EGW Writings1 Corinthians 6

Counsels for the Church

“Ye Are Not Your Own”

CCh 215.3

“Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Lt 93, 1893

8LtMs, Lt 93, 1893, par. 22

Place yourselves in the most favorable position possible for the development and cultivation of Christian character. Place yourself in connection with the light shining from heaven. I beg of you both to choose Christ as your Saviour. And choose for your companionship the society of those whom the Lord is teaching, leading, and guiding. Let not Satan have his way and his will that he may through his temptations sift you as wheat. I beseech of you to have respect to the recompense of the reward. We have a Saviour who has ascended to heaven to be our Advocate, and to prepare mansions for us. He says that He will come again. He will take us to Himself, that where He is we may be also. The Lord has bought you with the price of His own blood. “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Lt 68a, 1893

8LtMs, Lt 68a, 1893, par. 25

“Know ye not that ... ye are not your own, but ye are bought with a price? Therefore glorify God in your body and your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] It is your duty to be an example to all with whom you are brought in contact. We are required to grow in grace and the knowledge of the Truth. “So grow up into the full stature of men and women in Christ Jesus.”

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Lt 29, 1893

8LtMs, Lt 29, 1893, par. 4

You can do no less than to give to God His own. “Ye are not your own ... ye were bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Ms 50, 1893

8LtMs, Ms 50, 1893, par. 16

It is our duty to render implicit obedience to the divine injunctions. Our faith must grasp the mercy and forgiveness of our sins. Then, believing that our sins are pardoned, we are no longer to walk in the path of transgression but yield ourselves to the will of God. Every day that we fail to do God’s will we rob Him who has said, “Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Lt 10, 1893

8LtMs, Lt 10, 1893, par. 15

When will the minds of fallen men, ransomed by the blood of Christ, understand how to receive the righteousness of Christ as a free gift, bestowed without money and without price because men had nothing that he naturally possessed in money or in virtue of character that belonged to his individual self? He could not even claim to be owner of himself. “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price,” even the precious blood of the Son of God. [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] The present and eternal security of man is in his surety, Jesus Christ, the Righteous. And no man shall be able to pluck the believing, trusting soul out of His hands.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Lt 32, 1894

9LtMs, Lt 32, 1894, par. 11

Jesus has bought you soul, body, and spirit. “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are his.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Attend meeting, and bear your testimony as the witness of Christ, and do not adopt unlawful, doubtful measures with a view of disentangling yourself from your present, embarrassing situation. Endure the pressure. Submit to wrong, bear the suffering part of religion for Christ’s sake, rather than sin against God by seeking to deliver yourself. Transfer not your interests from His hands into your own.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Ms 60, 1894

9LtMs, Ms 60, 1894, par. 13

Instead of the requirements of God being relaxed in the New Testament, the lines are drawn closer, and duty is more distinctly defined. The apostle says, “Whatsoever ye do,” even in the matter of eating and drinking, “do all to the glory of God.” [1 Corinthians 10:31.] The question may be asked, “May I not do what I like with myself? Am I never to have my own way? Is not my body my own?” You may have your own way, but it will be at the loss of your soul, or you may have God’s way and live to a purpose in this world, and in the world to come have life everlasting. “Ye are not your own, for you are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Lt 26, 1894

9LtMs, Lt 26, 1894, par. 7

The salvation of souls is above every other consideration. He who is a worker together with God wrestles with God in prayer that he may be imbued with His Spirit, that under the constraining power of the Holy Spirit he may win souls to Jesus. He denies self as did Jesus; he lifts the cross through evil as well as good report. If tempted, through flattering presentations made by human agents, he has one answer for them: “I am not my own, I have been bought with a price. I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” [See 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; Galatians 2:20.] Every member of the church may do a good work for Jesus is he works in Christ’s lines. Truth will triumph gloriously if self is not introduced into the work and allowed to mar the beauty of the sacred, eternal truth.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Ms 43a, 1894

9LtMs, Ms 43a, 1894, par. 6

Christ has bought our hearts. Christ has bought the human intelligence. Christ has bought the reasoning powers, and Christ has entrusted us with capabilities and with powers. He does not want that we should let these powers and capabilities be employed merely in the common things of earthly substance, and lose sight of the eternal. 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. He came to our world when Satan appeared to have the human race under his control. The Lord Jesus made our world. Everything was made by Christ. Here Christ through God created our world, and He engaged before the foundation of the world that if man that was created in Eden should transgress the law of God, He would take the penalty of their transgression upon Himself. And He did this. Then has He no right to instruct His subjects what to do, that they shall not miss the eternal reward? Who, I ask you of this congregation, will absorb brain, bone and muscle for the acquisition of merely temporal advantages?

Counsels on Health

Purchased of God

CH 43.1

“Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Ms 105, 1894

9LtMs, Ms 105, 1894, par. 5

The Lord is soon to come and your inquiry every day should be, how shall I subdue the spirit of worldliness which continually seeks to exert its deadly influence over my soul which has been bought with an infinite price? You should daily cultivate love for Jesus who took [upon] his own divine soul the punishment for your sins. Have you ever considered how many there are who might have had eternal life who have satisfied themselves with the things of this present life, and have lost eternity out of their reckoning. It is time for us to consider seriously our responsibility in the matter of influence in the church. On whose side are you placing your influence? Jesus who died to save you and your children, says to you, “He that is not for me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth abroad.” [Matthew 12:30.] You cannot estimate the influence you may exert over those who have not the love and fear of God and who are in the darkness of error. “Ye are not your own. For ye are brought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] You are privileged to be coworkers with Christ in saving your own souls and the souls of your children. But if you are coworkers with Christ you will teach your children that they cannot live to please their associates when this involves displeasing God. What will please God is to be first, and what will please your neighbors secondary. What your neighbors will think or say or do is not be the standard to which you are to fashion your character or mould your course. By your example you are to teach your children, who are God’s purchased heritage, that they are to regard the law of God as the rule of life, and to avoid transgression in every particular. You are responsible to God to give your neighbors an example that they may follow. By your practical obedience to all his requirements, you are to teach them to avoid all disloyalty. Your piety is to be active, earnest, sincere, and in practicing godliness you will decide your own destiny, and the destiny of your loved ones for eternal life.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Ms 112, 1894

9LtMs, Ms 112, 1894, par. 5

Many of the ones with whom the Spirit is striving will yield their heart, mind, soul, and strength and will resist the truth in order to be linked up with the world. They are doing despite to the Spirit of grace and taking sides with the rebel chief. I am instructed to say, Do not yield to Satan in your hour of resolve but yield to Him whose you are by creation and by redemption. Bear in mind that “Ye are not your own.” You are bought with a price, even the life of the Son of God. “Therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Will you discard your ownership here in this world? Will you refuse to be a partaker with Christ of His suffering, self-denial and of His cross-bearing? The guiltless [One] standing at the head of humanity, He is united with them to show men the way to heaven. He gave them power to become sons of God. And yet there are souls He gave His life to save who refuse His mercy, refuse to obey His commandments. Sickness may come, reason be removed, and there is no time or inclination for repentance. Satan has overcome the human agent. Can it be that Christ is discarded, that the service of Satan is chosen, because the way is broad, the gate wide, and the whole world seems to be going therein? What is your choice—Christ or the world?

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Lt 20, 1895

10LtMs, Lt 20, 1895, par. 6

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] And what a price! Not with gold or silver, but with the precious blood of Christ. “Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as gold and silver, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers, but with the precious blood of Christ as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God, that raised him from the dead, and gave him glory, that your faith and hope might be in God.” [1 Peter 1:18-21.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Ms 25a, 1895

10LtMs, Ms 25a, 1895, par. 6

Let every youth feel, “I am not my own. I am bought with a price.” [See 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] His talents and opportunities are his only to improve, and conscientiously to improve for the honor of His Creator. With this conviction, he cannot be idle, he cannot waste time, he cannot be a trifler. A sense of our responsibility to glorify God is the most powerful of all incentives to the improvement of the intellect. Let the student have the most important lesson kept before him. Let him labor as in full view of the great sacrifice that Christ has made, and he will study as for eternity. He will put forth patient, taxing labor to make the most of himself possible, that he may yoke up with Christ and work to His name’s glory. And his perseverance and industry will be rewarded.

10LtMs, Ms 25a, 1895, par. 9

The value of heavenly wisdom, of the impartation of gifts from God, has been lost sight of in unsanctified ambition to glorify self. O, what precious endowments are waiting to be bestowed upon youth who have diligently trained all their powers to work in harmony with God. I appeal to youth to surrender all to God and lay hold of help from above, that you may put your educated ability into work for the Master. What is education that is enduring unto eternal life? The first thing to learn is, that “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price.” What is the principle that is to characterize the life? “Therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit which are God’s.” [Verses 19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Lt 47, 1895

10LtMs, Lt 47, 1895, par. 94

God will give you wisdom in reforming at once, for the call is still made, “Son, go work today in my vineyard.” [Matthew 21:28.] Some may still be undecided, yet the call is heard, “Go work today in my vineyard.” “Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” [Hebrews 4:7.] The Lord prefaces the requirement by the use of the word, “son.” How tender, how compassionate, yet withal, how urgent! His invitation to work in His vineyard is also a command. “What? know ye not that your bodies are the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have in God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Lt 51a, 1895

10LtMs, Lt 51a, 1895, par. 24

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] “For we are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me as a wise master builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Ms 10a, 1895

10LtMs, Ms 10a, 1895, par. 105

God will give you wisdom in reforming at once, for the call is still made, “Son, go work today in My vineyard.” [Matthew 21:28.] Some may still be undecided, yet the call is still heard, “Go work today in My vineyard.” “Today if ye will hear His voice, harden not your hearts.” [Hebrews 3:15.] The Lord prefaces the requirement by the use of the word “son.” How tender, how compassionate, yet withal, how urgent! His invitation to work in His vineyard is also a command. “What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Lt 86, 1895

10LtMs, Lt 86, 1895, par. 19

Ponder well the paths of your feet. Be swift to hear, slow to speak. You may indeed feel that you are on holy ground. The Lord has a controversy with His people. If you look to God and trust to Him, you will make no miscarriage of your life, for our precious Saviour is full of grace and truth. You may be looked upon with suspicion and distrust, but I fully believe that in the providence of God your stay at Battle Creek will be a precious school for you. At all times reveal the meekness and lowliness of Christ. “Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Let your fruit be unto righteousness and true holiness.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Ms 61b, 1895

10LtMs, Ms 61b, 1895, par. 48

One has asked, Are we never to have our own will, our own way? Yes, any amount of will, our own way, but never apart from God’s will and God’s way. We are the purchased possession of Christ. We are to give over our entire being, our intellect, our ambition, our activities, all our capabilities, into His service. “Ye are not your own. Ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] If you give your everything to Jesus, He will give back to you tenfold more than you have yielded.

