Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-01

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call OF this Gospel Age Is for tlu,a
who not only desire to resist sin aud
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being made free, will enlist with all
their powers 10 oppose sin, under tho
leadership Of Jesus under the banner
OF the cross 10 these comes the as.
surance Of passing from sin 10 right.
eousness, from death to life. through
the liedeemer
For these. all the back chNrpcs M
condemnation 10 death on accouu. n
Sin are set aside. new page of rhe
ledger Of God Is opened for them
Thenceforth the record OF their past
Is Cancelled through the blood Of Christi
Their sins OF scarlet are removed
Their hearts, fguratiyely speaking. are
as white as snow They are pure In
heart, although they have the treasure
of this new heart In an imperfect body
The impcrfections OF their flesh, ever
present, will seek to assert themselves;
but they as New Creatures and sons
OF God through Christ are to resist
these stcadfastly
"Unspotted From the World"
DO YOU tell me that ! am setting too
high a standard, and that the millions
who read my sermons weekly will be
discouraged instead Of being helpedf
answer that one with God is n majority;
and that the Scriptures call upon me
to "Cry aloud and spare not;
show My people their slnsl" There are
approximately four hundred millions OF
nominal Christians In the world, yet
nowhere on earth are these sins TO be
found in so rank development, or so
deep crimson, as amongst the pro-
fessed followers Of Christ
God knows, the Bible declares, that
none can do perfectly But is this an
excuse for any of us? Should we not
do the best that we can 20 approximate
the Divine standard in our actions,
words and thOughts2 what zee can DO
is what God requires Of us All the
remainder, as we have seen, has been
fully provided for IN the Savior, and the
mercy and forgiveness which he can
properly bestow upon the willing ana
obcdlcnt Of heart, whose shortcomings
are merely those Of hereditary weak
ness and unfavorable environment 1t
is the purity Of heart, Of intention, OF
pill, that constitutes saintshp from
the Divine standpoint and not actual
perfection; for, as we read, There Is
none righteous, no. not one."-Romans
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1t IS part of my duty, dear hearers,
as minister OF God. to speak His
Word TO awaken the consciences OF
all those with whom ! have any infu-
ence. 1t Is my duty to lift high the
Royal Standard Of perfection, that all
may see as IN mirror their own
shortcomings, and that. seeing these,
they may fee TO the Master and lay
hold upon the grace OF God provided
for nil in Him. The Apostle speaks OF
the Church class as keeping them
selves unspottcd from the world.
From what we have seen. dear friends.
the term world includes nearly
everybody claiming to be a Christian.
The real Christians are few and far
between
But hold that many more would be
real Christians If the Truth were prop
Il tn1 tn mi n.
stead. millions come under the delu-
sion that they are Christians. when
they have not taken even the first step
of repentance and reformation. And
r Of those who have repented and re-
, formed, comparatively few have taken
the next step necessary to their indnc-
tion into the family of God. The sec
ond step is the acceptance Of the merit
of Christ's sacrifice as that which
atones for their sins. More than this,
| to attain the full blessed privileges of
/ the "Body Of Christ, which is the
( Church" OF the First borns" (Ephe-
. necessary to make n full conservation
? of heart and life, time and talent, In
I nuence, everything, to the Lord-to be
! His footstep followers.
This Is the only call Of this Gospel
t Age. Only those who hear It and ac-
ccpt It enter into present opportunities
r md fnll privileges Of sonship Only
these have opportunity OF becoming
. members of the Royal Priesthood Of
p glory. members OF the Bride. the
! Lambs Wife" But others, as we have
seen, have measure OF responsibility
for their conduct, even II they do not
come TO Christ; and each will receive
= stripes In proportion as he has done
= wrong, or blessings in proportion as he
has given even n cup OF cold water to
one OF the Lords faithful saints
II Will Be Different BY and BY.
o After the elect class Of this Age
= shall have been perfected in the First
- Resurrection. Messinh's Kingdom will
be set up. For this we pray, Thy
Kingdom come; Thy will be done on
earth, even as 1t Is done In Heaven"
Then matters will be different. No