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- Chapter 8—In Every Place
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- The Church the Light of the World
- A Work of Tearing Down
- A Divinely Appointed Ministry
- The Time of Celestial Glory
- Miracles Not the Sign
- Beware of False Teachers
- Walk in Unity
- Chosen Watchmen
- No New Organization
- What Constitutes Babylon
- Poisonous Doctrines
- Following Rome
- Call to Come Out
- The Sins of Babylon
- The Doctrine of Eternal Torment
- Alliance with the World
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- A Hypocritical Fast
- The Acceptable Fast
- The Reward
- What Are We Worth?
- Personal Experience
- Our Privilege
- In God Is Our Strength
- Helping Establish A School
- Opportunities for Service
- Is Sister White Getting Rich?
- A Gift to Our Schools
- Perseverance Under Affliction
- A Pioneer
- Earnest, Untiring Activity
- Simple Agencies Will Be Used
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- The Home A School
- Influence of the Home
- Companionship of Angels
- Miracle-Working Powers
- Not Allowed to Drift
- Politeness and Courtesy
- Faith to Be Exercised
- Lessons in Fellowship
- Children to be Shielded From Contaminating Influences
- Evils of Newspapers
- An Unmistakable Distinction
- A Lesson from Israel
- Bible Principles Diligently Taught
- A Reformation Necessary
- Regarding Children
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- Dwell on Essential Themes
- Differing Experiences in Conversion
- Leave Christ Room to Work
- Idolizing Fine-Drawn Theories
- Detached Sentences
- Truth Mingled with Supposition
- Straining for Originality
- Talk Not of Divisions
- Walk Day by Day with God
- Harmonize with Your Brethren
- Avoid Foolish Contentions
- God's Way of Winning Souls
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The Two Paths
All along the path that leads to death there are pains and penalties, there are sorrows and disappointments, there are warnings from God's messengers not to go on, and God will make it hard for the heedless and the headstrong to destroy themselves. All the way up the steep path leading to eternal life are wellsprings of joy to refresh the weary. The true, strong joy of the soul begins when Christ is formed within, the hope of glory. If you now choose the path where God leads, and go forward where the voice of duty calls, the difficulties which Satan has magnified before you will disappear.1NL 76.1
No path is safe, save that which grows clearer and firmer the farther it is pursued. The foot may sometimes slip upon the safest path. In order to walk without fear, you must know that your hand is firmly held by the hand of Christ. You must not for a moment think there is no danger for you. The wisest make mistakes. The strongest sometimes falter. The foolish, self-confident, heady and high-minded who press heedlessly on upon forbidden paths, flattering themselves that they can change their course when they please are walking upon a path of pitfalls. They may recover a fall, a mistake they make, but how many make one misstep which will prove their eternal ruin. If you play the policy of non-committal in order to gain objects you would otherwise fail to obtain, if you secure by art and cunning what should be won by perseverance, toil, and conflict, you will be entangled in a net of your own weaving, and will be ruined, not only for this world, but for the future life.1NL 76.2
God forbid that you should make shipwreck of faith here. Look at Paul; listen to his words sounding along the line to our time: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love His appearing.” Here is the battle shout of victory from Paul. What will be yours?1NL 76.3
Now, Elder Canright, for your soul's sake grasp firmly again the hand of God, I beseech you. I am too weary to write more. God deliver you from Satan's snare is my prayer.—Letter 1, 1880.1NL 76.4