Counsels on Health

Eat Slowly

CH 121.2

God requires the body to be rendered a living sacrifice to Him, not a dead or a dying sacrifice. The offerings of the ancient Hebrews were to be without blemish, and will it be pleasing to God to accept a human offering that is filled with disease and corruption? He tells us that our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost; and He requires us to take care of this temple, that it may be a fit habitation for His Spirit. The apostle Paul gives us this admonition: “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. All should be very careful to preserve the body in the best condition of health, that they may render to God perfect service and do their duty in the family and in society.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Ms 75, 1895

10LtMs, Ms 75, 1895, par. 5

But to abide in Christ means to forsake all and follow in his footsteps. The lawyer came to Christ and asked, “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” This was a pointed, definite question, and Jesus answered him by referring him to the law of God. He said, “What is written in the law? how readest thou? And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbor as thyself. And he said unto him, Thou has answered right: this do and thou shalt live. But he willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor?” [Luke 10:25-29.] Then Jesus gave him a lesson that revealed to him the fact that every needy soul is our neighbor. To accept the gospel message means to love God with all the heart and our neighbors as ourselves. Jesus cannot accept a divided heart. The heart that is absolved in and controlled by earthly affections, cannot be given up to God. No adequate excuse can be framed for refusing to love God supremely, and our neighbors as ourselves. This comprehends the whole duty of man. The Lord Jesus who has paid the ransom price for humanity, demands a willing service from his purchased possession. “Ye are not your own,” “ye are bought with a price,” even with the precious blood of the Son of God. [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] The new life that comes to the soul through conversion, comes through communion with God, and produces God-likeness in the character. Love, peace, joy, faith, gratitude and hope spring up in the renewed soul. “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, (to the love of the world, and to self-serving,) and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth, fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry, for which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience.” [Colossians 3:1-6.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Ms 40, 1896

11LtMs, Ms 40, 1896, par. 21

If possible, I would awaken the sluggish mind to realize that we are bought with a price. “Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Think of what Christ suffered in order to ransom man from the slavery of sin. Think of what opportunities are within our reach if we would but see our privileges. Looking at it from this standpoint no one will venture to degrade himself in any way. The mind, the physical organism, the soul temple, every nerve, sinew, and muscle, may be weakened and crippled through inaction. But this is not pleasing to God. He did not make the human body the weak, inefficient habitation that we now see.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 73, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 73, 1896, par. 14

I would call your attention to the following Scriptures. Study them; practice them. 1 Peter 2:2-4; 1:22-25; 2:7-12; Galatians 5:22-26; 1 Corinthians 9:24-27; 6:19, 20; 3:16-23; 1 Corinthians 2.

11LtMs, Lt 73, 1896, par. 49

A great lesson is learned when we understand our relation to God, and His relation to us. The words, “Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price,” should be hung in memory’s hall, that we may ever recognize God’s right to our talents, our property, our influence, our individual selves. [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] We are to learn how to treat this gift of God, in mind, in soul, in body, that as Christ’s purchased possession, we may do Him healthful, savory service.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 73a, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 73a, 1896, par. 23

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Nearly all the members of the human family eat more than the system requires. This excess decays, and becomes a putrid mass. Catarrhal difficulties, kidney diseases, headache, and heart troubles, are the result of immoderate eating. Even so-called health reform needs reforming on this point. When men and women cease to indulge their appetites by eating too largely of food of a questionable character, when they treat the stomach as respectfully as it deserves to be treated, when they relieve it of one-half or two-thirds of the laborious task they now require it to perform, when nature is more respected than perverted appetite, there will be a change for the better in health and morals.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Ms 17, 1896

11LtMs, Ms 17, 1896, par. 2

In Battle Creek, and in other places, building has been added to building, for the sake of making an imposing display. Men have supposed that this would give character to the work. Their own characters needed the transforming grace of Christ, which would enable them to represent Christ. This alone is sufficient to give character to the work. Nothing can be done without his grace. The Lord suffers impediments to arise, that his wisdom and power may humbly and earnestly and perseveringly sought, and be distinctly manifest. Nothing will so quickly and decidedly separate the soul from God and bring defeat, as for man to lift up his soul unto vanity, and speak proudly and boastingly, and in a masterly manner to his fellow men, who are the property of God. “Ye are not your own; ... ye are bought with a price,” even the precious blood of the Son of God. [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] The Lord alone is to be exalted. Let every human agent keep in his place, and not seek to get into the place where God should be. There has been altogether too much trusting in men.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 109, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 109, 1896, par. 13

You have backslidden from God. When you first accepted the truth, and felt the power of the love of God, you could talk of what Christ had done for you, because the candle of the Lord shone about you. But you no longer speak for Christ as you once did. If you are in worldly society, you talk of worldly things. Do not grieve the Holy Spirit by departing from your Leader. You have had precious opportunities to obtain a knowledge of the truth. Do not dishonor God by burying your talents in the earth. “What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 33, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 33, 1896, par. 18

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] What excuse can you make, when every case shall be tried in the Judgment, that you should show such disrespect and dishonor to His only begotten Son? Will you let Satan have all your powers, to do with you as he pleases? Again I say, Come; Jesus invites, all heaven says, Come. Will you come?

Counsels on Health

The Sydney Sanitarium to Be Educational

CH 221.4

God’s instrumentalities should seek to follow in the footsteps of the divine Healer. Those who come to the sanitarium should be taught how to take care of the body, remembering the words, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. Yes, we are God’s property, and the path of obedience to nature’s laws is the direct path to heaven. He who is converted from errors in eating, drinking, and dressing is being prepared to hear and receive the truth into a good and willing heart. Many, by practicing the laws of nature and by receiving the renovating grace of God into the soul, obtain a new lease of physical and spiritual life. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” Proverbs 9:10. Let wisdom’s voice be heard, for “her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” Proverbs 3:17....

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 118, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 118, 1896, par. 8

“Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirits, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Will you consider how much it cost the Lord Jesus to ransom you? Your souls should be pervaded with a deep sense that every faculty of mind, soul, and body, is to be employed to honor and glorify Him. Both <of you need to> understand the heart’s need to maintain the most intimate, conscious connection with the pure, sacred springs from which it derives its vital force. Your supposed, most virtuous habits, your conclusions, need to be closely examined. Your life-experience as children of God must penetrate deeper than habit or opinion or authority. Those with whom you associate may discern nothing lacking, which they can put into words, and yet the atmosphere which surrounds your soul may not be instinct with the peace and grace of the principles of truth and righteousness and the tender pitying love which dwells in Jesus Christ.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 98, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 98, 1896, par. 61

Man is of more value in the sight of heaven than he realizes. A sense of his responsibility as a possessor of humanity after the perfection of the similitude of Christ in human nature will make man understand as he has not before done, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God (not yourself) in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] “I will make a man (if he will use the talents entrusted to him by God) more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir.” [Isaiah 13:12.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 175, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 175, 1896, par. 5

The principles which we should follow are specified in God’s Word. The apostle Paul asks, “Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] We should eat and drink in order to nourish the body, to give it strength, that God may be honored and glorified. We are under special accountability to God to strictly guard the appetite, that it may not be gratified at the expense of health.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 76, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 76, 1896, par. 10

My dear niece, never, under any circumstances, even in appearance, consent to leave the path cast up for the ransomed of the Lord to walk in. Be steadfast, immovable to Christian obligations and to your God. “Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] O that every home might be that which God designed it should be—a symbol of the family in heaven. “Him that honoreth me,” saith God, “I will honor; but he that despiseth me shall be lightly esteemed.” [1 Samuel 2:30.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Ms 35, 1896

11LtMs, Ms 35, 1896, par. 25

I call upon my brethren to come to the help of the Lord against the mighty. I call upon my sisters to stand by their side and help them in the work. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 60, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 60, 1896, par. 3

It is essential for your clearness of eyesight to have a more elevated direction. The common customs and practices of school life, which may be called little things, cannot be brought into the school at Avondale. Your thoughts and ideas will change by experience if you earnestly and humbly inquire at each step, “Is this the way of the Lord?” “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Ms 47, 1896

11LtMs, Ms 47, 1896, par. 37

Many turn away from the light, offended because a word of caution is given, and ask, “May we not do as we please with ourselves?” Did you create yourselves? Did you pay the redemption price for your souls and bodies? If so, you belong to yourselves. But the Word of God declares, “Ye are bought with a price,” “the precious blood of Christ.” [1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Peter 1:19.] The Word of God tells us plainly that our habits are to be strictly guarded and controlled. “Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” Shall we do this? The Word of God is perfect, converting the soul. If we diligently heed its precepts, we shall be conformed, physically, spiritually, into the image of God.

11LtMs, Ms 47, 1896, par. 38

“I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your minds, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” [Romans 12:1, 2.] “If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” “What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 3:17; 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 103, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 103, 1896, par. 49

Many turn away from the light, provoked because a word of caution is given, and ask, “May we not do as we please with ourselves?” Did you create yourselves? Did you pay the redemption price for your souls and bodies? If so, you belong to yourselves. But the Word of God declares, “Ye are bought with a price”—“the precious blood of Christ.” [1 Corinthians 6:20; 1 Peter 1:19.] The Word of God tells us plainly that our natural habits are to be strictly guarded and controlled. “Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” [1 Peter 2:11.] Shall we do this? The word of God is perfect, converting the soul. If we diligently heed its precepts, we shall be conformed, physically and spiritually, to the image of God.

