Amen to this one. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carleeta Manser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 4:56 AM Subject: {dbilg} The True Standard of Character
> > The True Standard of Character > > To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this > word, it is because there is no light in them. Isa. 8:20. > > There is divine grace for all who will accept it, yet there is > something for us to do.... There is a work for us to do to fit ourselves > for > the society of angels. We must be like Jesus, free from the defilement of > sin. He was all that He requires us to be; He was a perfect pattern for > childhood, for youth, for manhood. We must study the Pattern more closely. > > Jesus was the Majesty of heaven, yet He condescended to take little > children in His arms and bless them. He whom angels adore listened with > tenderest love to their lisping, prattling praise. We must be like Him in > noble dignity, while our hearts are softened and subdued by the divine > love > that dwelt in the heart of Christ. . . . > > We have a work to do to fashion the character after the divine Model. > All wrong habits must be given up. The impure must become pure in heart, > the > selfish man must put away his selfishness, the proud man must get rid of > his > pride, the self-sufficient man must overcome his self-confidence and > realize > that he is nothing without Christ. . . . > > We need to be anchored in Christ, rooted and grounded in the faith. > Satan works through agents. He selects those who have not been drinking of > the living waters, whose souls are athirst for something new and strange, > and who are ever ready to drink at any fountain that may present itself. > Voices will be heard, saying, "Lo, here is Christ," or "Lo there," but we > must believe them not. We have unmistakable evidence of the voice of the > True Shepherd, and He is calling upon us to follow Him. He says, "I have > kept my Father's commandments." He leads His sheep in the path of humble > obedience to the law of God, but He never encourages them in the > transgression of that law. . . . > > None need be deceived. The law of God is as sacred as His throne, and > by it every man who cometh into the world is to be judged. There is no > other > standard by which to test character. > >>From That I May Know Him - Page 300 > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
