安息日下午 2月7日
Memory Text:
“应当一无挂虑，只要凡事藉着祷告、祈求和感谢，将你们所要的告诉神。”（腓立比书 4:6）
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. KJV — Philippians 4:6
“凡自称是天国之子的人，都当竭力彰显神国的原则。每个人都当谨记，无论在精神、言语还是行为上，都当忠于主的一切训诫和诫命。我们当做基督国度中忠诚可靠的子民，好让那些世故的人也能真正领略到神国子民的富足、良善、怜悯、温柔和谦恭。”（《评论与通讯》，1907年10月24日，第11段）
“在犹太人和外邦人的世界中，使徒们辛勤劳作，挖掘出石头，为根基奠定基础。保罗在写给以弗所信徒的信中说：‘这样，你们不再是外人和寄居的，而是与圣徒同国，是神家里的人了；并且被建造在使徒和先知的根基上，有基督耶稣自己为房角石，整座建筑靠他连接得合式，渐渐成为在主里的圣殿；你们也在他里面同被建造，成为神藉着圣灵居住的所在。’（以弗所书 2:19-22）” AA 596.1
“Let every one who claims to be a child of the Heavenly King seek constantly to represent the principles of the kingdom of God. Let each remember that in spirit, in words, and in works he is to be loyal and true to all the precepts and commandments of the Lord. We are to be faithful, trustworthy subjects of the kingdom of Christ, that those who are worldly wise may have a true representation of the riches, the goodness, the mercy, the tenderness, and the courtesy of the citizens of the kingdom of God.” RH October 24, 1907, par. 11
“In the quarry of the Jewish and the Gentile world the apostles labored, bringing out stones to lay upon the foundation. In his letter to the believers at Ephesus, Paul said, “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God; and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the Chief Cornerstone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: in whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.” Ephesians 2:19-22.” AA 596.1
2月8日，星期日
榜样
阅读腓立比书3:17-19。这段经文是如何描述好的榜样和坏的榜样的？它提供了哪些区分好坏榜样的关键点？
Read Philippians 3:17–19. How are good and bad role models described in this passage? What keys are given to distinguish between them?
这关于上帝子民所面临危险的警告，出自一位全知全能者之口。基督十字架的仇敌会披上光明的外衣。保罗的时代正是如此。使徒保罗目睹了这些人的影响力，便以哭泣警告众人，不要鼓励他们；因为他们是基督十字架的仇敌。“他们的结局就是灭亡，他们的神就是自己的肚腹，他们的荣耀就是自己的羞辱，他们专顾地上的事。”（第19节）12LtMs, Ms 89, 1897, par. 3
“我们常常对许多错误的事情视而不见，而我们若以敬虔的言行树立榜样，便能有力地斥责作恶者。我们绝不能以身作则，给人以纵容罪恶的印象。我们得享天国，远离地狱。在信徒众多的教会中……尤其容易出现降低标准的危险。人多的地方，有些人比独自一人时更容易变得漫不经心、漠不关心。但即便在逆境中，我们仍可警醒祷告，以敬虔的言行树立榜样，为正义作强有力的见证……我们绝不能说出任何会令基督徒同路人灰心丧气的话。基督舍命，是为了让我们与祂一同在荣耀中生活。祂的手上将永远留有钉痕，那是祂被钉在各各他十字架上的残酷印记……”（《使徒行传》299.4）
“This warning in regard to the perils of the people of God is given by One who knows. The enemies of the cross of Christ will put on the garments of light. So it was in Paul’s day. And as the apostle saw the influence that these had, he warns the people with weeping not to give them encouragement; for they were enemies of the cross of Christ. “Whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, whose glory is their shame, who mind earthly things.” [Verse 19.]” 12LtMs, Ms 89, 1897, par. 3
“There are many wrong things which we allow to pass by unnoticed, when by our godly conversation we might set an example of rightdoing that would be a standing rebuke to the evildoers. We cannot afford by our example to seem to sanction wrongdoing. There is a heaven to win and a hell to shun. In large churches of believers ... there is special danger of lowering the standard. Where many are gathered together some are more liable to grow careless and indifferent than they would be if isolated and made to stand alone. But even under adverse circumstances we may watch unto prayer and set an example in godly conversation that will be a powerful testimony for the right.... We cannot afford to speak words that would discourage our fellow pilgrims in the Christian pathway. Christ has given His life in order that we might live with Him in glory. Throughout eternity He will bear in His hands the prints of the cruel nails by which He was transfixed to the cross of Calvary....” HP 299.4
2月9日，星期一
“在主里站立得稳”
阅读腓立比书3:20-21。保罗是如何生动地描述基督徒“公民身份”的？
Read Philippians 3:20, 21. How does Paul vividly describe what Christian “citizenship” looks like?
