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4 ing every man anu ledcHiIS every hiili
in all wisdom that we may present ev-
cry man perfect in Christ Jesus. .
The Thessalonians were told, THE
Lord make you to increase, and abound
in love one toward another, and toward
all men, even as we do toward you;
to the end he may stablish your hearts
unblamable in holiness before God.
| In the letter to the Hebrews are these
words, "The God of Peace make
you perfect in every good work to do
| his Will" Peter writing ITO the stran-
gers scattered throughout Pontus, Ga
| latia, Cappadocia, Asia and Bythinia,'
says, THE God of all grace,
| make you perfect, stablish, strengthen,
| settle YOU" And we are told that
whatsoever things were written afore
time, were written for our learning
What lesson is there then in the in
struction given to the separate com
| panies of the Apostolic church, for the
separate companies of the Church of
Christ today? Is it not that in each
/ Individual company, and also in each
| individual of each separate company,
there should be a manifestation to the
world of the image of Christ, in the
wealth of his abundant mercy, love and
truth, an image of his own sufficiency,
and that his church may be complete
| in him, a continual representation of
another, even him, in whom "dwelleth
all the fullness of the God-head bod
! ily?" A union of divinity with human
ity. THAT they may be one; as thou,
Father art in me, and l in thee, that
they also may be one in us; that the
world may believe that thou hast sent
me I in them, and thou in me,
that they may be made perfect in one,
and that the world may know that thou
hast sent me- ITO those that are
sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be
saints, with all that in every place call
upon the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord, both theirs and ours" it is writ
ten. Now I beseech you brethren, by
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that
ye all speak the same things, and that
there be no divisions among you. but
that We be perfectly Joined together in
the same mind, in the same judgment"
We sincerely believe that if the
churches today were living and work
ing in greater harmony their exalted
privilege, the union of Christ with the
human, mans only hope of salvation,
tHSIS WOQlQ U0 less OcCdS1Ou lOF- SUCH
epithets as have lately been given US.
The evidence to the world, of the mis-
sion of Jesus Christ, that the world
may believe it, is, THAT they all (His
followers), may be one as thou, Father,
art in me, and 1 in thee" A perfect
union is here indicated. And the evil
dence to the world that they may know
this mission of Christ to the world to
be genuine, is the fact of, 81 Christi
in them (His followers) that they may
be made perfect in one
Everything in the Christians life is
dependent upon this experience. PRO
! fessions, and works of self abnegation,
all count for nothing as compared with
1T. Even learning or an intellectual
knowledge Of the will and word of God,
which are good and necessary so far
as they go, will not offer security
| against sin in any of its forms
/ Christ in you the hope of glory" is
| the hope of salvation of all. He can
not be put into human hearts or out
Of them, by counsels, DEGREES, "tribu-
lation, or distress or persecution, or
famine, or nakedness, or peril, or
sword" He comes as a willing guest,
and dwells only in willing hearts.
| Through Him only can a union of be-
levers be effected, who through the
truths of Gods word have been made
/ free. The life Of Christ has shown what
humanity can do by being a partaker
OF the divine nature. OF this truth
more can be known by experience than
by explanations. In fact explanations
can never make it real to any one
To the earnest, honest seeker after
/ truth, viii be the sure reward of find
Ing. The Holy Spirit will take the
/ things of God and reveal them to ev-
cry one who has faith in Christ. The
vital truths of salvation will be i'm
pressed upon his mind, and the way of
! life made plain. The Holy Spirit will
convince of sin, righteousness and
! Judgment. He will comfort the needy,
bring the power and wisdom of God.
that we may live the life of faith. God
has promised this gift to all who ask
in Jesus name, that they may be ODE
dient to all the requirements of God.
We wish to make a few suggestions
in regard to our prayers. Let there be
| first an earnest desire on the part of
all to receive the Holy Spirit, that
Christ may be revealed to US as He is.
and not as we have too long thought
He is. Let our prayers be that there
shall be a cody sorrow in us, working
repentance unto salvation that need
eth not to be repented Of" That we
may make honest confessions, and res
| titutions to those whom we have
wronged by word or act Let our
prayers be that we may have greater
! desire to know the word of God and
live up to every ray of light God gives.
Walking in the light as he is in the
! light" Let US pray that God shall
deny US what He will, show us our
vanity and pride, and sin, but that He
take not from us His Holy Spirit.
| The question may be asked .cWir
the condition, spoken of in the RibIa
concerning the church ever be reaIiz-
ed?" We believe yes. She is seen coming
! up from the wilderness. leaning upon
her beloved" ''She looketh forth as
! the morning, fair as the moon. clear a 9
| the sun, and terrible as an army with
banners. When the Lord shall have
Washed away the filth of the daughters
OF Zion, and shall have purges the
| blood OF Jerusalem from the midst
thereof, by the spirit of judgment and
! oy the spirit of burning" THAT he
might present it to himself a glorious
church, not having spot or wrinkle
OF any such thing; but that it should