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1647.—The Point of Test

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, California · Apr 12, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 15.

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1647.—The Point of Test.

Was the point of test to our first parents upon appetite, or was it a desire to become like God? E. G. W.
The test was upon their faith—would they believe God, and learn by His Word the good, or would they believe the tempter and seek to become like God themselves. The strong desire to them was to become like God. The enemy entered through the avenue of appetite. The real test was on the matter of faith, “the obedience of faith.” The temptation came over ambitious desire through appetite.