“复活后，我们的个人身份得以保存，尽管不再是与死前相同的物质粒子或物质实体。上帝的奇妙作为对人类而言是奥秘。人的灵魂，即人的品格，归还给上帝，在那里得以保存。复活后，每个人都将拥有自己的品格。上帝会在祂所定的时间里，召回死人，重新赋予他们生命的气息，使枯骨复生。复活后，他们将拥有同样的形体，但将摆脱疾病和一切缺陷。他们将带着同样的个人特征复活，以便朋友能够认出彼此。自然界中没有任何律法表明，上帝会将构成人死前身体的相同物质粒子归还。上帝将赐予义人一个祂所喜悦的身体。”（《马可福音》301.2）
耶稣的复活预表所有在祂里面安息之人的最终复活。复活救主的容貌、举止和言语，祂的门徒都十分熟悉。正如耶稣从死里复活，那些在祂里面安息之人也必复活。我们将认出我们的朋友，正如门徒认出耶稣一样。他们在今生或许残疾、患病或容貌受损，但他们复活后将拥有完美的健康和健全；然而，在荣耀的身体里，他们的身份将被完美地保留。那时，我们将彼此相认，如同我们被彼此认识一样。（哥林多前书 13:12）在耶稣面容散发的光芒中，我们将认出我们所爱之人的容貌特征。（DA 804.1）
“凡在朽坏中种下的，必在不朽坏中复活；凡在羞辱中种下的，必在荣耀中复活；凡在软弱中种下的，必在刚强中复活；凡在属血气中种下的，必在属灵中复活。必死的身体因住在你们里面的圣灵而复活。2SM 270.4
基督宣称所有信祂名的人都属于祂。基督之灵住在必死的身体里，祂赋予人生命的力量将每一个信祂的灵魂与耶稣基督紧紧相连。凡信耶稣的人在祂心中都是圣洁的；因为他们的生命与基督一同藏在神里面。赐予生命的主将发出命令：“你们住在尘土中的，要醒起歌唱！因你的甘露好像菜蔬上的甘露，地要交出死人。”（以赛亚书 26:19）2SM 271.1
“赐予生命的主将在第一次复活中召回祂所救赎的子民，直到那凯旋的时刻——末日号角吹响，大军涌出，走向永恒的胜利——每一位沉睡的圣徒都将被保守，如同珍贵的宝石般被守护，神知道他们的名字。他们因着救主生前住在他们里面的大能，也因着他们分享了神的性情，得以从死里复活。” 2SM 271.2
“从十字架上发出的‘成了’的声音，在死人中也听见了。它穿透了坟墓的墙壁，呼唤沉睡者复活。基督的声音从天上发出时，也将如此。那声音将穿透坟墓，打开墓门，在基督里死去的人将复活。救主复活时，只有少数坟墓被打开，但在祂第二次降临时，所有宝贵的死人都将听到祂的声音，并进入荣耀的永生。使基督从死里复活的同一能力，也将使祂的教会复活，并与祂一同荣耀，超越一切执政的、掌权的、有名的，不仅在今世，也在来世。”（《历代志下》787.2）
“Our personal identity is preserved in the resurrection, though not the same particles of matter or material substance as went into the grave. The wondrous works of God are a mystery to man. The spirit, the character of man, is returned to God, there to be preserved. In the resurrection every man will have his own character. God in His own time will call forth the dead, giving again the breath of life, and bidding the dry bones live. The same form will come forth, but it will be free from disease and every defect. It lives again bearing the same individuality of features, so that friend will recognize friend. There is no law of God in nature which shows that God gives back the same identical particles of matter which composed the body before death. God shall give the righteous dead a body that will please Him.” Mar 301.2
“The resurrection of Jesus was a type of the final resurrection of all who sleep in Him. The countenance of the risen Saviour, His manner, His speech, were all familiar to His disciples. As Jesus arose from the dead, so those who sleep in Him are to rise again. We shall know our friends, even as the disciples knew Jesus. They may have been deformed, diseased, or disfigured, in this mortal life, and they rise in perfect health and symmetry; yet in the glorified body their identity will be perfectly preserved. Then shall we know even as also we are known. 1 Corinthians 13:12. In the face radiant with the light shining from the face of Jesus, we shall recognize the lineaments of those we love.” DA 804.1
“The very bodies that are sown in corruption will be raised in incorruption. That which is sown in dishonor will be raised in glory; sown in weakness, it will be raised in power; sown a natural body, it will be raised a spiritual body. The mortal bodies are quickened by His Spirit that dwelleth in you. 2SM 270.4
