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every one who has faith, . . . For in it the righteousness of God is revealed
through faith for faith; as it is written, He who through faith is righteous shall
live.” Rom. 1:16, 17 RSV
After I experienced for myself the power of the gospel, I prayed that the Lord
would send me back to my father and all my family. I longed to share with them
the wonderful truths of salvation I had found.
“In order to convince others of the power of Christ’s grace, we must know its

power in our own hearts and lives.” MH 469
“The gospel is to be presented, not as a lifeless theory, but as a living force to
change the life. God would have His servants bear testimony to the fact that
through His grace men may possess Christlikeness of character and may rejoice in
the assurance of His great love.” MH 99
As I shared my testimony with my family, I was very grateful that my father and

mother responded to the saving message of the gospel.
Some of my brothers and sisters told me, “This will change our whole lives.
You cannot keep this to yourself. Would you share it with our friends? Would you
speak in our church?” “Me? Speak in the church?” I had only done work for
children, and I had never given talks in church, but I knew I had found something
real in my Christian experience. So I prayed and asked God to take away my fear
and give me freedom to speak.

The very next morning I had the church service. No fear! Then the people
wanted another meeting in the afternoon and also in the evening. Afterward the
minister came to me and said, “I have studied and studied and tried to understand
righteousness by faith, but I couldn’t quite grasp it. Now I understand, and now I
too, can surrender myself to God.

“I wish you to distinctly understand this point, that souls are kept from
obeying the truth by a confusion of ideas, and also because they do not know
how to surrender their wills and their minds to Jesus. They want special
instruction how to become Christians.” Ev 152
“Do not allow anything to draw your attention from the question, ‘What shall I
do to inherit eternal life?’ This is a life and death question, which we must settle
for eternity.” 1SM 171
“Search, oh search the precious Bible with hungry hearts.” COL 111

“A supposed hope, and nothing more, will prove your ruin.” 1T 163
“Many are sensible of their great deficiency, and they read, and pray, and
resolve, and yet make no progress. They seem powerless to resist temptation. The
reason is, they do not go deep enough. They do not seek for a thorough

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