A Solemn Appeal - James White

sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto him, which is
their reasonable service.
"What! know ye not that your body is the
temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye
have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are
bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your
body, and in your spirit, which are God's." (1
Cor.6:19,20)
You should present encouragements before
your children that a merciful God will accept true
heart repentance, and will bless their endeavors to
cleanse themselves from all filthiness of the flesh
and spirit. As Satan sees that he is losing control
over the minds of your children, he will strongly
tempt them, and seek to bind them to continue to
practice this bewitching vice. But with a firm
purpose they must resist Satan's temptations to
indulge the animal passions, because it is sin
against God. They should not venture on forbidden
ground, where Satan can claim control over them.
If they in humility entreat God for purity of
thought, and a refined and sanctified imagination,
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