“Christ claims all those as His who have believed in His name. The vitalizing power of the Spirit of Christ dwelling in the mortal body binds every believing soul to Jesus Christ. Those who believe in Jesus are sacred to His heart; for their life is hid with Christ in God. The command will come from the Life-giver, “Awake and sing, ye that dwell in dust: for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the earth shall cast out the dead” (Isaiah 26:19). 2SM 271.1
“The life-giver will call up His purchased possession in the first resurrection, and until that triumphant hour, when the last trump shall sound and the vast army shall come forth to eternal victory, every sleeping saint will be kept in safety and will be guarded as a precious jewel, who is known to God by name. By the power of the Saviour that dwelt in them while living and because they were partakers of the divine nature, they are brought forth from the dead.” 2SM 271.2
“The voice that cried from the cross, “It is finished,” was heard among the dead. It pierced the walls of sepulchers, and summoned the sleepers to arise. Thus will it be when the voice of Christ shall be heard from heaven. That voice will penetrate the graves and unbar the tombs, and the dead in Christ shall arise. At the Saviour's resurrection a few graves were opened, but at His second coming all the precious dead shall hear His voice, and shall come forth to glorious, immortal life. The same power that raised Christ from the dead will raise His church, and glorify it with Him, above all principalities, above all powers, above every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in the world to come.” DA 787.2
2月10日，星期二
要常常在主里喜乐
阅读腓立比书4:4-7。我们该如何经历“神所赐的平安”呢？
Read Philippians 4:4–7. How are we to experience “the peace of God”?
“每天早晨，都要将自己和儿女献给神，为那一天做好准备。不要为数月或数年而盘算，因为这些都不属于你。神只赐给你短暂的一天。如同你在世上的最后一天，要在这短暂的时间里为主工作。将你所有的计划都交托给神，祂会按照祂的旨意执行或放弃。接受祂的计划，而不是你自己的计划，即使这意味着放弃你珍视的计划。这样，你的生命就会越来越像神的榜样；神所赐出人意外的平安，必在基督耶稣里保守你们的心怀意念。”（腓立比书 4:7）CCh 152.6
“真正的宗教能提升心灵，美化品味，净化判断，使信奉者分享天国的纯洁与圣洁。它使天使临近，使我们日益远离世俗的精神和影响。它渗透到生活的方方面面，赋予我们‘健全的心智’，其结果是幸福与平安。”（CH 629.3）
“Each morning consecrate yourselves and your children to God for that day. Make no calculation for months or years; these are not yours. One brief day is given you. As if it were your last on earth, work during its hours for the Master. Lay all your plans before God, to be carried out or given up, as His providence shall indicate. Accept His plans instead of your own, even though their acceptance requires the abandonment of cherished projects. Thus the life will be molded more and more after the divine example; and the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7.” CCh 152.6
“True religion ennobles the mind, refines the taste, sanctifies the judgment, and makes its possessor a partaker of the purity and the holiness of heaven. It brings angels near and separates us more and more from the spirit and influence of the world. It enters into all the acts and relations of life and gives us the “spirit of a sound mind,” and the result is happiness and peace.” CH 629.3
以下经文如何加深我们对上帝所赐平安的理解？诗篇 29:11，以赛亚书 9:6，路加福音 2:14，约翰福音 14:27，哥林多前书 14:33。
How do the following passages enlarge our understanding of God’s peace? Ps. 29:11, Isa. 9:6, Luke 2:14, John 14:27, 1 Cor. 14:33.
