The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09
CHRIST, THE GREATEST
OF ALL TEACHERS
CONTINUED from last week.
CHRIsT's DEFINITION OF DEATH

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this He saith them Our friend Lazarus fallen asleep
but co. that may awake him out of Sleep"
This definition of death was never given beIore, ana
the apostles did not understand it, Before Christ
death death; it something horrible Oh the
horrors DEATH And how afraid people are now OF
dying; and the moment they get little SICK OH how
afraid they that they going to dle The man VINO
has made his peace with God and who has clear con-
science afraid to de- but the who has done many
wrongs tell you, brothers and sisters death mas many
terrors for that
"Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep" The disciples
therefore said Him. Lord if he Sleep he shall do we'll
They still afraid they trying all the time to keep
going Why, Lord if he is asleep then there is
no necessity for You to back there and risk getting
with sone or perhaps killed Why do You want to go II
he is aseep? or the margin reads, Lord if ne Sleep
he shall be healed
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death; but they thought
that he had spoken of taking of rest in Sleep
"Then said Jesus unto them, plainly Lazarus IS dead
and am glad for your sakes-' Now, just get that
into your minds and heartfor your sakes every step
that the Savior took and word that He uttered was
or your sakes Every ota of His suffering was for your
ales" not word did He utter for Himself; not one
step He take for HIMSELF not thing did lie 90 Tor
Himself; it was all "for your sakes.'
ALL CHRIsT's MOTIVES AND ACTS FOR MANKINDs UPIIFT
AND GODS GLORY
81 am glad for your sakes that not there to the
intent we may believe; nevertheless let us go unto h
EVERYTHING that Jesus did for noble purpose
wonder if you could say the For the purpose
of increasing your faith, glad for your sakes that
was not there to the intent We may believe
What is your purpose in coming here this morning
What will be YOUR purpose doing certain things tomor-
row? What mans purpose ahead of thought and
every word and every action? The motive before and pur
pose afterwards determines the virtue OF an action
all depends upon the motive and the purpose
'"Then said Thomas, who is called Ddymus, unto MS
fellow disciples Let also go, that die with Him.
Thomas had a squirt of bravery; he twin; some
think that twin brother of Matthew and ne sald
LET us 90 along and die with Him. That very noble
saying.
THE BETHANY HOME OF MOURNING WITH CHRIST
COMFORTER
.oThen when Jesus came He found that Lazarus had
lain in the grave four days already.
'Now Bethany nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen
furongs off:
"And many of the Jews came to Martha and Mary, to
comfort them concerning their brother"
Many of the Jews had to The Jews had
three periods of mourning for the dead-three days OF
weeping seven of amentaon, and twenty of sorrowng
The hvpocrites What row they must have been making
There are some people who never extend word OF
sympathy who shed tear, who never sorrow with
those who sorrowng, until death comes inside of their
own door, and then they take on at great rate.
will show you that these Jews were hypocrites and
why Jesus CRIED and that He tried to restrain His tears
When He fifteen furlongs off, Martha met Him and
sad Lord Thou hadst been here my brother had not
died."
We ought to compliment Martha the faith that she
manifested in the Savior wonder if you and can with
her Lord if Thou hadst been here my brother had not
died"
Jesus is here. "Lo am with you always even unto the
end of the age" And have just good right to say
that Jesus is with me- Lazarus and Martha and Mary had
to say that He was with them He with them in the
flesh but He is with in the Spirit But He is the same
Jesus; he has never changed.
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'But know that now, whatsoever Thou wilt ask
of God God will give it Thee Oh what wonderful faith
esus if Thou hadst been here brother had not died.
but know that even now whatsoever Thou wilt ask of God