The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-01
OVER A THOUSAND HAIIE
PROGRESSED. CONVERSION
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, every churcl--guGsts, servants and
children. The gucrt never feels quite
At home. You nave to 20 10 extra
pains TO please him, The servants
work merely from sense o! duty. but
the children are free 10 come and go
as lhey please. SO 1t is In the honsa.
hold OF God"
Gives Us Protection.
THE next blessing Is protection.
tIc careth for us. When You enlist
In the army OF the tinted States the
government will feed you, care for
you when you are sick, and pension
you when YOU are old. Bat how
much more will God take care OF
those who enlist in his service. AL!
the power OF omnipotcnce will be
back Of you for your help and pro.
lection.
Likewise. Inheritance belongs 10
children OF God. If children, then
heirs. heirs of God and JOINT ncr.
with Jesus Christ says the gospel
] cant understand why many pro.
fesscd Christians are gloomy. Their
faces are long enough to drink but.
'ermilk out OF churn. Surprising
you would meet me on the street. and
say. why do you look so down,
caS'?' and | should reply. i have
just received news that have fallen
heir TO couple OF million dollars.
and ! want y0u to pray that may
| have enough TO keep me ont Of the
roOr house.
"Thc testimony of many is that I
am servant of God in my Door weak
way. aud hope III have enough
strength to hold out until the end
| they seem 10 regard the Christian
life us only \ purpose to carry the
iTalI across the line Tor Il touchdown
and then quit. That is not Gods
conception. When you become n chilli
of the Most High all things are your;
Things present ami things to CONC
Nov the next truth is this-cvery.
one is not a child OF God. The scrip
iure brings out clearly two classes
One class is called tie children OF
promise. of light. Of obedience. OF
The Kingdom, the children Of God
The other class is called children OF
His world, OF darkness. of wrath, q,
dlsobedicncc. Of this world. the chit
dren Of the devil. Every human son
belongs TO one or the other class
Born Once or Twice?
| IF everyone was 0y nature ;
child OF God. then we would no
need cgencraiiOn. We become chill
dr"n Of earthly parents by the frs
birth. W" become children of ON
heavenly parents by tho secont
Firth. fon have nothing to say /,
regard to your first birth, but 20,
lay" everything to say rrgurdiu1
your second birth. If you are bort
mi once you will die twice. but +
yon ar" born twice you will die In
once. The second death vii, hay. M
power over yonr soul.
Moreover. il everyone was by IN
lure a child OF God. some would II,
MS children against their will. |
'h"y went to heaven with an unhcay
cnlE character they would make of Il
a hell for Themselves and rycrvbod,
else.
Moreover. if "vcry0m" was bv no
tHrr child Of God. then c,cryou,
would be saved. for We are cyulIci,,,
'old' If children. then heirs. Thor;
= no dry rot in the church, no brr
!; csy which is producing such disas
trous results rs this notion that som,
day cveryon" is I'd be saved. If
) believed that lie ! would close m,
Bible and never preach a scrno,
again.
'tiOw are we TO eradicate iii:
evil? l'y the emphasis of this grea
Truth thai We become children O.
God only ny faith IL Christ Jesus
tHut. says someone. Didn't God ere
ate everyone" Yes. he created also
the hog and the horse. but creation
doesn't imply sonship.
| "Finafiy. how arc We do know
whether We are or are not childre.
Of Cod? The scriptures make thi!
clear First. is there righteousness.
IL the life? Next. is there n spirit o
Kindness and love? We know. salt
the apostle, that We have paSsct