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8301 From Trials to Triumph, p. 65.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Many have an idea that they are responsible to Christ alone, independent of His recognized followers on earth. Jesus is the friend of sinners and has all power …
8302 From Trials to Triumph, p. 67.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Ananias under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit had said to Paul: “The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know His will, and see that Just …
8303 From Trials to Triumph, p. 68.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… :4, 5, RSV. Viewing the wisdom of the world in the light of the cross, Paul “decided to know nothing ... except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2:2, RSV.
8304 From Trials to Triumph, p. 72.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Many Gentiles had listened to the preaching of Peter and the other apostles, and many Greek Jews had become believers in Christ, but the conversion of Cornelius …
8305 From Trials to Triumph, p. 73.5 (Ellen Gould White)
As Peter entered the house of the Gentile, Cornelius saluted him as one honored of Heaven. Overwhelmed with reverence for the one sent by God to teach him, he …
8306 From Trials to Triumph, p. 74.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“Then answered Peter, Can any man forbid water, that these should not be baptized, which have received the Holy Ghost as well as we? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of the Lord.”
8307 From Trials to Triumph, p. 76.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Thus, prejudice was broken down, exclusiveness was abandoned, and the way was opened for the gospel to be proclaimed to the Gentiles.
8308 From Trials to Triumph, p. 77.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The last night before the execution a mighty angel was sent from heaven. The strong gates opened without the aid of human hands. The angel passed through, and …
8309 From Trials to Triumph, p. 78.5 (Ellen Gould White)
He remembered falling asleep, bound between two soldiers, with his sandals and outer garments removed. He examined his person and found himself fully dressed …
8310 From Trials to Triumph, p. 79.5 (Ellen Gould White)
When the report of Peter’s escape was brought to Herod, he was enraged. He ordered the prison guard to be put to death. Herod was determined not to acknowledge …
8311 From Trials to Triumph, p. 80.5 (Ellen Gould White)
He remembered his persecution of the followers of Christ, his command to slay James, his design to put to death the apostle Peter. He remembered how in mortification …
8312 From Trials to Triumph, p. 81.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Angels have talked with men as a man speaks with a friend and have led them to places of security. Again and again have the encouraging words of angels renewed the drooping spirits of the faithful.
8313 From Trials to Triumph, p. 84.5 (Ellen Gould White)
It is in the order of God today that chosen workers of talent be stationed in important centers of population; it also is His purpose that church members living …
8314 From Trials to Triumph, p. 86.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Years before, when the divine purpose concerning Paul was first revealed to him, Paul was brought in contact with the newly organized church. Furthermore …
8315 From Trials to Triumph, p. 87.5 (Ellen Gould White)
While the light was shining brightly at Antioch, important work was continued by the apostles in Jerusalem. Every year, many Jews from all lands came to worship …
8316 From Trials to Triumph, p. 90.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Here Mark, overwhelmed with fear and discouragement, unused to hardships, was disheartened. Amidst opposition and perils, he failed to endure hardness as …
8317 From Trials to Triumph, p. 92.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The interest aroused by Paul’s discourse brought together the next Sabbath “almost the whole city ... to hear the word of God. But when the Jews saw the multitudes …
8318 From Trials to Triumph, p. 93.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The apostles were not discouraged. They remembered the words of their Master: “Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matthew 5:12, RSV.
8319 From Trials to Triumph, p. 94.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Through opposition the message of truth gained publicity; the Jews’ efforts to thwart the work resulted only in adding greater numbers to the new faith. “The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, and some with the apostles.”
8320 From Trials to Triumph, p. 95.5 (Ellen Gould White)
In Lystra there was no synagogue, though a few Jews were living in the town. Many of the inhabitants worshiped Jupiter. When Paul and Barnabas explained the …