
Ellen White, one of the founders of the Adventist church, said it this way: "The shortness of time is urged as an incentive for us to seek righteousness and to make Christ our friend. This is not the great motive. It savors of selfishness. Is it necessary that the terrors of the day of God be held before us to compel us through fear to right action? This ought not to be. Jesus is attractive" [Review and Herald, August 2, 1881 paragraph 6].
Aren't you glad Jesus is full of love, mercy, and compassion? That He proposes to be our friend? That He promises to walk with us through all the rough pathways of life? Isn't He attractive enough?
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Hey Mike, this perfectly puts into words exactly what Chris and I have been thinking. Chris used it as a springboard for his latest Stewardship article for the Tab-a-Letter. Thanks!
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