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Galatians 6:7-8

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 15a, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 15a, 1896, par. 3

Had you understood and obeyed the commandments of God you would now be a pure, clean young man, possessing power to overcome temptation, and growing stronger and stronger in self-conquest. You imagine at times that you would like to be a minister, but your course of selfish indulgence disqualifies you for this position. You have been tried in school and out of school, and have been placed in positions calculated to make you useful to your fellow-men and approved of by God, if you had chosen to serve God. Had you done this, you would now be sowing seed unto eternal life. God’s Word declared that “whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Do you believe the Word of God? What are you sowing? “He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” [Galatians 6:7, 8.]

Galatians 6:7-10

Fundamentals of Christian Education

Chapter 33—Students Deciding their Eternal Destiny

FE 249.2

Why should students link themselves with the great apostate, to become his agents in tempting others, and through others causing the fall of many? Every human being has his own individual trials, peculiar to himself, and no one is free from temptation. If teachers are disciples of Christ, and are engaging in the work in a way which is approved of God, Satan will surely assail them with his temptations. If the great deceiver can stir up evil elements of character in the students, and through them bring perplexity and discouragement upon the educators, he has succeeded in gaining his purpose. If under the temptation the teacher reveals weakness, in any respect, then his influence is marred; but he who proves an agent for the great adversary of souls, must render an account to God for the part he acted in causing the teacher to stumble. Let students carefully consider this phase of the subject, and let them rather study how to encourage and sustain their teachers, than how to bring discouragement and temptation upon them. In so doing, they will not be sowing tares that will spring up among the wheat. “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:7-10.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 11 (1896)

Lt 98, 1896

11LtMs, Lt 98, 1896, par. 54

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance; against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.” [Galatians 5:22-26.] “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them that are of the household of faith.” [Galatians 6:7-10.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

Lt 124, 1900

15LtMs, Lt 124, 1900, par. 33

What does God require from His blood-bought heritage? The homage of the whole life. Every part of the human organism is to be cultivated as the Lord’s property. By their obedience men and women testify that they are members of the royal family, children of the heavenly King. “Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. He that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; and he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. And let us not be weary in well doing; for ... we shall reap if we faint not.” [Galatians 6:7-9.]

15LtMs, Lt 124, 1900, par. 34

This instruction is of great consequence to all who hope by faith in Jesus Christ to compose the family of God. “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them that are of the household of faith.” [Verse 10.] All who belong to the household of faith will obey the law of God. They will love one another as Christ loves them. Let all, by carefully studying the Word of God, prove their own work, put it to the test, and see what its measurement is and what its object. If this Word is our guide, the evidence will be plain that we are right, because the heart will be fully conformed to the expressed will of God. The conduct will reveal oneness with God.

Galatians 6:8

Child Guidance

Chapter 31—Importance of Character

CG 162.4

It Is the Harvest of Life—The harvest of life is character, and it is this that determines destiny, both for this life and for the life to come. The harvest is a reproduction of the seed sown. Every seed yields fruit after its kind. So it is with the traits of character we cherish. Selfishness, self-love, self-esteem, self-indulgence, reproduce themselves; and the end is wretchedness and ruin. “He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” Galatians 6:8. Love, sympathy, and kindness yield fruitage of blessing, a harvest that is imperishable.8Education, 109.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Ms 51, 1893

8LtMs, Ms 51, 1893, par. 26

The intellect is to [be] kept thoroughly awake with new, earnest, wholehearted work. How is it to be done? The power of the Holy Spirit must purify the thoughts and cleanse the soul of its moral defilement. Defiling habits not only abase the soul, but debase the intellect. Memory suffers, laid on the altar of base, hurtful practices. “He that soweth to the flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; he that soweth to the spirit shall of the spirit reap life everlasting.” [Galatians 6:8.] When teachers and learners shall consecrate soul, body, and spirit to God, purifying their thoughts by obedience to the laws of God, they will continually receive a new endowment of physical and mental power. Then will there be heart-yearnings after God and earnest prayer for clear perceptions to discern. The office and work of the Holy Spirit is not for them to use it, as many suppose, but for the Holy Spirit to use them, molding, fashioning, and sanctifying every power. The giving [of the] faculties to lustful practices disorders the brain and nerve power, and though professing religion, they are not and never will be agents whom God can use, for he despises the practices of impurity which destroy the vital energies. This sin of impurity is lessening physical and mental capabilities, so that everything like mental taxation will, after a short time, become irksome. Memory is fitful; and, oh what a loathsome offering is thus presented to God!

