Sunday, December 18, 2016

A Noble Character

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;
Ephesians 5:1

"A noble character is not in­herited.
It does not come to us by accident.

A noble character is earned by individual effort through the merits and grace of Christ.

 
God gives the talents,
the powers of the mind;
we form the character.

It is formed by hard, stern battles with self. Conflict after conflict must be waged against hereditary tendencies."
Christ's Object Lessons p. 331 E.G.W.