The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-06-05
SUBJECT
Needing the Principles of the Gospel
INVOCATION BY THE GENERAL OvERsEER.

Let the words of my mouth and the medations of my
heart be acceptable in Thy sight, and in the Name of Jesus
and the power of the Holy Spirit richly blessed unto all
present. Lord, my Strength and my Redeemer. Amen.
GENERAL OvERsEER- will now read to you from the
Book of Hebrews the second chapter and the first four
verses
THEREFORE, we ought to give the more earnest heed
to the things which have heard lest any time should
let them slip
For if the word spoken by angels stedfast, and
every transgression and sobedence received just
pence of reward;
chow SHALL WE ESCAPE if we neglect so great
salvation which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord
and confirmed unto us by them that heard Him;
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and
wonders and with divers miracles and gifts of the Holy
Ghost, according to His will?-( Hebrews 2:1-4D
very simple verse: THEREFORE, we ought to give
the earnest heed to the things which have heard
lest any time should let them slpthe words spoken
by angesthe words spoken by God through Jesus the
Christ. ,, ..<~s..
JESUS THE CHRIST THE EXPRESSION OF GODS THOUGHTS.
When boy, often told that the Gospel of st.
John the difficult Book in all the Bible to under
stand. l heard a great deal about Trinitarianism and
Unitaransm and good many other sms but the Gospel
according to St. John is not difficult to understand
SIN the beginning the Word and the Word with
Cod and the Word God The Word Jesus Christ,
the "Logos learned very early in school that word
the "sgn of idea that u.s. that word is the vehicle
of thought the Christ the Sign, the Living Elk
preston, of Gods thoughts.
In the very beginning of this Epistle to the Hebrews
told that:
"God Who at suhdry times and in divers manners,
spake in time past the fathers by the prophets"
Hath in these last days spoken unto by His Son"
(Hebrews Il, p and this word Therefore" have
often pointed out in my teaching is word which
child underestimate always looks back to something
preceding, basis-"THEREFORE"
COPS WORD is STEDFAsT AND MUST BE OBEYED.
Now eff the word spoken by angels stedfast,' and
to dsobey to pay the penalty then what about the
spoken through Jesus the Christ the Only Begoen
Son of God? Christ the Word Paul said "Preach
the Word The Word God sharper than any twoedged
sword told in this Book the fourth chapter
and the twelfth Christ the Expression of Gods
thoughts-Gods ideas. In Him revealed Gods will
concerning the children of men.
This afternoon will make of the principle enun
ciaed in this call your attention to the funda
mentals of the Gospel THEREFORE, ought to give
the heed to the things which have heard
CHRIST is THE FOUNDATION Upon TO BUILD
That man would be very stupid man who would at
tempt erect building without first laying the foundation
man would very foolish try educate his child with
out first laying the foundation The fact the matter is
that you cannot do anything in this life that worth while
without first laying the foundation; this is principle which
ought be apparent every casual the
superficial STUDENT but when to the formation of
Christian character alas the rank and file of the people
started without laying foundaton hence the
numerous wrecks that we upon every hand.
The question is often asked, "Why do many people
backslide?" Now think that word is misnomer am at
loss to know how could slide backward who has
gone forward | am at loss to know how man
who never taken step toward God could be said to have
taken step backward
The question often asked Why is it that so few of
the widely heraded converts in socaed revivas do not
hold out Elder Carey called attention to statement
in Australian paper which bears out the position that
the rank and file of them do not remain stedfast to their
profession The article called attention to certain
called Revival held in the City of Melbourne during which
they claimed to have had thousands of convers and the
writer calling attention to the fact-and amentng the
same-that the churches had unable to gather
than just few persons out of all the thousands who claimed
conversion during the so-called Revival
myself have been in evangelistic work. and have
socated with one least of the foremost Evangests that
this Country has produced-ha u.s. along professional lines
have followed of the socaed greatest REVEALS and
facing facts have been compelled to that not two out
of every hundred who proessed conversion lasted six