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Bible 2 Timothy 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. 2 Timothy 3:2 For men shall be  lovers of their own selves , covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, 2 Timothy 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, 2 Timothy 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God; 2 Timothy 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away. John 12:25 He that  loveth his life  shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. comparisons / indirect ? Ephesians 5:29 For no man ever yet hated his  own  flesh; but  nourisheth  and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church Matthew 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt  love  thy neighbour  as thyself . Ephesians 5:28 ... He that loveth his wife...

Since the Sabbath is the memorial of creative power, it is the day above all others when we should acquaint ourselves with God through His works. In the minds of the children the very thought of the Sabbath should be bound up with the beauty of natural things. Happy is the family who can go to the place of worship on the Sabbath as Jesus and His disciples went to the synagogue —across the fields, along the shores of the lake, or through the groves. Happy the father and mother who can teach their children God's written word with illustrations from the open pages of the book of nature ; who can gather under the green trees, in the fresh, pure air, to study the word and to sing the praise of the Father above. {Ed 251.1} As a means of intellectual training, the opportunities of the Sabbath are invaluable. Let the Sabbath-school lesson be learned, not by a hasty glance at the lesson scripture on Sabbath morning, but by careful study for the next week on Sabbath afternoon , with da...

  Why teach? Go ye therefore, and  teach  all nations  .. Matthew 28:19 And he said unto me, Thou must  prophesy again  before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. Rev 10:11 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but  rather  that ye may  prophesy  1 Cor 14:1 Wherefore, brethren,  covet to prophesy  1 Cor 14:39 Why read all verses? And he[Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and  stood up  for to  read . Luke 4:16 One sentence of Scripture is of  more value than ten thousand of man's ideas  or arguments .--7T 71. {PM 292.4} then our ideas are a waste of time compared to even one bible verse 10,000 x better to read bible than make a speech Why read all all EGW? proven prophet. more reliable than us/me/you. she has passed the biblical tests of a true prophet. "Believe in the LORD your God, so ...

  Why teach? Go ye therefore, and  teach  all nations  .. Matthew 28:19 And he said unto me, Thou must  prophesy again  before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings. Rev 10:11 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but  rather  that ye may  prophesy  1 Cor 14:1 Wherefore, brethren,  covet to prophesy  1 Cor 14:39 Why read all verses? And he[Jesus] came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and  stood up  for to  read . Luke 4:16 One sentence of Scripture is of  more value than ten thousand of man's ideas  or arguments .--7T 71. {PM 292.4} then our ideas are a waste of time compared to even one bible verse 10,000 x better to read bible than make a speech Why read all all EGW? proven prophet. more reliable than us/me/you. she has passed the biblical tests of a true prophet. "Believe in the LORD your God, so ...