The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-12-02


who will tro around like that? ZION raised of God
smite every evil in sight All have to do is to take
the Word of God All oaths contrary to Gods instuc
lions. Never take oath. Say eyes," "No." What
ever is more, comes from the Devil.
ZION must witness against secret societies of every
kind and call upon Gods people to out of them and
to take their stand for the Word of God.
THE DOCTRINE OF Nom RESISTANCE
The next thing here taken up is the doctrine of
resistance In olden tines if person knocked out the
of another the offender to be similarly treated If he
knocked out TOOTH his tooth to be knocked out But
Jesus sad Whosoever shall smte thee thy right cheek
turn to him the other also'
Some very good people wrest this Scripture to their
own destruction. They say Does not the Bible say If
man shall srnite you the right cheek turn to him the
other also?" They take that to mean, if hit Dea
con on the right cheek he has to let me hit him on
the other It nothing of the kind The literal inter-
probation there does violence; the letter kills It
this: if Deacon starts abusing me, am to take it
calmly Pay no attention to him. Go if did not
hear him. It of the hardest things for to
do and one of the most blessed things for to do
have proven that myself many times have learned
the lesson and pray God to keep the place where
abuses all he wants to- will smile There is a
blessing in doing it. Pay attention to it. Do not think
you got defend yourself and have got to talk back
and contradict. Let him say all he will. He will feel bet
ter after he says it. That is what Jesus meant
Let us take the next statement
"And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take
away thy coat let him have thy cloak ALSO"
Are we to apply that literally? Certainly not; but the
spirit is in force In those days two
ments coat and cloak-an inner coat, and an outer
cloak Christ says IF any you, and takes one
give him the other If any will you at the law
and take away certain thing it will be good deal cheaper
to let him have ia good deal cheaper Do you that
Suppose evil took horse Of yours You would that
was unjust etc., and that they had right to take it,
and you will fight them to the bitter end WE'LL they have
taken out writ and taken that horse The spirit of Christ
that is better to let them have the horse and give them
the buggy in addition It will be cheaper for in the
long rum for you will not only spend what the horse is
WORTH and all the buggy WORTH but the harness and every
thing else to get out of the trouble.
Jesus knew what He talking about, when He said
'When they take your coat give them your cloak ALSO"
despise the whole business of litigation hope and pray
to God that we get to the place where she will
never have anything to do with the courts. (Amens)
That is what hope.
"And whosoever shall compel thee to go mile, go with
him twain"
You cannot make aAlteral application of that. The
spirit is there those days they had postal carriers and
that passage simply if they draft you into the
vice. and make you go mile show your good spirit by
going two.
BE SINCERE
"Gve to him that asketh thee and from him that would
borrow of thee turn not thou away.
will not stop speak of this in particular. am only
touching on these paragraphs in general way
The next thing is Glove your enemies spoke to you
on this subject the other Lords Day.
In the next chapter He deals with the subject of aims
giving I remember doctor who Presbyterian,
Methodist and United Brethren. When doctor strikes
town he injuries which the most influential church, which
has hghesoned people, and then joins that church for
professional The hypocrtes they are! This doc
tor went TO Indiana He went to church the first Sunday
the collector told this this doctor put twentydoar
gold piece on his thumb when the collector around,
and firted it into the collection box The next week
mortgage his place foreclosed and the place sod