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EGW ON WHAT THE GOSPEL IS

“We know that the Gospel is a perfect and complete system, revealing the immutability of the Law of God.  It inspires the heart with hope, and with love for God.”  6BC:1072.1.

 

“The Law of Jehovah is the tree, the Gospel is the fragrant blossoms and fruit which it bears.”  Letter 119, 1897; 6BC:1073.6.

 

“The Gospel is called the power of God unto salvation because God alone can make the truth a power which sanctifies the soul.  He alone can render the cross of Christ triumphant.”  Manuscript 56, 1899; 7BC:940.3.

 

“The Gospel is the sanctifying influence in our world.  Its influence upon hearts will bring harmony.  The standard of truth is to be uplifted and the atonement of Christ presented as the grand, central theme for consideration.”  8T:77.1.

 

“We know that the Gospel is a perfect and complete system, revealing the immutability of the Law of God.”  AG:70.4.

 

“The Gospel is designed for all, and it will bring together in Church capacity men and women who are different in training, in character, and in disposition.”  BLJ:366.2.

 

“The Lord will give you success in this work, for the Gospel is the power of God unto salvation, when it is interwoven with the practical life, when it is lived and practiced.”  CME:7.3; Letter 97a, 1901; Ev:106; Ev:175.

 

“The Gospel is to be bound up with the principles of true [42] health reform.”  CME:41-42; ChS:133; cd:452.

 

“The Gospel is given in precept in Leviticus.  Implicit obedience is required now, as then. How important it is that we understand the meaning of this Word.  Only two classes will be developed in the world -- the obedient and the disobedient.”  Letter 119, 1895; CTr:63; CCh:90.

 

“The Law is the Gospel embodied, and the Gospel is the Law unfolded.  The Law is the root, the Gospel is the fragrant blossom and fruit which it bears.”  COL:128; FLB:88.

 

“The Gospel is the [84] revelation of God’s love to men, and means everything that is essential to the happiness and well-being of humanity.”  CE:83-84; FE:186.

 

“The Gospel is the power and wisdom of God, if it is correctly represented by those who claim to be Christians.  Christ the dead, ascended on high, our living Intercessor in the presence of God, is the science of salvation crucified for our sins should humble every soul before God in his own estimation.  Christ risen from which we need to learn and teach to children and youth.”  CE:147; TSS 87, 88; CSW:124; CT:255; FLB:88; FE:262.

 

“The Gospel is to harmonize the sinful race.  It is to bring the rich and poor together at the feet of Jesus.”  CCh:237; CD:206, 208, 353, 368; CH:136.

 

“The very essence of the Gospel is restoration, and the Saviour would have us bid the sick, the hopeless, and the afflicted take hold upon His strength.”  CH:31; CT:467; DA:824.

 

“They realize that the Gospel is the only antidote for sin, and that as Christ’s witnesses they are to bear testimony to its power.”  CT:468; Ev:544.

 

“In the parable {Mat. 13:44} the field containing the treasure represents the Holy Scriptures.  And the Gospel is the treasure.”  COL:104.2.

 

“He does not impart to us power to vindicate ourselves or to satisfy the demands of unbelief and pride.  But the Gospel is not without a sign of its Divine origin.  Is it not a miracle that we can break from the bondage of Satan?”  DA:407.

 

“You have a hard field to handle, but the Gospel is the power of God.”  Ev:106.3.

 

“To those who hear, the Gospel is made the power of God unto salvation.”  Ev:175.2.

 

“The Gospel is a message of peace.  Christianity is a system which, received and obeyed, would spread peace, harmony, and happiness throughout the earth.  The religion of Christ will unite in close brotherhood all who accept Its teachings.  It was the mission of Jesus to reconcile men to God, and thus to one another.  But the world at large are under the control of Satan, Christ’s bitterest foe.  The Gospel presents to them principles of life which are wholly at variance with their habits and desires, and they rise in rebellion against It.  They hate the purity which reveals and condemns their sins, and they persecute and destroy those who would urge upon them Its just and holy claims.  It is in this sense -- because the exalted truths it brings occasion hatred and strife -- that the Gospel is called a sword.”  GC:46.3.

 

“They repeated the two great maxims, that the Law is a transcript of the Divine perfections, and that a man who does not love the Law does not love the Gospel; for the Law, as well as the Gospel, is a mirror reflecting the true character of God.”  GC:465.2.

 

“The Gospel is a revelation to man of beams of light and hope from the eternal world.”  GW92:137.2.

 

“The Gospel is a wonderful simplifier of life’s problems.  Its instruction, heeded, would make plain many a perplexity and save us from many an error.  It teaches us to estimate things at their true value and to give the most effort to the things of greatest worth -- the things that will endure.”  MH:363.1.

 

“The ministry of the Gospel is to present the truth which must be received in order for people to be sanctified and made ready for the Coming of the Lord.  And this work is to embrace all that was embraced in Christ’s ministry.”  MM:237.2.

 

“Perfection of character is attainable by every one who strives for it.  This is made the very foundation of the new covenant of the Gospel.  The Law of Jehovah is the tree; the Gospel is the fragrant blossoms and fruit which it bears.”  RH, April 5, 1898; 2SM:1:211-212; 2MCP:571.2.

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