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14661 Reflecting Christ, p. 305.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. 1 Corinthians 13:4, 5, R.S.V.
14662 Reflecting Christ, p. 305.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Kind words, pleasant looks, a cheerful countenance, throw a charm around the Christian that makes his influence almost irresistible. It is the religion of …
14663 Reflecting Christ, p. 306.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:5-7, R.S.V.
14664 Reflecting Christ, p. 306.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Virtue, honesty, kindness, and faithful integrity make noble characters; those who possess these characteristics will win esteem, even of unbelievers, and …
14665 Reflecting Christ, p. 307.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee. Psalm 84:5 .
14666 Reflecting Christ, p. 307.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Joseph preserved his integrity when surrounded by idolaters in Egypt, in the midst of sin and blasphemy and corrupting influences. When [he was] tempted to …
14667 Reflecting Christ, p. 308.1 (Ellen Gould White)
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 .
14668 Reflecting Christ, p. 308.5 (Ellen Gould White)
We need a constant sense of the ennobling power of pure thoughts and the damaging influence of evil thoughts. Let us place our thoughts upon holy things. Let …
14669 Reflecting Christ, p. 309.5 (Ellen Gould White)
As a man “thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Many thoughts make up the unwritten history of a single day; and these thoughts have much to do with the formation of character …
14670 Reflecting Christ, p. 310.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Thus it is when we behold Jesus; everything we look upon reflects His image, the Sun of Righteousness. We cannot see anything else, or talk of anything else. His …
14671 Reflecting Christ, p. 311.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Our efforts, our self-denial, our perseverance, must be proportionate to the infinite value of the object of which we are in pursuit. Only by overcoming as Christ overcame shall we win the crown of life.
14672 Reflecting Christ, p. 311.9 (Ellen Gould White)
“Every word of God is pure: He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him” ( Proverbs 30:5 ).— Testimonies for the Church 8:315, 316 .
14673 Reflecting Christ, p. 312.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Our hearts must be educated to become steadfast in God. We are to form habits of thought that will enable us to resist temptation. We must learn to look upward …
14674 Reflecting Christ, p. 313.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience …
14675 Reflecting Christ, p. 313.7 (Ellen Gould White)
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14676 Reflecting Christ, p. 314.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Before the believer is held out the wonderful possibility of being like Christ, obedient to all the principles of the law.... The holiness that God’s Word declares …
14677 Reflecting Christ, p. 315.5 (Ellen Gould White)
For many years Peter had been urging upon the believers the necessity of a constant growth in grace and in a knowledge of the truth; and now, knowing that soon …
14678 Reflecting Christ, p. 316.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Jesus loves those who represent the Father, and John could talk of the Father’s love as no other of the disciples could. He revealed to his fellow men that which …
14679 Reflecting Christ, p. 317.5 (Ellen Gould White)
After the descent of the Holy Spirit, when the disciples went forth to proclaim a living Saviour, their one desire was the salvation of souls. They rejoiced …
14680 Reflecting Christ, p. 318.5 (Ellen Gould White)
It is indulgence in these things that puts us out of harmony with the harmonious life of Christ, and prevents us from becoming overcomers. We should be actuated …