He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked. 1 John 2:6.  {CC 316.1}        In the life of the disciple John true sanctification is exemplified. During the years of his close association with Christ, he was often warned and cautioned by the Saviour; and these reproofs he accepted. As the character of the Divine One was manifested to him, John saw his own deficiencies, and was humbled by the revelation. . . . The power and tenderness, the majesty and meekness, the strength and patience, that he saw in the daily life of the Son of God, filled his soul with admiration. He yielded his resentful, ambitious temper to the molding power of Christ, and divine love wrought in him a transformation of character.  {CC 316.2}        In striking contrast to the sanctification worked out in the life of John is the experience of ...