The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-06-12

CONSTITUTE CHRISTIAN
would like to say just here that must not make
the mistake of thinking that because he given up tobacco
and whisky he is saint not at all. 1t is possible for
give up whisky and tobacco and then be full of
pride and envy and jealousy and covetousness Remember
this When God delivers you from evil habit and sets
you Free unless you filled with the Holy Ghost you will
find out-as the Bible tells ushat those wicked spirits
will wander around and if they find your house our heart
seat of aectons) all empty and swept and garnshed
they will go and get other spirits wicked than them
selves and will back and take possession of you
THE PREACHER OF RIGHTEOUSNESS MUST BE RIGHTEOUS
In order for eectualy to preach repentance he
must know that he has first cleaned up his life What
any thinks says doesn't matter I do
not whether you Methodist Presbyterian
Baptist what you are you here this afternoon
may be the last time that shall you it may be the
last time that shall preach you it may be the last
time that you and will meet until shall stand up yonder
before the Great White Throne of Cod but shall be
said that lost opportunity to command you in the Name
of the Most High Cod to repent of your sins and to do
thoroughly and to clean lives You have got to
lay the proper foundation-there is no other way.
If purchases old building and wishes to erect
building that ground he doesn't start to build the
structure top of that old ramshacke structure In
deed not but he tears down and then excavaes sometimes
going down ninety hundred feet into the earth to
firm rock hardpan upon which to build the pillars
Tor what! solid fOundatOn. just
it building Christian character you have to right
back time Of accountability UP all the rub
sh and take it all away and lay down solid foundation and
then you will sand but unless you do that you will
stand but you will only be prey for the deviand there
! is just where the difficulty comes in.
Talk about "Christans" will tell you, ZION, the fact
in the matter is that real genuine Christian in these days.
is very scarce.
! I do not wonder that Jesus said "When the Son of
man cometh shall He find the faith on the earth?"
do not wonder that told, Gear not, LITTLE
flock for is Fathers good pleasure to give the
Kingdom"
do not wonder that we are told 'Many called, but
FEW are chosen"
do not wonder that Jesus said, ''It is easier for
camel go through the eye needle than for rich
to enter into THE KINGDOM OF GoDI do wonder that
He said that do not wonder it Ito him that overcoes
that the promise is made.
THERE CAN FAITH WHO HAS NOT
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Now when man has been convicted of his sins, and
has truly repened and has made right the Of his
fe then he ready for the next that is
garding Faith We hear great deal Of talk nowadays
regarding faith but how much faith there? How much
faith is there in the Eternal God?
FAITH IS OBTAINED HEARING AND NEEDING THE
WORD OF GOD
How do YOU get faith? Faith is obtained by learning
the Word of God Take for instance, two menthe
know about of them the less faith have in him. and
the know about the other one the faith have
in him. because is bad man and the other is good
and the you know about bad the less faith
you have in him the you know about good
the faith you have in him. and just sothe
learn and know about God the Almighty, the faith
you have in Him; and there time when there
ignorance of the Word of God than there today
All this talk about many Bibles being printed and
church buildings being erected avas nothing if the people
do not hear and read and heed the Word.
What do you think of Bishop of certain Church in
Chicago q have letter in my Office that written by
that Bishop to lady who has recently left his Church and
into ZIoN trying prove to her that God the Author
of disease. am going to print that letter in million
copies of tract entitled "False Shepherds" BLESSED
when shall ree you and persecue you and shall
all manner of evil against falsely for My sake
Yes he quotes that selection of Scripture to that God
the Author of disease And he also quotes Paus state
ment regarding our light Affections to prove God is the
Author of disease Well all that have to say that
who will do thing of that kind is either gnoramus
else he is wilfuy wicked There cannot be found
in the Bible to prove that God is the Author of dis
1t is not there The Churches teach it and the
preachers proclaim it, and lot of people believe it; and
then they will talk about knowing the Bible" Some
and women will say, "Well have not any faith No,
i do iS Mo fact in Tho