The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-11-08


chapter and a part of the 9th verse:
THAT Which is Born of the Flesh is
Flesh, and That Which is Born of the
Spirit is Spirit"
He divided individuals into five
classes; and gave five difficulties
which they find in their way when try
ing to live christian life. These are:
The critical man in the world; the
man who would like to be christian
but cant live it; the backslider; the
one who has false ideas of holiness;
and the last, those who are complying
with the conditions of christian life,
but do not know it.
Then we were told that there was
marked difference between a child
OF God and a hypocrite; that while
both were endowed with the same
propensities to sin. the child of God,
through struggling for the right was
constantly pulling in an opposite direc-
ltion from the person who had no in.
ltention to even try; willing to allow
himself to drift downward without a
Thought of his own safety. and with
lout needing the cries of those who see
his danger and would stay the tide OF
lsin which is creeping upon him more
land more as days go by.
1t is strange, but these very people
ihe said could tell the christian just
how to live. The DEVILS in hell and
1.-THE sinners in the world" he sait
know how a professed christian oughf
to live and can tell them all about it.
There are two distinct natures il
imam. Born of the flesh and canno
please God. Born of the spirit ana
Icannot sin" He who is born of Coz
cannot habituaIly continue in sin
While the weakness OF his nature ma
cause him to make mistakes, his birth
: fright gives him the power to chang
and make good the wrong he has done
The fact that he IS constantly tempte'
Ito do wrong is the very proof Of hi
! right TO be child of Cod The abjec
f sinner loses Conscience to the exten
{ THAT he ceases to struggle, and is no
+ capable of knowing when he is reali
r ldoing wrong. He may be told it
: wrong. but he does not see it,
Or. Bulgm says there is no place i
a the bible where God promises to fol
s give sin: but he has promised tha
e our sins may be forgiven US. Their
+ is a vast difference. he says in sir
+ the singular and sins the plural. 81
n organic. born in us. but sins are wha
: we do. and We have power to max
n them fewer. as our strength OF purpos
5 increases. and we grow TO understan
It ourselves and take ourselves to tas
5 for sins. separately and collectively.
As sin is something We cannot hel
? By our own yolition. having been bor
7 in sin, Christ was sent to redeem U
7 Iron this. and make US TO know ths
J we may be children Of God through
e perfect faith and belief in Him; an
L desire to walk as near as possiol
after His teaching and in His foo
> steps. He that Hath the Son Hat
/ Life" The moral man is working
J. be saved, while the christian Is worl
5, ing because he IS saved
5 IF the righteous barely be save
e where do the sinner aud ungodl
q stand. Unless you can come 10 Go
= by Calvary he said. You viii nev'
set to heaven at all"
DR.. Bulgin bsde the people keep
the fight as it was IN a worthy eaus
To gain the mastery over self IS
thing to be proud Of. and to be co
scious there IS struggle going Q
should make us yet more conscious
n the divine right through the redem
ID ton Of Jesus Christ 70 have the
ID surance Of being child OF God