"Satan is the author
--of all doubt,
--all transgression.
He leads men captive, binding them to do his will; in order to fulfill
his purpose, he holds them in the veriest slavery.
To break this bondage, the Lord, in man's behalf, has given to the world his only-begotten and well-beloved Son.
Through the power of Christ, the captives of Satan may all be set free.
Had there been no interference on the part of God,
--Satan and men would have united in an unbroken warfare against the God of heaven.
--When Christ came to the world, evil angels conspired with evil men, and the energies of apostasy were united to destroy the Savior of the world.
*This enmity was due to the fact that Christ
--would not license the evil passions of the natural heart,
--and made a decided warfare against all lust and every form of evil.
In the great controversy between good and evil, each one of us has to choose on which side he will stand, and our life and character will make manifest who is our master.
If we refuse to be obedient to the law of God, we shall make terms with Satan, and Christ will be unloved, and unhonored in our heart and life; but the heart insensible to so great salvation, closed to the bright beams of the Sun of Righteousness, must indeed be hard as adamant."
Signs Of The Times E.G.W.
Ye are of your father the devil,
and the lusts of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning,
and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him.
When he speaketh a lie,
he speaketh of his own:
for he is a liar, and the father of it.
John 8:44
--of all doubt,
--all transgression.
He leads men captive, binding them to do his will; in order to fulfill
To break this bondage, the Lord, in man's behalf, has given to the world his only-begotten and well-beloved Son.
Through the power of Christ, the captives of Satan may all be set free.
Had there been no interference on the part of God,
--Satan and men would have united in an unbroken warfare against the God of heaven.
--When Christ came to the world, evil angels conspired with evil men, and the energies of apostasy were united to destroy the Savior of the world.
*This enmity was due to the fact that Christ
--would not license the evil passions of the natural heart,
--and made a decided warfare against all lust and every form of evil.
In the great controversy between good and evil, each one of us has to choose on which side he will stand, and our life and character will make manifest who is our master.
If we refuse to be obedient to the law of God, we shall make terms with Satan, and Christ will be unloved, and unhonored in our heart and life; but the heart insensible to so great salvation, closed to the bright beams of the Sun of Righteousness, must indeed be hard as adamant."
Signs Of The Times E.G.W.
Ye are of your father the devil,
and the lusts of your father ye will do.
He was a murderer from the beginning,
and abode not in the truth,
because there is no truth in him.
When he speaketh a lie,
he speaketh of his own:
for he is a liar, and the father of it.
John 8:44
