1. Thou art mine

3. Isaiah 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD
that created thee, O Jacob, and he that
formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have
redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy
name; thou art mine.

4. Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth.

5. Ephesians 3:8-17
Eph 3:8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this
grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the
unsearchable riches of Christ;
Eph 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the
mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in
God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
Eph 3:10 To the intent that now unto the principalities and powers
in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold
wisdom of God,
Eph 3:11 According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in
Christ Jesus our Lord:
Eph 3:12 In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by
the faith of him.

6. Eph 3:13 Wherefore I desire that ye faint not at my tribulations for
you, which is your glory.
Eph 3:14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ,
Eph 3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
Eph 3:16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his
glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
Eph 3:17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye,
being rooted and grounded in love,

7. Eph 3:18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the
breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
Eph 3:19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth
knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Eph 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or think, according to the power that
worketh in us,
Eph 3:21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus
throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

8. 1Timothy 3:16
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God
was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels,
preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up
into glory.
No one ever came to our world on such an errand of grace, infinite
compassion, and unspeakable love, as our Saviour; and none ever
received such treatment at the hands of fallen man. "Ye are not
your own; ye are bought with a price" (see 1 Cor. 6:19, 20). We are
Christ's by creation, His by redemption. He is the only sinless Being
who endured suffering, shameful humiliation, and rejection in our
behalf. . . . {UL 155.3}

9. Then, how should those who become new creatures in Christ
Jesus, saved by His merits, conduct themselves before the universe
of heaven? Shall they complain? Shall they accuse one another?
Would not a meek and submissive spirit be more becoming?
"Learn of me," said the great Teacher, "for I am meek and lowly in
heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy,
and my burden is light." Shall we reveal this spirit in our
characters? Shall we wear His yoke, and lift His burdens? . . . {UL
155.4}

10. Every one who has passed from death unto life is able to "set to his
seal that God is true." John 3:33. He can testify, "I needed help,
and I found it in Jesus. Every want was supplied, the hunger of my
soul was satisfied; and now the Bible is to me the revelation of
Jesus Christ. Do you ask why I believe in Jesus?--Because He is to
me a divine Saviour. Why do I believe the Bible?--Because I have
found it to be the voice of God to my soul." We may have the
witness in ourselves that the Bible is true, that Christ is the Son of
God. We know that we are not following cunningly devised fables.
{FLB 16.4}

11. Galatians 4:4-7
Gal 4:4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent
forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law,
Gal 4:5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we
might receive the adoption of sons.
Gal 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit
of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Gal 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if
a son, then an heir of God through Christ.

12. Review & Herald, April 23, 1895
Christ was the foundation of the whole system of Jewish worship,
and in it was shadowed forth the living reality,--the manifestation
of God in Christ. Through the sacrificial system men could see
Christ's personality and look forward to their divine Saviour. But
when he stood before them, representing the invisible God,--for
in him dwelt "all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,--they were
not able to discern his divine character because of their want of
spirituality.

13. Their own prophets had foretold him as a Deliverer. Isaiah had
declared: "Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and
the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall
be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The
everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his
government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne
of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it
with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever."

14. Hebrews 1:1-8
Heb 1:1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in
time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
Heb 1:2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he
hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Heb 1:3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image
of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when
he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the
Majesty on high;
Heb 1:8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and
ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

15. But though his character and mission had been so plainly
delineated, though he came unto his own, his own received
him not. Occasionally divinity flashed through humanity, the
glory escaped through the disguise of the flesh, and brought
forth an expression of homage from his disciples.
But it was not until Christ ascended to his Father, not until
the descent of the Holy Spirit, that the disciples fully
appreciated the character and the mission of Christ. After the
baptism of the Holy Spirit they began to realize that they had
been in the very presence of the Lord of life and glory.

16. As the Holy Spirit brought the sayings of Christ to their
remembrance, their understanding was opened to
comprehend the prophecies, to understand the mighty
miracles which he had wrought. The wonders of his life, in
all its sacredness, greatness, and glory, passed before them,
and they were as men wakened from a dream. They
realized that "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only
begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth."

