Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for
light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for
bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in
their own sight! Isaiah 5:20, 21
"There are many men, apparently moral, but who are not Christians. They are deceived in their estimate of what constitutes true Christians.
They
possess an alloy of character that destroys the value of the gold, and
they cannot be stamped with the impress of divine approval.
They must be
rejected as impure, worthless metal.
We cannot, of ourselves, perfect a true moral character,
but we can
accept of Christ's righteousness.
We can be partakers of the divine
nature,
and escape the corruptions that are in the world through lust.
Christ has left before us a perfect pattern of what we are to be as sons
and daughters of God."
E.G.W.
