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161 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892), Lt 4, 1892, par. 48

… of legality. When Satan in heaven rebelled against the law of Jehovah, the thought that there was a law came to the angels almost as an awakening to something …

162 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892), Lt 10, 1892, par. 25

… a legal religion; how hard for them to grasp the rich, free gift of Christ. Those who have not accepted this offering will not understand anything in regard …

163 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892), Lt 10a, 1892, par. 23

… a legal religion; how hard for them to grasp the rich, free gift of Christ. Those who have not accepted this offering will not understand anything of that light …

164 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892), Lt 93, 1892, par. 18

… a legal religion. The eternal principles of truth should be extolled.

165 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893), Lt 10, 1893, par. 16

… of legality in the salvation of their souls that is of any value. We are saved by grace, and the heart is offered as a willing offering. Keeping the heart in the

166 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893), Lt 31a, 1893, par. 2

… hard legal religion which puts every one who claims to believe it in a strait jacket, developing very little attractiveness and spiritual beauty.

167 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893), Lt 41, 1893, par. 25

… . A legal religion will be always a very troublesome guest. A natural religious life is a deception. A Christlike religious life is full of self-distrust, but …

168 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893), Ms 9, 1893, par. 25

… is legal killing. The Saviour of the world gave his life to show the immutability of the law of God. Every one that puts the glass of liquor to his lips is selling …

169 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893), Ms 68, 1893, par. 3

… is legalized by law to carry on a business that takes the poor man’s money to put in his till, when the wife and children are destitute of clothing and being …

170 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893), Ms 107, 1893, par. 2

… be legally condemned. After examining the accusers of the world’s Redeemer, it was found their testimony contradicted each other and was valueless, and …

171 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894), Lt 30, 1894, par. 3

… such legal transactions in no soft style.

172 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894), Lt 30a, 1894, par. 7

… a legal manner increases the expense, so we shall have to raise about five thousand dollars. Now the workmen must be put onto the land, and they must have their …

173 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894), Ms 17, 1894, par. 20

… a legal bond or deed to the eternal weight of glory. How shall I get the deed? By doing the will of our Father which is in heaven. I wrote to these souls that they …

174 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894), Ms 84, 1894, par. 16

A legal religion has been thought quite the correct religion for this time. But it is a mistake. The rebuke of Christ to the Pharisees is applicable to those …

175 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894), Ms 90, 1894, par. 9

… who legalize the liquor traffic? What is the influence of those who put the bottle to their neighbor’s lips? Contrast the work of the rumseller with the work …

176 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895), Lt 14, 1895, par. 1

… was legally bound to the wife he married, who has had two children by him.

177 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895), Lt 14, 1895, par. 2

… a legal right to link his interest with yours or you to link your interest with his.

178 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895), Lt 16, 1895, par. 23

… not legal in the sight of God. God will punish the least injustice that has been done in any case. Several cases have been presented to me whose cry has come up …

179 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895), Lt 57, 1895, par. 48

… , a legal religion, but they believe to a purpose, appropriating to themselves the richest gifts of God. They plead for the gift, that they may give to others. They …

180 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896), Ms 80, 1896, par. 2

… and legalism had reared the most rigid exactions. A round of superstitions and externals was made essential, while inward piety was, in a great measure, only …