Faith Discriminates—Faith is the medium through which truth or error finds a lodging place in the mind. It is by the same act of mind that truth or error is received, but it makes a decided difference whether we believe the Word of God or the sayings of men. When Christ revealed Himself to Paul and he was convinced that he was persecuting Jesus in the person of His saints, he accepted the truth as it is in Jesus. A transforming power was manifested on mind and character, and he became a new man in Christ Jesus. He received the truth so fully that neither earth nor hell could shake his faith.—The Signs of the Times, June 5, 1893. (Selected Messages 1:346.) {2MCP 539.3}

Troen diskriminerer — Troen er det middel som sandheden eller løgnen bruger for at få en varig plads i sindet. Både sandheden og vildfarelsen får plads i sindet ved det samme middel, men der er en afgjort forskel på at tro det Guds ord siger og det mennesker lærer. Da Kristus åbenbarede sig for Paulus, og han blev overbevist om at det var Jesus han forfulgte, da han forfulgte hans efterfølgere, tog han imod sandheden i Jesus. Han oplevede en forvandlende kraft i sit sind og i sin karakter, og han blev et nyt menneske i Kristus Jesus. Han modtog sandheden så helt og fuldt at ingenting kunne rokke hans tro.—The Signs of the Times, 5. juni, 1893. (På fast grunn 1:343.)