17. They seemed of much less importance in their own eyes,
after their awakening to the fact that Christ had been
among them, than they did before they realized this.
They never wearied of rehearsing every item which had
come under their notice in connection with his words
and works. They were often filled with remorse at their
stupidity and unbelief and misapprehension as they
recalled his lessons of instruction which they had but
dimly understood when he had spoken them in their
presence, and which now came to them as a fresh
revelation. The Scriptures became a new book to them.
{RH, April 23, 1895 par. 2}

18. The types and shadows testified of the plan of redemption. It is
enacted in the lives of the patriarchs, the sacrificial system and
His dealings with Israel of old.
Abraham:
The plan of redemption was enacted in the sacrifice of Isaac in
Genesis 22:
Genesis 22:7-8
Gen 22:7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My
father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire
and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Gen 22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a
lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
Gen 22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide for Himself
the lamb for a burnt offering. So the two of them went together.
(NKJV)

19. Genesis 22:1-14
Gen 22:1 And it came to pass after these things, that God did
tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold,
here I am.
Gen 22:2 And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac,
whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer
him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I
will tell thee of.
Gen 22:3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled
his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son,
and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went
unto the place of which God had told him.
Gen 22:4 Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and
saw the place afar off.

20. Gen 22:5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here
with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and
come again to you.
Gen 22:6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and
laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a
knife; and they went both of them together.
Gen 22:7 And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My
father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the
fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
Gen 22:8 And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a
lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

21. Gen 22:9 And they came to the place which God had told him
of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in
order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon
the wood.
Gen 22:10 And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took
the knife to slay his son.
Gen 22:11 And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of
heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

22. Gen 22:12 And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither
do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God,
seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
Gen 22:13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold
behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham
went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in
the stead of his son.
Gen 22:14 And Abraham called the name of that place
Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it
shall be seen.
H3070
yehôvâh yir'eh yeh-ho-vaw' yir-eh'
From H3068 and H7200; Jehovah will see (to it); Jehovah-Jireh, a
symbolical name for Mt. Moriah: - Jehovah-jireh.

23. Scholars agree that the site where Abraham offered Isaac is the
temple mount where today the Dome of the Rock stands.

24. Did Abraham agonize in the Garden of Gethsemane the night before
he ascended Mt. Moriah as Jesus agonized the night before He as the
antitypical lamb ascended the Mt.?

26. Whom did Abraham foreshadow?
Desire of Ages p. 578, 579
Adam will tell you, It is the seed of the woman that shall bruise the
serpent's head.
Ask Abraham, he will tell you: It is "Melchizedek King of Salem,"
King of Peace. Gen. 14:18
Jacob will tell you: He is Shiloh of the tribe of Judah.
Isaiah will tell you: "Immanuel," "Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty
God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." Isa. 7:14; 9:6
Jeremiah will tell you, The Branch of David, "the Lord our
Righteousness." Jer. 23:6

27. Daniel will tell you: He is the Messiah
Hosea will tell you: He is "the Lord God of hosts; the Lord
is His memorial." Hosea 12:5
John the Baptist will tell you: He is "the Lamb of God,
which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29.
The great Jehovah has proclaimed from His throne: "This
is My beloved Son." Matt. 3:17.
We, His disciples, declare, This is Jesus, the Messiah, the
Prince of life, the Redeemer of the world.
And the prince of the powers of darkness acknowledges
Him, saying, "I know Thee who Thou art, the Holy One of
God." Mark 1:24.

28. Just before His crucifixion Jesus stood in the temple, the site
where Abraham offered his son Isaac. And then He said
these words:
John 8:56
Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he
saw it, and was glad.

29. Abraham and Lot
Genesis 14:1-17
Gen 14:1 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king
of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam,
and Tidal king of nations;
Gen 14:2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom,
and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah,
and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which
is Zoar.
Gen 14:3 All these were joined together in the vale of
Siddim, which is the salt sea.

30. Gen 14:7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat,
which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the
Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in
Hazezontamar.
Gen 14:8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the
king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of
Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they
joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;

31. H6946,
, qâdêsh, kaw-dashe'
The same as H6945; sanctuary; Kadesh, a place in the Desert: Kadesh. Compare H6947.
H6945,
, qâdêsh, kaw-dashe'
From H6942; a (quasi) sacred person, that is, (technically) a (male)
devotee (by prostitution) to licentious idolatry: - sodomite, unclean.
H6947,
, qâdêsh barnêa‛, kaw-dashe' bar-nay'-ah
From the same as H6946 and an otherwise unused word (apparently
compounded of a correspondent to H1251 and a derivative of
H5128) meaning desert of a fugitive; Kadesh of (the) Wilderness of
Wandering; Kadesh-Barnea, a place in the Desert: - Kadesh-barnea.

