The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-10-28

wish all to realize that every question must be settled
by the Word of God When you advance certain position
people will say M do not accept that do not believe that
When you tell people that according the Word of God
all disease is the result Of sn they say II do not believe
it, When you tell them there is not word between the
lids of the Bible in favor of Doctors Surgeons and Drugs
they say, 81 do not believe it."
If such people honest, then they mistaken The
Word of God is plain
Now this afternoon let us carry with u.s. "In the be-
ginning God created what?
VOICES: "The heavens and the EARTH"
Then again in John, "In the beginning was
VOICES: "The Word"
"And the Word was"
VOICES: with God"
"And the Word was"
VOICES: Good"
Then in the Book of Revelation, "And new
heaven and earth, and there more"
VOICES: "Sea'
"God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and
there shall be Sickness PAIN death and crying for
all things have become"
VOICES: "New."
In THE BEGINNING ALL WAS VERY GOOD
Let look at things they in the beginning,
and at things they now and then at them they
shall be- as plainly set forth in the Word Of God
If you know how humanity has gotten into the awful
condition that n that will help very materially to show
you how to get humanity out of this awful condition.
When God finished His work there any sickness?
VOICES "No"
Any disease?
VOICES: "No"
Any death?
VOICES: mo"
Any poverty?
VOICES: 'eNo"
Any hell?
VOICES: ''No"
"And God saw all that He had made and behold"
what?
VOICES cit very good"
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Uery good "God all that He had made and behold it
gerry good When God finished His creative work all
very good When look around about today can
say that all is very good?
VOICES: "No"
Can we say truthfully that all is bad?
VOICES: "No"
truhfuly say that the most part it is bad?
VOICES eyes,"
WE'LL then change has taken place since God finished
His work. It is necessary for to back and to look at
things they when God finished His work. and under
stand the conditions then the light that is given
His Word Then should take look at things they
today whether there has been change
When have taken these two positions you cannot arrive
but conclusion and that that there has been very
decided change, a very marked one too We have today
sin upon every hand.
What is the Bible definition for sin?
"Sn is the transgression of the law" Whose law?
VOICES: Goods law
Are there any other laws except Gods laws? Yes,
there Gods laws, mans laws, and the DEVILS laws
the Devil has promised You drink liquid fire, alcohol and
you reap deI@ treems. That is the only to get it
to obey the Devils laws, and do what he tells you.
Have all snned?
VOICES: eyes"
So says the Word of Cod "And short of the glory
of God" All have snned and transgressed the laws
of God. Who is the author of sin?
VOICES: "The Devil"
There is large class of people us that to
believe in personal Devil is all nonsense, and is simply
what has the result of superstition. They say
there personal Devil Does not Spiritualsm tell you
that? not Christian Science tell you that? Do you
think the Devil has good hearty laugh at that outfit
VOICES Eyes"
What could the Devil do than that to help his own
work. to convince people that he did not exist were
real snake in your bed would try to convince you