conflicts if we wear the crown of victory. Like Jesus, we must be made perfect
through suffering. Had Christ’s life been one of ease, then might we safely yield
to sloth. Since His life was marked with continual self-denial, suffering, and
self-sacrifice, we shall make no complaint if we are partakers with Him. We can
walk safely in the darkest path if we have the Light of the world for our guide
“When the Lord last presented your case before me, and made known to me that
you had not regarded the light which had been given you, I was bidden to speak to
you plainly in His name, for His anger was kindled against you. These words were
spoken to me: ‘Your work is appointed you of God. Many will not hear you, for
they refused to hear the Great Teacher; many will not be corrected, for their ways are
right in their own eyes. Yet bear to them the reproofs and warnings I shall give you,
whether they will hear or forbear.”’...
In connection with these quotations, study again the article “The Nature and
Influence of the Testimonies,” in Testimonies, volume 5, pages 654-691.
The statement which you quote from Testimony No. 31 [volume 5, page 67] is
correct: “In these letters which I write, in the testimonies I bear, I am presenting
to you that which the Lord has presented to me. I do not write one article in the
paper expressing merely my own ideas. They are what God has opened before me in
vision—the precious rays of light shining from the throne.” It is true concerning the
articles in our papers and in the many volumes of my books. I have been instructed
in accordance with the Word in the precepts of the law of God. I have been instructed
in selecting from the lessons of Christ. Are not the positions taken in my writings in
harmony with the teachings of Jesus Christ?
Peril of Deceptive Representations
To some of the questions you have asked, I am not to answer Yes or No. I must
not make statements that can be misconstrued. I see and feel the peril of those who, I
have been instructed, are endangering their souls at times