The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-08-21
A Christian and Sinner Distinguished

A nanda SinnerD Distinguished
The difference between Christian and sinner is that
Christian the spirit in the ascendency and the sin
has the flesh in the ascendency; and tell when
a woman follows the fesh he or she becomes far
lower than the brutes that the field The rank and
file of the people pander to- the flesh and yield to it's desires
It all starts with the thinking Gas thnketh is
he" noticed little statement recently "Take of
your thoughts and your conduct will look after ITSELF That
great truth Guard your thoughts Your conduct will
be in accordance with your thoughts and you know the
Lord Jesus Christ in this wonderful the Mount
puts sin IN THE THOUGHT-not in the overt act. No
stole who did not entertain thoughts of theft
Hearing Seeing Prompt Thought
mans thoughts will be in accordance with what he
hears what he reads and what he These various
the avenues the channels through which we
receive good and through which receive evil.
Man be Born again
We must understand what the ''new BIRTH is, and we
must know whether not are born again The Word
of God declares, eye must be born again"
We cannot see, or enter into inherit THE KINGDOM
unless we are born again The od man. has got to die
tell you while think have made wonderful progress,
and believe going yet am persuaded that there
are too many cold men, in midst STILL and that there
are too many cold women also. The old nature has not
died There are many things that thought and many
things that are said many things that DONE which
do from the new creature in Christ Jesus They
come from the "od man. and the "od woman" great
many people live like many swapping turtles,they do
not see very much sunshine. WE'LL that is the "old man.
and that the old woman How quickly he comes to the
surface!
Women are largely to blame for the sins of the times.
they stood their dignity and womanlness and refused
to associate have anything to do with socalled men,
why some of them would brace up and be
want to get you to study. want to get you to think
deeply into things You would better take these sixteen
and understand hem if it takes the next twelve
months than to read the Bible through Some people talk
about having read the Bible through but the question is
How good has it done them when they have read
through?
The Scriptures Mus be Carefully Prayeuly Studied
To give an exposition of the Scriptures you must
derstand them To communicate to others and to help
others you must understand cannot sit here and
read very rapidly:
"And seeing the muttudes, He went up into noun
tain and when He set, His disciples came unto Him.
"And He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying
BLESSED the poor spirit for theirs is THE KING
DOM OF HEAVEN
receive much good If only grasp the meaning OF
that verse; OH what sweet charm life would have for
and so on through all these Beattudes.
There nine of them. want you to remember that,
and when YOU are asked how many Beatudes there are
every one ought be ready in good clear tone
of voice. "Nine." want to teach you.
Understand the Meaning of Words
let us learn the Word of God. Now ought to know
what justification means; ought to know what sanctl
fcation' means.
The Teachings of the taret to be Practiced
Take for instance, this third page of the LEAVES:
The Bible contains many striking statements on the
subject of Hearing and Doing.
Is not that true? Is not that important matter?
Is not that the trouble with the rank and file of humanity?
"Christianity has not failed because has not been
tried
Is that true? Sure! When people say All, Christian
tv is failure ZION replies: "Christanity not fail
ure because it has not been tried"
he Christian religion not only talks, but it acts; not
only theories but it does things; ZoN CITY is an at
tempted demonstration of the principles of THE KINGDOM OF
GOD" That is what it is. That is what fighting
for.
Just wish that you could all get hold of these truths
and be enthusiastic and stand like rock Then would
not pet chicken hearted every in while Now, am
not finding fault BECAUSE the whole there is not much
room for fautfndng: but there just few hanging