p. 11 | Give the Warning

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jun 6, 1907

Give the Warning

It is the solemn duty of the servants of God to warn the wicked of the evil of his way, to warn men of dangers which they may foresee, to warn the unruly that they may yield obedience to the precepts of the Lord, and to warn the careless of the approach of the sword which shall devour the unwary, to warn the faithless and disobedient to flee from the wrath to come.

It is not enough to say soft words, and prophesy smooth things, and sing pleasant songs, and cry, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace. The solemn warning of God must be given, and if men neglect it, it must be at their peril. They must be left without excuse, and no man should be allowed to sink into the abyss of darkness without a faithful warning of his danger.

If perdition is a dream, then men may be allowed to dream their way on thither. If the damnation of hell is a fable and a phantom, then we may allow persons to go on unwarned and unadmonished; but if there are stern and terrible realities before us, if there is a doom which is the second death, then those who perceive the danger, who see the sword coming, are bound by the most solemn obligations to warn the wicked of the error and danger of his way.

Let every man of God realize his responsibility. Let him hold fast the faithful word which God has spoken. Let him put away his own wisdom and his own words, and testify and repeat what Christ has said, and warn men to beware, lest in their carelessness and presumption, they meet an awful doom, from which there will be no way of escape.—Selected.