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Gospel Truth #9

The Bible so clearly teaches that righteousness is by faith. Therefore the only element that God's people need in order to prepare for the second coming of Christ is genuine faith. The message the world needs to hear is the truth of righteousness by faith in the light of the cleansing of the sanctuary—"the third angel's message in verity." Faith is understood in its true biblical sense—a heart appreciation of the agape of Christ.

What the Bible Says

A. T. Jones

E. J. Waggoner

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Ellen White Was in Clear Support of This Truth

"There are old, yet new truths still to be added to the treasures of our knowledge. We do not understand or exercise faith as we should. . . . We are not called to worship and serve God by the use of the means employed in former years. God requires higher service now than ever before. He requires the improvement of the heavenly gifts. He has brought us into a position where we need higher and better things than have ever been needed before" (Review and Herald, February 25, 1890).

"Great truths that have lain unheeded and unseen since the day of Pentecost, are to shine from God's word in their native purity" (Fundamentals of Christian Education, p. 473).

"We have been hearing His voice more distinctly in the message that has been going for the last two years [1888-1890], declaring unto us the Father's name. . . . O that we might gather up our forces of faith, and plant our feet on the rock Christ Jesus! You should believe that He will keep you from falling. The reason why you do not have more faith in the promises of God, is that your minds are separated from God, and the enemy meant it should be so. He has cast his shadow between us and our Saviour, that we may not discern what Christ is to us, or what He may be. The enemy does not desire us to understand what a comfort we shall find in Christ. We have only just begun to get a little glimmering of what faith is . . . For nearly two years we have been urging the people to come up and accept the light and the truth concerning the righteousness of Christ [the 1888 message], and they do not know whether to come and take hold of this precious truth or not. . . . Shall we not arise and get out of this position of unbelief?" (Review and Herald, March 11, 1890).

"No one has said that we shall find perfection in any man's investigations, but this I do know, that our churches are dying for the want of teaching on the subject of righteousness by faith in Christ, and for kindred truths" (ibid., March 25, 1890).

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