"Let the people understand that you have a message that means life, eternal life to them if they accept it. If any subject should enthuse the soul it is the proclamation of the last message of mercy to a perishing world. But if they reject this message it will be to them a savor of death unto death... Keep the voice of the Bible ever before them." Evangelism, p.297,296.
"The voice of the Lord is powerful. The voice of the Lord is full of Majesty." Psalm 29:4.
"All His promises ("Every command is a promise") and warnings, are but the breathing of unutterable love." Steps to Christ, p.35, bottom of page.
All His commandments, injunctions, warnings, threats, are the impartation of the Spirit to fill up the measure of the law's requirements to him who receives them as the voice of God from Heaven speaking to himself, for,
"In every command or injunction that God gives, there is a promise, the most positive, underlying the command." Mount of Blessing, p.76.
Jesus said, "The words that I SPEAK unto you, they are Spirit and they are Life." John 6:63.
In other words, "The Scriptures are to be received as God's word to us, not written merely but spoken. The Bible is the voice of God speaking to us, just as surely as we could hear it with our ears. If we realized this, with what awe would we open God's word and with what earnestness would we search its precepts." Ministry of Healing, p.122; 6 T 393; Psalm 119:161,162.
This means that "In every command and in every promise of the word of God is the power, the very life of God, by which the command may be fulfilled and the promise realized. He who by faith receives the word is receiving the very life and character of God." Christ's Object Lessons, p.38.
"The creative energy that called the worlds into existence is in His word. This word imparts power, it begets life. Every command is a promise; accepted by the will, received into the soul, it brings with it the life of the Infinite One. It transforms the nature and re-creates the soul in the image of God. The life thus imparted is in like manner sustained, by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God." Education, p.126.
"His power, His very life dwells in His word. Receive the word in faith and it will give you power to obey." Mount of Blessing, p.150.
He who receives the ten commandments or any other commandment or injunction or warning as the Voice of God speaking to himself is receiving the Divinity of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus to fulfill the righteous requirements of the holy law of God.
This is the message of the righteousness of Christ by faith, for "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God." Rom.10:17.
It is the voice of God we hear in the Scriptures. "Keep the Voice of the Bible ever before the people." Evangelism, p.296.
Through the virtue of the merits of Christ's infinite sacrifice the Lord God will cause His glorious voice to be heard (Isaiah 30:30) through the Scriptures that the word might become life to those who find them and health to all their flesh. See Proverbs 4:20-22.
God the Father is sitting on the eternal Throne and He declares that a ramsom has been paid, that man has been purchased at an infinite cost by the great sacrifice that has been made. Now He declares that He has every right in the contest with Satan, to speak wonderful words of life to the human race. If they will hearken unto His voice, they may live even forevermore:
"Out of Zion the Lord has commanded the blessing, even life forevermore." Ps.133:3.
Jesus said, "I know that His commandment is, Live forever!" John 12:50.
In the book Acts of the Apostles, the Spirit of Prophecy expresses this amazing fact wonderfully, the last message of mercy to a perishing world:
"We see in the midst of the throne One bearing in hands and feet and side the marks of the suffering endured to reconcile man to God. We see a Father, infinite, dwelling in light unapproachable, yet receiving us to Himself through the merits of His Son. The cloud of vengeance that threatened only misery and despair, in the light reflected from the cross reveals the writing of God: Live, sinner, live! ye penitent, believing souls, live! I have paid a ramson." p.333.
"Satan cannot hold the dead in his grasp when the Son of God bids them live. He cannot hold in spiritual death one soul who in faith receives Christ's word of power. God is saying to all who are dead in sin, 'Awake thou that sleepest, and rise from the dead.' Ephesians 5:14. That word is eternal life. As the word of God which bade the first man live, still gives us life; as Christ's word, 'Young man, I say unto thee, Arise,' gave life to the youth of Nain, so that word, "Arise from the dead," is life to the soul that receives it.. If we receive the word, we have the deliverance. " Desire of Ages, p.320.
"Out of Zion the Lord has commanded the blessing, even life forevermore." Ps.133:3.
"And this is the promise that He has promised us--eternal life." 1 John 2:25.
"Every command is a promise." Education, p.126.
So, brother, sister, it is the will and good pleasure of the Father that you and I live forever. He has paid the ransom. Now He bids us live even forevermore! Is there not cause for rejoicing? His will is omnipotent. He does everything by His powerful word. The voice of the Lord has lost none of its power. It is full of the creative energy to accomplish that which He pleases. Will we allow His glorious voice to have free course in us? That is the question.
"Pray for us that the word of the Lord may have free course and be glorified, just as it is with you." 2 Thess.3:1.
"Today if you will hear His voice, do not harden your heart." Heb.4:7.
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In a nut-shell, the whole law and the prophets are fulfilled in one word: "Live, O sinner, Live! even forevermore! " Ps.133:3. And the life thus imparted is in like manner sustained, by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God! Matt.4:4.
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