基督曾说：“你们不要以为我来是叫地上太平；我来并不是叫地上太平，乃是叫地上动刀兵。”（马太福音 10:34）这位和平之君，却也是分裂的根源。祂来是为了宣扬福音，在世人心中创造希望和喜乐，却也引发了一场激烈的争论，这场争论在人心中熊熊燃烧，激起强烈的激情。祂警告祂的追随者：“在世上，你们有苦难。”“他们要下手拿住你们，逼迫你们，把你们交给会堂，下在监里，又为我的名把你们带到君王和官长面前。”“你们的父母、弟兄、亲属、朋友都要出卖你们，你们中间也有人要被处死。”（约翰福音 16:33；路加福音 21:12, 16）AA 84.2
“Christ said of Himself, “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34. The Prince of Peace, He was yet the cause of division. He who came to proclaim glad tidings and to create hope and joy in the hearts of the children of men, opened a controversy that burns deep and arouses intense passion in the human heart. And He warns His followers, “In the world ye shall have tribulation.” “They shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for My name’s sake.” “Ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death.” John 16:33; Luke 21:12, 16.” AA 84.2
2月11日，星期三
思考以下事项
阅读腓立比书4:8-9。经文敦促我们采取哪些具体行动？
Read Philippians 4:8, 9. What specific actions are urged?
“撒旦在末世的特殊工作就是控制年轻人的心灵，败坏他们的思想，煽动他们的情欲；因为他知道，这样做就能诱使他们做出不洁的行为，从而使一切高尚的心灵能力都堕落，并被他所操控，为己所用。每个人都是拥有自由意志的道德主体，因此他们必须训练自己的思想走上正道。那些想要悔改的人，首要任务就是净化自己的想象力。我们的冥想应当是提升心灵境界的。”
“凡是真实的、可敬的、公义的、清洁的、可爱的、有美名的，若有什么德行，若有什么称赞，这些事你们都要思念。”【腓立比书 4:8】这是一片广阔的领域，我们的思想可以安然驰骋。如果撒但试图将我们的思想引向低俗和感官享乐，就把它拉回来。当败坏的念头试图占据你的心思时，就逃到施恩的宝座前，祈求从天上获得力量。靠着基督的恩典，我们能够弃绝污秽的念头。
耶稣将吸引人的心思，洁净人的思想，洗净人心中一切隐秘的罪。“我们争战的兵器本不是属血气的，乃是在神面前有能力，……将各样的计谋，和各样拦阻人认识神的自高之事，一概攻破了，又将人所有的心意夺回，使他都顺服基督。”【哥林多后书 10:4-5】” CTBH 136.1
“我们必须努力抵挡诱惑。那些不愿落入撒旦诡计的人，必须严守灵魂的道路；他们必须避免阅读、观看或聆听任何会诱发不洁念头的事物。人的心思不应任由自己随意游荡，任由灵魂的仇敌引诱。使徒彼得说：‘要束紧你们心中的腰，谨守……不要效法你们从前无知的时候的私欲。那召你们的既是圣洁的，你们在一切所行的事上也要圣洁。’”
彼得前书 1:13-15（修订版）保罗说：“凡是真实的、可敬的、公义的、清洁的、可爱的、有美名的，若有什么德行，若有什么称赞，这些事你们都要思念。”（腓立比书 4:8）这需要我们恳切祷告，并时刻警醒。我们必须依靠圣灵的持续影响，祂会引导我们的心思意念向上，使我们习惯于默想纯洁圣洁的事物。我们也必须勤奋研读神的话语。“少年人用什么洁净自己的行为呢？就是遵行你的话。”诗篇作者说：“我将你的话藏在心里，免得我得罪你。”（诗篇 119:9, 11）PP 460.2
“It is the special work of Satan in these last days to take possession of the minds of youth, to corrupt the thoughts, and inflame the passions; for he knows that by so doing he can lead to impure actions, and thus all the noble faculties of the mind will become debased, and he can control them to suit his own purposes. All are free moral agents, and as such they must train their thoughts to run in the right channel. The first work of those who would reform is to purify the imagination. Our meditations should be such as will elevate the mind. “Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” [Philippians 4:8.] Here is a wide field in which the mind can safely range. If Satan seeks to turn it to low and sensual things, bring it back. When corrupt imaginings seek to gain possession of your mind, flee to the throne of grace, and pray for strength from heaven. By the grace of Christ it is possible for us to reject impure thoughts. Jesus will attract the mind, purify the thoughts, and cleanse the heart from every secret sin. “The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God; ... casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” [2 Corinthians 10:4, 5.]” CTBH 136.1
