“律法本是叫人知罪”（罗3:20）。{FH.143.1}
上帝的律法是一面镜子，照出男男女女品格上的缺点。可是那些喜爱不义的人是不喜欢看到自己道德方面缺陷的。他们不珍视这面忠实的镜子，因为它暴露了他们的罪。所以，他们不去与自己属肉体的心作斗争，却与那面忠实的镜子为敌。这镜子是耶和华赐给他们使他们不至受骗上当，并照出他们品格上的缺点。他们发现了这些缺点之后，应该恨自己呢，还是恨镜子？他们应该把暴露这些缺点的镜子放在一边吗？不应该！他们所喜爱的罪，就是那面忠实的镜子所显露存在于他们品格之中的罪，将会在他们面前关闭天国的门户，除非他们放弃这些罪，在上帝面前成为完全。{FH.143.2}
请听忠心使徒的话：“律法本是叫人知罪。”这些热心废除律法的人，若在除掉自己的罪上表现出热心，就会好得多了。……{FH.143.3}
上帝造人原是正直的，但我们堕落了，降格了，因为我们不肯顺从上帝的律法对我们的神圣要求。我们一切的欲望若是得到适当的控制和正确的指导，就会促进我们身体和道德的健康，保证我们得到更多的幸福。奸夫淫妇和一切行淫放荡的人，并非享受人生的人。违背上帝的律法不可能有真正的享乐。主知道这一点；所以祂才约束我们。祂既指示命令，也积极地禁止。……{FH.143.4}
罪看起来并不穷凶极恶，除非用上帝赐给我们作为品格试验的诚实镜子来照它。当男男女女承认上帝律法的要求，并且站稳在永恒真理的立场上时，就站在了主能赐给他们道德能力的地方，使他们的光在人前照出来，叫他们看见他们的好行为，便归荣耀于我们在天上的父。{FH.143.5}
他们的行为必以前后一致为特征，不会被人指责为伪善淫荡。他们既被基督的灵充满，就能以大能传讲基督。他们说出的真理能融化人心，使人心里火热。——《评论与通讯》，1870年3月8日。{FH.143.6}
God’s Mirror, May 11
By the law is the knowledge of sin.?Romans 3:20.?{FH 143.1}[1]
The law of God is the mirror to show men and women the defects in their characters. But it is not pleasant to those who take pleasure in unrighteousness to see their moral deformity. They do not prize this faithful mirror because it reveals to them their sins. Therefore, instead of instituting a war against their carnal minds, they war against the true and faithful mirror, given them by Jehovah for the very purpose that they may not be deceived, but that they may have revealed to them the defects in their characters. Should the discovery of these defects lead them to hate the mirror, or to hate themselves? Should they put away the mirror which discovers these defects? No. The sins which they cherish, which the faithful mirror shows them as existing in their characters, will close before them the portals of heaven unless they are put away, and they become perfect before God.?{FH 143.2}[2]
Listen to the words of the faithful apostle, “By the law is the knowledge of sin.” These people who are zealous to abolish the law had far better manifest their zeal in abolishing their sins....?{FH 143.3}[3]
The Lord made humanity upright, but we have fallen and become degraded because we refuse to yield obedience to the sacred claims which the law of God has upon us. All our passions, if properly controlled and rightly directed, will contribute to our physical and moral health and insure to us a great amount of happiness. The adulterer, the fornicator, and the wanton do not enjoy life. There can be no true enjoyment for the transgressor of God’s law. The Lord knew this; therefore He restricts us. He directs, commands, and He positively forbids....?{FH 143.4}[4]
Sin does not appear as sinful unless viewed in the truthful mirror God has given us as a test of character. When men and women acknowledge the claims of the law of God and plant their feet upon the platform of eternal truth, they will stand where the Lord can give them moral power to let their light so shine before men that they may see their good works and glorify our Father who is in heaven.?{FH 143.5}[5]
Their course will be marked with consistency. They will not justly earn the charge of hypocrisy and sensualism. They can preach Christ with power, being imbued with His Spirit. They can utter truths which will melt and burn their way to the hearts of the people.—The Review and Herald, March 8, 1870.?{FH 143.6}[6]
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