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Lesson Study # 10 - Meekness in the CRUCIBLE
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12/03/07 11:36 PM
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Here is the lesson study material link for this week's study: http://ssnet.org/qrtrly/eng/07d/less10nkjv.htmlLet the discussion begin here, which will also help us, as we prepare for this Sabbath's lesson study discussion.
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Re: Lesson Study # 10 - Meekness in the CRUCIBLE
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12/05/07 09:45 PM
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Who are the meek? The shy people? I don't think meek and shy are the same thing. In fact, they might be mutually exclusive. Meekness is a fruit of the Spirit, and an evidence that we are branches of the living God. The abiding presence of meekness is an unmistakable evidence that we are branches of the True Vine, and are bearing much fruit. It is an evidence that we are by faith beholding the King in his beauty and becoming changed into his likeness. Where meekness exists, the natural tendencies are under the control of the Holy Spirit. Meekness is not a species of cowardice. It is the spirit which Christ manifested when suffering injury, when enduring insult and abuse. To be meek is not to surrender our rights; but it is the preservation of self-control under provocation to give way to anger or to the spirit of retaliation. Meekness will not allow passion to take the lines. {ST, August 22, 1895 par. 3}
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There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. RH 12/20/1892
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Re: Lesson Study # 10 - Meekness in the CRUCIBLE
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Will this kind of meekness automatically make you prosper, be happy, successful in life?
Last edited by Johann; 12/05/07 11:41 PM. Reason: spell check
"Here is a last piece of advice. If you believe in goodness and if you value the approval of God, fix your minds on the things which are holy and right and pure and beautiful and good. Model your conduct on what you have learned from me, on what I have told you and shown you, and you will find the God of peace will be with you."
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Re: Lesson Study # 10 - Meekness in the CRUCIBLE
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Will this kind of meekness automatically make you prosper, be happy, successful in life? The meekness is a fruit of the Spirit, and evidence that one is branch of the True Vine, which will result in good things. Being connected to the True Vine is the key thing, which results in many good things, just one of which is meekness.
Those who wait for the Bridegroom's coming are to say to the people, "Behold your God." The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love.
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Re: Lesson Study # 10 - Meekness in the CRUCIBLE
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Will this kind of meekness automatically make you prosper, be happy, successful in life? Absolutely! But not necessarily to human eyes. Just look at some of the most prosperous, happy, successful people in history: Enoch, Elijah, Moses, John the Baptist, Paul, and Jesus Himself. But they would probably be considered failures by most people. Moses could have been the king of the most powerful nation on the planet, but chose to be a shepherd instead. That is true success. His meekness kept him from following his natural inclinations.
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There is no excuse for any one in taking the position that there is no more truth to be revealed, and that all our expositions of Scripture are without an error. The fact that certain doctrines have been held as truth for many years by our people, is not a proof that our ideas are infallible. Age will not make error into truth, and truth can afford to be fair. No true doctrine will lose anything by close investigation. RH 12/20/1892
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12/08/07 07:02 AM
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I have a small tapestry that someone embroidered, it says: "If you think that meek is weak, Try being meek for a week." 
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