Hints for Young Christians

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Feb 14, 1871

Hints for Young Christians.

NEVER neglect daily prayer; and when you pray, remember that God is present, and that he hears your prayers. 1 John 5 : 14.

Never neglect daily private Bible reading; and when you read, remember that God is speaking to you, and that you are to believe and act upon what he says. All backsliding begins with the neglect of these two rules. John 5 : 39.

Never let a day pass without doing something for Jesus. Every morning, reflect on what Jesus has done for you, and then ask yourself, “What am I doing for him?” Matt. 5:3-16.

If you are ever in doubt as to a thing’s being right or wrong, go to your room and consider whether you can do it in the name of Jesus, and ask God’s blessing upon it. Col. 3 : 17. If you cannot do this, it is wrong. Rom. 14 : 23.

Never take your Christianity from Christians, or argue, because such and such people do so and so, that therefore you may. 2. Cor. 10 : 12. You are to ask yourself, “How would the Lord have me act?” Follow him. John 10 : 27.

Never trust your feelings, or the opinions of men, if they contradict God’s word. If authorities are pleaded, still, “let God be true, but every man a liar.” Rom. 3 : 4.—Sel.