The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-05-08


today.
My brothers and sisters earnestly desire to encour-
and to tell you that is the little ransgressons that
hinderng many people from receiving their healing; and
there is just where the difficulty in.
You know, God puts to the test, thorough
y tried and doesn't take much to upset many people, it
ought not to be there and think that just the trouble
in many cases. Good peope-yes, good people in many
respects they good people, but they fail
point.
Healing to be Sought From Principle, to Gory God
I wonder why God restored Divine Healing through
John Alexander Dowie; there is purpose tit is
not simply for the healing of somebody-that not it,
God the Almighty forgive man unless he re-
penis, can He? (Voces "No.") God blot out
transgressons unless he confesses his SINS that is
the plain Word of God and great many people making
the sad mistake of trying to receive from God whole lot
do that; and tell you, humanity very weak lot Some
people will here and when they asked For what
purpose have you come here?" they answer Wel came
to get the teaching and to be prayed with for healing
And teach hem and ask them if they have given up
doctors and drugs asked that question of certain
son the other evening, who answered, Eyes; while am
here WE'LL that will not do has got to be for life it is
matter of principles and if you want healing and the
price and go all the way.
Then when go to the bedside Of one who is sick and
dying and that starts to tell me- Well have had DR..
and could not do anything -(anything MORE)-
Zion could do for me- WE'LL say to all such that Zion
not do anything for you do nothing for you, and
zion CAN 90 mourning Tor you.
| of People ire Deep Mysteries
often wonder things There many things
that am unable to understand 1t is just told the Of
is good Zion and good man, and lovely
would want to meet; yet he got hold of who is
putting his property to help Zion City and he said
to him. Il would not put up any property to help save Zion
City Well why should God heal man of that kind? Now
that loves Zion and he loves God but the devil wound
ed him there, and will take him long time to
from that wound.
If not prepared to deny myself of all things; if
not prepared throw mysel-spirit soul and body
ALL upon the altar for God, then not where ought
to be; and tell there very few people who have
The Real Test of Ones Christianity His Willingness Sacrifice
Whether you know it or not the real test of mans
he is willing to give up sacrifice for it, Do you know
that for the old snfnt who crawls through whole year
and gives only fifty cents to extend the Kingdom Of God
when he has his hundreds of thousands of dollars there
Divine Healing unless God simply through His great
mercy may spare his life?
What want you to do is to get in earnest and get out
of this cold-coth and "hotcloth and baths" and Grub
bng business and get away from all of your little gods
and idols, and trust the One True and Living God It
to that you ought to be able and willing to make
full surrender have never yet met any person do
who he has beenWhO failed to get the blessing
where convinced that God the Almightys Word
proven to be lie.
All it is the little sins and the little transgressions
there have been little SINS little ransgressions, that
very serious even though they are but small neglect of
Gods Word neglect of private prayer neglect of Gods
House. neglect of the of grace And OH what ter
ribe thing it is when God has saved man, to forget
and back to the old paths Remember the words in the
fifth chapter of John when Jesus said CO. and sin
more lest what?
People:-"A worse thing come upon thee"
General Overseer:-Yes Co. and sin lest
worse thing come upon thee.
Sometimes it is very hard to tell just where the devil
does slip it is hard to tell the second that he strikes the
blow What does the Bible say? Lust when it hath
ceived bringeth forth" what?
People:-"Sn."
General Overseer:-Yes; and when sin is what
does it bring?
People-"Death'
General Overseer- Yes; and it is sometimes hard to
tell just when the devil stngs just when he bites
and just how he gets at you-a difficult matter
Christians Should be Jealous
My brothers and sisters, are not sufficiently in
earnest; we are not half earnest enough When |
prominent business getting into their offices at six
o'clock in the morning and working hard all day. and
thinking OF Cod but only of dollars and cents often think
that II Gods people only half about extend
ing the Kingdom OF God those in chasing the
almighty dollar would have this world ready for the
coming of the Christ within very short time.
When read the thrilling reports of the thousands
some reports ten thousand-of who marched down
the streets In Lisbon and offered their lives over
throw the Monarchy and dethrone the King and establish
Republic thought to myself "Ought not we to be as
willing to do as much to establish Theocracy?" Yes we
ought to be willing to do that much-and great deal more
never give But the Theocracy will be establish