11LtMs, Lt 103, 1896, par. 50

“I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” [Romans 12:1, 2.] “If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 3:17; 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Ms 69a, 1896

11LtMs, Ms 69a, 1896, par. 10

It is time you consider seriously your responsibility and influence. On whose side are you placing your influence? Jesus, who died to save you and your children, says to you, “He that is not for Me is against Me. He that gathereth not with Me, scattereth abroad.” [Matthew 12:30.] You cannot compute the amount of influence you may exert over those who have not the love and fear of God, who are in the darkness of error. “You are not your own, you are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] You are privileged to be coworkers with Jesus Christ to save your own souls and the souls of your children, teaching them to live not to please their associates and in thus doing displease God.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 174, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 174, 1897, par. 95

I long for the benefits that we all may receive through faith. Now is our opportunity to hide our life with Christ in God. Every moment of our time is precious. The precious talents lent us of God are to be employed in His service. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 144, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 144, 1897, par. 3

We are living in a very solemn period of this earth’s history. We are to prepare the way for the second appearing of our Lord. We are to warn the world that they are soon to meet the great Lawgiver. Shall it be over His broken law? As Christians we must be one with Christ. He gave His life that we might be saved. He requires us to give our influence, our means, our life service, to Him. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price,” He declares. [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Any physical strength with which He has endowed us, any mental capability, any energy of purpose and character, is to be properly appreciated, because it is all required in the Lord’s service. All the ability, all the influence, all the means we have, creates for us a standing place in God’s great firm. He has personal and individual dealing with us, for He has apportioned to each one of us our work.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 22, 1897

12LtMs, Lt 22, 1897, par. 21

God knows the use for which He wants each one of you, and He will supply work for your several abilities; whereby you may best do Him service. But you must keep, not your own way, but the way and will of the Lord, to do justice and judgment. All your life is to be consecrated to the service of God. He endows you with talents, but the manner in which they are employed decides the character. “Ye are not your own,” He says, “ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 21, 1897

12LtMs, Lt 21, 1897, par. 33

The Lord Jesus wants all to stand in their appointed place. He makes use of one believer’s influence, another’s wealth, and another’s attainments. On all is inscribed, Holiness to the Lord. All is sanctified and set apart for a holy purpose. All are to co-operate with God. Mind, heart, soul, and strength belong to God. We are His by creation and by redemption. “Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 167, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 167, 1897, par. 8

There is a work which I call upon our sisters to take hold of, earnestly, perseveringly, and with prayerful contrition of soul. Search the heart; penetrate into the daily acts of life; work earnestly to weed out from the character the defects that exist. Christ has died for you, and you are to live as unto God. Let your reasoning powers, refined, purified, sanctified, be brought to God. The Lord requires the sanctification of the whole being. The mind, as well as the whole body, is to be elevated and ennobled. God has claims upon mind, soul, and body. “Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 60, 1897

12LtMs, Lt 60, 1897, par. 6

Will not God judge the world in righteousness, and with a rigorous impartiality demand that His own entrusted talents be rendered back to Him with usury? We are not to venture to waste our Lord’s goods. We are to keep ever before us the words of God, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 55, 1897

12LtMs, Lt 55, 1897, par. 40

Our soul, mind, and strength is lent us by God, and He desires us to reach to the highest standard of efficiency. It is our hearts only that God asks for. “My son, give me thine heart,” He says. [Proverbs 23:26.] When this becomes a consecrated temple for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, nothing will be withheld from God. Then God promises, “A new heart also will I give thee.” [Ezekiel 36:26.] With this will come a sense of responsibility, a desire to keep the way of the Lord, and to do justice and judgment. “Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 70, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 70, 1897, par. 6

I long for the benefits that we all may receive through faith. Now is our opportunity to hide our life with Christ in God. Every moment of our time is precious. The precious talents lent us of God are to be employed in His service. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 179, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 179, 1897, par. 7

Will we obey the summons of God, “Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee”? [Isaiah 60:1.] Unless the members of the church shall arise and shine, the Lord God will bring them to an account. He wants that in every sense of the word every man shall be at his post of duty. Everyone is to become intelligent as to what his talents are, and consecrate himself to God, soul, body, and spirit. The Lord has given to every man his work. There are to be no idlers in the Lord’s vineyard. Will the church arise and shine? Will they be “not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord”? [Romans 12:11.] We must make the consecration of ourselves to God, and then we only return to Him the service which is His own. All is His, and we can misapply our powers to self-service, but in that we rob God. All we render to God is His, just as really His whether we recognize the fact of not. It is best for our present and eternal interest to demonstrate that we understand “Ye are not your own.” “Ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Being the Lord’s property, His interest always comes first. The talent, of the unprofitable servant, wrapped up in a napkin and buried in the earth is a lesson to us.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 93, 1897

12LtMs, Lt 93, 1897, par. 8

The more we contemplate Christ, the more we realize what He is to us by what He has done for us, the more we shall love Him. We will give up everything to Him who has given Himself to us without reservation. He gave us all He could give—His own life. What have we given Him? “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] This will not be an easy matter at first, but pray, and believe that the Lord hears your prayer. Then practice your prayers, giving to Him, who has bought you with such a price, your undivided affections. Thus all the difficulties may be overcome.

Counsels on Health

Moral Principle the Only Safeguard

CH 622.1

Indulgence of the baser passions will lead very many to shut their eyes to the light, for they fear that they will see sins which they are unwilling to forsake. All may see if they will. If they choose darkness rather than light, their criminality will be none the less. Why do not men and women read, and become intelligent upon these things, which so decidedly affect their physical, intellectual, and moral strength? God has given you a habitation to care for and preserve in the best condition for His service and glory. Your bodies are not your own. “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 148, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 148, 1897, par. 15

If through the imputed righteousness of Christ we strive to keep God’s commandments, we shall not be fractious when things do not please us. We will say, “I am not my own, I am bought with a price. I am the property of Christ, who has bought me with his own blood.” “Therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Thus may every church member represent Christ.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 68, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 68, 1897, par. 28

The Lord will not accept a heartless service, a round of ceremonies that are really Christless. His children must be lively stones in God’s building. If all would give themselves unreservedly to God, if they would cease to study and plan for their amusement, for excursions, and pleasure-loving associations, and would study the words, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore, glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20], they would never hunger or thirst for excitement or change. If it is for our true interest to be spiritual, and if the salvation of our souls depends on our being riveted on the eternal Rock, would we not better be engaged in seeking for that which will hold the whole building to the chief corner stone, that we may not be confused and confounded in our faith.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Ms 3, 1897

12LtMs, Ms 3, 1897, par. 29

Jesus Himself became man’s ransom, his liberator from the oppressive power of Satan. “Ye are not your own,” He says, “for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] We are bought from a power whose slaves we were. And the price our ransom costs was the only begotten Son of God. His blood alone could ransom guilty man. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” [John 3:16.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 118, 1897

12LtMs, Lt 118, 1897, par. 34

It is not <enough the> having a knowledge of God’s will, or making a profession of obedience, that secures for any one of us eternal life. It is the subjection of heart and soul and mind and strength to Jesus Christ, whose property we are. We are not owners of ourselves. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] God’s requirements take in every phase of self-sacrifice.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 127, 1897

12LtMs, Lt 127, 1897, par. 11

I see so much stingy practice with God, so much downright robbery of Him, I am amazed. I wonder what men and women are thinking of. They do not consider the words of Christ, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] When we are so dependent upon God for every temporal and spiritual blessing, how can any who profess to be His sons and daughters fail to realize their obligations and their accountability to Him to do their very best?

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 43, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 43, 1898, par. 22

This theme cannot be treated indifferently, for just as surely as it is, the scenes of your misspent lives will be held before you both. When it is too late to redeem the failure, you will review with bitterness the loss you have sustained by living a superficial life, frittering away in frivolous excitement and selfish pleasure the hours which belong to God, not to yourself. “Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 35, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 35, 1898, par. 12

We pass through this world but once. Let every step taken by those who claim to be sons and daughters of God be forward. Listen to the words of Christ: “He that will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” [Mark 8:34.] This alone will designate each of us as His disciples. Are we witnessing before the angels of heaven and before the worlds unfallen that we as human beings recognize that we understand what this means, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s”? [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Entire consecration to God, living an undivided heart-life of service, this is a living testimony to the world that you recognize your accountability to improve.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 89, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 89, 1898, par. 23

There are men, in the church and in the world, who have educated themselves to practice fraud, and for this they will be brought into judgment, for they have not only treated their soul, body, and spirit, as worthless, but have deprived God of his own blood-bought possession. “Ye are not your own,” he says, “for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Consider the price paid for your salvation, that you might become members of the royal family, children of the heavenly king. But men have chosen to stand, not under the blood stained banner of Prince Immanuel, but under the rebel flag to do the works of a rebellious prince. They may have sold their souls for money. They may have taken their Lord’s money to purchase wheat and the facilities whereby poor men live, that they may extort from the Lord’s creatures the highest prices. They make for themselves princely fortunes.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 102, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 102, 1898, par. 19

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] All the physical strength you have is Christ’s. He made you for himself. He has a right to you, soul, body, and spirit. He has given you His plan [for] your life. It is to meet His requirements, that He may endow you with the gift of everlasting life. In order to become a member of the royal family, you must receive Christ by faith, believe in Him as your personal Saviour, and take your place in His service. All your possessions are God’s, not to be trifled away, not to be used in gratifying yourselves. You are to consider that the gold and silver, the houses and lands, bear the royal stamp, the signature of God. It is His property, to be used to glorify His name. You are to be His representatives, His faithful stewards, using this means to advance His work. God would have you draw wisdom from Him; then you will be all-round Christians, reaching the highest perfection of usefulness in this life. By bringing every advantage God has given you into His work, your consecrated efforts will win souls for Christ.

Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students

Education a Fitting for Service

CT 494.2

The signs which show that Christ’s coming is near are fast fulfilling. The Lord calls upon our youth to labor as canvassers and evangelists, to do house-to-house work in places where the truth has not yet been proclaimed. He speaks to our young men, saying, “Know ye not that ... ye are not your own? for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. Those who go forth into the work under the Master’s direction will be wonderfully blessed.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 68, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 68, 1898, par. 22

Christ demands undivided heart-service, the entire use of mind, soul, heart, and strength. “What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] When we make this surrender, Christ sets our minds at rest, and consecrates our hearts and hands to His service. His wisdom gives us spiritual life and enables us to manifest love to God and to each other. We reveal His grace in our characters, for we have His life. He presents us spotless before His Father, for we are sanctified through His blood. We are purged from dead works, for Jesus takes possession of the sanctified soul, to renew, sustain, and guide all its impulses, and give vitality to its impulses. Thus we become temples for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 60, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 60, 1898, par. 28

God calls for young men and young women to learn in His school to use the gift that is in them, to put on the armor of righteousness, making no provision for the flesh. Our work is not to use our power in selfish projects. We are in the very last period of this earth’s history. If the cause and work of God can be better advanced by your individual toil, talent, or wealth, who will draw back, refusing to give to the Lord that which He requires to sustain His work in our world? I know not that I have made this subject sufficiently plain. True religion places every human agent under obligation to do his best. “Ye are not your own.” You are not to feel at liberty to do what you please. “Ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Each individual in our world is under obligation to God which cannot be measured. Let us bear this in mind and act in accordance with it, else we shall certainly lose eternal life. “Ye are not your own.”

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 43, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 43, 1898, par. 17

The promise is not, I will be, but, He is nigh unto all who call upon Him in sincerity. Many call upon God and receive nothing. They do not know what they need, and would be greatly surprised if God answered their prayers. If we would remember the words, “Ye are not your own: for ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20], there would be an altogether deeper consecration to God.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 141, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 141, 1898, par. 6

If we would only realize this, what a conviction of accountability would pervade our lives. Those who have a sense of their moral and religious obligation are the only ones who will make trustworthy teachers, for they are the only ones who will carry a burden for souls, in them every act and enterprise is subordinated to the universal law—obedience. Lord, what wilt thou have me to do, is the inquiry of the soul. They keep their eyes directed heavenward, that they may be approved by God, workmen that need not to be ashamed. They maintain a watching, praying attitude. They remember the words, “Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Thus Enoch walked with God, constantly realizing his accountability.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 108, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 108, 1898, par. 2

Read the third chapter of First Corinthians, for it contains a lesson for the church in every place. The apostle says, “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God? and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool that he may be wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.” [Verses 16-19.] “What, know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 156, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 156, 1898, par. 9

“The glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one; I in them and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.” [John 17:22, 23.] If received aright, the message we bear will do this work. The love of Christ is to be revealed, not only as the motive of action, but as the pattern for all plans, all sacrifices. If the truth is received into good and honest hearts, it will lead the receiver to see that day by day he is to make an entire, unreserved surrender of every faculty, every capability. The powers of soul, body, and spirit are to be given in willing, wholehearted service to Him who bought the human family with His own blood. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price. Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 49, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 49, 1898, par. 6

God is seeking to fit us for everlasting life. He longs that His people shall catch the strains of heavenly music, for He is our crown of rejoicing. He has put a new song in our lips, even thanksgiving unto our God. Penitence mingled with thanksgiving should be our experience every day. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Study every plan, every method, used in your business, and think whether this business will most glorify God. To every man God has given his work. We should carefully weigh the matters relative to the work we take up. Will this work be a blessing to souls? God has not given us work merely to keep us busy, but for His name’s glory. Many are busily engaged gathering wood, hay, stubble. But this will all be consumed, leaving nothing to prepare souls for that great day when every work is to be tried by fire. Many will find that the work that has occupied their time and attention has perished with the using, and that they themselves have barely been saved, as by fire.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 90, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 90, 1898, par. 18

The money that rich men are hoarding and needlessly consuming upon themselves is God’s money. These men, who will not relieve suffering humanity with God’s lent treasure of means, will, in the day when every case shall be decided for happiness and eternal life or for destruction, be destroyed. Why? Because they have destroyed themselves, who were bought with a price. God says, Ye are not your own. [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] You are God’s property. Your ransom cost the life of the Son of God who has placed before all the privilege of winning the life which is to come by perseverance in well-doing.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 116, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 116, 1898, par. 5

This matter is worthy of consideration. We should keep the words of Christ ever before us: “Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] The first and highest and most acceptable missionary work that the student can do is to obey God in all he does, in every action of the wonderful machinery God devised in the formation of man. He is not to treat himself indifferently, he is to know himself, and work with an intelligent knowledge of what he can do, and do safely, and what he should avoid in eating and in working.

Fundamentals of Christian Education

Chapter 54—Importance of Physical Culture

FE 427.1

The Lord himself has spoken upon this subject of the care of the body. He says in His word, “If any man destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” 1 Corinthians 3:17, R. V. This scripture enjoins a conscientious care of the body, and condemns all ignorant or careless neglect. And again: “Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” “Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; 10:31.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 105, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 105, 1898, par. 20

Says the apostle: “Ye are not your own: but ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Him that defileth the temple of God, by covetous practices, by selfishness, thereby making the lot of his fellow men more trying, by abetting Satan in his work, and becoming a co-partner with satanic agencies, “him will God destroy.” [1 Corinthians 3:17.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Lt 96, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 96, 1898, par. 21

Ye are not your own; “for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] It will cost self-humiliation, self-denial, self-sacrifice, a constant conflict with human passions. Our natural temperaments cannot be carried along in the road cast up for the ransomed of the Lord to walk in. Shame and weakness and disgrace are the sure result of professedly following Christ while walking in the ways and practices of unrenewed, unconverted men.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 21, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 21, 1898, par. 9

God has given men and women their capabilities to be used to His name’s glory. Shall we not admire the wisdom of the great Teacher in delivering to us a code of pure, simple moral obligations as the standard of character, that we may not be blind as to the fitness of character we are required to have? God has given to men and women reasoning powers, talents that should be sanctified to His service. God calls upon us, in the place of expending our powers, our talents, and the vigor of brain and muscle upon unimportant, frivolous things merely to amuse and gratify self, to bring eternity to view, and hold ourselves under the control of the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Elevated, pure, ennobling themes are to be the subjects of contemplation. To us individually as His property, God says, “ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

13LtMs, Ms 21, 1898, par. 35

“Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price.” And what a price it was—the sacrifice of Christ to save a perishing world. “Therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men.” [Titus 2:11.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 124, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 124, 1898, par. 29

If we are saved, it will be through Christ and Him alone. “What, know ye not that ... ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Think of the price that was paid for us! The world has received the gift of God’s only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. We gain perfection by coming to Christ, who is as the tree of life to us. We were brought into existence because we were needed. God’s vast design in the mediatorial economy shows that He has embraced all humanity in His plan. He calls upon men and women to show themselves Christians, that they may fill their appointment as agents chosen to carry out His purposes.

13LtMs, Ms 124, 1898, par. 33

God’s claims upon us are all-powerful, because all that we have is only ours by sufferance. It is entrusted to us to see whether we will be obedient. The claim of redemption is above all other plans, for in it every claim is involved. “Ye are not your own: for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which is God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

13LtMs, Ms 124, 1898, par. 35

Many are lost to God through individual consent. But Christ is represented as hunting, searching for the sheep that was lost. It is His love that encircles us, bringing us back to the fold, giving us the privilege of sitting together with Him in heavenly places. When the blessed light of the Sun of Righteousness shines into our hearts, we sit in peace and joy in the Lord. Oh, praise the Lord! Praise Him who is the light of our countenance and our salvation. “What? know ye not that ... ye are not your own? for ye are bought with a price.” [Verses 19, 20.] This is the science and song of all the heavenly universe.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 191, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 191, 1898, par. 5

The extensive use of this health-and-life-destroying weed should make every Christian afraid of this fashionable altar erected when he lays himself voluntarily upon it, a manacled victim of sacrifice. The wonderful human machinery requires not this narcotic. The fashionable sins in this respect make it the more offensive in the sight of a pure and holy God. Fashion cannot make the sin less or sanction it and make you guiltless as an accountable being in the sight of a holy God. “Ye are not your own.” “Ye are bought we a price:”—and what a price!—“therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” Body and spirit alike are affected. Will human beings defile the temple of the body which God has demanded of you shall be kept pure and holy? “What, know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. “For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.” Romans 14:7. “Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:11.

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Lt 46, 1898

13LtMs, Lt 46, 1898, par. 7

“Ye are laborers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.” [1 Corinthians 3:9.] “Ye are not your own: for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Then you will be silently as well as consciously developing a special individual character. As you take the yoke of Christ, and wear it, you will heed His invitation, “Learn of me: for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” [Matthew 11:29.]

A Solemn Appeal

Chapter 1—Appeal to Mothers

SA 68.1

“What! know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.

God’s Amazing Grace

The Worth of One Soul, June 14

AG 173.1

Know ye not that ... ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price. 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 139, 1898

13LtMs, Ms 139, 1898, par. 87

“Know ye not that ... ye are not your own? for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] What a price has been paid for us! Behold the cross, and the Victim uplifted upon it. Look at those hands, pierced with the cruel nails. Look at His feet, fastened with spikes to the tree. Christ bore our sins in His own body. That suffering, that agony, is the price of your redemption. The word of command was given, “Deliver them from going down to perish eternally. I have found a ransom.”

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 87, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 87, 1899, par. 18

God has given to every man his work. In temporal and spiritual lines we are to work for Him. Never are we to boast of our endowments. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] The apostle Paul reached the point where faith in God’s Word had become assurance. He wrote to Timothy, “Watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.

