The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-06-17

Whatever transgre~sion Ia not wiifuI
u one OF weakness Of the Hesh either
Adamic weakness In the person o< by
reason OF temptation from others.
How to Apply the Blood.
Whoever finds spot on his robc
should go 10 the Lord In prayer, ex.
pressing regret and by faith accepting
the offer OF cleansing through ree blood
OF Jesus Christ The spot IL removed
by the asking OF forgiveness and tina
application OF the blood Some one
might say. II people realized that they
could be 80 easily forgiven OF their
sins, they would become very careless.
But the tendency Ii rather In the oppo-
site direction. we reply,
Every New Creature In Christ IN very
DESTROYS OF being an honor TO his Heav-
emily Father. Therefore he Ia very much
disappointed when he finds himself
committing sin-spcaking evil. show
ing impotence, acting unJustly, etc. Az
soon M he recognizes his conduct N
wrong. he takes IL to God and asks
forgiveness. Perhaps In short time
he does something similar. and In more
disappointed than before. He thought
that he had learned his lesson thor
oughiy. Then he goes to the Heavenly
Father again. but finds that II In not
SO easy to 20 the second time. Yet go he
must. or else the spot remains by AMI
by he does something wrong again.
perhaps In a little different form, and
must go again la Gods appointed way.
These become the most serious times
OF our lives AZ New Creatures. But
Just as sure as he has had such expe-
riences. Just so sure he has been faith
full TO the Lord.
Another class Of Christian people,
however, are different The first time
they got a spot on their robe, they
went In the proper way and had tho
spot removed But the second time,
they said, mo; cannot go to tho
Lord. | will not pray tonight" In
the morning they brush away all
thought CT the matter. During the day
they are 80 busy with the cares Of life
that they forget ii. At night, they
think of 1t again, but retire without
praying. And SO time goes on. Per
haps another difficulty comes up, an
other bitter word Is spoken, another
angry word uttered, something done
or thought that was wrong. They ara
rntttnsr nj 10
Should their attention be called to tho
spots, they reply, Everybody has
these. | have made up my mind not
to pay too much attention 10 these
things Meantime their robes are be-
coming so spotted that 1t is practically
an imposslbility to cleanse them. They
must be washed.
This class is pictured In the Scrip
lures as a great multitude, who must
wash their robes white in the blood Of
the Lamb (Rev, 7:9-17) All Theses
will be washed eventually In the great
Time Of Trouble such rs was not since
there was a nation. They will not be
counted worthy to escape those things
coming upon the world-the Time Of
Trouble just before us. They have not
been walking with our Lord In white,
not walking with Him ut all.--Rev. "a.
There Is no way to keep our gar
nents white except by continually be-
ng In relationship with the Lord. In
his way we shall gain the victory over
In. But those who do not remove tho
pots as they come, cannot walk with
lin In white, cannot go In to the we'd
ing. not being part Of the Bride
lass. (Matthew 25:l0-12.) They will
lss the promised glory, honor and I'm
But God In His Wisdom has some
hing even for them, for in one sense
hey are really Overcomers. Even
hen besmlrched with sin, they were
OF In sympathy with sin. In their
linds they were lighting against sin,
ven though not getting rid OF It. The
ord will put them TO the final test;
nd II then they deny the Lord, they
lall die the Second Death. But IL In
lat test they say from the heart, ooh.
Nv ! see my mistake. see where
,0uld have done differently | will
wv be faithful to the Lord; will
and ready to die for Jesus instead OF
,nying Him." they will receive the
Inns Of victory. But they will not
t the Crowns Of Glory; for they did
It become more than conquerors,"
did the Bride, the Lambs Wife
)mans 8:37; Revelation 1863
Those Of this second company, whose
lmber no man knoweth," the Scrip
res declare will serve God In His
ample and before His Throne, while
o first company, the Bride class. will
IN the Throne and living stones Of
o Temple, The second company
lght just as easily, and with much
Ore satisfaction, have attained the
prizes Of the Divine nature had they
pit their robes unspOtted from the
rid. The fact that they will receive
I'm branches indicates that they final
come OF vict0rs: but their lack Of
II hindered them from being accept
as Of the more than c0nguerors"
us they fall TO receive joint-heirshIp
tn our Lord In His Messianic King
m. But In His infinite mercy the