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LIST John 2:6: "For God has not called
us unto uncleancss, hut unto holiness s"
| Thess Al: "For the grace of God that
bringeth salvation hath appeared to all
men, teaching us that denying ungodli-
ness and worldly lusts we should live
soberly, righteously anu Cody in this
present world.n Titus, 2:l1-12: And
let every one that namcth the""name of
Christ depart from iniquity.n 2nd Tim
othy,2:l0. | do not find anywhere that
the Holy Ghost contemplates sin in the
believer. There is no license for unholy
living i'll the Word of God. entire
liberty from the power of sin, soulship
with God and joy unclolded in His
favors without anything on his con
science, believe to be the only normal
Christian state" | take then that the
pathway of obedience is the only path
way of holiness on earth Follow ;hro'
Me- are his words. 1t becomes a serious
question then if IL child of God can 20
along linked up with evil. Has God put
no difference between his people and the
world now? Does He permit us to plough
with an oN and an ass now? Does He
want us to wear Il mixed garment now.
and 80 sow the ground with two kinds of
seed: 1t is true that now we NAV be
equally yokcd together with unbciievcrs
III church, secret or philanthropic socie-
ties. Is there no command now to come
ont from among them and touch not the
unclcan; or is God the author of confu-
sion now Is there no command now to
maintain the unity of the spirit? | do
not mean what is called Christian unity
or union, which is IL vain dream of man,
but the unity of the spirit that recog-
nlzes but one body and will recognize no
other, that answers to but name and will
know no other
Dear Christian, whoever you are, do
not be afraid to examine the Scriptures
to see if these things are so Find out
for yourselves and not for another. That
is true, us in LIST Corinthians, GIL: 'But
We are sanctified, but We are justified in
the name of Lord, and by the spirit of
our God, and also is in chapter :30-3l:
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who
of God is made unto us wisdom and
righteousness, and sanc'ification and re-
dempton." HE that glorieth let him
glory in the Lord There are views
prevalent at this time in Chrstendom
which diverge from the truth on the sub
ject of sanctiiication. In general sancti-
fication is limited to practical work, in
Simultaneous or otherwise, that the spirit
of God carries on in the souls of those
who, though born of God, have much to
contend with, but find power in His
grace through the knowledge of Christ,
against their own evil. But sanctilica-
ton must have bearing different from
the ordinary thought, incomparably
larger than that to which it is usually
confined. This is undoubtedly proven by
the Lords own words in John, 1919
And for their sakcs | sanctify myself
We have the certainty in our souls that
the Lord Jesus does not hele refer samcti-
iication to the spirit dealing with an evil
nature. There WAS no evil in Him To he
suhducd or improved. What child of
God does not reject such thought with
horror: The word sanctiiication invara-
bly, means the setting apart unto God of
those that are concerned. 1t does not
matter where the word is found in Scrip
lures, sancticaton, when used of a man,
always means his setting apart to God
How the person is set apart is another
matter.
would love very much to go along
much farther on this important and in
tcresting topic, but probably this article
is long enough already, and | will close
it by again inviting the child of God to
search the Scriptures and prove all things
and hold fast to that which is good.
j. NJ. p.