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Lt 110, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 110, 1899, par. 7

Dear Mother Wessels, I have words to speak to you. Be careful how you use the goods the Lord has entrusted to you. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] My sister, will you acknowledge the Lord’s ownership of you? Will you realize that all you have is the Lord’s? As a faithful steward of means, you are to study His Word and see what He says to you. The Lord requires everyone to serve Him with full purpose of heart. His Word points out the way in which we are to do this: “He that will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” [Mark 8:34.] We are to seek to be like Jesus, to reflect His image and imitate His example.

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Ms 169a, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 169a, 1899, par. 9

We all need a far higher, purer, holier trust in God. Every physician should be true and honest. He is not in any case to defraud his patients. If he performs a simple operation, he is to charge a simple price. The charges made by other physicians are not to be his criterion. The diseased bodies over which he works are God’s property. He has said, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. The exorbitant price often charged by physicians when called upon to attend suffering humanity is robbery, fraud.

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Lt 68, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 68, 1899, par. 17

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] What a privilege to be adopted into the royal family, to be children of the heavenly King. “We are laborers together with God; ye are God’s husbandry; ye are God’s building. According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise master-builder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 63, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 63, 1899, par. 17

We all need a far higher, purer, holier trust in God. Every physician should be true and honest. He is not in any case to defraud his patients. If he performs a simple operation, he is to charge a simple price. The charges made by other practicing physicians are not to be his criterion. The diseased bodies over which he works are God’s property. He has said, “Ye are not your own ... for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your bodies and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] The exorbitant price charged by physicians in this country when called upon to attend suffering humanity is robbery, fraud.

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Ms 139, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 139, 1899, par. 25

The Son of God gave Himself for us that He might redeem us from all iniquity, that He might purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. “Know ye not,” the apostle asks, “that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] These statements are having far less influence on minds and characters than they should have. It is our strength and security to obey this instruction.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 147, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 147, 1899, par. 12

There is need for close searching of heart in regard to every investment of money. Those who have not hitherto separated themselves from the Spirit and influence of the world, have not been learners in the school of Christ. They rob God in using His time and talents in following the customs and practices of the world. God calls for the whole being to be surrendered to Him. “Ye are not your own,” He says; “for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] You are His by creation, and doubly His by redemption, and He calls you to earnest service.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 45, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 45, 1899, par. 3

There is a work which I call upon our sisters to take hold of, earnestly, perseveringly, and with prayerful contrition of soul. Search the heart. Penetrate into the daily acts of life. Work earnestly to weed out from the character the defects that exist. Christ has died for you and you are to live as unto God. Let your reasoning powers, refined, purified, sanctified, be brought to God. The Lord requires the sanctification of the whole being. The mind as well as the body is to be refined, elevated, ennobled. God has claims upon mind, soul, and body. “Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] All must make the choice for themselves. “If the Lord be God, follow him; if Baal, then follow him.” [1 Kings 18:21.] The principles that are adopted after careful consideration will, if right, become a living, molding influence, which will take hold of the very depths of your nature and will be as a well of water, springing up unto eternal life and overflowing the soul.

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Lt 43, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 43, 1899, par. 48

I would say to my fellow laborers, The Lord would have us obtain new experiences, a growth in grace and in the knowledge of God, by using for the Master the gifts we have. We are dependent upon Christ for spiritual food and vitality. It is only by feeding upon Christ that we can have sanctification and power, that we can know Christ and be faithful co-workers with God. Let no man become your substitute. Christ is your substitute. Go to Him who has taken you under His care. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] All you have in mental, physical, and spiritual capacities comes from God, and you are to render to Him perfect service in every line, holding fast the Lord Jesus Christ. This is our availing power for the purity of the soul. This will cleanse and purify us, day by day and hour by hour.

In Heavenly Places

Living Abundantly, February 23

HP 60.3

The Lord would have us value our souls according to the estimate—as far as we can comprehend it—that Christ has placed upon them.... Jesus died that He might redeem man from eternal ruin. Then we are to hold ourselves as property purchased. “Ye are not your own.” “Ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20). All our powers of mind and soul and body are the Lord’s. Our time belongs to Him. We are to place ourselves in the very best possible condition to do His service, keeping constantly in connection with Christ, and considering daily the costly sacrifice made for us that we should be made the righteousness of God in Him....

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 68, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 68, 1899, par. 10

Everything that pertains to the human structure should be spoken of as God’s property. He made it, and will care for it. “Ye are the temple of the living God,” He says. [2 Corinthians 6:16.] “Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price.” Therefore the solemn injunction is given, “Glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] In no case should women nurses give treatment or massage or packs to men, or men to women. Let everything in the bathroom be done decently and in order.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 16, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 16, 1899, par. 1

I address you this morning. I have strong appeals to make to you, before in your self-confidence under the training of the enemy, you separate yourself from God, whose you are by creation and by redemption. “Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 98, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 98, 1899, par. 12

Men and women need to understand that nothing they have is their own. “Ye are not your own,” says the apostle, “for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] To withhold anything would not be for our interest or for God’s glory. The Lord will use all who will give themselves to be used by Him to His name’s glory. The Lord requires heart service. “My son,” He asks, “give me thine heart.” [Proverbs 23:26.] When the heart is given to God, the talents entrusted, our energy, our property, all we have and are, will be devoted to His service.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 150, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 150, 1899, par. 34

God’s messages come to His people, but they have not been, and are not yet, willing to receive them. He is testing them as surely as He was testing the young ruler when He said to [him], “If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven, and come and follow me.” [Matthew 19:21.] God calls upon His people to turn from the earthly to the heavenly, to yield up to Him His own. Nothing that they have is theirs; they themselves are not their own, for God’s Word declares, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 117, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 117, 1899, par. 3

Work must be done not only for the outcasts but for the higher classes of society. Not half the effort is made that should be made to win this class to God. As I meet noble looking men and women, my heart yearns toward them. I think of the possibilities before them, for they have talents. But they are not aware of their dependence upon God for every spiritual and temporal favor. If they would give themselves to God, how grandly the truth would be displayed through their agency. God says to them, “Ye are not your own, for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 66, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 66, 1899, par. 19

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] You and your wife have acted more like children than like souls bought with the precious blood of Christ. Christ says, My son, give me thine heart. [Proverbs 23:26.] I will lead thee, I will guide thee in safe paths. Will you now accept the rich blessings God waits to give you, before which all earthly objects, all ambitious projects, fade into nothingness? Man can receive no greater good than eternal blessedness in the kingdom of God. With Christ as an abiding Saviour, your joy will be full. Blessings you will have to give and by and by eternal riches to receive.

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Ms 66, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 66, 1899, par. 21

“I beseech you therefore, ... by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice.” [Romans 12:1.] “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] When this is done, we shall expect to see every promise of God fulfilled. “And be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” [Romans 12:2.] If we walk in the footsteps of Jesus, we shall be an obedient people, because we shall keep the windows of the soul opened heavenward. Thus we may have the light, the peace, the joy of heaven.

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Ms 26, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 26, 1899, par. 7

Christ’s servants are those who stand toward Him in the relation of service. His goods mean all the gifts and endowments called talents, whether they be original or acquired, natural or spiritual. All are to be employed in the actual service of Christ. The Lord gave His life for the world. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] The Lord calls upon every soul to bear a share of the burdens in His cause, that prosperity may attend the preaching of the gospel as an important part of the great work. There is some duty enjoined upon every soul. We are to think most earnestly, What is our lifework to be?

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 4, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 4, 1899, par. 90

Time is rapidly passing into eternity. Will any one now keep back from God that which is strictly His own? Will any one refuse Him that which, though it cannot be given without merit, cannot be denied with ruin? He asks the whole heart; give it to Him; it is His own, both by creation and by redemption. He asks your intellect; give it to Him; it is His own. He asks your money; give it to Him; it is His own. “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Yes, purchased by the life-blood of the Son of the infinite God. Your bodies are not your own, though they may be sacrificed to lust. Your souls are not your own, though you defile and tarnish them. They are God’s, to be used, not to glorify self, but to glorify His name. The Lord has given to every man His work, and the holy angels want to see you doing that work. As you shall watch and pray and work, they stand ready to cooperate with you. When the understanding is worked by the Holy Spirit, then all the affections act harmoniously, in compliance with the divine will. When the affections fasten on the objects which occupy [the] mind, then men will give to God His own, saying, “All things come of thee, and of thine own we freely give thee.” [See 1 Chronicles 29:14.]

In Heavenly Places

Disentangled, June 12

HP 170.6

God calls upon us, in the place of expending our powers, our talents, and the vigor of brain and muscle upon unimportant, frivolous things, merely to amuse and gratify self, to bring eternity to view and hold ourselves under the control of the Holy Spirit’s guidance. Elevated, pure, ennobling themes are to be the subjects of contemplation. To us individually as His property God says, “Know ye not ... ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s” (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20).21Manuscript 21, 1898.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 8, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 8, 1899, par. 6

Here are your teachers. Instead of complaining about them being too strict, come into line with them. Draw with Christ. Take His yoke upon you and learn of Him, for He is meek and lowly in heart. You will never need to complain of your teachers’ strictness if you will keep faithful watch over yourselves, guarding jealously the citadel of the heart. Ever remember the words. “What, know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] God longs to work in you, to will and to do of His good pleasure. Are you willing to submit to His working? The success of the school depends upon the consecration and sanctification of the students, upon the holy influence [that] under God they feel bound to exert.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 120, 1899

14LtMs, Lt 120, 1899, par. 21

Christ calls upon every one to do His work. “Go work today in my vineyard,” He says. [Matthew 21:28.] “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Satan must be cast out and overcome. Speaking of Satan, Christ declared, “He abode not in the truth.” [John 8:44.] He was an exalted angel, possessed of a heavenly home where all was holiness and joy. But he swerved from his allegiance. He fell from his high estate, and with a large army of associate rebels was cast out of heaven. From his position as covering cherub, he became the avowed antagonist of God. He planted his standard on the earth and established a rival empire, where all the powers of evil combined in opposing the influence of God. The prince of darkness, actuated by the principle which works in all the children of disobedience, left no means untried to attract the attention of men to himself and conform them to his nature, stimulated by his intense hatred of the God whom he had dishonored, he tried to eclipse every ray of light from the world, and to efface the likeness of God from men by making them recipients of his own apostate character and stamping his image on their souls.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 100, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 100, 1899, par. 16