32. Gen 14:10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and
the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and
they that remained fled to the mountain.
Gen 14:11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and
Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
Gen 14:12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who
dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

33. Gen 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken
captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house,
three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.
Gen 14:15 And he divided himself against them, he and his
servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto
Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
Gen 14:16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought
again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the
people.
Gen 14:17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his
return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that
were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.

34. Valley of the Kings or Kidron valley
Bera, who had escaped from the battle in the vale of Siddim,
received word of Abram’s victory and went forth to meet him upon
his return. The meeting took place in a valley anciently known as
Shaveh, but in later times “the king’s dale.” This seems to be “the
king’s dale” of 2 Sam. 18:18, and if so, is possibly to be identified
with the Kidron valley (PP 703), later called the valley of
Jehoshaphat. This valley lies at the foot of Mt. Zion, where David’s
palace was later built. Nichol, Francis D.: 1BC. RH, 1978; 2002, S. 308

35. Type of Armageddon
Joel 3:1 For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I
shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
Joel 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them
down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with
them there for my people and for my heritage Israel, whom
they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

36. Genesis 14:18-24
Gen 14:18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth
bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
Gen 14:19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of
the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
Gen 14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath
delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes
of all.
Gen 14:21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me
the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

37. Gen 14:22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have
lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the
possessor of heaven and earth,
Gen 14:23 That I will not take from a thread even to a
shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is
thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
Gen 14:24 Save only that which the young men have
eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me,
Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.

38. The most high God. Hebrew ’El–‘Elyon, this name for God
occurs only here and in v. 22. The first part of this word, ’El,
from the same root as ’Elohim, signifies the “Strong One.” It is
seldom applied to God without some qualifying attribute, as in
’El–Shaddai, “God Almighty,” or ’Eloe–Yisra’el, “God of Israel.”
The second term, ‘Elyon, occurring frequently in the OT (Num.
24:16; Deut. 32:8; 2 Sam. 22:14; etc.), describes God as “the
Highest,” “the Exalted,” “the Supreme One. Nichol, Francis D.: 1BC. RH,
1978; 2002,

39. Melchizedek. The priest-king of Salem joins the king of Sodom in
welcoming Abram. In the days of Abram, Jerusalem was known as
Salem, or Shalem, “peace,” or “security” (see Ps. 76:2). The city of
Jerusalem is first attested in Egyptian records of the 19th century
b.c., and was then ruled by Amorite kings. Jerusalem means “city
of peace,” and Melchizedek, “my king is righteous” or “King of
righteousness,” as the name is interpreted in, Heb. 7:2. While
Sodom’s king came to meet Abram with the purpose of obtaining
the release of his subjects (Gen. 14:21), Melchizedek came to
bless the victorious commander. Nichol, Francis D.: 1BC. RH, 1978; 2002,

40. Hebrews 7:2
Heb 7:2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being
by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of
Salem, which is, King of peace;
Heb 7:3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having
neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the
Son of God; abideth a priest continually.
Heb 7:4 Now consider how great this man was, unto whom even
the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

41. Heb 7:5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who
receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandment to
take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their
brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:
Heb 7:6 But he whose descent is not counted from them
received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the
promises.
Heb 7:7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of
the better.

42. Melchizedek, Christ's Representative.
God has never left Himself without witness on the earth. At one
time Melchisedek represented the Lord Jesus Christ in person, to
reveal the truth of heaven, and perpetuate the law of God (Letter
190, 1905). {1BC 1092.8}
It was Christ that spoke through Melchisedek, the priest of the
most high God. Melchisedek was not Christ, but he was the voice
of God in the world, the representative of the Father. And all
through the generations of the past, Christ has spoken; Christ has
led His people, and has been the light of the world. When God
chose Abraham as a representative of His truth, He took him
out of his country, and away from his kindred, and set him
apart. He desired to mold him after His own model. He desired
to teach him according to His own plan (RH Feb. 18, 1890). {1BC
1093.1}

