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Third Angel's Message

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and
easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and
without hypocrisy. James 3:17.

The third angel's message is infallible. Upon the grand, ennobling truths
connected with that message you can dwell with perfect safety. Labor
intelligently to encourage union of faith and union of judgment, that all
may be united in the bonds of Christian fellowship and love. . . .

"The wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and
easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and
without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them
that make peace" (James 3:17, 18).

The principle here laid down is the natural outgrowth of the Christian
religion. Especially will those who are engaged in proclaiming the last
solemn message to a dying world seek to fulfill this scripture. Although
possessing different temperaments and dispositions, they will see eye to eye
in all matters of religious belief. They will speak the same things; they
will have the same judgment; they will be one in Christ Jesus. . . .

No one should feel that his judgment is faultless, that his ideas are above
criticism, and that he can pursue a course of his own, regardless of the
opinions of others with whom he is united in labor. When we think we know
all that is worth knowing, we are in a position where God cannot use us. The
third angel's message is not a narrow message. It is worldwide; and we
should be united, so far as possible, in the manner of presenting it to the
world.

Man is fallible; but the message is infallible. With it all should be in
harmony; it is the center of interest, in which all hearts should be united.
We may get up points that are of no consequence, and seek to maintain them;
but we shall gain no strength by so doing. The message is to prepare a
people to stand in the last great day, and to be united in heaven above.
None should feel that it is of no special importance whether they are in
union with their brethren or not; for those who do not learn to live in
harmony here will never be united in heaven. . . . /P>

Some have a natural independence which leads them to think more highly of
their own judgment than of that of their brethren. In so doing they place
themselves where they fail to obtain much knowledge that God would have them
gain. . . . Doctrines and plans should be compared with the law and the
testimony. We should never feel too independent to learn of one another
(Historical Sketches, pp. 122-125).

The great Center of attraction, Jesus Christ, must not be left out of the
third angel's message. . . . The sinner must ever look toward Calvary; and
with the simple faith of a little child, he must rest in the merits of
Christ, accepting His righteousness and believing in His mercy (Evangelism,
pp. 184, 185).

>From Lift Him Up - Page 309

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