Education

Sowing in Faith

Ed 109.1

The harvest is a reproduction of the seed sown. Every seed yields fruit after its kind. So it is with the traits of character we cherish. Selfishness, self-love, self-esteem, self-indulgence, reproduce themselves, and the end is wretchedness and ruin. “He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” Galatians 6:8. Love, sympathy, and kindness yield fruitage of blessing, a harvest that is imperishable.

Manuscript Releases, vol. 18 [Nos. 1301-1359]

MR No. 1301—The Two Great Principles of the Law

18MR 6.2

Holiness, which means wholeness to God, is wholly acceptable to God. A Paul may plant, and Apollos water, but God giveth the increase. “He that soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting” [Galatians 6:8]. As the workers till the soil, they are to reap all the advantages possible by making an application of the lessons they receive. In the natural world unseen agencies are constantly at work to produce the essential results, but the harvest to be reaped depends upon the seed that has been sown. After man faithfully prepares the land, and plants the seed, God must work constantly to cause the seed to germinate.

Reflecting Christ

The Relationship Between Flesh and Spirit, May 10

RC 144.1

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Galatians 6:8.

Sons and Daughters of God

Joseph Chose Life’s Best, Samson Did Not, June 29

SD 187.1

For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. Galatians 6:8.

The Upward Look

To Every Man His Work, September 16

UL 273.3

Holiness, which means wholeness to God, is wholly acceptable to God. A Paul may plant, an Apollos water, but God giveth the increase. “He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting” (Galatians 6:8).... In the natural world unseen agencies are constantly at work to produce the essential results, but the harvest to be reaped depends upon the seed that has been sown. After man faithfully prepares the land, and plants the seed, God must work constantly to cause the seed to germinate.

To Be Like Jesus

Prayers Enlist the Help of Angels, January 20

BLJ 27.1

For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. Galatians 6:8, NKJV.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882)

Lt 58, 1880

3LtMs, Lt 58, 1880, par. 1

I arise early this morning. My mind is not at rest in regard to you. In the solemn view presented me a short time since in the night season, your case was shown me. The Ledger of Heaven was opened and I read there a record of your life at a glance. I took it in, your weakness, your defects of character. As the eyes of the Judge of all the earth cast one glance at the record and then at you, not a word was spoken by Him. Your own lips repeated, “Weighed in the balance and found wanting. I have sown to the flesh; I shall reap corruption.” [Daniel 5:27; Galatians 6:8.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 6 (1889-1890)

Ms 19a, 1890

6LtMs, Ms 19a, 1890, par. 21

“He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” [Galatians 6:8.] Every one is sowing some kind of seed, the fruit of which will be a savor of life unto life or of death unto death. Young men and women, what kind of a harvest are you preparing to garner? Are you sowing unto eternal life, or unto wretchedness and corruption? On the decision of this momentous question depends your happiness or misery for eternity.

Galatians 6:9

Gospel Workers (1915 ed.)

The Reward of Service

GW 512.3

To every worker for God this thought should be a stimulus and an encouragement. In this life our work for God often seems to be almost fruitless. Our efforts to do good may be earnest and persevering, yet we may not be permitted to witness their results. To us the effort may seem to be lost. But the Saviour assures us that our work is noted in heaven, and that the recompense cannot fail. The apostle Paul, writing by the Holy Spirit, says, “Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” [Galatians 6:9.] And in the words of the psalmist we read, “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” [Psalm 126:6.]

