Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-28
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Cold and Broadway Christian Church.
Tho morning sermon was un ad
di'sy iu tn young people on the I'm.
dpaNuI SurirlS ~ tidhNluu The
evening discourse WAS entitled "For
Christ AND with ilIm The tent was
tho saying OF Christ tO the rfect hat
lie that tx not against us is for us
This cXptcBsion may be- compared
w!th another teaching Of the Master
when he warned The phnrisccs against
he blasnhemy of the Holy Spirit
Then he saio. lie HAT IL not with nae
is against me w." was spcuhug of
pifirual a.tiuitios There are some
quotations on which man can be- hon
nrahly neutral Hut There can bc no
neutrality as to ~, issue raised by
Christ ~ he world You are cithOt
with hlW op against him I'm spirit You
are either for him or hiudoriug him
90 yout actions ana influence
The disciples had met stranger
who WIS casting out demons in the
name Of Christ Thcy forbade him
90 do SO because be- walked not with
thCn They wanted monopoly of
grncious power The, believed sulcD
Is in apostolic succession Iui .lpsu.
views ot Gods operations
iiu' the stranger WAS man who.
though Tor christ. was not with him.
Tie may nave been a stiullinE mountc.
hank. an eNorcist Even with such
low natives he was relieving human
suffering and contributing something
40 the testimony OF Christs power n
would have been fitting 'ot the dis.
fstf AL n L.
uercenaly spirit. hat NOT 20 have fOi.
uiddcn him because he walked not
with us
The stranger may have been n
man largely ignorant OF Inc teaching
Of Jesus. Apollos was such man
when he came to Ephasus lie
preached tho word OF God. knowing
only the baptism of John Hut he
made many converts. such as hey
were, ana actually contributed 10 the
founding of one OF the great historic
churches When Aquila ana Priscilla
came 10 Ephcsns, Instead OF having
nothing To do with Apollos. instead at
Siloucing him. they taught him the
way Of The Lord more accurately
The stranger may have been work
ing miracles In competition with ~,
tIlfNl l'fN f0NIlifI lHllfN We hf't tIlIitHIf
buill from partisan ambition. which
ccrlalnly an uHChrstiRn motN,
When Paul was az Rome he wrote 10
ilir Philippians that there were some
brethren preaching The gospel from
envy ANA faction, thinking to make
the apostles bonds the harder l,ut
Paul said. whether from love or iac.
tion he rcioiced that the gospel was
preached.
Il prefer TO think OF this stranger
as one who walked not win Christ
because 81 the Masters express cons.
mand. on because OF sacred personal
duties. Yuu remember that the Gada.
rene was told 90 stay az home and tell
his own people what God had done FOR
him. lmt even so. how our sympathy
goes our for him think OF what he
missed He missed that special op'
pCrtunity 10 M himself lor greater u-
flucnce as personal disciple of Jesus
tie missed the cumulative compun-
unshlp Of the apostles. and the sweet
presence ana spiritual protection Of
the Lord himself
we in our day, II we are for
Christ are all privileged to be with
him That was not possible la the
days OF his ministry Ia the llesh, Dat
now that the Lord is the Spirit, we
may all be with Him. We may be-
with Him In prayer ana reflection ne
was Phoebe ilnsdale Brown when |
she strolled ont under the cIms al
dusk, and, stung by suspicious inqui, |
les OF neighbors, wrote these lines;
Il love 10 steal away awhile
From little ones and care.
And spend the hours OF setting day
In gratitude and prayer
we may be- with Chris, IN nrofos. !
sion and work We may hp with HIN |
la death. We NAV ho with Him In |
eternal glory The Turkish soldiers |
could not understand why the Armou.
ianH, whom they were massacreing /
should be- so unresisting. covering /
their eyes with their hands ana say. |
ing Hesous, Hesous The Turks pro. |
uounced the name Of Jesus otherwise |
They did not realize that In the midst |
of tcrrors the Arnenians had commit. !
ted themselves 90 their Lord
We al more peaceful life, II we |
are for Christ LEI M also be- WITH |
Him