43. We need to sit at His feet we need the
wilderness experience to get to Know Him
Christ must be blended with all our thoughts, our feelings, our
affections. He must be exemplified in the minutest details of
everyday service in the work that He has given us to do. When, in
the place of leaning upon human understanding or conforming to
worldly maxims, we sit at the feet of Jesus, eagerly drinking in His
words, learning of Him, and saying, "Lord, what wilt Thou have me
to do?" our natural independence, our self-confidence, our strong
self-will, will be exchanged for a childlike, submissive, teachable
spirit. When we are in right relation to God, we shall recognize
Christ's authority to direct us and His claim to our unquestioning
obedience.--Lt 186, 1902. (HC 99.) {2MCP 782.4}

44. John 17:1-5
John 17:1 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to
heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that
thy Son also may glorify thee:
John 17:2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he
should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the
only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John 17:4 I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the
work which thou gavest me to do.
John 17:5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self
with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

45. The word ginouskou, to know, also refers to the most
intimate relationship.
G1097
σκω ginōskō ghin-oce'-ko
A prolonged form of a primary verb; to “know” (absolutely), in a
great variety of applications and with many implications (as shown
at left, with others not thus clearly expressed): - allow, be aware
(of), feel, (have) known (-ledge), perceive, be resolved, can speak,
be sure, understand.

46. How do we get acquainted with someone?
How do you learn to know someone?
Spend time with that person.
How do I render unquestionable obedience?
By being so sure of that individual’s
integrity that I develop total trust.
1John 2:3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we
keep his commandments.

47. Are we not His by creation and
redemption?
Isa 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob,
and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed
thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.
1Cor 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God
in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.
1Cor 7:23 Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of
men.

48. Luke 12:22-32
Luke 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you,
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body,
what ye shall put on.
Luke 12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than
raiment.
Luke 12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap;
which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them:
how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Luke 12:25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his
stature one cubit?
Luke 12:26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why
take ye thought for the rest?

49. Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they
spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was
not arrayed like one of these.
Luk 12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the
field, and to morrow is cast into the oven; how much more will he
clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Luk 12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink,
neither be ye of doubtful mind.
Luk 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek
after: and your Father knoweth that ye have need of these things.
Luk 12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these
things shall be added unto you.
Luk 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure
to give you the kingdom.

50. We will have to learn total dependence, total trust as
all earthly support will be cut off.
In the last great conflict of the controversy with Satan those who
are loyal to God will see every earthly support cut off. Because they
refuse to break His law in obedience to earthly powers, they will be
forbidden to buy or sell. It will finally be decreed that they shall be
put to death. See Rev. 13:11-17. But to the obedient is given the
promise, "He shall dwell on high: his place of defense shall be the
munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be
sure." Isa. 33:16. By this promise the children of God will live. When
the earth shall be wasted with famine, they shall be fed. "They shall
not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they
shall be satisfied." Ps. 37:19.

51. To that time of distress the prophet Habakkuk looked forward,
and his words express the faith of the church: "Although the fig
tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labor
of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock
shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the
stalls: yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my
salvation." Hab. 3:17,18. {DA 121.3}
Every Earthly Support Will Be Cut Off
Hoarded wealth will soon be worthless. When the decree
shall go forth that none shall buy or sell except they have the
mark of the beast, very much means will be of no avail. God calls
for us now to do all in our power to send forth the warning to
the world.--RH March 21, 1878. {LDE 148.2}

52. The time is coming when we cannot sell at any price. The
decree will soon go forth prohibiting men to buy or sell of any
man save him that hath the mark of the beast. We came near
having this realized in California a short time since, but this
was only the threatening of the blowing of the four winds. As
yet they are held by the four angels. We are not just ready.
There is a work yet to be done, and then the angels will be
bidden to let go, that the four winds may blow upon the
earth.--5T 152 (1882). {LDE 148.3}

53. In the last great conflict in the controversy with Satan those who
are loyal to God will see every earthly support cut off. Because
they refuse to break His law in obedience to earthly powers they
will be forbidden to buy or sell.--DA 121, 122 (1898). {LDE 148.4}
Satan says . . . "For fear of wanting food and clothing they will
join with the world in transgressing God's law. The earth will be
wholly under my dominion."--PK 183, 184 (c. 1914). {LDE 149.1}

54. What is Christian life? It is a life rescued, a life taken out of a
world of sin, and attached to the life of Christ. {FLB 30.6}
If our life is hid with Christ in God, we shall, when Christ shall
appear, also appear with Him in glory. And while in this world
we will give to God, in sanctified service, all the capabilities He
has given us. {FLB 30.7}
What is your life? You must meet and answer that question
sometime {FLB 30.8}