Lift Him Up

The Highest of All Education, June 27

LHU 192.1

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. Galatians 6:9.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6

Chapter 37—The Reward of Service

6T 305.3

To every worker for God this thought should be a stimulus and an encouragement. In this life our work for God often seems to be almost fruitless. Our efforts to do good may be earnest and persevering, yet we may not be permitted to witness their results. To us the effort may seem to be lost. But the Saviour assures us that our work is noted in heaven, and that the recompense cannot fail. The apostle Paul, writing by the Holy Spirit, says: “Let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” And in the words of the psalmist we read: “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Galatians 6:9; Psalm 126:6.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6

Be Not Weary in Well-Doing

6T 478.3

Wherefore “let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9.

To Be Like Jesus

Unselfish Service Gives Joy to Both Christ and Us, September 29

BLJ 287.1

Let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Galatians 6:9, NKJV.

The Publishing Ministry

Chapter 40—An Unprecedented Harvest

PM 399.4

Eyes on the Ultimate Harvest—In this life our work for God often seems to be almost fruitless. Our efforts to do good may be earnest and persevering, yet we may not be permitted to witness their results. To us the effort may seem to be lost. But the Saviour assures us that our work is noted in heaven, and that the recompense cannot fail. The apostle Paul, writing by the Holy Spirit, says: “Let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” And in the words of the psalmist we read: “He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Galatians 6:9; Psalm 126:6.

The Review and Herald

June 17, 1902

RH June 17, 1902, par. 5

Wherefore “let us not be weary in welldoing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.” Galatians 6:9.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 18 (1903)

Lt 153, 1903

18LtMs, Lt 153, 1903, par. 8

“The messenger of heaven will co-operate with every true worker. In your work there is to be a revelation of that which will be to the praise and glory of God. Let there be no strife among you as to who shall occupy the highest place. But you may strive to meet the will of Christ. ‘Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.’ [Galatians 6:9.]

Galatians 6:9-10

The Upward Look

Never Go Back on Your Commitment, March 19

UL 92.1

Let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:9, 10.

Galatians 6:10

My Life Today

Remember Especially Needy Church Members, August 29

ML 245.1

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:10.

Our Father Cares

Remember Especially Needy Church Members, February 18

OFC 60.1

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:10.

Our High Calling

Helping One Another, June 25

OHC 182.1

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Galatians 6:10.

Prophets and Kings

Chapter 54—A Rebuke Against Extortion

PK 652.2

We were all debtors to divine justice, but we had nothing with which to pay the debt. Then the Son of God, who pitied us, paid the price of our redemption. He became poor that through His poverty we might be rich. By deeds of liberality toward His poor we may prove the sincerity of our gratitude for the mercy extended to us. “Let us do good unto all men,” the apostle Paul enjoins, “especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:10. And his words accord with those of the Saviour: “Ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good.” “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Mark 14:7; Matthew 7:12.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6

Caring for our Own Poor

6T 85.1

We are commanded to “do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:10. In our benevolent work special help should be given to those who, through the presentation of the truth, are convicted and converted. We must have a care for those who have the moral courage to accept the truth, who lose their situations in consequence, and are refused work by which to support their families. Provision should be made to aid the worthy poor and to furnish employment for those who love God and keep His commandments. They should not be left without help, to feel that they are forced to work on the Sabbath or starve. Those who take their position on the Lord’s side are to see in Seventh-day Adventists a warmhearted, self-denying, self-sacrificing people, who cheerfully and gladly minister to their brethren in need. It is of this class especially that the Lord speaks when He says: “Bring the poor that are cast out to thy house.” Isaiah 58:7.

The Ministry of Healing

The Household of Faith

MH 201.2

“As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:10.

From Splendor to Shadow

The Gospel Can Cure Modern Economic Injustice

SS 338.1

The Son of God paid the price of our redemption. He became poor that through His poverty we might be rich. By deeds of liberality to the poor we may prove the sincerity of our gratitude: “Let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.” Galatians 6:10. “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” Matthew 7:12.

