The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-05-22

STRENGTHEN BELIEVERS
It has never yet dawned upon you with any force that
the angels in Heaven mnisterng Spirits sent forth
to minister to those who heirs of salvation that the
angels in Heaven intensely interested in the affairs of
here upon the EARTH and that it is plainly taught in
the Word of God that when sinner repents there great
Anyone knows that the racers in the Roman and Greek
games raced much better when they felt and realized that
thousands and tens of thousands of the
and that in that multitude sat mothers and fathers and bro
theirs and sisters and relatives and friends who
stantly watching every move that they made.
And just today: when you feel and when feel that
myriad eyes from Heavens lofty heights looking down
upon and watching in all of conflicts what AN
inspiration to be loyal true ana Sedias and to 60
the goal which the Lord Jesus the Christ has reached before
THE LINE OF SEPARATION BETWEEN THIS AND THE NEXT
WORLD is SLENDER
WHEREFORE seeing comprised about with
so great a cloud of witnesses
Now, the line of separation between and the inner
tance of the Heavenly world very very thinvery thin
Oh how they have tried to explain this all away but is
there, and simply teaches that the spirits Of just
made perfect interested and concerned in the
gress of Gods work here upon the earth.
Spritualism is counterfeit is the work OF demons
and it's purpose to deceive There is nothing in the Word
of God upon which Spirituasm base it's doctrines
But there is plain declaration inspired by God Him.
SELF that those the EARTH they forward in the
race beheld by great cloud of witnesses There is
our inspiration.
PLAN OF OPERATION?
often wonder what God must think of the people
who such loyal CD ZION people-in the days of
properyand who when the test came showed that they
had ZION in them and became towards; and in this fight
to ZION CITY challenge to show conflict in
which they have not been defeated
How true it is that with God his side is an
absolute majority If God has trained and sent man. then
what does It matter what any opposer may think or say
If God has not commissioned man, then of course he is
not worth bothering with.
LAY ASIDE EVERY WEIGHT
great cloud of witnesses let lay aside every weight
The contestants in the Greek and Roman games stripped
themselves of all unnecessary clothing and rid themselves
of every of supeuous weight because they knew
that unless they did they would be handicapped in
And Paul takes up that fact, and teaches the
spiritual truth that if would the Christian he
must lay aside hndrance And all that have the
time say this afternoon is this My brother sister,
whatever there your life that hnderng you your
for eternal fe put it aside today and the sin which
doth so easily beset u.s.
FIND THE BEsErTING SIN AND CAST IT OUT
do not know what is the besetting sin in your case;
you know perhaps better than anyone else In
may be uncomfortable temper in another it may
be lying; in another it be dishonesty; and in
other be covetousness and in another and
in another PRIDE and in another jealousy and III another
may be other SIM but whatever is your beset
ting brother my sister, heed the eXhoraton to put
aside for otherwise you will be able to the
PATIENCE IS VIRTUE TO BE CAREFULLY CULTIVATED
And let rum with patience, the that is set be-
fore u.s..
1t does not say that merely to the race but
that to run with PATIENCE the that is set
before u.s. Patience, you know of the Chris
tan Graces With patience will make success of any
thing.
3IOOKING UNTO JESUS" Here we think of the
myriad eyes of the saints looking down upon What
inspiration to u.s. and then looking beyond, Jesus
the Christ Who has the before and Who has
reached the goal
In LIES RACE, THE FALTERER ONLY is DEFEATED
Looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our
faith
He Who has begun in good work WILL if
true and faithful complete that work The beginning of
our faith is put there by the Son of God it is He Who
furnishes the inspiration for the finishing of this great
and every who faters and drops out of the race will
miss the goal.
EVERY VICTOR MUST BE AN OvERcoMER
"Who for the joy that set before Him, endureh the
cross despisng the shame"
How much can the average Christian endure? How
much can the average church member suffer for Chrsts
sake? How much he willing to give up in order to
the Christian race?
The Lord Jesus the Christ endureth the cross; but
was the vision of joy that enabled Him to endure it. Jesus
the Christ despsed the shame but what is the shame OF
cOnonared to the glory of GOd