Our work is to educate men and women to understand their responsibility to God, to understand that everything they have comes from Him through Jesus Christ. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your Spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Each one of us should stand where we realize our responsibility and accountability to the God of heaven. When we realize this, divine blessing will rest upon us.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Ms 130, 1899

14LtMs, Ms 130, 1899, par. 54

All man’s powers are talents which God requires him to improve. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Not one of God’s gifts is to be demerited, perverted, or discarded. With His own life Christ has bought man and given him a probation in which to work out his own salvation. God requires his children to live the purest, highest life. He has given his life that we may attain to this standard. He has made every provision necessary to enable man to live, not for his own animal satisfaction, like the beasts that perish, but for God in heaven.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 65, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 65, 1900, par. 24

Who can understand the value of the human souls for whom their Prince, their King, the Son of the infinite God, gave His spotless life to a shameful death to save all who should believe on Him? If all understood this as they should, what a work would go forth from their hands in most earnest, persevering efforts to go deeper than they have ever gone before, because through the Holy Spirit’s working they may with the influence of their voice and their talent of means lead many souls to escape the chains of darkness and the hellish plottings of Satan, and become washed from their sins in the blood of the Lamb. O, let the work go on deeper and still deeper. Angels in heaven rejoice to see sinners repent and turn to the living God. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 7, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 7, 1900, par. 10

The Lord is the one who works upon the earth. “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof.” [Psalm 24:1.] All who are solidly converted will be fruit-bearing branches of the vine. Every believer will, in true renunciation of self, glorify God and not himself. The world’s methods, customs, [and] plans are not to come into our manner of labor. Give to the Lord His own. “Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Lt 143, 1900

15LtMs, Lt 143, 1900, par. 11

Our spiritual perceptions must be kept in a state of healthy, progressive development. We are to understand and how to make the most perfect use of every organ God has given, that He may be glorified in the beings He has created. Human beings are the Lord’s by creation, and doubly so by redemption, for He gave His only begotten Son to redeem them. Said the apostle, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Lt 44, 1900

15LtMs, Lt 44, 1900, par. 8

How natural it is to regard ourselves as complete owners of ourselves. But the inspired Word declares, “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Speech is a talent, and can be used to honor or dishonor God. We are accountable for our use of the talent of words. In our relation to our fellow men we are owners of our entrusted mental and physical capabilities. In our relation to God, we are borrowers, stewards of His grace.

In Heavenly Places

The Debt We Owe, August 3

HP 222.2

“Know ye not that ... ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20). What a price has been paid for us! Behold the cross, and the Victim uplifted upon it. Look at those hands, pierced with the cruel nails. Look at His feet, fastened with spikes to the tree. Christ bore our sins in His own body. That suffering, that agony, is the price of your redemption....

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 57, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 57, 1900, par. 8

All who come to Christ sincerely receive a full, precious, gracious welcome. All who will believe the words of Christ unwaveringly will surely receive. All who accept Christ as their personal Saviour are received as children of God. The sinner who takes God at His Word and trusts His promises has the assurance that he is accepted. And if he will rely implicitly upon God he will have a most precious experience in giving up self to God, to do Him service. Our first business is to work for God. We are to bring God into every business transaction. Ever should we bear in mind the words of the Holy Spirit, “Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 88, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 88, 1900, par. 14

Satan is continually working at the business as accuser of the brethren. I beseech my brethren and sisters to refuse to unite your talents of influence with the great accuser. Withdraw every thread of influence that has been exercised on Satan’s side. Bring every jot and tittle of our influence under the bloodstained banner of Jesus Christ. Has He not purchased you? “Ye are not your own. You are bought with a price, therefore glorify God in your spirit and in your body which are his.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 40, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 40, 1900, par. 6

God says, “My son, give me thine heart.” [Proverbs 23:26.] When this request is complied with, when self is surrendered to the service of God, the Lord accepts the expression of loyalty. But whether or not we give mind, soul, and strength to God, it all belongs to Him. He is the owner of every human being. He says, “My son, give me your zeal, your capabilities, your energy.” Our powers are ever to be employed to His glory. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are his.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 65a, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 65a, 1900, par. 28

Who can understand the value of the human souls for whom their Prince, their King, the Son of the infinite God, gave His spotless life to a shameful death to save all who should believe on Him? If all understood this as they should, what a work would go forth from their hands in most earnest, persevering efforts to go deeper than they have ever gone before, because through the Holy Spirit’s working they may with the influence of their voice and their talent of means lead many souls to escape the chains of darkness and the hellish plottings of Satan, and become washed from their sins in the blood of the Lamb. O! let the work go on deeper and still deeper. Angels in heaven rejoice to see sinners repent and turn to the living God. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 73, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 73, 1900, par. 1

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 29, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 29, 1900, par. 6

No one ever came to our world on such an errand of grace, infinite compassion, and unspeakable love as our Saviour; and none ever received such treatment at the hands of fallen man. “Ye are not your own; ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] We are Christ’s by creation, His by redemption. He is the only sinless being who endured suffering, shameful humiliation, and rejection in our behalf. He suffered for our sins. He bore our load of shameful guilt. Though guiltless, yet He suffered as guilty, that the guilty might be pronounced without guilt.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 62, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 62, 1900, par. 28

God and the human agent must co-operate. Those who place a proper value on themselves will take proper care of the body. They will work in harmony with the words, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Lt 103, 1900

15LtMs, Lt 103, 1900, par. 24

“Know ye not,” says Paul, “that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” “Whosoever defileth the temple of God, him will God destroy.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; 3:17.] Working men need not be lacking in refinement and true Christian courtesy.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Lt 53, 1900

15LtMs, Lt 53, 1900, par. 16

“All ye are brethren.” [Matthew 23:8.] “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Our owner is God. The same blood that purchased one brother, purchased the next also, and the next. All are born of God by the same Spirit. All are members of the same body, and are worked by the same Spirit. All feed on the flesh and blood of the Son of God, the Word, which is Spirit and life. The sustenance of all comes from the same Source. We must not think it a virtue to differ. We are in close bonds of relationship one with another. If the same vitalizing current is flowing through our minds and hearts, we shall act in harmony. In failing to do this, we deny the Source of all spiritual life.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 71, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 71, 1900, par. 1

Children, remember that you are the Lord’s property. Jesus gave His life that you might be saved. See how much you can do for Him. First give Him your hearts. Accept Him as your personal Saviour, and consecrate yourselves to Him as His children. The most highly valued treasure which you can give the Lord is the heart. Present to Him a New Year’s offering by giving Him yourself. “Ye are not your own: for ye have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Manuscript Releases, vol. 8 [Nos. 526-663]

MR No. 550—Diversity and Unity in God’s Work

8MR 69.1

“All ye are brethren.” (Matthew 23:8.) “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price.” (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.) Our owner is God. The same blood that purchased one brother, purchased the next also, and the next. All are born of God by the same Spirit. All are members of the same body, and are worked by the same Spirit. All feed on the flesh and blood of the Son of God, the Word, which is Spirit and life. The sustenance of all comes from the same source. We must not think it a virtue to differ. We are in close bonds of relationship one with another. If the same vitalizing current is flowing through our minds and hearts, we shall act in harmony. In failing to do this, we deny the Source of all spiritual life.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Lt 150, 1900

15LtMs, Lt 150, 1900, par. 12

Those to whom the Lord has entrusted much are to trade intelligently on their Lord’s goods, that out of the treasury of the heart they may bring forth good things. In order to do this they must treat the stomach carefully, for if the stomach is a cesspool, the brain is congested and the temper is unpleasant. God has made known the conditions of salvation: “Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” [Mark 8:34.] The Word declares what this involves—the surrender of all the capabilities to Christ, to be sanctified through His grace and employed in His service. There is to be no wasting, no embezzling of the Lord’s goods; for this is robbery toward God. It is a perilous matter for us to use inconsiderately the powers entrusted to us. It is our duty to give God a pure, unpolluted service. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Lt 141, 1900

15LtMs, Lt 141, 1900, par. 8

The preciousness of life is to be appreciated because this life belongs to the Master. As long as we live, we are ever to bear in mind that we are bought with a price. Christ made of Himself a whole and complete sacrifice for us, to make it possible for us to receive the gift of everlasting life. “Ye are not your own: for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] We have enlisted under Christ’s banner for life service, and great responsibilities and possibilities are within our reach.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 70, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 70, 1900, par. 10

“Ye are not your own: for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] When we fully understand and live these words, our opposition to God’s purpose will be as the chaff of the summer threshing floor. God is waiting to do His will in and through us, waiting for us to recognize His ownership. Let not the people of God by their attitude give the impression that the Lord has proved unfaithful, that He no longer manifests His power in behalf of His servants.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Ms 105, 1900

15LtMs, Ms 105, 1900, par. 11

“All ye are brethren.” [Matthew 23:8.] “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] God is our owner. The same blood that purchased one brother purchased the next also, and the next. All are born of God by the same Spirit. All are members of the same body, and are worked by the same Spirit. The sustenance of all comes from the same source. All feed on the flesh and blood of the Son of God, the Word, which is spirit and life. We must not think it a virtue to differ. We are in close bonds of relationship with one another. If the same vitalizing current is flowing through our minds and hearts, we shall not act in harmony. In failing to do this, we deny the Source of all spiritual life.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 18, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 18, 1901, par. 5

As we work in connection with the great Teacher, our experience improves. The faculties of the mind are enlarged. The conscience is under divine guidance. Christ takes the entire being under His control. We are safe only as we allow Him to do this; for there is another close by, watching for an opportunity to come in and begin his destructive, ensnaring work. Then, as we enter the service of God, let Him take possession of the whole being, body, soul, and spirit. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 196, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 196, 1901, par. 22

