Valuable Extracts by A. Smith

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Jul 31, 1913

Valuable Extracts

By A. Smith

A. SMITH

God's Jewel Casket

“The church is very precious in his sight. It is the case which contains his jewels, the fold which encloses his flock.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. VI, page 261.

Church Dear to God

“Nothing else in this world is so dear to God as his church. Nothing is guarded by him with such jealous care. Nothing so offends God as an act that injures the influence of those who are doing his service. He will call to account all who aid Satan in his work of criticizing and discouraging.”—Id., page 42.

Human Nature Adopted

“In Christ we become more closely united to God than if we had never fallen. In taking our nature, the Saviour has bound himself to humanity by a tie that is never to be broken. . . . God gave his only begotten son to become one of the human family, forever to retain his human nature. . . . God has adopted human nature in the person of his Son, and has carried the same into the highest heaven.”—“Desire of Ages,” page 25.

True as Steel

“The Lord will have a people as true as steel, and with faith as firm as the granite rock. They are to be his witnesses in the world, his instrumentalities to do a special, a glorious work in the day of his preparation.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. IV, page 594.

Angels Making Crowns

“When the Lord makes up his jewels, the true, the frank, the honest, will be looked upon with pleasure. Angels are employed in making crowns for such ones, and upon these star-gemmed crowns will be reflected, with splendor, the light which radiates from the throne of God.”—Id., Vol. V, page 96.

Christ Made No Plans

“Christ, in his life on earth, made no plans for himself. He accepted God's plans for him, and day by day the Father unfolded his plans. . . . As we commit our ways to him, he will direct our steps.”—“Ministry of Healing,” page 479.

God's Plan for Us

“The Lord has his eye upon every one of his people. He has his plans concerning each.”—“Testimonies for the Church,” Vol. VI, page 12.

Inferior to Jesus

“The human family . . . are far inferior in strength and wisdom to Jesus, even after he had taken upon himself man's nature.”—Mrs. E. G. White, in the Signs of the Times, Jan. 18, 1905.

To Repopulate Heaven

“It was his purpose to repopulate heaven with the human race, if after test and trial they proved to be loyal to him.”—Id., May 29, 1901.

“The vacancies made in heaven by the fall of Satan and his angels will be filled by the redeemed of the Lord.”—Mrs. E. G. White, in the Watchman, Nov. 7, 1905.

The World to Be Exalted

“Our little world, under the curse of sin the one dark blot in his glorious creation, will be honored above all other worlds in the universe of God.”—“Desire of Ages,” page 26.

The Heathen Saved

“Even among the heathen are those who have cherished the spirit of kindness; before the words of life had fallen upon their ears, they have befriended the missionaries, even ministering to them at the peril of their own lives. Among the heathen are those who worship God ignorantly, those to whom the light is never brought by human instrumentality, yet they will not perish. Though ignorant of the written law of God, they have heard his voice speaking to them in nature, and have done the things that the law required. Their works are evidence that the Holy Spirit has touched their hearts, and they are recognized as the children of God.”—Id., page 638.