55. The Lord Jesus would have His purchased possession
disentangle themselves from everything that would
expose them to temptation. We are the Lord's by
creation; we are His by redemption. All our senses are
to be kept sharp and keen that we may place ourselves
in right relation to God. {HP 170.2}

56. He who has not sufficient faith in Christ to believe that he
can keep him from sinning, has not the faith that will give
him an entrance into the kingdom of God. {RH, March 10,
1904 par. 26}
1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at
the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end
be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the
ungodly and the sinner appear?
19 Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God
commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto
a faithful Creator.

57. We need to ask God to:
Psalm 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a
right spirit within me.
Hebrews 10: 35 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which
hath great recompence of reward.
36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will
of God, ye might receive the promise.
37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and
will not tarry.
38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my
soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of
them that believe to the saving of the soul.

58. Deuteronomy 11:1-8
Deut 11:1 Therefore thou shalt love the LORD thy God, and keep his
charge, and his statutes, and his judgments, and his
commandments, alway.
Deut 11:2 And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children
which have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement
of the LORD your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his
stretched out arm,
Deut 11:3 And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst
of Egypt unto Pharaoh the king of Egypt, and unto all his land;
Deut 11:4 And what he did unto the army of Egypt, unto their
horses, and to their chariots; how he made the water of the Red sea
to overflow them as they pursued after you, and how the LORD hath
destroyed them unto this day;

59. Deut 11:5 And what he did unto you in the wilderness,
until ye came into this place;
Deut 11:6 And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the
sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened
her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their
households, and their tents, and all the substance that
was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
Deut 11:7 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of
the LORD which he did.
Deut 11:8 Therefore shall ye keep all the commandments
which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and
go in and possess the land, whither ye go to possess it;

60. Hebrews 12:8-11
Heb 12:8 But if you are without chastening, of which all have
become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.
Heb 12:9 Furthermore, we have had human fathers who
corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more
readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live?
Heb 12:10 For they indeed for a few days chastened us as
seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we may be
partakers of His holiness.
Heb 12:11 Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present,
but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit
of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

61. We all need the refining power of Christ to be
transformed into His likeness.
The golden rule is the principle of true courtesy, and its truest
illustration is seen in the life and character of Jesus. Oh, what
rays of softness and beauty shone forth in the daily life of our
Saviour! What sweetness flowed from His very presence! The
same spirit will be revealed in His children. Those with whom
Christ dwells will be surrounded with a divine atmosphere.
Their white robes of purity will be fragrant with perfume from
the garden of the Lord. Their faces will reflect light from His,
brightening the path for stumbling and weary feet. {AH 424.1}
Psalm 18:35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy
salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy
gentleness hath made me great.

62. Psalm 71:21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me
on every side.
The Best Treatise on Etiquette.--The most valuable treatise on
etiquette ever penned is the precious instruction given by the
Saviour, with the utterance of the Holy Spirit through the Apostle
Paul--words that should be ineffaceably written in the memory of
every human being, young or old: {AH 424.2}

63. 1Corinthians 13:4-8
1Co 13:4 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love
does not parade itself, is not puffed up;
1Co 13:5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not
provoked, thinks no evil;
1Co 13:6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth;
1Co 13:7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things,
endures all things.
1Co 13:8 Love never fails. But whether there are prophecies,
they will fail; whether there are tongues, they will cease;

64. Combined with His gentleness is His strength. The world might
depict Christ as a sin pardoning softy, but He commanded and it
stood fast, He rebuked the elements, He rebuked the nations and
His own, but He never acted against His character.
Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from
the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all
they that put their trust in him.

65. What kind of trust do we need?
By faith and trust in Him who loves us Jochebed the mother of Moses
placed her son in an ark of reeds.
EGW By faith Hannah prayed and trusted; and in her son Samuel she
gave to the Israel of God a most precious treasure--a useful man, with
a well-formed character, one who was as firm as a rock where
principle was concerned. {5T 304.1}
Mat 19:29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren,
or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my
name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit
everlasting life.
We need to cling to Christ like Ruth clung to Naomi, and like
Elisha clung to Elija and Jacob to the Angel saying: I will not let
thee go lest ye bless me.

