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

and gentleness of Christ. Let the truth do the
cutting; the word of God is as a sharp, two-edged
sword and will cut its way to the heart. Those who
know that they have the truth should not, by the use
of harsh and severe expressions, give Satan one
chance to misinterpret their spirit.
As a people we must stand as did the world's
Redeemer. When in controversy with Satan in
regard to the body of Moses, Christ durst not bring
against him a railing accusation. He had every
provocation to do this, and Satan was disappointed
because he could not arouse in Christ a spirit of
retaliation. Satan was ready to misinterpret
everything that was done by Jesus; and the Saviour
would give him no occasion, not the semblance of
an excuse. He would not turn from His
straightforward course of truth in order to follow
the wanderings and twistings and turnings and
prevarications of Satan.
We read in the prophecy of Zechariah that
when Satan with all his synagogue stood up to
resist the prayers of Joshua the high priest, and to
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