Christian Unity by M. Wood

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Oct 1, 1872

Christian Unity.

By M. Wood

WHAT is it that divides and separates the true family of Christ, if it is not the remaining corruption of our nature, the remaining darkness of our mind, and the subtle enemy of our soul? It is these foes which disturb the peace of the church, and destroy much of her purity and spiritual prosperity. When the Holy Spirit comes in to revive us, and purge away the old leaven of malice and wickedness, and fill us with love, sincerity, and truth, and cause us to die to self, and live to Jesus, our Saviour, our principles are then new. We act from pure, holy, disinterested motives. Faith, working by love, is the moving principle. Self is no longer the pivot on which we turn, but Jesus is our all in all. We live no longer according to the sinful customs of the world, or the powerful solicitations of the flesh, but according to God's holy precepts. We delight in the law of God. It is our meat and drink. We dedicate ourselves, and all we have, to the service of our divine Lord and Saviour who loved us, and gave himself for us.

Then we shall not be daily occupied in forming plans for worldly pleasure, or projecting schemes for the acquisition of worldly profit, but in devising ways and means for carrying on the cause of truth, and for a general spreading of the third angel's message. When we die to self, and have the love of God deep in our hearts, then, and not till then, need we expect to become bright and shining lights in the world, and advance, as it ought to be advanced, the cause of present truth.

M. WOOD.

Boston, Mass.