Philippians Chapter 1 21 (Galatians 2:20; see EGW comment on Galatians 6:14; Revelation 3:1). What Is a Christian?—When the apostle Paul, through the revelation of Christ, was converted from a persecutor to a Christian, he declared that he was as one born out of due time. Henceforward Christ was all and in all to him. “For to me to live is Christ,” he declared. This is the most perfect interpretation in a few words, in all the Scriptures, of what it means to be a Christian. This is the whole truth of the gospel. Paul understood what many seem unable to comprehend. How intensely in earnest he was! His words show that his mind was centered in Christ, that his whole life was bound up with his Lord. Christ was the author, the support, and the source of his life (The Review and Herald, October 19, 1897).{7BC 903.1}

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(903) 21 (Gal. 2,20; se EGW til Gal. 6,14; Åb. 3,1). Hvad er en kristen?--Da apostlen Paulus, gennem Kristi åbenbaring, blev omvendt fra en forfølger til en kristen, erklærede han at han var som en, der var født uden for passende tid. Fra nu af var Kristus alt og i alt for ham. "For mig er Kristus livet," erklærede han. Det er den mest fuldkomne fortolkning i få ord, og i hele skriften, af hvad det betyder at være en kristen. Det er hele evangeliets sandhed. Paulus forstod at mange følte sig ude af stand til at begribe det. Hvor inderlig var han dog ikke i sin alvor. Hans ord viste at hans sind var centeret i Kristus, at hele livet var bundet op til sin Herre. Kristus var ophavsmanden, støtten, og hans livs kilde. (RH 19. okt., 1897).