Galatians 6:14

Christ’s Object Lessons

Chapter 13—Two Worshipers

COL 160.3

At every advance step in Christian experience our repentance will deepen. It is to those whom the Lord has forgiven, to those whom He acknowledges as His people, that He says, “Then shall ye remember your own evil ways, and your doings that were not good, and shall loathe yourselves in your own sight.” Ezekiel 36:31. Again He says, “I will establish My covenant with thee, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; that thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God.” Ezekiel 16:62, 63. Then our lips will not be opened in self-glorification. We shall know that our sufficiency is in Christ alone. We shall make the apostle’s confession our own. “I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) dwelleth no good thing.” Romans 7:18. “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14.

Reflecting Christ

Our Sufficiency Is in Christ Alone, September 3

RC 260.1

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto world. Galatians 6:14.

Sons and Daughters of God

We Are to Glory Only in the Cross, August 12

SD 231.1

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 8

Chapter 3—The Power Promised

8T 19.4

What was the result of the outpouring of the Spirit upon the Day of Pentecost? The glad tidings of a risen Saviour were carried to the utmost bounds of the inhabited world. The hearts of the disciples were surcharged with a benevolence so full, so deep, so far-reaching, that it impelled them to go to the ends of the earth, testifying: “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Galatians 6:14. As they proclaimed the truth as it is in Jesus, hearts yielded to the power of the message. The church beheld converts flocking to her from all directions. Backsliders were reconverted. Sinners united with Christians in seeking the pearl of great price. Those who had been the bitterest opponents of the gospel became its champions. The prophecy was fulfilled: The weak shall be “as David,” and the house of David “as the angel of the Lord.” Every Christian saw in his brother the divine similitude of love and benevolence. One interest prevailed. One subject of emulation swallowed up all others. The only ambition of the believers was to reveal the likeness of Christ’s character and to labor for the enlargement of His kingdom.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 8

To Be Given to Our Children

8T 320.4

“God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14.

Testimonies for the Church, vol. 1

Chapter 88—The Reform Dress

1T 525.2

We should not wish to invent something to make a cross; but if God presents to us a cross, we should cheerfully bear it. In the acceptance of the cross we are distinguished from the world, who love us not and ridicule our peculiarity. Christ was hated by the world because He was not of the world. Can His followers expect to fare better than their Master? If we pass along without receiving censure or frowns from the world we may be alarmed, for it is our conformity to the world which makes us so much like them that there is nothing to arouse their envy or malice; there is no collision of spirits. The world despises the cross. “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18. “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14. [See Appendix.]

The Acts of the Apostles

Chapter 20—Exalting the Cross

AA 210.1

Through the cross we learn that the heavenly Father loves us with a love that is infinite. Can we wonder that Paul exclaimed, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ”? Galatians 6:14. It is our privilege also to glory in the cross, our privilege to give ourselves wholly to Him who gave Himself for us. Then, with the light that streams from Calvary shining in our faces, we may go forth to reveal this light to those in darkness.

The Acts of the Apostles

Chapter 55—Transformed by Grace

AA 561.2

So will it be with all who behold Christ. The nearer we come to Jesus, and the more clearly we discern the purity of His character, the more clearly shall we see the exceeding sinfulness of sin, and the less shall we feel like exalting ourselves. There will be a continual reaching out of the soul after God, a continual, earnest, heartbreaking confession of sin and humbling of the heart before Him. At every advance step in our Christian experience our repentance will deepen. We shall know that our sufficiency is in Christ alone and shall make the apostle’s confession our own: “I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing.” “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Romans 7:18; Galatians 6:14.

The Desire of Ages

Chapter 72—“In Remembrance of Me”

DA 661.3

He who beholds the Saviour’s matchless love will be elevated in thought, purified in heart, transformed in character. He will go forth to be a light to the world, to reflect in some degree this mysterious love. The more we contemplate the cross of Christ, the more fully shall we adopt the language of the apostle when he said, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14.

The Ministry of Healing

Chapter 39—The Knowledge Received Through God’s Word

MH 460.5

“God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14.

The Upward Look

God’s Work—Our Commitment, March 12

UL 85.7

All truths, rightly understood, derive their value and importance from their connection with this truth. The apostle Paul makes this fact stand out in royal dignity. He calls the minds of all teachers of the Word to the importance of pointing souls to Christ as the only means of salvation. “God forbid that I should glory,” he says, “save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world” (Galatians 6:14)....

