Introduction

This series of studies was given to the church leaders in the Southern Asia Division in December, 1953, at the time of their annual Division Council, which was held in Poona, India. The workers in the publishing house, the Division office, the school, and local churches joined day by day to listen to this series on the important subject of “Divine Guidance in the Remnant of God’s Church.”DGRGC 7.1

There is no topic discussed among Seventh-day Adventists which evinces greater interest and more concern. It is a vital part of the Advent Movement, and to understand it better is the sincere desire of every member of the church, for an understanding leads to a conviction, and a conviction leads to definite and specific personal action.DGRGC 7.2

The identifying marks of the “remnant of God’s church” are obedience to the commandments of God, and the presence of the testimony of Jesus Christ, which is the Spirit of prophecy. We are members of the remnant of God’s church only when we are found obeying His commandments and having or possessing or clinging to the Spirit of prophecy. The two are inseparable, and to be minus either one or both is tantamount to a declaration that we are not wholeheartedly in the Remnant Church or a part of it.DGRGC 7.3

This accounts for the seriousness of the subject and the universal interest in it. That interest on the part of our people in Southern Asia led to the action taken to put this series of studies in print, and that they be made available to our church members in that section of the world field.DGRGC 7.4

The informal nature of these studies accounts for the language used, and for the lack of literary finesse. They are merely heart-to-heart talks on a subject of vital and mutual interest. They are sent forth in this book with the prayer that they may be used of God to help prepare a people for an entrance into His everlasting kingdom.DGRGC 7.5

D. E. Rebok.

January, 1955.