The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-03-13

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THE ADDRESS.
We recognize God the Almighty as our Creator and we
understand that all the knowledge have concerning Him
have CLEANED from three principal
FIRST that which we call intuition or instinct or the
innate Unborn, principle the spark of Divinity which
God Himself planted within when He created us;
SECOND Nature and all familiar with the statement
E'We look up through Nature to Natures God; and
THIRD the Bible which God the Almighty gave in
through and by inspired by Him through the Holy Spirit
and days described he last days. He spake unto the
children of through Jesus Christ His only begotten Son.
the express image Of His Person and eulgnc of His glory
variousy Revealed.
Scripture God is revealed by various figures
Of speech and images 1t said that He went before
Children of Israel in pillar of cloud by day and OF fire by
God is also referred Sun, from Whom radiaes
light that shines upon pathway along which
travelling from eternity, and from earth to Heaven
He is also spoken of Sheldthe Protector against
pesence that waketh monday and all enemies that
stalk abroad the stiffness Of the midnight hour the Shield
that wards off every dart of the enemy but OF all the beautiful
images of all the Clear forbe figures of speech used to
represent God beautiful relations the children of
men, the image of shepherd takes first place.
you read the Word of Cod you will find in Ezekiel the
chapter sixth to nineteenth the word
shepherd used to describe the work Of Gods minister's
there tender beautiful pathetic
verse of Isaiah foreh chapter? He shall feed His flock
like shepherd He shall gather the lambs with His and
carry them in His BOSOM and gently lead those that are with
young
In New Testament have notably, John the tenth
chapter where described the Shepherd of the
sheep calls them, Whose voice is recognized Who
protects them against all attacks Who lays His life down for
the sheep.
In the twenty-rst chapter John there wonderful
picture of ne tender of the Divine Shepherd The
IS bv the little sea of Gaee Of the disciples had
of Jesus They had become weary
waiting and had returned to their old occupation that OF
fishing After tong all night and catching no fish, IN the
morning they figure along the shore and one OF the
Apostles recognized it Jesus the Christie Who
had left Heaven rod this EARTH going about doing good
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of all the sins and Sorrows diseases and uerngs of mankind
had assembled Calvary and had been nailed fast to
the because of ansgressons and because OF
your Who had gone down into the bowels
of the by the Of God had out OF the
grave than DEATH having LED capvy
captve yes the Jesus Who on the cruel nght OF Ills
BETRAYAL turned His disciples and said All OF this
night shall be offended because OF Me- and Peter had salo
Though all forsake Thee yet will not l. and the same
Jesus responded Beore the cock thou shalt deny
Me thrice the Peter Who at the time of Jesus trial
approached because he AFRAID denied that ne knew
the Lord then again with oath, and still again with
family declared he had known the Christ But On
the look Of Peter Those sparkling with the
love and sympathy pierced Peters heart and awakened within
him of his promise and he dropped his head
and went and wept bitterly.
Those shades and shadows the background Of this
wonderful picture by the of Galee The disciples recog
ba His lovn@ question sChdren have We any meatg"
What have been the thoughts questioning His identity
ba rnSbed throuoh their perpexed minds before they
swered "No and how they must have wondered at His IN
teres in when He commanded that they
the the right side of the ship and we shall ind sh
filled with fishes and when suddenly they realized that was
the Whom they had frsaken Who was speaking to
them from the and anxious for their welfare
And now Savior stands the shore OF the little sea
of Gaee and says Peter doubt pointing to some old
boats nets and to the other Apostles Smon son OF
Jonas lowest thou Me than theseG and Peter said
"Yea Lord knowes that love Thee And Jesus sald
teFeed NV lambs" And the second time He sad Simon,
son of Jonas lowest Me?' and Peter answered. Yea,
Lord Thou knowest that love Thee and Jesus sald
NV sheep" And Jesus said the third tme Simon, Of
JONAS thou Me and Peter greved because Jesus
said unto him the third tme Lovest thou Me- and ne SAID
SIord Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that love
Thee and Jesus said ''Feed My sheep"
A Psalm of
The Psalm who is here that does not know
It bv heartG The Twenty-Five Psalm contains only ll9
words and 80 Of those words of syllable each That
little Psalm was written 5000 years but it is just as fresh
today as though written yesterday just think for
moments little Psalm has been taught by millions OF
mothers gone and the century gone and the cent
ury that is eprattng boys and girls as they have
net mothers and ministers have preached Tor
setting forth the submy and beauty and grandeur OF tins
Psalm and OH many millions, since the sweet singer OF