Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-12-01
WHAT IS IMPLIED


IN CONSIDERATION
There is not a subject more plainly
or more explicitly taught in the bible
than this one. | know the bible will
bear me out in this assertion Yet it
is fact, and sad one too that we
seldom or ever hear minister preach
definitely on this subject. Why this
is SO cannot tell unless it is because
they lack the experience of full and
complete conservation, which involves
great deal more than many of us
are aware of especially when viewed
from a bible standpoint. This is
surely the proper way in which it
should be considered.
According to Webster it means,
"To set apart to the service of God"
The christian is the only person that
can do this, and the inevitable result
is entire Sanctifcation. We have a
word that is used in place of it in
Rom. IL, 1. Please turn to it and
read it for yourself, and you will get
PauPs idea of conservation. In Rom.
IL, 2, this voluntary act will produce
in US personal experience in the per-
feet will of God. l don't believe there
| is another passage inside the lids of
the bible where conservation and sane
tlfication are more plainly taught.
Notice, he is not talking to sinners
but to the "brethren" Sinners can
not consecrate. Read carefully here.
The sinner must first repent before
he can be regenerated or justified, and
then he must be consecrated before he
can be sanctifed. Do you feel like
saying bosh. These two acts are in
harmony with the plain teaching of
the bible. This is the best authority
though it may be of the highest or
der.
Conservation is what I do for the
inspired language is, "Consecrate
yourslves-brethren present your
bodies yourselves" The christian
consecrates; God sanctifes. If my
conservation does not result in entire
sanctifcation it is simply good for
nothing and; farce and a failure
This implies a complete separation
from every thing that conflicts with
the commandments of God and the
principals of righteousness. Conse-
Grafton is not the easiest thing in the
world to do, according to the bible.
Notice Matt 10, 29. If we ever in.
herit everlasting life we must forsake
houses, brothers, sisters, father, mo-
ther, children, etc. Taking this in Ii
teral sense it would be hard to do.
believe it will be just as, hard to do il
hgureative sense or Jesus never
would have put it that way. I do be
. lieve we will have greater love anC
affection for each other after we ar,
: consecrated to God than we had be
: fore. But our heart and affection viii
be so completely fixed and centured il
God that nothing, neither life, no,
death, nor poverty, nor riches, no
distress, nor famine, etc, can separat,
4 US from the love of God in Chris
d.. Jesus. Red Rom 8, 35-39.
Matt. 5, 29, if thy right eye often,
: thee pluck it out and cast it from the
if thy right hand offend thee cut i
. off and cast it from thee. There i
!, nothing in this world that I woul,
loathe to part with any more than m
right eye or my right hand. TIL
meaning of this passage and the on
: above are similar We must be S
completely separated from the thing
that are nearest and dearest to u
that would hinder US from living
| life that is in exact harmony with tn
revealed will of God This mean
plucking out the right eye and cuttin
= off the right hand,
e Matt. 10, II, certain one came t
(. Jesus and asked him "what he mus
5, do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus sal
"Keep the commandments" I observ
ed these from my youth Jesus sal
= Zone thing thou lackest; sell that yo
d have and give to the poor" etc. No,
e what was the trouble with this man
S Why he simply refused to make tn
l, conservation that would insure to hin
eternal life. "He went away sorrow
full for he had great possessions. No,
}; l don't believe Jesus meant he shoul
IS sell his property and divide it anon
: Tom, Dick and Harry for we learn i
a Matt, 10, % that the disciples we1
puzzled over the same statement. Br
=. Jesus settled the question in the twer
- ty-fourth verse; GLOW hard it is fc
= eternal life" This is the last we hes
lost. Avarice is peopling hell to da
at rapid rate Judas was one {
n Jesus disciples but avarice downe
= him and he landed his soul where til
q sick man did, in hell. We sing
y surrender ALL" Be careful. We ca
= = sing lie just as easily as tell one
N ordinary conversation.
- Matt 8, 10, a certain scribe can
.. to Jesus, and said master I will fo
- low thee withersoever thou goest
r Jesus said 'The foxes have holes, tt
birds have nests but the son of ma
has nowhere to lay his head" A
= much as to say would you be willin
II to follow me in such pinching pove
= ty? l wonder how this will stril
n many of US to day, even our minister
,+ wonder how many would be just {
- willing to go to hard scrable as
X, go to a well paying work. Do yo
y think we would find many jobs? No
don't understand me to say that "
d must suffer such extreme poverty |
-e follow Jesus. But will say that whe
IS our conservation is complete such po7
3 erty would not in the least hinder I
lie from following Jesus. believe "
le would know what Paul meant whe
h he said, 81 take pleasure in infrm
20 ties, reproaches, in necessities, etc
r Cor, IL, 10. Please read Rom. 8,
in and you will see what full and con
TO plete conservation will do for US. Bl
ID / have the power to separate myse
m from God. Mans freedom can thwa
t. Gods purposes Surely you can Sc
lie what mean by a bible consecratio
D the very thing that will clinch OF
l. faith and trust and confidence in Co
If Some will say when shall we cons,
al crate? Now, right now. Delays al
k dangerous. Procrastination is tl
1T thief Of time. Jesus is ready. Al
1T you?
" MARTIN SWITZER.
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