The Globe-republican., 1894-11-02

81 believe we get it.at DEATH" The
Bible nowhere asserts any such thing but
on The contrary commands lis to be holy
in this life. Gen. l7:1-God says TO
Abraham walk before me and be thou
perfect, a positive command 10 be per-
feet in this life. We read i'll Titus :l2
That we should live sOberly, righteously
and godly God like or holy in this
present world. vs.. II says Christ gave
himself for us that he might redeem us
from all iniquity-and PURIFY unite him.
self a peculiar people, Jealous of good
works. These surely mean before death.
Again in John l chapter Z verse-If we
walk in the light.as he is in the light, we
have fellowship one with another and
the blood of Jesus Christ his Son clean
seth present tense) us from ali sin.
Farther proof is found in Luke l:15.
That we might serve him without fear.
iDHoliness and righteousness all the days
of our life. Yes. praise God, we may in
the midst of this crooked and peTverse
generation enjoy the blessed experience
of Entire Sanctitication.
Have we Bible examples of any en-
tirely Sanctified or perfect: Yes. Job
Il God pronounces job perfect and up
right. Gen. 60. Noah was perfect
man. Daniel Il, The Presidents and
princes sought to find occasion against
Daniel. but there was no error or fault
found in him. Luke l &c We find Zacharias
and Elizabeth, the parents of John the
Baptist,were both righteous before God.
walking in all the commandments and
ordinances of the Lord blameless. Phil.
3:15: Let us therefore as many as be per-
feet be thus minded.etc. Here Paul in
cludes himself with the Philipian
brethren as having attained christian
perfection. So we have Noah. job,
Daniel Zacharias, Elizabeth. Paul and
thePhilipian brethren as Bible examples
and praise God that not only Mr.. Wesley
enjoyed this experience but there ARE
thousands of witnesses to its attainable-
ness i'm this life.
May all christians have this experience?
Yes, God promises it to us in John 10.
He says if we confess our sins he is faith
full and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteOusness which
meant to sanctify wholly. Is it Gods
I ltl,- I IL, IL l. &C
ten to his word Thess. 5:23-And the
very God of peace sanctify you whollyand
in ch. 4:3 1t is the will of God even your
sanctitica,ion. In Rom. Il we are told
to present our bodies a living sacrifice
holy and acceptable unto God which is
our reasonable service, and in verse 2 that
we may prove what is that good. accept
able and perfect will of God. But
stronger than his will we are commanded
to seek this experience Heb. 6:l To 60
on unto perfection. l2:l4 Follow peace
with all men and holiness without which
no man shall see the Lord. First Peter
:15 and l6-Be We holy in all manner of
conversation Cor living) because it is
written be We holy for | am holy. In
Math. ) IS we read: Blessed are the pure
in heart. for they shall see God, and in
chapter verse As Christ commands us
to be perfect even as our father which is
in Heaven is perfect. If it was not for
us he would not command us to seek
it. Have we any prayers for sanctiti-
cation given in Bible? First Thess. ) :23
Paul prays that the very God of peace
Math. 6:10, Christ teaches bis disciples
to pray thy will be done. and it is God
will even our sanctification. In John
17:17 Christ prays, (for his deciples to
be sanctilied.) in this anguage-Sanctify
them through thy truth, thy word is truth
and then in Y 30 he prays for the sanctifi-
cation of all who believe on Christ
through their word. That was for you
and me that we may be sanctifed. But
how is this experience obtained? Dir.
Thomas Chalmers, scottish divine. says
by works. Does the Bible say by works:
No. In Acts 1873 we find Peter declar-
ing that God put no difference between
us Jews and them (Gentiles) purifying
their hearts by FAITH. Again in Acts
26 is we read that they might receive
the forgiveness of sins and Inheritance
among them which are sanctitied by
faith that is in me. So we find by pre-
serting our bodies a living sacrifice holy
etc. Rom. II Il and then exercising faith
in God we may be entirely Sanctified.
This experience is preceded and follow
ed by a graded growth of grace.
May one say the work of Entire sane
LITIGATION is graded. and another instan-
taneous and there be no contradiction.
Mr.. Wesley says yes. He illustrates it