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1581 The Desire of Ages, p. 265.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… 109:5. He who on the mount gave the precept, “Love your enemies,” Himself exemplified the principle, not rendering “evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise …
1582 The Desire of Ages, p. 266.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… 1:5, 6. But Jesus, coming to dwell in humanity, receives no pollution. His presence has healing virtue for the sinner. Whoever will fall at His feet, saying in faith …
1583 The Desire of Ages, p. 266.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… John 5:14, 15. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9 .
1584 The Desire of Ages, p. 267.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Jesus was teaching in the house of Peter. According to their custom, His disciples sat close about Him, and “there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting …
1585 The Desire of Ages, p. 268.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The rabbis had waited anxiously to see what disposition Christ would make of this case. They recollected how the man had appealed to them for help, and they …
1586 The Desire of Ages, p. 269.5 (Ellen Gould White)
It required nothing less than creative power to restore health to that decaying body. The same voice that spoke life to man created from the dust of the earth …
1587 The Desire of Ages
This chapter is based on Matthew 9:9-17; Mark 2:14-22; Luke 5:27-39 .
1588 The Desire of Ages, p. 273.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Principle is always exacting. No man can succeed in the service of God unless his whole heart is in the work and he counts all things but loss for the excellency …
1589 The Desire of Ages, p. 275.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The Pharisees were silenced for the time, but only became more determined in their enmity. They next sought out the disciples of John the Baptist, and tried …
1590 The Desire of Ages, p. 276.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Very tenderly Jesus answered them. He did not try to correct their erroneous conception of fasting, but only to set them right in regard to His own mission …
1591 The Desire of Ages, p. 283.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… .” Matthew 5:18; Isaiah 66:23 .
1592 The Desire of Ages, p. 285.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… 12:5, 6 .
1593 The Desire of Ages, p. 292.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… 6:5, 7. Jesus was grieved. Although Philip had seen His works and felt His power, yet he had not faith. When the Greeks inquired of Philip concerning Jesus, he did …
1594 The Desire of Ages, p. 294.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Judas had the same opportunities as had the other disciples. He listened to the same precious lessons. But the practice of the truth, which Christ required …
1595 The Desire of Ages, p. 295.5 (Ellen Gould White)
All the disciples had serious faults when Jesus called them to His service. Even John, who came into closest association with the meek and lowly One, was not …
1596 The Desire of Ages, p. 297.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… .” Hebrews 5:2. Having been in peril themselves, they are acquainted with the dangers and difficulties of the way, and for this reason are called to reach out for …
1597 The Desire of Ages
This chapter is based on Matthew 5; Matthew 6; Matthew 7 .
1598 The Desire of Ages, p. 306.5 (Ellen Gould White)
“Ye are the light of the world.” The Jews thought to confine the benefits of salvation to their own nation; but Christ showed them that salvation is like the sunshine …
1599 The Desire of Ages, p. 310.5 (Ellen Gould White)
The Saviour goes farther than this. He says, “If thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee; leave there …
1600 The Desire of Ages, p. 311.5 (Ellen Gould White)
Christ is the ladder that Jacob saw, the base resting on the earth, and the topmost round reaching to the gate of heaven, to the very threshold of glory. If that …