Counsels for the Church

One’s Usefulness Depends Upon His Surrender to the Holy Spirit

CCh 99.3

This Day With God

Remedy for Ruin, March 20

TDG 88.1

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14.

Ye Shall Receive Power

Revival at Pentecost, November 1

YRP 314.3

What was the result of the outpouring of the Spirit upon the day of Pentecost? The glad tidings of a risen Saviour were carried to the utmost bounds of the inhabited world. The hearts of the disciples were surcharged with the benevolence so full, so deep, so far-reaching, that it impelled them to go to the ends of the earth, testifying, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Galatians 6:14). As they proclaimed the truth as it is in Jesus, hearts yielded to the power of the message. The church beheld converts flocking to her from all directions. Backsliders were reconverted. Sinners united with Christians in seeking the Pearl of great price.

Testimony Treasures, vol. 2

As the Days of Noah

2TT 124.3

“Ye are My witnesses,” said Jesus, and in each act of our lives we should inquire: How will our course affect the interests of the Redeemer’s kingdom? If you are indeed Christ’s disciple, you will choose to walk in His footsteps, however painful this may be to your natural feelings. Said Paul: “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14. You, Sister L, need to sit at the feet of Jesus and learn of Him, as did Mary of old. God requires of you an entire surrender of your will, your plans and purposes. Jesus is your leader; to Him you must look, in Him you must trust, and you must permit nothing to deter you from the life of consecration which you owe to God. Your conversation must be in heaven, from whence you look for your Saviour. Your piety must be of a character to make itself felt by all within the sphere of your influence. God requires you in every act of life to shun the very appearance of evil. Are you doing this? You are under the most sacred obligation not to belittle or compromise your holy faith by uniting with the Lord’s enemies. If you are tempted to disregard the injunctions of His word because others have done so, remember that your example also will exert an influence. Others will do as you do, and thus the evil will be extended. While you profess to be a child of God, a departure on your part from His requirements will result in infinite harm to those who look to you for guidance.

Testimony Treasures, vol. 3

The Promise of the Spirit

3TT 209.4

Testimony Treasures, vol. 1

Love Stronger than Death

1TT 231.3

Many who profess to be Christians become excited over worldly enterprises, and their interest is awakened for new and exciting amusements, while they are coldhearted, and appear as if frozen, in the cause of God. Here is a theme, poor formalist, which is of sufficient importance to excite you. Eternal interests are here involved. Upon this theme it is sin to be calm and unimpassioned. The scenes of Calvary call for the deepest emotion. Upon this subject you will be excusable if you manifest enthusiasm. That Christ, so excellent, so innocent, should suffer such a painful death, bearing the weight of the sins of the world, our thoughts and imaginations can never fully comprehend. The length, the breadth, the height, the depth, of such amazing love we cannot fathom. The contemplation of the matchless depths of a Saviour’s love should fill the mind, touch and melt the soul, refine and elevate the affections, and completely transform the whole character. The language of the apostle is: “I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” 1 Corinthians 2:2. We also may look toward Calvary and exclaim: “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14.

From Trials to Triumph

The Cross and Righteousness by Faith

TT 111.3

Can we wonder that Paul exclaimed, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ”? Galatians 6:14. It is our privilege also to glory in the cross. Then with the light that streams from Calvary shining in our faces, we may go forth to reveal this light to those in darkness.

From Trials to Triumph

True Sanctification Is a Lifework

TT 295.2

The more clearly we discern the purity of Christ’s character, the more clearly shall we see the exceeding sinfulness of sin. There will be a continual confession of sin and humbling of the heart before Him. At every advance step our repentance will deepen. We shall confess: “I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing.” “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Romans 7:18; Galatians 6:14. Let not God be dishonored by the declaration from human lips, “I am sinless; I am holy.” Sanctified lips will never give utterance to such presumptuous words.

