In the judgement after the books in heaven are opened the Laodicean is asked, where is your good works done through the Righteousness of Christ in you (Phil.2:12-13). The Laodicean would say Christ works when he was in Galilee was credited as my works of Righteousness. Then Jesus would say: "did I not tell you the doers of the law shall be justified (Rom.2:13), and that the ungodly shall not stand in the judgement with the righteous (Psalms 1:5-6), depart from me ye worker of iniquity (Matt.7:21)"
WHAT OUR INQUIRY ABOUT OURSELVES SHOULD BE? We are in the very last days, we are told that the last controversy will be very short. “We are standing on the threshold of great and solemn events. Prophecies are fulfilling. The last great conflict will be short, but terrible. Old controversies will be revived. New controversies will arise. We have a great work to do. Our ministerial work must not cease. The last warning must be given to the world. There is a special power in the presentation of the truth at the present time. How long will it last? Only a little while.” Ellen G. White, Selected Messages bk. 3, pg. 419. And in view of the lateness of time, what should be the inquiry of everyone? We are told: “The inquiry of everyone should be ‘whose am I? To whom do I owe allegiance? Is my heart renewed? Is my soul reformed? Are my sins forgiven? Will they be blotted out when the time of refreshing shall come?” Ibid, pg. 419. We must needs examine ourselves to see if we...
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