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Chapter 14


Christ’s Victory Means
We Can Have Self-Control



      . . . self-control may be yours in the strength of Jesus. 4T 501

It is possible, through the grace of Christ, to have control over yourselves at all times. 2ST 155

      Self-control is a power which all may possess. It is gained by placing the will wholly on the side of God, taking divine will for your will. YI 420

      God says you may govern yourself. He has provided the aid of the Holy Spirit, that you may put on Christ, and build up a pure, beautiful structure, in which God can delight. 4ST 112

      Although there may be a tainted, corrupted atmosphere around us, we need not breathe its miasma, but may live in the pure atmosphere of heaven. We may close every door to impure imaginings and unholy thoughts by lifting the soul into the presence of God through sincere prayer. 2ST 340

      It is today that you are to yield to the drawing power of Christ, and come to Him as you are. He will continue to draw you as you come, until every thought shall be brought into captivity to Him. 2ST 479

      Sanctification is not an emotion, but a heaven-born principle that brings all the passions and desires under the control of the Spirit of God; and this work is done through our Lord and Saviour. 2ST 384

      The truly converted man will bring even his thoughts into obedience to the will of God. 4ST 68

      Even our thoughts are to be brought into subjection to Christ. 4ST 154

      However fierce the tempest, those who turn to Jesus with the cry, “Lord, save us,” will find deliverance. His grace, which reconciles

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the soul to God, quiets the strife of human passion, and in His love the heart is at rest. 4ST 408

      Therefore God would have us restrict the appetite, control the passions and hold in subjection the entire man. And He has promised to give us strength if we will engage in this work. 2T 591

      We should be actuated by the noble purpose of winning daily victories, and by watchfulness and sincere prayer attain to complete control of self. 3ST 50

      When Christ dwells in your heart by faith, this rich experience will be yours. Then you will know that love is flowing into your hearts, and subduing every affection and every thought, and bringing them into captivity to Christ. You cannot explain it; human language can never explain how the love of Christ can take possession of the soul, and lead captive every power of the mind. But you will know it by a personal experience. 2RH 552

      Through Christ we may and should be happy, and should acquire habits of self-control. Even the thoughts must be brought into subjection to the will of God, and the feelings under the control of reason and religion. Our imagination was not given us to be allowed to run riot and have its own way, without any effort at restraint and discipline. 1RH 515

      What a victory is gained when the carnal life ceases, and the spiritual life begins. The Lord guides. The Lord keeps. The love of God, and obedience to all His commandments, bring all the powers of the soul into obedience to His will. 1RH 169

      Our only safety under all circumstances is in being always master of ourselves in the strength of Jesus our Redeemer. 4T 431

      Every true Christian will have control of his appetite and passions. 3T 570

      All the habits are to be brought under the control of a mind that is itself under the control of God. YI 328

      Our Saviour is a Saviour for the perfection of the whole man. He is not the God of part of the being only. The grace of Christ works to the disciplining of the whole human fabric. YI 329

      When we consider what is our relation to Christ, and what He is to us individually, our hearts will be softened and subdued. Beholding Him, praying to Him, we shall open our hearts to Him, and become habitations of God through the Spirit. He will dwell in our hearts by faith. Then, turn whichever way we will, we shall be hold His

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likeness. Our very thoughts will be brought into captivity to Jesus Christ. And as we contemplate Him who loved us, and gave Himself for us, His prayer to the Father for us will be answered. YI 348

      (Christ) was to bear the penalty of the transgression of the law of God, not to give men liberty to continue in sin, but to take away their inclination to sin, that they might not desire to transgress. Those who receive Christ are obedient to His commands, for His mind is given to them. He imbues them with His spirit of obedience, and they return to their loyalty. YI 397

      Through Christ you may climb the ladder of progress, and bring every power under the control of Jesus. You may represent the character of Jesus. In spirit, in thought, in word, and in action, you may make manifest that you are moved by the Spirit of Christ, and your life may wield a power of influence over others. YI 192

      There is a transforming power in love. When the love of God rules in the heart, it brings all our powers into obedience to His will, and enlists them in willing, active service. 1ST 439

      If they would give themselves to Jesus, He would take possession of the soul, and every wrong desire, every false ambition, every evil purpose, would be brought into subjection to the will of God. 1ST 493

      Every thought, word, and act is to be brought into obedience to the will of Christ. 5RH 80

      The man at the head of any work in God’s cause is to be a man of intelligence, a man capable of managing large interests successfully, a man of even temper, Christlike forbearance, and perfect self-control. He only whose heart is transformed by the grace of Christ, can be a proper leader. 5RH 179

      In his own strength man can not rule his spirit. But through Christ he may gain self-control. In His strength he (man) may bring his thoughts and words into subjection to the will of God. The religion of Christ brings the emotions under the control of reason, and disciplines the tongue. Under its influence the hasty temper is subdued, the heart is filled with patience and gentleness. 5RH 368

      Genuine faith is followed by love, and love by obedience. All the powers and passions of the converted man are brought under the control of Christ. His Spirit is a renewing power, transforming to the divine image all who will receive it. It makes me sad to say that this experience is understood by but few who profess the truth. 5RH 555.

      The mind which has been placed in the control of Christ, and on

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which He has wrought by His grace, becomes refined, purified, and elevated. 5RH 237

      God’s abounding love and presence in the heart will give the power of self-control, and will mold and fashion the mind and character. YI 616

      If we make God our trust, we have it in our power to control the mind in these things. Through continued exercise, it will become strong to battle with internal foes, and to subdue self, until there is a complete transformation, and the passions, appetite, and will are brought into perfect subjection. 1RH 523

      The experimental knowledge of God and of Christ transforms man into the image of God. It gives man the mastery of himself, bringing every impulse and passion of the lower nature under the control of the higher powers of the mind. 4ST 428

      Through Christ you may and should be happy, and should acquire habits of self-control. Even your thoughts must be brought into subjection to the will of God, and your feelings under the control of reason and religion. 5T 310



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