The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1913-07-18
WHAT P. o. ". MEANS.
To-Day Il Is My Purpose to Tel
You.

You.
Before doing 50 let me read severa
verses Of Scripture which explain it
meaning. give reason for it. and sho,
that we are expected and obligated tt
present our bodies a living sacrifice
holy, acceptable to God. which is GU
reasonable service. (Rom. 12-1.)
John 1927: He that hath my com
mandments and keepeth them, he it i
that loyeth me; and he that loyeth me
shall be loved of my father and viii
love him and manifest myself to him.
John 1872: Every branch in me thai
beareth not fruit he taketh away, and
every branch that beareth fruit he purg-
eth it thatit may bring forth more fruit.
We have no right to expect salvation
If we do not work for Christ. bear fruit
Of the right kind. Whether we give it
thought or not, we bear fruit-good or
bad.
II Tim. 2-15: Study to show thyseli
approved unto God. workman that
needeth not to be ashamed, rightly d.
viding the word OF truth.
This is not done by standing on the
streets on Sunday, nor staying at home,
but those in the Bible school have no
reason to be ashamed.
Rev. 3-15 / know thy works, that
thou art neither cold nor hot; | would
thou vert cold or hot. 16-So that be-
cause thou art lukewarm, and neither
cold nor hot. / will spue thee out Of my
mouth.
Mat. 1927: For the son OF man shall
come in the glory Of his father with
his angels; and he shall reward every
man according to bis works.
Phil. PIP; Wherefore my beloved,
as We have always obeyed, not as in my
presence only, but now much more in
my absence, work out your own saliva
ton with fear and trembling.
Jas. 2-14: What doth it profit my
brethren, though man say he hath
faith and have not works? Can faith
save him2 17-Even SO faith, il it hath
not works, is dead. 26-For as the body
without the spirit is dead SO faith with
out works is dead also. 2-19- Thou be-
llievest that there is one God; thou doest
we'll; the devils also believe and tremble.
200 But wilt thou know, oh vain man,
that faith without works is dead.
John 14-2: In my fathers house are
many mansions; if it were not SO !
would have told you. 60 to prepare
| a place for you.
Rev. 21-z:: He that eYereofneth shall
inherit all things; and ! will be his God,
and he shall be my son. Gland the
twelve gates we're twelve pearls; every
several gate was one pearl; and the
streets Of the city were pure gold, as il
were transparent glass 22-5--And there
shall be no night there; and they need
no candle, neither light Of the sun; foI
| the Lord God giveth them light; and
they shall reign forever and ever.
You are entitled to no credit for be
llieving, without serving, for the devils
believe. The basis OF all faults is in.
gratitude. II we could sum up all the
blessings which we receive from God VIZ
could not but admit that we can mo-
repay Him for His goodness to us, bu
we should do all we can. When WI
think Of the sacrifice He made for Vi
can we not give 81 hours year, two
days and four hours, in learning Hi'
Twill and teaching OUR children and ths
children Of those who can not come
There are but few who can not.
Union City people are as good as any
in tile world they are Christians as .
class; but our harvest IS great, the tare'
are growing and the laborers are few,
Those who are not at work need only
to be convinced that they are needed
and that they are neglecting Christ'
work. How / wish they could realize
| the need for them.
| r. O. w. means Paying Our Way By
service, showing that we desire TO de.
serve the blessings which we have from
above. Doing what we can something,
anyway. How many Of you will join
! this P. O. w. brigade to-day? Pledge
| yourselves to attend the Bible school,
stick to il through the summer, and,
pushing on willingly, push our work !
with the poor old women, pledgina
ourselves wholly. Put on war paint
| for those not now attending
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