The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-12-25

died that their fellow might be saved and blessed
then you might say 81 cannot heed the exhortaton
How often have heard men and women, who had pro-
fessed be followers of Jesus for twenty some thirty
forty years and more say referring to mighty
of God, to woman and angel OF mercy, Il only
wish could do what they have done thus ntimating,
unable to that standard OF seltdenal and
selfsacrce and to down into the valley of humiliation
sufficiently to my fellow and to be blessing to-
them
My hearers have read to you exhortaon this after
exhoraton to have the mind of Noa the only
among all the Antediuvans who found grace in the
sight of God the mind of Noses the meeest who
lived; the mind Of Solomon the wses who ever lived
the mind of any prophet apostle yet the mind of
the vast army of martyrs who have gone to their reward
but the exhortation less than his-o have the MIND
WHICH IN CHRIST JESUS
And if exhoration to have the mind of martyrs of
prophets of apostles of the long line of heroes and herones
Of God who have graced the Church. staggers you how
today standing here reading from the precious Word of
God the exortaton which comes ringing down through the
centuries and which fresh if it written yester
day, to every and every hereLet this mind
be in you, which also in Christ Jesus?"
And will proceed to find out what that mind
was.
THE INSPIRED SCRIPTURES GIVE CLEAR REVELATION OF THE
TRUNE GOD
AS we read this precious Book as far as my voice
pen reach proclaim the verbal inspiration of the
Scriptures that God not only inspired the thoughts but He
inspired the letter. and that this Book written by the
finger of God-indted it is true, through who spoke
and wrote they guided and inspired and iuined
by the Holy Spirit.
AS we read this Precious Book we read of God. Oh
how long know something concerning God We read
of His Only Begoen Sonhow we long to understand We
read of the Holy Sprt-how long to know Him and to
understand His mission. We not only
but hundred and passages of Scripture concerning
he the
Spirit that want to understand And has to
that far we have only been skmmng the surface of Gods
wonderful revelations to the children of men,
Again repeat what said while ago. we will not at
tempt be wise beyond that is written but what is written
God helping will understand.
AS read the Bible that which has
been said be the most beautiful verse; the beau
full chapter in the most beautiful book of all the sxtysx
books:
For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Be-
gotten Son. that whosoever beevet in Him should per-
ish but have everlasting life John 3:16)
There takes possession of unutterable longing
fahom the depth of meaning in that saying and is there
for us to understand.
Then read:
"In the beginning the Word and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
'The in the beginning with God. 49, And
the Word was made flesh, and dwet among u.s. (and we
behed His glory the glory of the Only Begotten the
Father) full of grace and truth John :13-14)
Then we hear Jesus saying:
"The words that speak unto you speak not of My
self: but the Father Who dweeth in Me- He doeth the
works."
Again we hear Him say II and My Father one. :"
And again "My Father is greater than ~
Again: "He that hath Me hath seen the Father"
In His Supreme Prayer He said, "And now, o Father
gorify Thou Me with Thine self with the glory which
had with Thee before the world was"
In John IA :13 read Verify verify say unto you
He that beleveth Me- the works that do shall he also
and greater works than these shall he "RE
CAUSE GO UNTO MY FATHER
Lord show the Father, and it suficeth u.s." said
Philip"
Jesus saith unto him. Have been so long time with
you and yet hast thou not known Me- Philip? he that hath
Me hath the Father and how sayest thou then
Show us the Father?"
"He that hath My commandments and keepeth them
he it that oveth Me- and he that oveh Me shall be loved
of My Father and will love him and will manifest Myself
to him." John 142D
IF man love Me, he will keep My words: and My
Father will love him, and We will unto him. and make
Our abode with him. John IA 23)
81 am the true vine and My Father is the husband
man -. Ye are the branches"
And so might quote hundred more passages.
Oh how the heart of Christian burns within him to
understand to get hold of these facts pertaining to God and
to Jesus His Son. especially when there ringing into
your "HAvE MIND YOU, WHICH WAS ALSO IN