As Christians we are to be all that the name signifies, Christlike in word and deed. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Brain, bone, and muscle belong to God. The tongue is to be consecrated to His service. No hasty words are to be spoken. He who takes the name of Christian pledges himself to do as Christ would do in his place.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 31, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 31, 1901, par. 3

Christ is the light of the world. In all that we do, let us walk in this light. In the Word of God our work is laid out before us. Let us not think that the Lord has given us talents to use in whatever way we please. Our talents are given us to hold in trust for Him. Our money is His. In its use we are to remember that Christ gave His precious life that we might have a probation in which to make a suitable preparation for the future life. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are his.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 185, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 185, 1901, par. 9

He is the faithful and true Witness, “the beginning of the creation of God,” whose throne is of old, from everlasting. [Revelation 3:14.] Behold Him, the mighty, uncreated Lord, the all-glorious Redeemer. Behold Him! waiting for your answer! Will you let Him in? Father, mother, children, God calls for your whole family. He wants you all. He cannot spare one of you. Will you listen to His pleading voice? He asks you, “Will you give me your hearts?” “Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] And what a price! “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed.” [Isaiah 53:5.] Will you open the door and let Jesus in? He wants the heart, the soul, the service of father, mother, children united. “See that ye refuse not him that speaketh.” [Hebrews 12:25.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 129, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 129, 1901, par. 23

“Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Every part and property of the human nature is the Lord’s, paid for by the precious blood of Jesus. Then what we are to show is respect and kindness and love to all who love God. They may not always please our taste or meet our comprehension, but although there is a difference in expression of character, we must press together in the unity of Christian fellowship.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 6, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 6, 1901, par. 11

If possible, wipe out that disgraceful blot. Be sure that your repentance is of the kind that needeth not to be repented of. Why should you not act toward Brother Barry the part of forgiveness which Christ has told you to act. Are you not God’s stewards, dealing with His goods? “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Brother Barry also has been bought with a price. He is God’s property. It is the duty of those in responsible positions to make straight paths for their feet, lest the lame be turned out of the way. God beholds every transaction of our lives. Nothing is hidden from His eye. He is merciful and forbearing, having long forbearance with the impenitent and stubborn. He does not readily give them up. Nothing so greatly displeases Him as for men to act in a hard, unforgiving manner toward one who has acknowledged his wrong. To those who stand by and say to such a one, “I will not help you in any way,” God will say, “I will punish you.” “He shall have judgment without mercy that hath showed no mercy.” [James 2:13.]

Manuscript Releases, vol. 8 [Nos. 526-663]

MR No. 598—Study Materials in SDA Schools

8MR 284.4

Make yourself thoroughly familiar with the Word of God. If you do not do this, projects and ideas will imprint themselves on your mind that should not be entertained, for it is not the way of the Lord. In all honesty you will come to conclusions that will need to be sifted. It is essential for your clearness of eyesight to have a more elevated direction. The common customs and practices of school life, which may be called little things, cannot be brought into the school at Avondale. Your thoughts and ideas will change by experience if you earnestly and humbly inquire at each step, “Is this the way of the Lord?” “Ye are not your own.., For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.)....

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 12, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 12, 1901, par. 6

God’s instrumentalities should seek to follow in the footsteps of the divine Healer. Those who come to the Sanitarium should be taught how to take care of the body, remembering the words, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Yes, we are God’s property, and the path of obedience to nature’s laws is the direct path to heaven. He who is converted from errors in eating, drinking, and dressing is being prepared to hear and receive the truth into a good and willing heart. Many, by practicing the laws of nature and by receiving the renovating grace of God into the soul, obtain a new lease of physical and spiritual life. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.” [Proverbs 9:10.] Let wisdom’s voice be heard, for “her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” [Proverbs 3:17.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 192, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 192, 1901, par. 3

The health foods are now regarded as of man’s originating, and if any other productions are made, the thought arises, “Are they not infringing on our rights?” But the health foods are of God’s originating, as a blessing to His people. They are not to be bound about and held under the control of the powers at Battle Creek, as their special property. This business is God’s property, and He will give enlightenment to other human agencies for its development. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] We are not to follow the principle of wealthy worldly men—of buying up and storing the whole supply of a food product, and then making people pay a high price for it; for thus the poor are made to suffer.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 85, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 85, 1901, par. 5

We are Christ’s property. “Ye are not your own, ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Are we in Him by living faith? If we do not bear any fruit, the powers of darkness take possession of our minds, our affections, our service, and we are of the world, though we profess to be children of God. This is neither a safe nor a pleasant position, because we lose all the beauty and the glory and the satisfaction that it is our privilege to have. By abiding in Christ, we may have His sweetness, His fragrance, His light. Christ is the Light of the world. He shines in our hearts. His light in our hearts shines forth from our faces. By beholding the beauty and the glory of Christ, we become changed into the same image.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 95, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 95, 1901, par. 8

We need to remember that cold feet are frequently the cause of illness. God will not work a miracle to preserve the health of those who neglect the simplest laws of life. The failure to take what some regard as useless precautions has often brought disease resulting in death. By taking proper care of the body, we show that we realize that we belong to Christ and that we have no right to disqualify ourselves for His service. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 39, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 39, 1901, par. 14

God wants us to use in His service all the tact and ability He has given us. He wants us to receive His rich grace, that we may impart to others. From Him we receive every blessing we enjoy. Is it surprising that the Lord wants us to give to others, and so return to Him, a portion of the bounty He has bestowed on us? There is a world to be warned, and to us God has committed this work. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] I call upon you, in the name of the Lord, to give of your substance for the advancement of His work. There are in the darkness of error those whose souls are just as precious in the sight of God as yours; and at the last great day God will ask, What did you do to save them?

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 117a, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 117a, 1901, par. 16

Time is a talent. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] By the help of God you can become much more useful than you now are. You can expand. You can grow in knowledge and in understanding as you work with your hands and study with your mind, exercising proportionately the mental and physical powers. The sanctifying power of the truth will give you keen discernment and discrimination. If you keep Jesus ever before you, you will be refined and ennobled. Your affections will be purified and uplifted as you copy the Saviour’s life of industry. You will grow in strength of thought and purpose.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 177, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 177, 1901, par. 4

To the brethren and sisters of Iowa I would say, You claim to believe that Jesus is your personal Saviour. I beseech you to consider your responsibility. Remember that you are not your own; you are “bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] In view of all that you are to receive and enjoy, why, O why do you not rise above the sordid influences of this world and put away all earthliness?

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 129b, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 129b, 1901, par. 18

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Every part of the being is the Lord’s, paid for by the precious blood of Jesus. In dealing with one another, we are to remember this. We are to treat our fellow workers with respect and kindness and love; for they belong to Christ. They may not always please us. What they do may not always meet our ideas. Nevertheless we are to unite with them in Christian fellowship.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 147, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 147, 1901, par. 8

This is a representation of the result of faithfulness in returning to the Lord His own. The Lord saw just how it would be when the world was filled with inhabitants, and therefore He makes a covenant with His people that they should give Him their tithes and offerings, according to the arrangement which He has made. This is His. It does not belong to any of you. God has made this arrangement with you, that you may show that you realize your dependence and accountability to God by returning to Him His portion. If you do this, His blessing will come upon you. All that we have is the Lord’s, intrusted to us as His stewards. That which we hand back to Him He must first give to us. The Lord is trying and testing us by every dollar that comes into our possession, to see if we will acknowledge Him. How? By appearing before the world as the people who acknowledge their accountability to God by giving Him all they possess. Thus you may bear witness that God is the possessor of all that you have, even yourselves. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price,” even the precious blood of the only begotten Son of God. [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

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MR No. 603—Cautions Regarding Work Contracts

8MR 298.3

I have recently been instructed that no one should be advised to pledge himself to spend two, three, four, five, or six years under any man’s tuition. Brethren, we have no time for this. Time is short. We are to hold out earnest inducements to the men who ought now to be engaged in missionary work for the Master. The highways and byways are yet unworked. The Lord calls for young men to labor as canvassers and evangelists, to do house to house work in places that have not yet heard the truth. God speaks to our young men, saying, “Ye are not your own; For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (See 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.)

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 21, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 21, 1901, par. 1

Teachers, ministers, leaders, all who are in responsible places in God’s work are to be His light-bearers <to the world>. They are to receive and impart light. Christ says, “Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” [Matthew 5:16.] Christians have been redeemed from Satan’s bondage, and they are to stand under the blood-stained banner of Prince Emmanuel, working with unselfishness and fidelity for the One who owns them. Ever they are to remember the words, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] They are under obligation to devote the powers of body, soul, and spirit to His service. By doing this they show to angels and to men that they are worthy of the sacred trust conferred upon them, that they have been born again, not of the flesh, but of the Spirit, that they no more live to self, but to God, whose they are and whom they serve.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 86, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 86, 1901, par. 32

This is the reflection all unfaithful servants cast upon God, saying that He desires to take from them that which He has not given them. But it is impossible to give to God anything that is not already His. “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 84, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 84, 1901, par. 27

“Come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing;”—and why?—“and I will receive you.” [2 Corinthians 6:17.] If you have the proper qualifications of character, Christ will receive you. Realize that you are God’s property. “Ye are not your own” to make a disposition of yourselves as you please. “Ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 167, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 167, 1901, par. 12

The Lord Jesus Christ calls upon me to set these things before the believers and unbelievers—to be merciful even as your Father which is in heaven is merciful. Only think of the Gift, the great Gift to our world to save sinners, and the gifts of God’s bounties to provide for you the means to do this. Your sinful condition demanded a sacrifice. In your spiritual destitution you had not one thing of your own to offer. Your own self did not belong to you as your own property, for you were bought with a price. “Ye are not your own ... for ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 100, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 100, 1901, par. 8

We are responsible to God for the purchase money paid for our ransom. “Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] What is the work before us? If our capabilities are weak, we should make them strong. If we have not accepted some of the precious gifts of God, we should by living faith seize these gifts, saying, “They shall be mine,” and they will be ours. It is our duty to reach a higher standard than we have yet attained. If a careful consideration of our privileges, and of our failure to properly represent our Redeemer before others, does not arouse us and keep us from partaking of a worldly spirit, what will?

