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Growth in Grace

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Publishing Committee · Battle Creek, Mich. · Aug 6, 1857

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 10, No. 14.

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Growth in Grace

GROWTH IN GRACE. Grace is usually at first small and weak. The Holy Spirit is the great efficient cause of growth in grace. It is usually effected by the diligent use of means. Christians do not always grow in grace. When grace grows, its effects are always visible;—it is generally imperceptible to the individual;—it is usually most discernable in the early stages of the Christian life;—we may grow in some graces and not in others;—its rapidity is exceedingly various, but is usually proportioned to our diligence. It is a blessing which is promised, and after which every christian is both commanded and inclined to aspire.