p. 45 | GLAD TO LEARN by Mrs. B. C. P.

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · January 15, 1880

FromThe Advent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. 55, No. 3

GLAD TO LEARN.

By Mrs. B. C. P.

BY MRS. B. C. P.

I have been reading in the Review of Nov. 6, a “Memorial” written by our dear brother, W. H. Ebert, who has of late taken a decided stand on the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus. I am glad to learn that our brother has willingly accepted the light that God has been pleased to show him. Let us ever seek to know what the will of the Lord is, and then cheerfully do it. We ourselves can do nothing; therefore, we must ask help of God, believing that he is able and willing to deliver all who put their trust in him.

The seventh day is the only Sabbath mentioned in the Bible. Sunday is not called “Sabbath”; it is termed “first-day of the week.” Therefore, let us not be dismayed or discouraged; for we have the Bible for our guide, and if the Lord is on our side, who can be against us? If we are despised, and meet with trials, let us remember that our Saviour was rejected and shamefully treated, and he bore it all with patience.

We cannot enter the kingdom of God half-hearted. We must not extend one hand to our Saviour, expecting him to save us, while with the other we are clinging to earth and its vanities and to our evil habits and propensities. Saying that we want to serve God and that we will try to serve him will never save us, unless we come up to the standard of righteousness. We read that it is not those that cry, “Lord, Lord,” that shall enter the kingdom. We should all be up and doing. Time is short, and it will be too late to repent when the day of mercy is over. Perhaps there may be small sins, or those that seem small to us, that will shut us out of the promised land. Dear brethren and sisters, let us consider this point. Is there not about us some little root of selfishness or covetousness that we have not hitherto discovered? If so, let us ask God to forgive us, and to help us eradicate these evils from our character. He is a just God, and does not look upon sin with any allowance, but he is also merciful and full of love and compassion. He bears long with us; and our precious Saviour, who gave his life a ransom for sinners, has given the invitation, “Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth.” All are invited to come. And the promise is sure,—eternal life to all that keep the commandments of God and the faith of Jesus.