Testimonies for the Church, Volume 9 - Ellen G. White

with; but are we faultless? They are not to be
discouraged. Their errors are not to be made
common property. Christ pities and helps those
who err in judgment. He has suffered death for
every man, and because of this He has a touching
and profound interest in every man.
A man may be trying to serve God, but
temptations from within and from without assail
him. Satan and his angels urge and coax him to
transgress. Perhaps he falls a prey to their
temptings. How then do his brethren treat him? Do
they speak harsh, cutting words, driving him
further from the Saviour? What a sad sight for
Christ and the angels to behold!
Let us remember that we are struggling and
falling, failing in speech and action to represent
Christ, falling and rising again, despairing and
hoping. Let us beware of dealing unkindly with
those who, like ourselves, are subjects of
temptation and who, like ourselves also, are the
objects of Christ's unfailing love.
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