“We have a work to do to resist temptation. Those who would not fall a prey to Satan’s devices must guard well the avenues of the soul; they must avoid reading, seeing, or hearing that which will suggest impure thoughts. The mind should not be left to wander at random upon every subject that the adversary of souls may suggest. “Girding up the loins of your mind,” says the apostle Peter, “Be sober, ... not fashioning yourselves according to your former lusts in ... your ignorance: but like as He which called you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in all manner of living.” 1 Peter 1:13-15, R.V. Says Paul, “Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8. This will require earnest prayer and unceasing watchfulness. We must be aided by the abiding influence of the Holy Spirit, which will attract the mind upward, and habituate it to dwell on pure and holy things. And we must give diligent study to the word of God. “Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to Thy word.” “Thy word,” says the psalmist, “have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” Psalm 119:9, 11.” PP 460.2
2月12日，星期四
知足之道
阅读腓立比书4:10-13, 19。保罗揭示了哪些获得知足、幸福生活的秘诀？
Read Philippians 4:10–13, 19. What keys does Paul reveal for a contented, happy life?
“耶稣，我们的救赎主，以君王的尊严行走于世；然而祂却谦卑温柔。祂给每个家庭带来光明和祝福，因为祂带来了喜乐、盼望和勇气。哦，但愿我们能少些内心的渴望，少些为装点家园而苦苦追求，却忽略了神所珍视胜过珠宝的温柔安静的灵性。纯朴、谦卑和真挚的爱，足以使最简陋的家也成为天堂。与其失去平安和满足，不如欣然忍受一切不便。” 4T 622.1
“有些人不安分，即使搬到新的地方居住，仍然会感到不满，因为他们心中充满不满，而换个地方并不能改变他们的心意。他们的品格没有被基督的灵所炼净和提升。他们需要学习知足的功课。他们不从因果关系来考察，也不寻求理解圣经中关于品格的考验，而这些考验对于真正的成功至关重要。” FE 495.2
“宗教不应仅仅作为在上帝殿堂里的外衣，宗教原则必须贯穿整个生命。那些在生命泉源饮水的人，不会像世俗之人那样，表现出对改变和享乐的渴望。他们的举止和品格会显明他们在耶稣里所找到的安息、平安和喜乐，因为他们每天都将自己的困惑和重担卸在祂的脚前。他们会表明，在顺服和尽责的道路上，他们能获得满足，甚至喜乐。”（4T 432.2）
“Jesus, our Redeemer, walked the earth with the dignity of a king; yet He was meek and lowly of heart. He was a light and blessing in every home because He carried cheerfulness, hope, and courage with Him. Oh, that we could be satisfied with less heart longings, less striving for things difficult to obtain wherewith to beautify our homes, while that which God values above jewels, the meek and quiet spirit, is not cherished. The grace of simplicity, meekness, and true affection would make a paradise of the humblest home. It is better to endure cheerfully every inconvenience than to part with peace and contentment.” 4T 622.1
“There are restless ones who, were they to go to a new place to live, would still be dissatisfied, because the spirit of disaffection is in their hearts, and a change of place does not bring a change of heart. Their characters have not been refined and ennobled by the Spirit of Christ. They need to learn the lesson of contentment. They do not study from cause to effect. They do not seek to understand the Bible tests of character, which are essential to true success.” FE 495.2
