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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Sep 23, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 37.

Faith and Perfect Character

PERFECT character before God can never be developed without implicit faith; for men can never become acquainted with God without trusting him. Man will never know that God can be depended upon unless he entrusts something to him. Not knowing trust in God, man cannot love him; for genuine trust is an essential part of genuine love. Even Adam, before his fall, must work out righteousness by faith. He must trust God's word as regards what was evil and what was good. He must believe God that it was wrong to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. If he had trusted, he would have found delight in God's will. But he would not believe God, and sad disaster followed. "Without faith it is impossible to please God."