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… He had in his providence brought Moses into the royal family of Egypt, where he had received a thorough education; and yet he was not prepared for God to intrust to him the great work he had raised him up to accomplish. Moses could …
Read in context… God does not require His workmen to obtain their education and training in order to devote themselves exclusively to these classes. The working of God is manifest in a way which will establish confidence that the work is of His devising, and that sound …
Read in context… regular business proceedings. Elder Daniells was pleased to report that the General Conference departments were operating very successfully. These [403] were: Education, Publishing, Religious Liberty, Sabbath School, and Young People’s. Earlier he had expressed the urgency of organizing a Medical Department and also …
Read in context… If parents allow their children to receive an education with the world, and make the Sabbath a common day, then the seal of God cannot be placed upon them. They will be destroyed with the world; and will not their blood rest upon the …
Read in contextChapter 7—Lives of Great Men “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life.” Sacred history presents many illustrations of the results of true education. It presents many noble examples of men whose characters were formed under divine direction, men whose lives …
Read in context… There is much sterling truth in the adage, “Every man is the architect of his own fortune.” While parents are responsible for the stamp of character, as well as for the education and training, of their sons and daughters, it is still true that …
Read in context… Beware lest you confederate with unbelievers, accepting them as your counselors and following their worldly policy; for this is dishonoring to God.— Ibid. (Testimonies to the Church Regarding our Youth Going to Battle Creek Obtain An Education, 35). In the meantime, brick was being …
Read in context… The experience, the education, the discipline of a life of sinful indulgence, has so thoroughly molded the character that they cannot then receive the image of Jesus. Had no light shone upon their pathway, the case would have been different. Mercy might interpose, and …
Read in context… A sharer in all the experiences of humanity, He could feel not only for, but with, every burdened and tempted and struggling one.—Education, 78. God was in Christ in human form, and endured all the temptations wherewith man was beset; in our behalf …
Read in context… Many have not received a proper education; their characters are warped, they are hard and gnarled, and seem to be crooked in every way. While we help these to see and correct their defects, we must be careful not to become impatient and irritable …
Read in context… Through disease transmitted to them from their parents, and an erroneous education in youth, they [502] have contracted wrong habits which injure the constitution and the brain, causing the moral organs to become diseased and making it impossible for them to think and act …
Read in context… There are learned men who have a college education, but these shepherds do not feed the flock of God. They do not consider that the excellencies of the Scriptures will be continually unfolding their hidden treasures as precious jewels are discovered by digging for …
Read in context… We are receiving a divine education, and this is illustrated in a life of diligence and zeal. The soul that turns to God for its help, its support, its power, by daily, earnest prayer, will have noble aspirations, clear perceptions of truth and duty …
Read in context… The children, having nothing to do when not in school, obtain a street education. From evil associates they acquire habits of vice and dissipation. The parents see all this; but it will require a sacrifice to correct their error, and they stay where they …
Read in context… But there were [485] the warnings sounded for two years that Seventh-day Adventist youth should not go to Battle Creek in pursuit of an education. The work of undercutting the Testimonies began with meetings held by Dr. Kellogg and A. T. Jones with …
Read in context… It is not the education, or the talents, or the position of men, that is to save them. We are to be kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation. How do you stand before God today? The question is not, How …
Read in context… In the Sermon on the Mount He sought to undo the work that had been wrought by false education, and to give His hearers a right conception of His kingdom and of His own character. Yet He did not make a direct attack on …
Read in context… It is not in a day that the education and habits of a life are to be overcome. Little by little, many departed from the faith. For three years the voice which had urged them Heavenward had been silent. Like the children of Israel …
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