Masumasu SIgatabu 240224_Righteousness By Faith (Cont'd)...And the Great Day of Atonement.

Righteousness is right doing, and it is by their deeds that all will be judged. Our characters are revealed by what we do. The works show whether the faith is genuine. {COL 312.2}
We are in the great day of atonement, when our sins are, by confession and repentance to go beforehand to judgement. God does not now accept a tame, spiritless testimony from His ministers. Such a testimony would not be present truth. The message for this time must be meat in due season to feed the church of God. {1SM 124.3}
How preciouys, how important are these solemn moments! Each of us has a case pending in the court of heaven. We are individually to be judged according to the deeds done in the body. {1SM 125.1}
What is our condition in this fearful and solemn time? Alas, what pride is prevailing in the church, what hypocrisy, what deception, what love of dress, frivolity, and amusement, what desire for the supremacy! All these sins have clouded the mind, so that eternal things have not been discerned. {1SM 125.2}
Shall we not search the scriptures, that we may know where we are in the world's history? Shall we not become intelligent in regard to the work that is being accomplished for us at this time, and the position that we are sinners should occupy while this work of atonement is going forward? {1SM 125.2}
If we have any regard for our souls' salvation, we must make a decided change. We must seek the Lord with true penitence; we must with deep contrition of soul confess our sins, that they may be blotted out. {1SM 125.2}
We must no longer remain upon the enchanted ground. We are fast approaching the close of our probation. Let every soul inquire, How do I stand before God? We know not how soon our names may be taken into the lips of Christ, and our cases be finally decided. {1SM 125.3}