Testimony for the Church — No. 12

The Reform Dress

T12 40.2

We do not wish to get up something to make a cross, but if God presents to us a cross, we should cheerfully bear it. In the acceptance of the cross, we are distinguished from the world. The world love us not, and ridicule our peculiarity. Christ was hated of the world, because he was not one of the world. Can the followers of Christ expect to fare better than their Master? If they pass along without receiving censure, or frowns from the world, they may be alarmed, for it is their conformity to the world which makes them so much like them; they have nothing to arouse their envy or malice. There is no collision of spirits. The world despise the cross, “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18. “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14.

Homeward Bound

Reaching Out After God, March 20

HB 97.3

Homeward Bound

In the Shadow of the Cross, March 28

HB 105.1

God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.—Galatians 6:14.

Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students

True Success in Education

CT 23.1

The cross of Christ—teach it to every student over and over again. How many believe it to be what it is? How many bring it into their studies and know its true significance? Could there be a Christian in our world without the cross of Christ? Then keep the cross upheld in your school as the foundation of true education. The cross of Christ is just as near our teachers, and should be as perfectly understood by them, as it was by Paul, who could say, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 2 (1869 - 1875)

Ms 5, 1873

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I spoke in the evening to the people from, “God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” [Galatians 6:14.] I had good freedom in talking. The house was full. We invited those who desired prayers to come forward. Quite a number came forward and we united with them in prayer. The Lord granted us His grace and we felt that it was a profitable meeting.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 3 (1876 - 1882)

Lt 36, 1877

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But all this I am afraid is distasteful to you. You have had from me the deepest affection. Last spring you would not receive our advice or counsel. You may insist you were right; I shall take the opposite ground. The experience of last spring has prepared me to take the position I now feel that God would have me take. I have loved your society. I have appreciated your labors. Your own mother could not feel any deeper or truer interest for you and more unselfish than I have had. Last spring, in the thought that we might be separated, I felt suffering which Paul described as crucifixion, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14. That experience I passed through in connection with you nearly cost me my life. And now I am passing through a similar experience. The tendrils of my affections have been too strongly entwined about you. These tendrils are being severed. To me it is a crucifixion. My love is not demonstration, but nonetheless deep, earnest, and strong. A sadness has come over me that is pitiful, but God can heal. There is for me a balm in Gilead, a Physician in whom I can trust.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 5 (1887-1888)

Ms 41, 1887

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Jesus did not yield up His life until He had accomplished the work which He came to do. The great plan of redemption was triumphantly carried out. Through a life of obedience, the fallen sons of Adam could finally be exalted to the presence of God. When the Christian comprehends the magnitude of the great sacrifice made by the Majesty of heaven, then will the plan of salvation be magnified before him, and to meditate upon Calvary will awaken the deepest and most sacred emotions of his heart. Contemplation of the Saviour’s matchless love should absorb the mind, touch and melt the heart, refine and elevate the affections, and completely transform the whole character. The language of Paul the apostle is, “I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus Christ, and Him crucified.” [1 Corinthians 2:2.] And we may look toward Calvary and exclaim, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 6 (1889-1890)

Lt 75, 1890

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I have a great longing of soul for the church in Norwich to be a living, growing church. If they are thus, they must exclude all thinking evil and speaking evil of one another. There must be the cultivation not of love for self, but of the precious plants of love in the hearts for one another, each striving to excel in practicing the virtues, dwelling in all its fullness in Christ Jesus. Let this be the language of every soul, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Galatians 6:14.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892)

Ms 25a, 1891

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Said the apostle, “God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.] You may glory in the cross of Jesus Christ. Its efficacy, its saving power, is without a parallel. The scenes of Calvary are never for a moment to lose their force upon the human mind. Your only safety lies in contemplating them with a determined purpose.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 7 (1891-1892)

Ms 45, 1892

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“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God!” [1 John 3:1.] Here is love that no language can express. He who beholds and yields to this matchless love will have noble thoughts, become pure in heart, and be changed in character, and will go forth to be a light to the world, to shed the light of this love to those who are in darkness. Let us contemplate the cross of Christ and say with the apostle, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 8 (1893)

