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1141 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89 (Ellen Gould White)
To The Unknown God
1142 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Therefore, the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you.” With all their general knowledge, they were ignorant of the God who created the universe. Yet some were longing for greater light.
1143 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89.2 (Ellen Gould White)
With his hand outstretched toward the temple crowded with idols, Paul exposed the errors of the Athenians’ religion. His hearers were astonished. He showed …
1144 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89.3 (Ellen Gould White)
Paul drew the minds of his hearers to the Deity whom they had called the “Unknown God.” This Being needed nothing from human efforts to add to His power and glory.
1145 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89.4 (Ellen Gould White)
The people were carried away with admiration for Paul’s logical presentation of the attributes of the true God. Eloquently the apostle declared: “God who …
1146 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89.5 (Ellen Gould White)
In that age when human rights were often unrecognized, Paul proclaimed that God “made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth …
1147 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89.6 (Ellen Gould White)
With words borrowed from one of their own poets he pictured God as a Father, whose children they were. “‘In Him we live and move and have our being,’” he declared; “as …
1148 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89 (Ellen Gould White)
The Great Philosophers Rejected the Gospel
1149 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89.7 (Ellen Gould White)
In the ages of darkness before the birth of Christ, the divine Ruler had not held the heathen fully responsible for their idol worship, But now He expected …
1150 Unlikely Leaders, p. 89.8 (Ellen Gould White)
So the Athenians, clinging to their idols, turned from the light. Boasting of their learning and refinement, they were becoming more corrupt and more content with the vague mysteries of idol worship.
1151 Story of Redemption, p. 1.89
Now Adam and Eve could see how wrong they had been. They realized more than before what it meant to disobey a command that God had given them. Adam blamed Eve …
1152 The Attack, p. 89 (Ellen Gould White)
Three Sad Days
1153 The Attack, p. 89.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Abraham at last awakened his son, telling him of the command to offer sacrifice on a distant mountain. Isaac had often gone with his father to worship, and this …
1154 The Attack, p. 89.2 (Ellen Gould White)
Father and son journeyed in silence, Abraham pondering his heavy secret. His thoughts were of the proud, adoring mother, and the day when he would have to return …
1155 The Attack, p. 89.3 (Ellen Gould White)
That day—the longest Abraham had ever experienced—dragged slowly to its close. He spent the night in prayer, still hoping that some heavenly messenger might …
1156 The Attack, p. 89.4 (Ellen Gould White)
Another long day, another night of humiliation and prayer. The command to slay his son was ringing in his ears. Satan was near to whisper doubts and unbelief, but Abraham resisted his suggestions.
1157 The Attack, p. 89.5 (Ellen Gould White)
As they were about to begin the journey of the third day, Abraham saw the promised sign, a cloud of glory hovering over Mount Moriah—and he knew that the voice that had spoken to him was from heaven.
1158 The Attack, p. 89.6 (Ellen Gould White)
Even now he did not complain against God. This son had been given unexpectedly; didn’t the One who bestowed the precious gift have a right to reclaim His own …
1159 The Attack, p. 89.7 (Ellen Gould White)
Yet none but God could understand how great was the father’s sacrifice in yielding up his son to death, and Abraham desired that none but God should witness …
1160 The Attack, p. 89.8 (Ellen Gould White)
The wood was laid upon Isaac, the father took a knife and the fire, and together they started up toward the mountain summit. The young man at last spoke, “My father, ... look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?”