The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-01-22

that sickness is the result of sim These apostles had oee
taught by Jesus that all sickness the result OF SIM and
therefore when they this who blind they knew
that his blindness due to sn and they were anxious
to find out whose sin was but Jesus did not answer Cher
question. There great many questions asked ana
people feel nsued if you do not answer all OF tnef
quesons but here Jesus the Christ made them no answer
at a-except in general way because that was not the
amportan question: but the important question WasJust
as said the words that took for textthat He must
work the works of Who sent Him. and then Jesus
ceeded open the eyes of the blind and in doing SO
He doing the work that God had sent Him to DO In
general way He sad 'Nether did this man sin, nor his
parents. They anxious to know who had slnned,
but Jesus did not tell them Neither the his par
snned but somebody had nned and caused his blind
ness that perfectly plain and the lesson here for to
learn that should go straight the point and not per-
nit the devil to cause lose sight of the amportant
thing by getting to hedge about things and
to ask useless questions.
ZION IS Practical, AND STRIKES SIN AT EVERY POINT
One thing among others, that love about ZION is that
ZION practical When you meet who wants to spend
the time arguing doctrine just say to him. My friend
have you repented? Another will want to argue and
argue to to you the doctrine of soueepng but tell
you that the amportant question u.s. Have you repened
of your sins" ZION Seventies you out in the work
and you meet and who want to engage in
argument just go straight for them with the fundamental
principles of GOSPEL KINGDOM GOD Get to
work Be in earnest The Lord Jesus the Chrs-not only
here but also many other during His Ministry
on earth emphasized this point that He must WORK
while it is day. for the night will come when
work.
All, you say 81 cannot go out Seventy work today;
will go other time" but by the time "some other
time comes and whom you might have reached
today will have passed beyond the sound of your If
the farmer says Il will not any wheat now will wait
until other time later on ater on" comes and the
season passed and he cannot the wheat and them
when the farmer goes to his granary to find wheat with
which to supply his -four there wheat there and then
all at it to him that he did not put the grain in
the ground ZION reap harvest unless she first
the seed The ZION Seventies in Chicago today
sowing the Seed Even though the people may slam the
doors in the faces of the ZION workers. and though
the streets the saloons the people may scott sneer
yet ZION is sowing the Seed ZION sowing the seed and
must always be sowing the Seed Put the tracts your
pockets and you carry them your handbags wher
you 60 Sow the seed and scatter the literature and
never lose opportunity to speak word for God tell of
Jesus and His love; be workers.
It should not be necessary to exhor you be workers.
you brothers and sisters have been born from above
the Christ is living you the Hope of Glory, if you
really and truly saved saved woman and if you
have been filled with the Holy Ghost then you will not need
any exhortaton for wanted to- would not be able
to hold you back The life of the Christ that is you be-
ing new creature, will produce the fruit and you will
yard and scatter the seed and to initiate Jesus the Christ
Who always working we'll were the apostles
Work. Be aggressive! like to aggressive church
"a live church and want ZION aggressive that
the whole world will have to admit that they have be-
fore seen such lot of workers.
ZION CITY TO BE BUILT BY WORKING THE GOSPEL PLAN
My brothers and sisters you have the opportunity
have magnificent opportunity and the only that we
will ever ZION CITY, is to do duty and to down
the valley and take the Gospel to the pershng Ii
want to live always upon the mountainous and want to
abide there if want to stay in ZION CITY and simply get
away from the tobacco and the whskey and live in good
roundings know God will not be we'll pleased We ought
to go out from this City thousand strong and more than
that Seventy workers going from house to house
and telling people of God and of what He has done for
SIGHT RESTORED IN RESPONSE TO OBEDIENCE
The Lord Jesus the Christ He had made the
statement 81 must work the works of Him that sent Me-