66. We are but living, human agents, dependent upon God for every
breath we draw, and we are not to be anxious about food and
raiment, and to be distrustful of God. The Lord has his thoughts of
love toward us, and will care for the future. It is God's will that we
are to be anxious to know and to do his requirements at all hazards;
but we are to trust God implicitly not only for the little things, the
temporal things of life, but for the redemption of our souls. Having
faith, and confidence, and trust in God, we have everything, and
God will never betray our confidence. He is ever loving, and patiently
bears with our weaknesses and infirmities, and is ever willing to
forgive our perversities. Then let us walk meekly, trustingly, and
humbly before him. Commit your way to him. Cast all your care upon
him; for he careth for you. {RH, March 21, 1893 par. 5}
EGW We are not to be anxious about what Christ and God think of
us, but about what God thinks of Christ, our Substitute {FLB 113.6}

67. The cross gives us a glimpse:
And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary,
there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right
hand, and the other on the left. Luke 23:33.
The cross of
Calvary appeals in power, affording a reason why we should love
Christ now, and why we should consider Him first, and best, and
last, in everything. We should take our fitting place in humble
penitence at the foot of the cross. We may learn the lessons of
meekness and lowliness of mind as we go up to Mount Calvary,
and, looking upon the cross, see our Saviour in agony, the Son of
God dying, the Just for the unjust.

68. Behold Him who could summon legions of angels to His
assistance with one word, a subject of jest and merriment, of
reviling and hatred. He gives Himself a sacrifice for sin. When
reviled, He threatened not; when falsely accused, He opened
not His mouth. He prays on the cross for His murderers. He is
dying for them. He is paying an infinite price for every one of
them. He would not lose one whom He has purchased at so
great cost. He gives Himself to be smitten and scourged without
a murmur. And this uncomplaining victim is the Son of God. His
throne is from everlasting, and His kingdom shall have no end. .
. . Look, O look upon the cross of Calvary; behold the royal
victim suffering on your account. . . . {TMK 65.2}

69. Learn the lessons of meekness and lowliness in the school of
Christ. Realize how much he bore for us, and then count it not a
mark of God's anger that you have some trials to bear for Jesus. If
you trust God, the trials will always prove a blessing, and your
faith will come forth the brighter, the stronger, the purer. Satan is
always trying to press the soul into distrust of God, and therefore
we must educate the mind to trust him. Talk faith and hope when
Satan says, as did the wife of Job, "Curse God, and die." If you
trust God, you will see more reason to trust him. As you talk of
his goodness, you will see more of his love to talk about. Thus the
mind may be trained to live in the brightness of the Sun of
righteousness, and not in the shadow which Satan casts athwart
our path. Hope in God, who is the health of our countenance, and
our God. {RH, September 1, 1891 par. 7}

70. A thorough and complete trust in Jesus will give the right quality
to religious experience. Aside from this the experience is
nothing. The service is like the offering of Cain--Christless. God is
glorified by living faith in a personal, all-sufficient Saviour. Faith
views Christ as He is--the sinner's only hope. Faith takes hold of
Christ, trusts Him. It says, "He loves me; He died for me. I accept
the sacrifice, and Christ shall not have died for me in vain."
{16MR 235.3}

71. It is not enough just to believe:
When we speak of faith, there is a distinction that should be borne
in mind. There is a kind of belief that is wholly distinct from faith.
The existence and power of God, the truth of His Word, are facts
that even Satan and his hosts cannot at heart deny. The Bible says
that "the devils also believe, and tremble"; but this is not faith.

72. Where there is not only a belief in God's Word, but a
submission of the will to Him; where the heart is yielded to
Him, the affections fixed upon Him, there is faith--faith that
works by love and purifies the soul. Through this faith the heart is
renewed in the image of God. And the heart that in its
unrenewed state is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed
can be, now delights in its holy precepts, exclaiming with the
psalmist, "O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day."
Ps. 119:97. And the righteousness of the law is fulfilled in us,
"who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Rom. 8:1.
{FLB 90.4}

73. Job 13:15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him: but I will
maintain mine own ways before him.
2 Samuel 22: 31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the
LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
Psalms 9:10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in
thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
Psalms 34:22 The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and
none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.

74. Romans 8:35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall
tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or
peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we
are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through
him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to
separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

75. John 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the
only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Col 1:13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and
hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
Col 1:14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even
the forgiveness of sins: