The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-05-26

BY the help OF God and his spirit,
will prove that he built his own
church without the aid OF fallible
man. All he left man to do was to
preach repentance and remission of
sin and to walk in the light as he is in
the light. This implies that II We
are not walking In the light OF Code
word we are not walking with him at
all, and that means to be out Of his
Church.
Now call attention to the gospel
according to Matthew. IS. Is. We hear
him say to Peter: Thou art Peter,
land upon this rock l will build my
lchurch, and the gates of hell shall
not prevail against it." What do we
TO be the gates OF hell?
Why, all sin in it's multiplied forms.
He that committeth sin Ia OF the
tevil.-l John. 8, s; Corinthians, 6,
s.. Paul says every sin that q man
doeth Is without the body. The church
is the body OF Christ, 80 the word OF
God does declare that we cannot COM
NIT sin wilfully and be a child Of God
ut the same time.
can hear him say again In the
same scripture: upon this rock /
build my church" Who says SO? Why,
Jesus. / hear Peter saying, thou art
the Christ, the son Of the living God"
Now can hear Jesus answer Peter:
blessed art thou Simon, bar iona,
for flesh and blood hath not revealed
lit unto thee" Who did reveal it to
Peter7 Why. the Father OF Heaven.
Down in the 18th verse oil the 10th
chapter OF Matthew, l hear Jesus say:
Upon this rock / will build my
church. Well, then, 1t surely ia his
Church and not tho apostles. l hear
him saying to Peter: Lowest thou
me7' Peter says: Yes, Lord, thou
knowest I love thee" Then Jesus
says to Peter: Feed my ilock.n
want to say Christ built his own
church.
Did Jesus come to trifle with mems
souls when He gave His word to be
obeyed and His life ransom for fallen
humanity that they might be redeem
ed from the cursor Is Gods word
moditied2 Is 1t changed? No, not one
Iiota. Tho psa!mist declares thy word,
o Lord, Is forever settled in Heaven.
He is Interchangeable, and SO Ia his
word. Adam and Eve fell by disc.
Ibeying Gods word. How can any
rational being clalm to be In line with
GOD and his word by disobeying the
same every day OF his life? l say 1t is
Man cannot be sinner
and child of God at the same time.
A sinner is a sinner In the sight OF
God. whether he be Cain ora Judas,
whether he be liar, or thief. or a
gambler. Sins of disobedience are
gates to he'll. Watch and pray, broth
Ter. or you will sell your soul for O
morsel OF sin. ====
Jesus Gays to Peter: Il will give
unto you the key OF Heaven" You say
"what's thatT' That's the power OF the
Holy Ghost. the purifier, which leads
into all truth. Man cannot lie while
THE truth is in him. So then the puri.
fier, the Holy Ghost, sends out the last
and least remains Of sin, and we be-
come white In the blood OF the Lamb.
/ I his Is the inward of adjoining. Then
Christ Is our righteousness. Brothers,
let US have the cleansing faith, It's by
faith We have 1t.
1t Ia dangerous to live without entire
cleansing. hear PAIL say every sin
a man doeth is outside OF the body.
May God help lis to watch the gates
OF hell for they are many; the road Ia
bread and there are many ways to get
Into 1t.
Beware OF the no harm things that
ARE taught ut this day. The love of
the world is not of the father. neither
the pride of life. Brother, look out for
all these gates FOR they are many.
These church parties and fun-loying
things among the church.goers of to.
day are not of the purifiers, but oil
the opposite spirit; watch the gates
and be not partaker with the I'M
fruitful workers of darkness.
In Hebrews IL, %, We find the Oh urch
LOT the first born, which are written in
Heaven. and to God the judge of all
mo record that man keeps on earth de.
ltermines the membership of Christ's
Church, the first born. Then what uss
flor another than the church OF ths
first bora? Praise the Lord, this las
named church is the one the saints OF
God are in. and no other are written In
heaven.
They are not funseekers and pleas
lure sports. but their lives are spent IL
striving to adorn the gospel Of Christ
land for the salvation OF perlshinl
souls. May God grant to bless thee,
flew refnarks and lot his name run ant
he glofified.