “We will force respect for the Sabbath” says these zealous workers, and thus they think …
4650 The Present Truth, vol. 12 December 17, 1896, page 803 paragraph 2
… their evil deeds the greater. Oh, the pity of the thing, that such a spirit should be consecrated by the name of Christianity!
4651 The Present Truth, vol. 13 February 4, 1897, page 71 paragraph 5
… of evil spirits,’ he says further, ‘is not uncommon, even among church-members; though when they are questioned closely, and shown that faith in God excludes fear …
4652 The Present Truth, vol. 13 February 18, 1897, page 99 paragraph 7
… familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made …
4653 The Present Truth, vol. 13 March 4, 1897, page 133 paragraph 1
… doth not profit. Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the Lord. For My people have committed two evils; they have …
4654 The Present Truth, vol. 13 March 11, 1897, page 160 paragraph 7
… of evil in Him to respond to the evil without. He to whom all power in heaven and in earth was committed suffered every ignominy, and never contended for His …
4655 The Present Truth, vol. 13 March 25, 1897, page 178 paragraph 7
… shalt not follow a multitude to do evil.” The multitude walk in the broad way, but to follow Jesus Christ one must turn the feet into the narrow way that leads …
4656 The Present Truth, vol. 13 May 27, 1897, page 336 paragraph 6
… the spirit of the god of this world. But the Christian belongs to the Lord’s service. His kingdom is not of this world, and hence His servants do not fight.
4657 The Present Truth, vol. 13 July 1, 1897, page 403 paragraph 1
… is not. The evil heart of unbelief still suggests doubts. “I believe all this, but—.” There, stop right there; if you believed you wouldn’t say “but.” When people add …
4658 The Present Truth, vol. 13 July 15, 1897, page 434 paragraph 4
… inherit evil dispositions, and all the tendencies to evil that dwell in the flesh, even so by the new birth we inherit the graces of the Spirit. To doubt this …
4659 The Present Truth, vol. 13 July 29, 1897, page 466 paragraph 8
… come professing to be departed friends or illustrious men, is in itself sufficient evidence that they are not angels of light, but are of the evil one …
4660 The Present Truth, vol. 13 August 19, 1897, page 528 paragraph 14
… the Spirit of God in the heart can bring this about. Strikes, wars, and fightings will go on as long as evil desires reign in the human heart.