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`God estimates man not by
the circumstances of his birth, not by his
position or wealth, not by his advantages in educational
lines, but by the price paid for his redemption.
However misshapen has been his character, although
he may have been counted as an outcast among men,
the man who permits the grace [unmerited kindness]
of Christ to enter his soul will be reformed in
character and will be raised up from his condition
of guilt, degradation, and wretchedness. God has
made every provision in order that the lost one may
become His child. The frailest human being may be
elevated, ennobled, refined, and sanctified by the
grace of God.’ (SW31)
`Men may deny the claim of
God's love, they may wander from Him, they may
choose another master; yet they are God's, and He
longs to recover His own.’ (COL187) |