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" If you have other gods before the Lord, your heart will be turned away from serving the only true and living God, who requires the whole heart, the undivided affections. All the heart, all the soul, all the mind, and all the strength, does God require. He will accept of nothing short of this. "

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" The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make the work as agreeable as she can by her cheerful countenance and encouraging words of approval. If they fail once, twice, or thrice, censure not. "

Ellen G. White

Mother

Education

Words

" Love begets love; and thus the love of Christ displayed upon the cross woos and wins the sinner and binds him repenting to the cross, believing and adoring the matchless depths of a Saviour's love. "

" Those who use tobacco, tea and coffee should lay these idols aside, and put their cost into the treasury of the Lord. "

" The masses will reject any theory, however reasonable it may be, if it lays a restriction upon the appetite. "

" In Christ was united the human and the divine. His mission was to reconcile God to man, and man to God; to unite the finite with the infinite. "

" The death of Christ proclaimed the justice and perpetuity of his Father's law in punishing the transgressor, in that he consented to suffer the penalty of the law himself, in order to save fallen man from its curse. "

" We are not called upon to enter into controversy with those who hold false theories. Controversy is unprofitable. Christ never entered into it. 'It is written' is the weapon used by the world's Redeemer. Let us keep close to the Word. Let us allow the Lord Jesus and His messengers to testify. We know that their testimony is true. "

" All the riches of the world are not of sufficient value to redeem one perishing soul. "

" God requires his people to shine as lights in the world. It is not merely the ministers who are required to do this, but every disciple of Christ. Their conversation should be heavenly. "

" All spiritual things are to be treated with sacred dignity. Humility and meekness are in accordance with the life of Christ, but they are to be shown in a dignified way. "

" Do not neglect secret prayer, for it is the soul of religion. "

" Every act, every deed of justice and mercy and benevolence, makes heavenly music in Heaven. "

" God is love, and His law is love. Its two great principles are love to God and love to man. "

" True generosity is too frequently eaten up by prosperity and riches. "

Ellen G. White

Riches

Generosity

" Lightness, jesting, and joking, can only be indulged at the expense of barrenness of soul, and the loss of the favor of God. "

" Action gives power. Entire harmony pervades the universe of God. All the heavenly beings are in constant activity; and the Lord Jesus, in His life work, has given an example for every one. "

" When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music. "

" I prize my seamstress, I value my copyist; but my cook, who knows well how to prepare the food to sustain life, and nourish brain, bone, and muscle, fills the most important place among the helpers in my family. "

" The words of the Bible, and the Bible alone, should be heard from the pulpit. "

" Do not sit down in Satan's easy chair of do-little, but arise and aim at the elevated standard which it is your privilege to attain. "

" Through the grace of Christ we shall live in obedience to the law of God written upon our hearts. Having the Spirit of Christ, we shall walk even as He walked. "

" Let me tell you that the children from their very birth are born to evil. Satan seems to have control of them. He seems to take possession of their young minds, and they are corrupted. Why do fathers and mothers act as though a lethargy was upon them? They do not mistrust that Satan is sowing evil seed in their families. "

Ellen G. White

Control

Seed

" God tests and proves us by the common occurrences of life. It is the little things which reveal the chapters of the heart. "

" The life of Christ was a life of humble simplicity, yet how infinitely exalted was his mission. Christ is our example in all things. "

" As we lay hold upon the truth of God, its influence must affect us. It must elevate us. It must remove from us every imperfection. "

" Souls cannot be saved without exertion. "

" In consequence of our limited ideas of the sufferings of Christ, we place a low estimate upon the great work of the atonement. The glorious plan of man's salvation was brought about through the infinite love of God the Father. In this divine plan is seen the most marvelous manifestation of the love of God to the fallen race. "

" God requires his servants to walk in the light, and not cover their eyes that they may not discern the working of Satan. "

" The name 'Seventh-day Adventist' carries the true features of our faith in front and will convict the inquiring mind. Like an arrow from the Lord's quiver, it will wound the transgressors of God's law, and will lead to repentance toward God, and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. "

" Christ tears away the wall of partition, the self-love, the dividing prejudice of nationality, and teaches a love for all the human family. "