Counsels to Parents, Teachers, and Students - Ellen G. White

away that would corrupt his influence, because it
opposes the will of God and endangers the souls of
the precious sheep and lambs.
When Christ is formed within, the hope of
glory, then the truth of God will so act upon the
natural temperament that its transforming power
will be seen in changed characters. You will not
then, by revealing an unsanctified heart and
temper, turn the truth of God into a lie before any
of your pupils. Nor will you, by manifesting a
selfish, un-Christlike spirit, give the impression
that the grace of Christ is not sufficient for you at
all times and in all places. You will show that the
authority of God over you is not in name only, but
in reality and truth.
Let every teacher who accepts the
responsibility of teaching the children and youth,
examine himself. Let him ask himself, Has the
truth of God taken possession of my soul? Has the
wisdom which comes from Jesus Christ, which is
“first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be
entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without
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