Lt 93, 1893

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The apostle Paul said, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.] Here is brought to view a double crucifixion. It is a crucifixion to the believer to be compelled to separate the affections from those who love and enjoy the pleasures of the world, and it is a crucifixion to these pleasure-lovers to have their relatives separate from them in their worldly associations. “Come out from among them, and be ye separate,” saith God, and “touch not the unclean thing, and I will receive you. I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.” [2 Corinthians 6:17, 18.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Lt 54, 1894

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The inner life of the soul will reveal itself in the outward conduct, Let the Word of God bear its testimony in behalf of the messenger whom God hath sent with a message in these last days to prepare a people to stand in the day of the Lord. “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth.” Isaiah 52:7. The wisdom of so-called intellectual men cannot be relied upon unless they have learned, and are daily learning, lessons in the school of Christ. Men in their supposed wisdom may plan and devise theories and systems of philosophy, but the Lord calls them vain and foolish. The Lord says, “The foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.” [1 Corinthians 1:25.] “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 9 (1894)

Ms 104, 1894

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Earthly and selfish interests engage the soul, mind, and strength of God’s professed followers. To all intents and purposes they are servants of mammon. They have not experienced a crucifixion to the world. Few among those who profess to be Christ’s followers can say in the language of the apostle, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, but whom the world is crucified unto me and I unto the world.” “I am crucified with Christ, nevertheless, I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God who loved me, and gave himself for me.” [Galatians 6:14; 2:20.] If willing obedience and true love characterize the lives of the people of God, their light will shine to the world with a holy brightness.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 10 (1895)

Ms 75, 1895

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The parable that presents the excuses that men urge as the reason for not coming to the gospel feast, should be considered in its relation to the following verse. “If any man come to me, and hate not his father and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me cannot be my disciple.” [Luke 14:26, 27.] The apostle Paul said, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.] There is of necessity an experience like unto crucifixion in the life of the believer. He has lived in harmony with the ways and customs of the world, he has been united with those who enjoy the pleasures of the world, and who were one with him in seeking for that which would gratify pride and ambition. He had been in harmony with the disobedient, and with those who made excuses for living in sin, and has been one of the confederacy who have clung to one another in disobedience, and sustained and strengthened one another in unrighteousness. But the message sent by the Lord’s ambassadors for all to come to the feast, has changed the current of his thought and the aims of his life.

Gospel Workers (1915 ed.)

The Gospel to all Countries

GW 29.2

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 117, 1897

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What does Christ require of thee? Thorough cleansing of the soul-temple, that it may be fitted for His abiding presence. O that your soul may have a spiritual hunger for the personal knowledge of God. O that it may be touched with the love of Christ. Christ is to be your all and in all. Self is our enemy, and must be suppressed. Live your short period of probation close to God. Jesus Christ is your Helper. “God forbid that I should glory,” writes Paul, “save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” “I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live, and the life which I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” [Galatians 6:14; 2:20.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 20, 1897

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“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called; but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things of the mighty, and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification: and redemption: that, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.” [1 Corinthians 1:17-19, 23-31.] “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898)

Ms 11, 1898

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The cross of Christ, teach it to every student over and over again, for Satan is ever on the watch to catch away the seed sown. The cross of Christ, how many believe it to be what it is? How many bring it into their studies, and know its true significance? Can there be a Christian in our world without the cross of Christ? Then keep it held up in your schools as the foundation of all true education. Said Paul, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” [Galatians 6:14.] Let the teachers, from the highest to the lowest, understand what it means to glory in the cross of Christ. Then by precept and example they can teach their students the advantages it brings to those who bear it in self-denial and humility.

13LtMs, Ms 11, 1898, par. 15

This is the highest science that we can learn—the science of salvation. The cross of Christ, rightly regarded, is true philosophy, pure and undefiled religion. It is eternal life to all who believe. By painstaking effort, line upon line, precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, teachers should impress upon their students that the cross of Christ is just as nigh them and should be as perfectly understood by them as it was by Paul, who could declare, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

Lt 258, 1899

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Thus you can see [that] both parties, believers and unbelievers, are making sacrifices. The words of the apostle are to the point—“By whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world”—but not on the same line. [Galatians 6:14.] One is on the line of obedience to all of the commandments of God. For their loyalty their business is taken from them and they are set adrift without any money laid by.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899)

