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The True Standard

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D.C. · Oct 1, 1903

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 80, No. 39.

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The True Standard

WE are now to obey the word of the Lord which says, “Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.” There are many bewildered seekers after light and truth who will gather to the true standard when it is uplifted. And the true standard will bear the inscription, “The commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.” In this time when the law of the Lord is being despised and trodden upon, even by those who stand before the people as ambassadors for the King of heaven, the righteous and holy character of this same law should be clearly set forth, and its claims should be brought home to the consciences of men. When this is done in the love and fear of God, we shall find, as the psalmist writes, that “the law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.” The conviction of truth will come upon the hearts andminds of many who have been troubled over the evident departure from the former standards of Christianity, and there will be a rallying to the true standard of truth and righteousness. This will be the closing work in preparing the way for the coming of him whose right it is to reign. It is no time now to let the standard trail in the dust. “Lift up a standard for the people.” It is no time now to hide the distinctive features of our message. These are the very truths which the world needs in this generation. We shall gain nothing but defeat by any compromise or any alliance with those who do not respect the claims of Jehovah’s law. We must proclaim the law of the Lord as the only true standard of righteousness, and faith in Christ as the only means through which we can establish the law. “Lift up a standard for the people.”