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Respect for the Aged
Respect in My Life Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord. Leviticus 19:32 — {ML 279.1} There are services due to others which we cannot ignore and yet keep the commandments of God. To live, think, and act…
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Respect For Parents
Respect in My Life Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. Exodus 20:12 — {ML 278.1} The best way to educate children to respect their father and mother is to give them the opportunity of seeing the father offering kindly…
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Strength From Above
Partakers of the Divine Nature But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 — {ML 277.1} Wonderful are the possibilities before the youth to grasp the assurances of…
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Dwell Together in Unity
Partakers of the Divine Nature Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! Psalm 133:1 — {ML 276.1} Christian unity is a mighty agency. It tells in a powerful manner that those who possess it are children of God. It has an irresistible influence upon the world, showing…
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Christ Dwells in Me
Partakers of the Divine Nature Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last…
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Partakers Through God’s Promises
Partakers of the Divine Nature Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 2 Peter 1:4 — {ML 274.1} Every promise that is in God’s book holds out to us the…
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Saints Shall Possess the Kingdom
Perfection of Character The saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever. Daniel 7:18 — {ML 273.1} God takes none to heaven but those who are first made saints in this world through the grace of Christ, those in whom He can see…
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Clothed in the Robe of Righteousness
Perfection of Character And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints. Revelation 19:8 — {ML 272.1} By the wedding garment … is represented the pure, spotless character which Christ’s true followers will possess. To the church it is…
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Perfection, the Goal to Be Gained
Perfection of Character Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48 — {ML 271.1} God will accept only those who are determined to aim high. He places every human agent under obligation to do his best. Moral perfection is required of all. Never should we lower the…
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God Loves Most a Beautiful Character
Perfection of Character Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us. Psalm 90:17 — {ML 270.1} God is a lover of the beautiful, but that which He most loves is a beautiful character…. It is beauty of character that shall not perish, but last through the ceaseless ages of eternity. — {ML…
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