The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland

compulsion to evade the cross. (Surrender of self to
the cross with Christ will take care of every one of
them!)
(d) Let us remember that the Bible is also "the
Spirit of Prophecy." Ellen White's writings are the
"lesser light" to guide us to the "greater light." And
the words of Jesus Himself in the Bible surely must
be the prime witness. His words in John 5:30 and
6:38 can't make sense except that He constantly
chose to resist His inward "inclination" to "seek"
His own will: "I do not seek My own will." "I have
come down from heaven [I became incarnate that I
might demonstrate how] not to do My own will."
10. If Christ took upon Himself the temptation
to resist our "inclination" to do evil, would He
need a Saviour Himself? Would His
"corruption" need to put on "incorruption"?
Of course not, for there was no corruption of
character there. The confusion in many people's
minds is due to preconceived ideas of Platonic
Augustinian original sin that are not sustained in
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