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INTRODUCTION
TWO KINDS OF UNITY
TRUE UNITY – OUR GREAT NEED TODAY
WE MUST BE UNIFORM IN SUBJECTS OF MAJOR
DOCTRINES
DIFFERENCES MAY EXIST IN SUBJECTS OF MINOR
IMPORTANCE
NON-ESSENTIAL AND UNIMPORTANT SUBJECTS
OF HARLOTS, FOOLS—AND THE FATHER OF
LIES
THE WORLD AND THE COUNTERFEIT REFORMATIONS
IN FALSE UNITY
HOLINESS
THE IMAGE OF THE BEAST
A SOLEMN COVENANT
GOD’S HOLY LAW AND HIS CALL FOR UNITY
GOD’S COMMAND AND CALL
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HOLINESS
What is holiness?
“Holiness is not rapture: it is an entire surrender of the
will to God; it is living by every word that proceeds from the
mouth of God; it is doing the will of our heavenly Father; it
is trusting God in trial, in darkness as well as in the light;
it is walking by faith and not by sight; it is relying on God
with unquestioning confidence, and resting in His love.”
Acts of the Apostles, p 51
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen.”
Hebrews 11:1
What is the opposite of holiness?
“Holiness is the foundation of God's throne; sin is the
opposite of holiness; sin crucified the Son of God.”
Testimonies to Ministers, p 145
Without holiness what would happen to us?
“God has commanded us, "Be ye holy; for I am holy;"
and an inspired apostle declares that without holiness "no
man shall see the Lord." Hebrew 12:14. Holiness is agreement
with God.”
Testimonies, vol.5, p 743
For three hundred years, Enoch had maintained his holiness.
How did He walk with God?
“Enoch's walk with God was not in a trance or vision, but
in all the duties of his daily life. He did not become a hermit,
shutting himself entirely from the world; for he had a work to
do for God in the world. In the family and in his intercourse
with men, as a husband and father, a friend, a citizen, he was
the steadfast, unwavering servant of the Lord.
“His heart was in harmony with God's will; for "can
two walk together, except they be agreed?" Amos 3:3. And
this holy walk was continued for three hundred
years. There are few Christians who would not be far more earnest
and devoted if they knew that they had but a short time to live,
or that the coming of Christ was about to take place. But Enoch's
faith waxed the stronger, his love became more ardent, with the
lapse of centuries.”
Patriarchs and Prophets, p 85
"Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in
the law of the LORD." Psalm 119:1.
As God’s children, what is to be our ambition like
Enoch?
“Be ambitious, for the Master's glory, to cultivate every
grace of character. In every phase of your character building
you are to please God. This you may do; for Enoch pleased Him
though living in a degenerate age. And there are Enochs in this
our day.”
Christ’s Object Lessons, p 332
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