World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1905-03-09
What Constitutes a
Believer in CHRIST,

more on Tue suDject OF beieVer
in Christ,
In tbs first place we must quote
you this scripture:
Teaching them 10 observe al! things
whatsoever have commanded YOU: and
10. am with you always, even INTO the
end of,bs world Amen" tst. Matt
2s-20)
This language cannot be mis-
understood for 1T plainly says,
"teach them 30 observe ALL
THINGS" it does not say, teach
them TO observe jnst part q
what he commanded them; N
this is mt tho full meaning off
what He said, The meaning is, all
things: Hence, the believer reads !,
And ht said unto them. Unto you 1t is
given TO know The m, s,ery of the king. !
dom OF God: but unto them TINT are
! without all these things ire done in
PARALLELS
1 That seeing they may see. and not
/ perceive; and hearing they may hear
and no, understand; lest n, any time
they shonll be converted, and their sins
should be forgiven thcm. MARK I'LL ~
4 The believer here must observe
4 the inct that Christ commanded
his Apostles and Disciples 20 OBJ.
, SO rye tho fact and to teach Others
the same, that to the multi
tudo without. He spako to them
IN parallels that seeing they might
, see and not perceive And hearing
| theymight hearandnot understand
And then the question arises in
the mind Of tho readers who wish
to become n believer why did he
3 want the heiievertc observe this
o thing. Aud the first part OF the
answer Is.
W, Fer ! w,nlh no.. bycIhrcr, iha' "
: should he ignorant Of lhis Wyst ny. les
> We should be wisein yonr own c,ncciis
\ TIM, blindness in part is happened To
lsrae,, nn,l The fulness OF the GcL,iles
be cone in from ll-S
The inquirer says | am not ye
able TO see why am to observe
y the fact that he blinded their eye
J. bv parallels. ! see lie did 1T, bn
I can't see why He did IL
Well teach tinm to observe tina
G Christ aaid,
8 say then. have they stumbled thu
Il they SHOULD fill. God forbid: but rattle
: through their fall salvation is come nnl
the Gen,iles. for 10 provoke them
" Jealousy. Rom. li--li
y Then the believer must observe tina
y thew we're blinded that salyaiio
might come to the gentiles. Ate
:, we have observed the fact tina
a the lsraelite, we're blinded i
:. order that salvation might com
to the gen,ilcs-And have obser'
y cd that this blindness was TO las
IS until the f,illness of the gentlles
Id come in, they must observe thef
n lust when this time would be,
!, And in order ,hatthe believer ma
. know we shall have them read III
I. following
And they shall fall by the edge OF Il
or sword. andislall be led away captive in
es all nations. and Jerusalem shall he tro
4 den down Of the Gentiles until the tim
Of the ecn,iles he fulfilled. Luke. 2l--ai
IN this Scripture we have tt
truth, that Jerusalem was TO b
VI troden under foot until the full
I'd ness OF the gentiles. THIS tim
y. then Is no. vet come for Jerusalel
J. is net tuilt MP, and not until II
:, built up the fullness will not !
:" here.
"a Again we as believers must OF
* serve the fact that Christ spok
Ii. and said.
Verify. Verify, say unto ynn, L
:, that bclieve,h on me, the works Tint
do shall lie do also; and greater worl
" than these shall he do; because 4
2. unto my Father. Isl, John II : II !
p. The believer is known by whc
mn | h. does aud believes. aud b
!, this they are 10 he knows as I'll
Church OF Christ. They na'
~ observe that Christ said ASK IN
~ aud We shall receive. seek and ,
VI shall find. knock and it shall |
opened unto ynu.' And in ohscrv
- lag this fact they must sti
~ further observe TINT Christ snid.
ur And whatsoever 80 shall ask in N
name, that will dc. ,hd the Faith
may be glorfed in the Son
live shal' ask any thing in my nam
viii doit
: ifye love me, kee, my comman
ments tSt John IA. iS--i4-i5
Now when ever the eye bchole
such people 81 believers you vi
observe this act.
And thu multitude II them ,ha, i
lmNed wcie"f one hear, and Of .,
s"ul ntilher SAID any ni them III
ought q The things which he possesse
wss his own; hu, they had NJ, thin,
common A~s +--3a;
Commandments must he ohscr
al md Inlf,llod M,