"In His great mercy, God has spoken words of encouragement to the children
of men.
---To all who repent and turn to Him, He offers abundant pardon.
---Repentance for sin is the firstfruits of the working of the Holy Spirit
in the life.
It is the only process by which infinite purity reflects
the image of 
Christ in His redeemed subjects.
He teaches us to count all things but loss for the excellency of
the knowledge of Christ Jesus our Lord.
This knowledge is the highest
science that any man can reach. It is the sum of all true science.
"This
is life eternal." Christ declared, "that they might know thee the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent." (John 17:3)." E.G.W.