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 144, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 144, 1901, par. 19

In every respect you are to honor God by being partakers of His divine nature, that you may have the assurance of sins pardoned, which would testify of the love of God. But there is not in our experience that pleasantness and joyousness that there should be. Christ says that if He is in us, our joy will be full. Let us then be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. Let us not, by living inconsistent, earthly, sensual lives, heap reproach upon Christ. Let us rise above the malarious atmosphere that pervades the world and breathe the breath of God. Let us feed upon the bread of life. Christ declares that if we eat His flesh and drink His blood, we shall have eternal life. His Word will be to us as the leaves of the tree of life if we will believe in Christ as our personal Saviour. If we eat the bread that came down from heaven, we shall have a life connection with God. We shall bring eternity into our reckoning. We shall live as in the presence of the whole heavenly host. The angels are watching and guarding us. God loves us, but we fail to cherish that love. We are losing in spirituality. God wants us to recognize His ownership in every human being. He has His claims. “They are mine,” [See Malachi 3:17.] He says. I have bought them with a price. “Ye are not your own. ... therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Will you do this? Will you pray in faith? Will you honor Christ by taking Him at His word?

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 40, 1901

16LtMs, Ms 40, 1901, par. 13

The Lord Jesus calls upon me to set these things before believers and unbelievers. Be merciful, even as your Father in heaven is merciful. Think of the great gift God has made you, even the gift of His Son. Think of what He has done to secure your salvation. Your sinful condition demanded a sacrifice. In your spiritual destitution you had nothing to offer. Christ came to this world and on the cross offered Himself as a sacrifice for you. You are not your own, for you have been bought with a price; “therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] He “so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” [John 3:16.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 159, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 159, 1901, par. 8

In every church young men and young women should be selected to bear responsibilities in that church. Many of the responsibilities borne by ministers and physicians should be laid upon church members who should be made to understand that they have a work to do. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 37, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 37, 1901, par. 23

The Lord calls upon Brother and Sister Kress to reform, to take periods of rest. It is not right for you to take burdens as you have done in the past. Unless you take heed, you will sacrifice that life which is so precious in the sight of the Lord. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Lt 56, 1901

16LtMs, Lt 56, 1901, par. 14

“Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” [Matthew 5:16.] Christ gave His life for a fallen, degenerate race, leaving us an example, that we should follow in His steps. To him who does this will be spoken the words of approval, “Well done, good and faithful servant; ... enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.” [Matthew 25:23.]

Manuscript Releases, vol. 11 [Nos. 851-920]

MR No. 915—Work the Cities While There is Time

11MR 356.1

To secure your present and future good, Christ gave Himself as a sacrifice. Will you draw back from making a covenant with God by sacrifice? Christ died on the cross to save the world from perishing in sin. He asks your cooperation in His work of soul-saving. You are to be His helping hand, to do the work that needs to be done, to place the truth before as many as possible. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” (See 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.)

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

Ms 133, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 133, 1902, par. 35

O if our people would partake of the divine nature, they would be enabled to form characters that would make them a spiritual temple, holy unto the Lord! “Ye are not your own. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] He who delivered Israel from the degrading servitude of bitter bondage, and adopted them as His peculiar people, has again set His hand to deliver a people from the bondage of sin and to adopt them as His sons and daughters. He “gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.” [Titus 2:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

Lt 8, 1902

17LtMs, Lt 8, 1902, par. 13

We need to remember that we must not take on us all the heavy responsibilities that we can possibly carry. Do not get under too many loads. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Let every step you take carry you nearer heaven. Grow in grace, in self-reliance, in self-control. Let every day find you more nearly prepared to unite with the royal family in the heavenly courts.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

Lt 111, 1902

17LtMs, Lt 111, 1902, par. 4

We have the truth, precious to us in its sanctifying power. If your hands have become feeble, if you have let go your hold upon faith, grasp it again firmly, determining that even if you have to give up your life, you will not lose your faith. “Ye are not your own. ... Ye are brought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

Ms 22a, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 22a, 1902, par. 12

To secure your present and future good, Christ gave Himself as a sacrifice. Will you draw back from making a covenant with God by sacrifice? Christ died on the cross to save the world from perishing in sin. He asks your co-operation in His work of soul-saving. You are to be His helping hand to do in this world the work that needs to be done, to place the truth before as many as possible. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

17LtMs, Ms 22a, 1902, par. 16

Christ said to Nicodemus, “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. ... God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ... And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” [John 3:7, 8, 14-16.] Well may the apostle say, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

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Lt 180, 1902

17LtMs, Lt 180, 1902, par. 17

God asks for the improvement of your talents. He asks for your service and for the service of your children. He calls, “My son, give Me thine heart.” [Proverbs 23:26.] How can you refuse to give Him what He asks? “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] If you refuse to do this, you will be accounted unthankful and disobedient.

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Ms 87, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 87, 1902, par. 52

Remember that your children are not your own, but that they, too, have been “bought with a price,” and that they are to be prepared for a home in heaven. [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] A crown of glory will be placed upon the head of every victorious parent and every victorious child. The gates of the beautiful city will be opened for the entrance of both faithful parents and obedient children. In that day it will be the privilege of faithful parents to say, “Behold I and the children which God hath given me.” [Hebrews 2:13.]

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Ms 5, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 5, 1902, par. 30

Christ said to Nicodemus, “Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. ... God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ... And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” [John 3:7, 8, 14-16.] Well may the apostle say, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

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Ms 41, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 41, 1902, par. 40

We are to remember the exhortation, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] By creation and by redemption we are the Lord’s property. God gave His Son as a sacrifice to save the human family, that they might live—not the life of Satan, but the life of Christ; for in Christ the divine nature was united with human nature. The Word, who “was in the beginning with God,” “was made flesh and dwelt among us.” [John 1:2, 14.] Christ was God manifest in the flesh. “Without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.” [1 Timothy 3:16.]

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Lt 136, 1902

17LtMs, Lt 136, 1902, par. 19

To the brethren and sisters in Iowa, those who claim to believe in Jesus as a personal Saviour, I would say: Remember that you are not your own; you are “bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] I beseech you to consider your individual responsibility. In view of all that you are to receive and enjoy in the world to come, why, O why do you not rise above the sordid influences of this world, putting away all earthliness?

Manuscript Releases, vol. 14 [Nos. 1081-1135]

The Dangers of Indulging Appetite

14MR 300.2

Many turn away from the light, offended because a word of caution is given, and ask, “May we not do as we please with ourselves?” Did you create yourselves? Did you pay the redemption price for your souls and bodies? If so, you belong to yourselves. But the Word of God declares, “Ye are bought with a price,” “the precious blood of Christ.” The Word of God tells us plainly that our habits are to be strictly guarded and controlled. “Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” Shall we do this? The Word of God is perfect, converting the soul. If we diligently heed its precepts, we shall be conformed, physically, spiritually into the image of God. [Romans 12:1, 2; 3:17; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20, quoted.]—Manuscript 47, 1896.

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Ms 35, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 35, 1902, par. 3

We cannot excuse our natural and cultivated weaknesses of character, so dishonoring to our Saviour, on the plea, “O! it is my way.” Unless Christ’s followers give up their way for His way, they will always have misgivings and will waver, tossing to and fro like a wave of the sea. Those who cherish defects of character, pleasing self, will suffer the sure penalty. They will find themselves strengthless, Christless. You may ask, “May I not do as I choose with myself? Is not my body my own?”—No; for the Word of God plainly stated that you are not your own, that you are a member of Christ’s body. “What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” “Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; 3:16, 17.]

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Ms 37, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 37, 1902, par. 28

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

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Ms 140, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 140, 1902, par. 16

Among the Lord’s servants there is to be no commanding. No yokes are to be placed on the necks of God’s blood-bought heritage. Every yoke is to be broken. Men and women are more precious in the sight of God than the human mind can estimate. Christ understands their value; for He sacrificed Himself for their redemption. We are His property, the purchase of His life-blood. Sign not away your allegiance to any human jurisdiction or power. “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

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Lt 81, 1902

17LtMs, Lt 81, 1902, par. 15

You have no right to live to yourself. And in one sense, you do not desire to do this. You could not be happy in doing it. You have been bought with a price; “therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Do not follow your own injudicious fancies. The Lord has given you evidence of His great love for you, and how grateful you should be.

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Ms 44, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 44, 1902, par. 1

I am not able to sleep past twelve o’clock. And during every wakeful hour there is before me the sad realization that those who have had such great light are not letting this light shine forth as brightly as they should. O that those who have received the truth understood fully the significance of the words, “Ye are not your own; for ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.]

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Ms 156, 1902

17LtMs, Ms 156, 1902, par. 9

Christ is the Creator and the Redeemer of man. He has redeemed him with an infinite price, even the sacrifice of His life. The apostle Paul declares, “Ye are not your own. Ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] Men who have been favored with wealth often become so elated over the possession of the Lord’s goods, that they do not carry themselves discreetly. They act as if they had a right to use with prodigality the gifts that God entrusts to them to be used wisely. They walk and talk as if riches entitle them to the highest honor. Sometimes the poor are favored by the wealthy; but more often the monied men waste their Lord’s goods in selfish indulgence. They forget that all their treasures are entrusted gifts, and that they must render to God a strict account of the use they have made of His property.

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Lt 131, 1902

17LtMs, Lt 131, 1902, par. 24

“Ye are not your own,” Christ has declared. “Ye are bought with a price.” [1 Corinthians 6:19, 20.] We desire to see poor, deceived, guilty, perishing souls rescued. We desire to see every church member carrying a burden for the unsaved. This the Christian pledges himself to do when he receives baptism in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. The three greatest powers in the heavens pledge their sufficiency and keeping power to every soul who in sincerity keeps his baptismal vow to live by that faith which works by love and purifies the soul and to be God’s helping hand to save from Satan’s deceptive power every one whom he can reach.