The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-05-16
IT IS NEVER LOST.
Any Blessing Given by God For
ever Remains to Grace
Its POssess0r.
Better for the Cause of Religion
That It Should Never Be Found
Than Be Lost.
GROW IN GRACE

/ nOJb ldDDltT ~
marks on sanctifcation, and while i en-
dorse the doctrine from a scriptural
stand point, l am perplexed to find that
each, while endorsing perfect holiness
agrees in her article that the blessing
is "easily lost" as Babbler expressed it
| take the ground without fear of contra
diction, that all Christians, all denomin-
atoms believe and advocate santiiication
on bible authority. failed to discover
where Sirocco denounced it If possessed
and practiced in truth and spirit. He
stated facts and indited unvarnished
truths and it was to expose false ideas
of holiness. The "whited sepulchers"
get rid of Pharisees and place sweet relig-
ion, pure and undefiled. on the exalted
pedestal our Lord intended that he was
advocating. But / read through one
lens and they through another. l GER
tainly did not read his article. Babblers
or Rambers, blinded by prejudice, for l
entertain none towards the creed, doc
trines or opinions of any orthodox
church. Christian unity and the essen
tials OF true religion are needed more,
and minor points less. But as l have
said how this "second blessing" If once
attained by struggling and wrestling as
Jacob OF old wrested with the angel can be
"easily lost" If one who has protested
it, loses it, and receives it again, tells OF
great things God has done for him."
We naturally feel that perhaps it is not
genuine, only short time and again the
blessing will leave. The Holy Ghost
sanctifcs or "sets us apart lose
such gift and from such a source
Wear it as loose garment to drop when
worldly temptations assail us? 1t seems
that holy individual who has tasted
such holiness would not resign the salts
faction of it for all the beggarly elements
of earth. Better for the cause OF religion
and for unbelievers never to attain the
state. confess it before the world and
then renounce it. Better never reach
the mountain tops, shining, crimson and
purple or snow-capped, rejecting the
sunbeams, If only to gaze below and
| know that again our feet would press
against sharp stones, the same path all
dark and dreary be traversed again. All
my friends, even so, true, spiritual bless
ines shine over the crimson and purple
of martyrdom in Gods service and the
snowy SUBMITS of purity and peace once
reached by mortals cannot ever be "eaisly
lost" We may stumble, we may even
fall, we may fret at the trials, worry
over the slow progress we are making 70
reach the summit, but once there, never,
never would we be content to lie down
in the mud again and forget that far OH
beautiful vision on the mountain top
We are justified. We are saved through
the blood of slain Redeemer, which
oleanes from all sin. We need, we ask
naught else. Then we are to need
Christ's words to the Apostles in the
garden OF Gethsemane, "Pray, lest ye
enter into temptation" We are to grow
in grace, put on armors OF faith, shields
and breast plates to make the Christian
warfare, for as long as we are in the
flesh it wars with the spirit which is will
ing, but the flesh, so weak and only by
prayer, faith, trnst, are we kept iron
falling, but never, never, never, do w
"easily lose" any God given blessing
lost at all-it is fearful, terrible and cost
bitter struggle, injuring Gods caus'
and the Christian religion.
BRANDENBURG.