The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-09-11

fecy honest but the only way the world for him
to it, is to be born again that is, to become new
creature You "see" that can't you In other words
that who has been lifelong Democrat has to be made
all he has go right back and in very real
be child over again.
How IS THE NEW BIRTH TO BE BROUGHT ABOUT
How is that change to be brought about? WE'LL in that
there is where the illustration is weak and for
that matter you cannot find in the material world illus
traton adequate portray fully, spiritual truths
Every parable that Christ uttered intended to
eucdate point and have sympathy and never have
had sympathy with the type of preachers who attempt
to make parable teach all sorts of things that the Savior
had in mind at ALL Take for instance the parable
Of the Ten Virgins The important point in that
BILE is, "Be we also ready!"
The only you can make a Republican out OF that
Democrat vice Ga Democrat out of Republican,
is by long process Of education and training That Demo
crat must dvest himself of his preconceved notions and
views lay aside all prejudice and listen and it may tran
spre that he will find his Democracy all disappearing, and
| all at once he will exclam, 81 see it! see it,"
How is born again, referred to in the third
chapter of the Gospel according to ST. John Except
man be born again, he cannot SEE THE KINGDOM OF
GOD;"-he cannot SEE it.
There is the difficulty today. You teach ZION truths
and principles and many honest people will say We DO
not SEE it, cannot SEE it." They honest about it,
but they cannot and they will it until they become
creatures We not surprised that people cannot
the Truth when face the fact that the rank and file
of people, according the prophecy of Isaiah
of false teaching look at something that is white and call
black and something that is black and call it white and
they call good evil and evil good That rampant through
out the world today
! There is JUST ONE WAY for men and women to see
THE KINGDOM OF GOD and that is to be BORN AGAIN. and
the New Birth through death There must be death to
self the things of the world there must be the death OF
the old nature The self has to be cruced and the
New Creature has to be born. You have to become new
ing, and doing: "new creature in Christ Jesus.
THOUGHT OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN IS NOT DULY GIVEN
good deal could be said to what KINGDOM
GOD is There than fifty distinct references in
the four Gospels to KINGDOM OF GOD and THE KING
HEAVEN. There is not any question in my mind
that the two phrases used interchangeable they
have and the meaning.
The trouble today that great good people have
lost sight of KINGDOM GOD and all that they is
little denomination ther little "pen, with fence
around it. That is all they Of that is not alto
gether their fault They have been taught to think that
way. God Almighty works through men, and He has al
ways leaders Israeli and He has fit to make use
of preaching bring about the salvation of and women
MAN-MADE GOVERNMENTS OR POLITICAL PARTIES CANNOT
SOLVE THE PROBLEMS OF THE WORLD
We have in this world today many different forms of
government
saying that all these forms of government and all the pot
cal parties of human origin and although each OF them
may have some commemorate features yet like all other
things of human origin they imperfect and every
person who looking to anmade form of government
panacea for the ills of life final solution OF the
problems that confront mankind will find out that ne is
chasing phantom and that he is doomed to utter dis
appointment Political pares-no matter what they are
how many commendabe features they have or how
sincere or how honest the members be, or how earn
esty they believe that their party going to furnish the
solution-are all doomed to utter disappointment.
When talk about THE KINGDOM OF GOD, most of you
understand what mean. When talk about the govern
ment of the British Empire you English people understand
what I mean When talk about the Republican form OF
government in this country, you know what mean When
talk about autocracy most of have or less of
vague conception of what u.s. and putocracy and an
ogarchy and so and forth. If talk about the
various political parties you know something of what
mean but when it comes talking about THE KINGDOM OF
COD to the rank file of humanity it is like Egyptian HE
rogyphics to them
WHAT PEOPLE GENERALLY THINK THE KINGDOM OF
HEAVEN TO
The popular conception, the worldwide conception of
THE KINGDOM GOD, among the so-caled Churches is
visionary, ephemera soap bubble cup there the SKYE
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