The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-08-28

But Sanctlfy the Lord God in your hearts; and be
ready always to give to that asketh
of the hope that you with meeness and fear
GENERAL OVERSEER: If some one were to ask
why in ZION, wonder how many could in five
minutes, just give intelligent Why you
Presbyterian? Why you Baptist? Why you here?
What the reasons? What does teach that others
do not teach? Now, when you became firmly rooted and
grounded in the faith then you suck and you won't
be here today and tomorrow want to have just
little of that possible believe that many people drift
because they have not had enough of the teaching
establish themhey have not the literature enough
establish them. It is your business to know what ZION
teaches
Some of the Taught in Zion
ZION starts out first of ALL by proclaimng the existence
of the Almighty Eternal God In the beginning God
That the first thing The world is full of unbelief full of
atheism The people have to be brought right back,
face to face with that fact: "In the beginning, God'
ZION proclaims the fall of man. That is the thing
Of there other things but if mention
ALL it would take hours We proclaim that God created
in His own image. We proclaim the fall Of That
opens the way for the declaration of the Atonement.
ZION proclams that God sent His only begoten Son.
the Divinity of Christ is taugh-the doctrine that the
devil has sought to destroy.
ZION must be light in the midst of darkness.
ZION must stand The Rock when all around going
to wreck and must hold to these beautiful truths the
Divinity of Christi the mission of the Holy Spirit the
sty Of Repentance the New Birth Growth in Grace Divine
Healing Restitution, the Rule of Cod etc.
We had, last summer, good deal of teaching
ing the Holy Spirit There good response and be-
eve that there many many earnest consecratons
but afraid that not they ought
to have been Although people all right today
they don't hold out very long they easily influenced
There people who constituted that if
asks them to into theater they go right in if
asks them to take drink they take it. asks
them to smoke they do it, and they influenced by every
little wind that blows.
The Believer is Conn to be Strong in the Lord
If we "born again" these things will not bother u.s.
There is the trouble tell you, if become 'new
lures in Christ Jesus" world; and things
which used to love- hate with nveterate hatred
and have use for them
tell you it does not take God Almighty ten years to
kill the appetite for tobacco whisky God Almighty can
kill the appetite quick the lightning flashes across the
sky if will let Him do it. but you have to quit play
ing with here You have heard the old saying that you
cannot keep thoughts from coming into your mind 1t is
lie Then there that old lying adage that you keep
the birds from flying head but you keep them
from building their nests in your hair There
in that control his thoughts It is the think
ing" that makes the The Word of God is perfectly
plain: "AS A MAN THINKETH SO IS HE"
It is mans thinking that makes him. The thinking
of the people very great extent has be changed The
whole seat of the difficulty is in the spirit and in the
thought believe there many people who die just be-
cause they give and have doubt that there
where death has been defeated and has been stayed off,
We either weaklings or we are giants It is the
who will tackle hard tasks and up against diff
fcut things and conquer them and them that
makes the giant in Gods cause.
The SanctiGed Person is Kept in the of Trials
"This is the will Of God your sanctifcaton u
Thess. 4:3
"And the very God of peace sanctify you wholy:'-
GENERAL OVERSEER: When Won are Fsanctified
wholly what will become of that horrible temper which is
always getting you into trouble? 1t will be gone.
What will become of that envious jealous disposition
when you wholly sanctifed?
What will become of that stnginess in you which makes
you worship cent piece when sancted wholly
and your swearing, and your vulgarity?
"And pray God your whole spirit and soul and body
BE PRESERVED BLAMELESS unto the coming of our
Lord Jesus Christ"
GENERAL OVERSEER: He does not want you to
come up to the judgment day with half SOUL does He
Faithful is He that calleth you Who also will do IT,
l. Thess. 1928 "a.
Sanctify them through Thy truth Thy Word is truth
AS Thou hast sent Me into the world even so have
also sent them into the world.
And for their sakes sanctify Myself that they also
might be sanctifed through the truth -John 71719