The Christian Pathway
Manuscript Releases Volume Five
Page 261
The command is "Come out from among them, . . . and I
will receive you, . . . and ye shall be My sons and daughters" 2
Cor. 6:17, 18. What greater honor could be conferred upon mortal man?
This life is filled with anguish and sorrow, but the promise is eternal
life, a life without sorrow. This is a precious boon, and how earnest we
should be to enter heaven! God has given us a moral standard, and we
need not make any mistake, for the rule is laid down, and it is here that
we must fit up for eternal life. And it is only through obedience
that we obtain it. But we have this to encourage us, that Jesus
knows our weakness and He will assist us to gain heaven, and we must
believe the truth and remember that we are taken into the workshop to be
fitted to join the heavenly family and to connect with the heavenly choir.
Then let all sin be put away, and let us bring heaven into our lives.
If we let Christ rule in our hearts we shall have heaven below, and thus
be fitted up for a heaven above.
The Reward Here and Hereafter
The Adventist Home
Page 535
All to Be Fitted for the Society of Heaven. –God
desires that heaven's plan shall be carried out, and heaven's divine order
and harmony prevail, in every family, in every church, in every institution.
Did this love leaven society, we should see the outworking of noble principles
in Christian refinement and courtesy and in Christian charity toward the
purchase of the blood of Christ. Spiritual transformation would be seen
in all our families, in our institutions, in our churches. When this transformation
takes place, these agencies will become instrumentalities by which God
will impart heaven's light to the world and thus, through divine discipline
and training, fit men and women for the society of heaven.
Whatsoever a Man Soweth That Shall He Also Reap
Advent Review and Sabbath Herald
05-05-91
The religion of Christ never degrades the receiver; it
ennobles and elevates. Upon certain conditions we are assured that we may
become members of the royal family, children of the heavenly King. Is not
this exaltation something worth seeking for? Through faith in Christ,
and obedience to the requirements of his law, we are offered a life that
shall run parallel with the life of God. And in that immortal life
there shall be no sorrow, no sighing, no pain, no sin, no death. O that
we might be more heavenly minded, and bring more of heaven into our life
and conversation! But with all the rich promises of God, how many seem
wholly absorbed in the things of earth. They are all taken up with the
thought of what shall we eat, what shall we drink, and wherewithal shall
we be clothed? God would not have us center our minds upon the things of
this world. We are not to seek for our selfish gratification, but to center
the mind upon Christ. Are you separating yourself from everything that
will separate you from God? If you are in close connection with God, you
will talk of him, you will have an abundance in your heart of the things
of heaven. Shall we not change the order of things, and sow to the Spirit?
Why do you not appreciate your Redeemer more? Why do you not think of him,
and talk of him to others? The Lord is waiting to do great things for his
children who trust in him.
Do we expect to dwell with Christ in the
eternal world? Then we must dwell with him here, that he may help us in
every time of trial and temptation, and make us ready for his coming in
the clouds of heaven. He will reward every man according to his works,
and every secret thing will be brought into judgment. We shall find
then that only those who have lived by every word that proceedeth out of
the mouth of God will be saved. We must plant our feet on the word,
the solid rock of truth. We must search carefully throughout the Scriptures
to see if we are indeed working the works of God. The beauty and grace
of Christ must be woven into our characters. We cannot keep Christ so apart
from our lives as we do, and yet be fitted for his companionship in heaven.
He is to be the all in all of heaven, and must be our all in all upon earth.
The Fullness of Christ's Grace
The Signs of the Times
05-02-92
Before men and angels, Christians are required to show
by precept and example the value of Christian character. Those who
receive Christ as their personal Saviour will be able to do this, and for
them Christ has gone to prepare mansions in heaven. There are some who
declare that all men are entitled to a place in heaven, and in the same
breath they acknowledge that all men are not fitted for that heavenly abode.
If
all men would but accept the truth as it is in Jesus, and give it a place
in the inner sanctuary of the soul, that they might become sanctified through
it, they would be fitted for heaven.
Words of Comfort
Bible Echo and Signs of the Times
06-17-01
In the last scenes of this earth's history, war will rage.
There will be pestilence, plague, and famine. The waters of the deep will
overflow their boundaries. Property and life will be destroyed by fire
and flood. This should show us that the souls for whom Christ has died
should be fitting up for the mansions Christ has gone to prepare for them.
There is a rest from earth's conflict. Where is it?-"That where I am, there
ye may be also" Heaven is where Christ is. Heaven would not be heaven to
those who love Christ if He were not there. Are we individually fitting
up characters which will be meet for the society of Christ and the heavenly
angels?
A Progressive Life
My Life Today
Page 98
We must have a close and intimate connection with heaven, if we bear the grace of godliness. Jesus must be a guest in our homes, a member of our households, if we reflect His image and show that we are sons and daughters of the Most High. Religion is a beautiful thing in the home. If the Lord abides with us, we shall feel that we are members of Christ's family in heaven. We shall realize that angels are watching us, and our manners will be gentle and forbearing. We shall be fitting up for an entrance into the courts of heaven by cultivating courtesy and godliness. . . .
Enoch walked with God. He honored God in every affair of life. In his home and in his business he inquired, "Will this be acceptable to the Lord?" And by remembering God and following His counsel, he was transformed in character, and became a godly man, whose ways pleased the Lord. We are exhorted to add to godliness, brotherly kindness. O how much we need to take this step, to add this quality to our characters! . . . We should have that love for others that Christ has had for us. A man is estimated at his true value by the Lord of heaven. If he is unkind in his earthly home, he is unfit for the heavenly home. If he will have his own way, no matter whom it grieves, he would not be content in heaven, unless he could rule there. The love of Christ must control our hearts. . . . Seek God with a broken and contrite spirit, and you will be melted with compassion toward your brethren. You will be prepared to add to brotherly kindness, charity, or love. . . .
It will bring heaven nearer to us. We may have the sweet
peace and consolation of God in doing this work. These steps will take
us into the atmosphere of heaven."
Preparation for the Judgment
Sermons and Talks Volume One
Page 31
We cannot wait until the judgment before we consent
to deny self and to lift the cross. We cannot then form characters
for heaven. It is here in this life that we must take sides with the
humble, self-denying Redeemer. It is here that we must overcome envy,
strife, selfishness, love of money, and love of the world. It is here that
we must enter the school of Christ, and learn of the Master the precious
lessons of meekness and lowliness of mind. And here it must be our aim
and earnest effort to be loyal and true to the God of heaven by obeying
all of His commandments and thus be fitting up for the mansions that Christ
has gone to prepare for all who love God. Christ says, "Let not your heart
be troubled; ye believe in God, believe also in me: In my Father's house
are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare
a place for you. . . that where I am, there ye may be also" John
14:1-3. Now the mansions are being fitted up in heaven. Are we being
fitted with pure elevated holy characters for those mansions?"
Psalms 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide.
Psalms 40:8 I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart.
Psalms 119:34 Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Proverbs 3:1 My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments:
Isaiah 51:7 Hearken unto me, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
Job 22:22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
Revelation 22:14 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.
John 14:21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.
John 15:10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.
1 John 2:4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 3:22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
1 John 3:24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.
1 John 5:2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments.
1 John 5:3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous.
2 John 1:6 And this is love, that we walk after his commandments. This is the commandment, That, as ye have heard from the beginning, ye should walk in it.
Revelation 14:12 Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus.
Revelation
22:14 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.
