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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Feb 18, 1909

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 86, No. 7.

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The doctrine of the utter destruction of sin and sinners stands as the crowning evidence of God's infinite love for the finally impenitent. Were God vindictive and revengeful, he would preserve the wicked to an endless life of suffering, and delight in their misery. Having exhausted the resources of divine grace to secure their reformation to life, he now does for them the only thing he can do in love,—takes away the life which has become a burden and intolerable on account of sin. God reveals his love for the possessor in bringing his life, so misused and distorted by sin, to a merciful end.
The capacity for knowing God and for living in fellowship with him has been conferred upon us; but we may refuse to retain God in our knowledge, and may employ the higher faculties of our being for lower purposes. One way to contribute to this result is to keep the mind occupied with the things pertaining to this present world. While we should be “diligent in business,” we should also be “fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.” It is possible to give proper attention to business, and at the same time to keep the mind stayed upon God and the heart aglow with love for God and his truth. The penalty of becoming too much absorbed in the every-day affairs of life is the loss of both the inclination to, and the power for, intimate fellowship with heavenly beings. This is too high a price to pay for any worldly gain.