“Religion is not to be worn merely as a cloak in the house of God, but religious principle must characterize the entire life. Those who are drinking at the fountain of life will not, like the worldling, manifest a longing desire for change and pleasure. In their deportment and character will be seen the rest and peace and happiness that they have found in Jesus by daily laying their perplexities and burdens at His feet. They will show that there is contentment and even joy in the path of obedience and duty.” 4T 432.2
2月13日，星期五
进一步思考
“凡遵守他诫命的，都是有福的！他们有权柄到生命树那里去，也可以从城门进入圣城。”（启示录 22:14）TMK 353.1
“‘人种的是什么，收的也是什么’（加拉太书 6:7）。我愿为今生和永恒撒种。我的心渴慕公义。我愿我的生命藏在基督耶稣里，使我的撒种能带来丰收。我深感愧疚，因为每一天，无论言语还是行为，我都在撒播稗子还是麦子。我愿为今生和永恒撒种。我已活到近乎生命的尽头，最终的收获将会是什么？我渴望对至高者怀有平静而坚定的信赖。当我遵循祂的职责时，我已深刻地体验到祂的保护和眷顾。我愿像一捆成熟的麦穗一样安然离世。我的心中不应有任何抱怨，唯有感恩永存。神的怜悯和慈爱应当被铭记，而非遗忘，而是珍宝永存。作为见证人，我们当高举祂的威严，赞美祂的圣名。我们与祂同在圣山上。TMK 353.2
“每一刻都弥足珍贵，意义重大，影响深远。我们身处一个表象的世界，它如同所多玛的苹果一般，欺骗我们，嘲弄我们。主啊，祂如何看待我们世界中的两面三刀和欺骗！如果我们无法透过云层，瞥见公义之日的耀眼光芒，我们或许会感到沮丧，但耶稣活着……TMK 353.3
“基督学校的管教将使教会倚靠她所爱的主。蒙主救赎的人最终将带着歌声和永恒的喜乐，凯旋而归，抵达锡安。所有天使天军都将为他们欢呼歌唱。但我们成为锡安公民的资格是什么呢？‘凡遵守他诫命的，都是有福的！他们有权享用生命树的果子，也可以从城门进入圣城。’” TMK 353.4
“Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city. Revelation 22:14. TMK 353.1
“‘Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap’ (Galatians 6:7). I want to sow for time and eternity. My heart hungers and thirsts after righteousness. I want my life hid in Christ Jesus, that my sowing shall bring me the right kind of a harvest. I feel deeply in regard to my own self, for every day, in words or in actions, I am sowing either tares or wheat. I want to sow for time and eternity. I have lived nearly the period of my allotted time, and what shall the harvest be? I want a quiet and unwavering trust in the Most High. I have experienced His protecting care in a remarkable manner when following the path of duty. I want to go down to the grave as a shock of corn fully ripe. I want no complaining in my heart; only gratitude should abide there. God’s mercy and His loving-kindness are to be kept, not as a thing out of mind, but as something so precious as never to be forgotten. As eyewitnesses of His majesty we may exalt and praise His holy name. We are with Him in the holy mount. TMK 353.2
“Every moment of time is precious and weighty with eternal consequences. We are in a world of appearances which mock and deceive like the apples of Sodom. O how the Lord looks upon the double-dealing and the duplicity which is in our world! If we could not get a glimpse above and beyond the clouds to the bright beams of the Sun of Righteousness we might well be downcast, but Jesus lives.... TMK 353.3
“The discipline in the school of Christ will cause the church to lean upon the arm of her Beloved. The redeemed of the Lord shall at last come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads, in victorious triumph. All the angelic hosts will rejoice over them with singing. But what are the qualifications of our citizenship? ‘Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.’” TMK 353.4