The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-08
7 abernacle Addresses
By Wilbur Glenn Voiva
By Wilbur Glenn Voliva


was brought up in the Methodist Church. and in my
childhood days. heard anything else far as religion
was concerned; and taught anything else but
that God sent disease the people, that God afflicted peo-
pe and that when person had cancer it had been sent
from Godthat God the Author of it and had sent it
and we were told that God afflicted with order
make people good and for His and glory and at the
funeral services told that God had caused the death
OF the young husband the young wife had passed
way and left four five little orphan children and in all Of
the resolutions that appeared the papers, it was Where
as, Cod in His alwise providence, hath fit to
Imove-"so-and-so etc.
Now, that is just the kind of teaching that received
andI presume is the kind majority of you people
maybe is the kind that people in this
congregation still hearing in their respective cities
When some people come to ZION CITY, or hear ZION
minister, read the LEAVES HEALING, and they
statements challenging the teaching that God the
Author OF disease and action Why they asounded
am not at all surprised at that because that just the kind
teaching they have received during all of their veshey
have heard from the pulpit they have sung in hymns
they have read in the papers, and have always been told
that God acs people, and therefore they do know any
better.
What marvellous field for ZION: to take the glad
of Salvation and Healing to ears pershng Millions
and to earth's remotest bounds!
MANS OPINIONS APART FROM GODS ARE USELESS
Now the question to whether not God is the Au
say wish you understand that do attach any i'm
portance whatever to anything might say any impor
lance to anything that might think. always start with
this statement you down easily when tell you
that what you may think does not of pins
what you may What all of the preachers in this
world may think, does not amount to much the
snap of the finger.
Often after has been preaching, person will
come up and say 'We do not think you Think But
tell you that does not matter what think what
think and if it is matter of your thinking and of my think
ing the two thnngs put together simply amount to moth
ing
In religion, in education in business in politics, and in
all other Of the affairs of hear every hand-I
think 81 do not Think "he thinks and so 'they think
such thing but the fact in the matter is that must
realize that thinking does not amount to anything Your
thinking thinking does not rule the Universe There
is only ONE Whose thinking counts for anything-and that
u.s. God the Almighty; what God thinks and what God says
rules this Universe.
Some have said to me- II do not think there any
God but that does not alter the that there is Cod
Others say Il do not think there any hell " but that will
not keep them from going to hell.
The proper thing for you and for to do is to find out
what God thinks and what says and you would better
get into line with Gods thinking and with Gods sayings
THE BIBLE IS THE INFALLIBLE STANDARD
presume that l am talking to people who believe the
Bible and if you do not believe the Bible then have no
time to talk YOU believe that the Bible the Inspired
Word of God, and have tested it, and it has never failed
have tested for salvation and for healing and for
hundreds of thousands of dollars have tested for the
removal of mountains of difficulties; have gone to in
every emergencyn prison and out of prison. have gone
to it in the face of DEATH and Gods Word has failed
even And going to settle this question-not
by what think by what other person may think
but going to settle this question by the God
MANY PEOPLE ARE CUT OFF FOR LACK KNOWL-
EDGE = HOSEA 4 6
Why, some people are quite astounded and say why
do not you believe that God the Author of dsease Yes
they asounded; and they say We those people
lot they do not believe that God is the Author
of disease and acton No do not believe any such
lie.
If DISEASES WERE OF GOD 1T WOULD BE WRONG
TO TRY TO GET RID OF THEM
Now am always open to conviction and am after the
truth and if affection and disease are God then want to
know it, and if is then not going pray for any
one of you. If God the Almghty-Whom love and Whom
servehas given to those diseases, then would not
for healing here this morning for my right
will be party to help undo the work that God the
A1n1iUh has, And