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encounter with the enemy. We are to be

victors by becoming partakers of the divine

nature, having escaped the corruption that is

in the world through lust. Each victory that

Christ gained in His humanity makes it

possible for us, through receiving and

believing in Him, to gain the victory over the

world, the love of self, the lusts of the flesh

and the devil. Concerning this, Ellen White

wrote: ‘It is the love of self that destroys our

peace. While self is all alive, we stand ready

continually to guard it from mortification and

insult; but when we are dead, and our life is

hid with Christ in God, we shall not take

neglects or slights to heart. We shall be deaf

to reproach and blind to scorn and insult.’ “As

many as received him, to them gave he power

to become the sons of God” (John 1:12). Each

victory that Christ gained in humanity

secures for us its genuine fruits. Each assault

of Satan overcome marks the occasion of a

victory for humanity.... {cf: MB, 16; UL 17.3}.

The following article describes the actions

and reactions of people who are gaining the

victory over pride in their thoughts, words