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Chapter 26


The Victorious Christ
Gives Us Moral Power



      God has imparted to us moral powers, and made us susceptible to the influences of His Spirit. 2ST 421

      . . . Jesus came to our world to bring to men moral power to resist the devices of Satan, and to become loyal subjects to the God of Heaven. 2ST 226

      Jesus came to this earth, marred and seared by the curse, for the purpose of bringing moral power to men. 2ST 325

      Christ came to our world for the purpose of bringing to man moral power to combine with his human efforts, and that He might place divine strength within the reach of weak humanity. 2RH 270

      Jesus came to bring moral power to combine with human effort, and in no case are His followers to allow themselves to lose sight of Christ, Who is their example in all things. 2RH 540

      Jesus clothed His divinity with humanity in order that humanity might touch humanity, that moral power might combine with human effort, and that man might become a laborer together with God. By looking to Jesus, by beholding His character, he is changed into Christ’s image, works along the same lines as those in which Christ worked, and becomes better and better acquainted with God, and with Jesus Christ whom He hath sent. YI 155

      Through faith in Christ as our personal Saviour, we must receive moral power by which we may surrender every faculty to the service of God. With a full sense of our obligation to God, we may devote every intrusted ability to the service of Christ, and bring every power under the control of the will of God. In doing the will of God we are assured of developing characters after the divine similitude. 3ST 150

      God’s dear Son died that He might impute unto man His own righteousness, and not that he might be at liberty to break God’s holy

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law, as Satan tries to make men believe. Through faith in Christ, man may be in possession of moral power to resist evil. 1SM 317

      Through faith in Him you may obtain strength to resist every temptation of Satan, and thus increase in moral power with every test from God. 4 I 561

      His (Satan’s) power over many who had been under his control was broken; and some, by repentance of their sins, found the favor of God, and gained moral power to resist temptations of the great adversary. 2ST 137

      The religion of Jesus elevates, ennobles, and refines the character. If we are learners in His school, He will put His mold upon us, and enable us to stand with moral power against the temptations of the evil one. 2ST 303

      They would thus gain a moral power that would enable them to remain unmoved when assailed by temptation. It is a continual struggle to be always on the alert to resist evil; but it pays to obtain one victory after another over self and the powers of darkness. 1RH455

      Christ remembered our nature in the requirements He made. He took our nature upon Himself, and brought to man moral power to combine with human effort. YI 420

      We must open our understanding to realize that Christ laid aside His royal robe, His kingly crown, His high command, and clothed His divinity with humanity, that He might meet man where he was, and bring to the human family moral power to become the sons and daughters of God. YI 371

      In every command and in every promise of the word of God is the power, the very life of God, by which the command may be fulfilled and the promise realized. He who by faith receives the word is receiving the very life and character of God. COL 38

      Does Christ tell us to do that which it is not possible for us to do? No, never. The path of obedience is possible, and it leads to the tree of life. This is the path that leads to the paradise of God. The requirement of God to obey and live was given to Adam. The only way to life is found through obedience to the commandments. 3RH 32

      All the suffering and humiliation of the Son of God was endured that we might understand how God loved the world, how He purposed to bring moral power within our reach that we might be ennobled,

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elevated, and become partakers of the divine nature. By His grace, Christ enlarges and multiplies the faculties of men as they cooperate with heavenly intelligences, and transformation of character is the result. 3RH 478

      Those who in harmony with God, and through faith in Him, receive strength to resist wrong, and stand in defense of the right, will always have severe conflicts, and will frequently have to stand almost alone. But precious victories will be theirs while they make God their dependence. His grace will be their strength. Their moral sense will be keen, clear, and sensitive. Their moral powers will be equal to withstand wrong influences. Their integrity, like that of Moses, (is) of the purest character. 1RH 131

      Thus, as man’s substitute and surety, did He make it possible for every son and daughter of Adam to be an overcomer, to return to allegiance to God, and render perfect obedience to the law of Jehovah. All this man is required to do, notwithstanding his weakness, his degradation and sinfulness; for moral power has been provided for him in Christ. 3ST 104

      Jesus was one with the Father, and revealed the perfection of God, and yet He came to the world in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, and condemned sin in the flesh by His own life of perfect obedience to the law of God, showing that men may become partakers of the divine nature, and may through faith in Christ lay hold on moral power that has been brought within their reach through the love so abundantly expressed in their behalf. Human agents may form characters after the divine similitude, because of the great love wherewith Christ has loved us. 3ST 188

      Through the moral power Christ has brught to man, we may give thanks unto God, who has made us meet for the inheritance of the saints in light. Through Jesus Christ every man may overcome in his own behalf, standing in his own individuality of character. The word comes to him, “Behold the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world.”
      . . . Christ would have us yoke up with Him. “Learn of me,” He says, “for I am meek, and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” Then we shall be overcomers. We “shall see His face,” and His name shall be in our foreheads. We shall be His chosen ones on earth, to enjoy the kingdom of His glory. We shall be heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ; for He is our portion and our inheritance. We shall be partakers of His divine nature, and one with Him in His perfection. We shall have the same life as Jesus; for we are sons and daughters of God. 3ST 422-3

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      The Bible is our guide in the safe paths that lead to eternal life. God has inspired men to write that which will present the truth to us, which will attract, and which, if practised, will enable the receiver to obtain moral power to rank among the most highly educated minds. The minds of all who make the Word of God their study will enlarge. Far more than any other study, this is of a nature to increase the powers of comprehension, and endow every faculty with new vigor. It brings the mind in contact with broad, ennobling principles of truth. It brings us into close connection with all heaven, imparting wisdom, and knowledge, and understanding. YI 371

      Every one of you may have moral power; every one of you may have grace and strength to become victors on your own account, in the name of One who has conquered for you, and has ascended up on high to represent your case to the Father. 1ST 59

      Through faith in Christ, man may be in possession of moral power to resist evil. . . . The light that shines from the Son of God on Calvary can lead every wanderer home. There is power in Him to purify the heart and transform the character. 2RH 404

      He will look upon no trembling suppliant without raising him up. He who through His own atonement provided for man an infinite fund of moral power, will not fail to employ this power in our behalf. We may take our sins and sorrows to His feet; for He loves us. His every look and word invites our confidence. He will shape and mold our characters according to His own will. COL 157

      The power of evil is so identified with human nature that no man can overcome, except by union with Christ. Through this union we receive moral and spiritual power. 5T 230

      Do not continue to talk of your weakness; for Jesus came to bring moral power to combine with human effort, that we might advance step by step in the heavenward way. 2ST 477

      Though men have fallen through transgression, they may receive moral power from Christ, and return to their allegiance. 3ST 242

      If youth who have been properly educated, make God their trust, their moral powers will stand the most powerful test. 3T 144



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