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19241 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 529.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God or shut out his presence from his people, if they will, with subdued, contrite hearts, confess and put away their sins, and in faith claim his promises. Every …
19242 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 529.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God forbade the evil which he longed to pronounce, and Balaam was forced to exclaim, “How shall I curse, whom God hath not cursed? or how shall I defy, whom the …
19243 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 529.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… against God’s people, he finally succeeded in bringing upon them by seducing them into sin. When they transgressed God’s commandments, then they separated …
19244 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 530.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… upon God, and obedience to all his commandments, can we be secure. No man is safe for a day or an hour without prayer. Especially should we entreat the Lord for …
19245 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 531.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God, and this fact was a constant testimony against the claim which Satan had urged in Heaven, that God’s law was oppressive, and opposed to the good of his …
19246 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 531.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… , “Hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” [ Genesis 3:1 .] Had Eve refrained from entering into argument with the tempter, she would have been safe …
19247 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 532.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… ; for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” [ Genesis 3:2-5 .] He declared that they …
19248 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 532.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… sentence. God declared that as a penalty for his sin, man should return to the ground whence he was taken: “Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” [ Genesis …
19249 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 532.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… to God, he would have continued to enjoy free access to this tree, and would have lived forever. But when he sinned, he was cut off from partaking of the tree of …
19250 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 533.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… not God, by the sacrifice of his Son, brought immortality within their reach. While “death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned,” Christ “hath brought life …
19251 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 533.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God.
19252 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 534.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… , represents God as a revengeful tyrant, declaring that he plunges into hell all those who do not please him, and causes them ever to feel his wrath; and that while …
19253 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 534.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… Satanic. God is love; and all that he created was pure, holy, and lovely, until sin was brought in by the first great rebel. Satan himself is the enemy who tempts …
19254 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 534.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… represent God as even worse than themselves, in order to justify their own malignity and rebellion. The great deceiver endeavors to shift his own horrible …
19255 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 535.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… as God shall live. Yet this doctrine has been widely taught, and is still embodied in many of the creeds of Christendom. Said a learned doctor of divinity: “The …
19256 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 535.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God’s Word, is such teaching to be found? Will the redeemed in Heaven be lost to all emotions of pity and compassion, and even to feelings of common humanity …
19257 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 536.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… show God’s hatred of sin as an evil which is ruinous to the peace and order of the universe. Oh, dreadful blasphemy! As if God’s hatred of sin is the reason why …
19258 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 536.2 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God, can we wonder that our merciful Creator is feared, dreaded, and even hated? The appalling views of God which have spread over the world from the teachings …
19259 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 536.3 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God’s Word, and accept false doctrines because our fathers taught them, we fall under the condemnation pronounced upon Babylon; we are drinking of the …
19260 The Great Controversy (1888 ed.), p. 537.1 (Ellen Gould White)
… of God, and yet expect to be finally received into his favor. Such a doctrine, presuming upon God’s mercy, but ignoring his justice, pleases the carnal heart …