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When we more fully comprehend the magnitude of the sacrifice made by the Majesty of heaven, then will the plan of salvation be magnified, and reflections of Calvary will awaken tender, sacred emotions in the Christian’s heart. Praises to God and the Lamb will be in our hearts and on our lips. The languages of the apostle Paul is, “I determined not to know anything among you, save Jesus Christ and him crucified.” [1 Corinthians 2:2.] We also may look toward Calvary and exclaim, “God forbid that I should glory save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 15 (1900)

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Move solidly, not capriciously. Be a real blessing in the church because of the discretion of your words. The adorning of a meek and quiet spirit is in the sight of God of great price. Work carefully. Follow in the footsteps of Jesus. Let not tears and sighs be your meat and drink, but praise and thanksgiving. Say with the apostle Paul, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 16 (1901)

Ms 70, 1901

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“God forbid that I should glory,” Paul writes, “save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” [Galatians 6:14.] The more deeply the ministers of God feel their inefficiency and their entire dependence upon Christ for success, the less they will seek <to be> head and shoulders above their brethren. Hiding in Christ, self will not appear. Christ will be revealed as the chiefest among ten thousand and the One altogether lovely. They will know the meaning of Paul’s words:

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 17 (1902)

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Lift Him Up

Conqueror Over the Power of Darkness, August 9

LHU 235.1

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ. Galatians 6:14.

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 21 (1906)

Ms 117, 1906

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Paul declared, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 22 (1907)

Lt 144, 1907

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O what love, what matchless love was revealed when the Son of God stooped to earth to save fallen man. Men in all ages, as they have studied the sacrifice of Christ for a fallen world, and have realized the greatness of the Gift of God, have exclaimed with the apostle Paul, “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.” [Galatians 6:14.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 25 (1910 - 1915)

Ms 91, 1910

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We have the history of the Lord Jesus Christ to study. Study His life. Behold the shame of the cross—[Christ crucified] on the cross as a criminal. Look at the apostle Paul’s conversion, and trace out his life. “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Gal. 6:14.

Jesus, Name Above All Names

Beloved, January 10

JNN 17.1

But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.—Galatians 6:14

JNN 17.6

Manuscript Releases, vol. 16 [Nos. 1186-1235]

MR No. 1193—An Appeal To Be Faithful Stewards of Money and Other Talents; Also to Follow Christ in Humility and Self-Denial; A New Believer Faces a Crisis over Sabbathkeeping

[1 Corinthians 1:17-31; Galatians 6:14, quoted.]

Manuscript Releases, vol. 20 [Nos. 1420-1500]

MR No. 1490—Minds to Be Spiritual, Not Carnal: The Cross to Be Central in Preaching; Fanaticism and Trivial Ideas to Be Avoided

20MR 336.6

“God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world” (Galatians 6:14). The more deeply the ministers of God feel their inefficiency and their entire dependence upon Christ for success, the less they will seek to be head and shoulders above their brethren. Hiding in Christ, self will not appear. Christ will be revealed as the chiefest among ten thousand and the One altogether lovely. They will know the meaning of Paul’s words: [1 Corinthians 2:3-10, quoted].

Maranatha

The Message of the Cross, April 2

Mar 100.1

God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14.

Our High Calling

The Center of my Hope, February 9

OHC 46.1

But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. Galatians 6:14.

Galatians 6:14-16

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 18 (1903)

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Watch vigilantly, swerving not to the right hand or to the left. Never give up to despair. “Whereunto we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us mind the same things.” [Philippians 3:16.] “God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. ... As many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.” [Galatians 6:14, 16.]

Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 12 (1897)

Lt 60, 1897

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“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.” [Galatians 6:14-16.] The Lord expects that those who accept so great and important a truth shall themselves be sanctified through the truth. My brother, the Lord is soon to come, and I tremble for you, because you have not been sanctified through the truth. Do not look to the imperfections of your brethren and flatter yourself that they are as faulty as you. God has not given them to you for you to copy their imperfections.

Galatians 6:15

From the Heart

A New Creation, October 8

FH 293.1

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation. Galatians 6:15.