The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-20

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man who has been drunkard gets up and says II
have reformed. You him tomorrow and he is drunk
and then you do not believe his profession.
Another gets up and says, 81 have been born again "
and you find him requenng theaers and Dances and you
find him spending his time running after the things of the
world. His profession is lie.
OBEDIENCE!
The time is coming in CITY when the line will be
drawn sharply that last person will be compelled to
show his coors God Almighty will redeem ZION with
Judgment and that Judgment will begin at the house of God
and not with the sinners.
When is born again. and has become "a new
creature in Christ Jesus he will bear the fruits of the
Spirit just naturally sound apple tree will bear
apples. He will not need any exhortaton to obedience.
horse that has to be whipped all the time is not worth five
cents and neither protesting Christian who has to be
whipped into doing his duty.
THE '|NEw BORN" SEEK TO OBEY GOD IN BAPTISM
Now, will tell you frankly, that when and women
born again. of the first things that they will demand
is baptism When is born again, he will walk in the
Light and he will not need any coaxing, and he will not
need any persuadng and he certainly will not need any
driving.
TRUE OBEDIENCE IS NOT BORN OF CONFUSION
So far as am concerned, will not do any driving.
would not work with people who had to be driven; and
be that way. Take illustration my call last
Wednesday night for workers to go to Chicago. I simply
made the CALL and went far to say, II do not
want any go only those who gladly and willingly volun-
teer WE'LL the deacon reports that there hundred
and fifteen workers their to Chicago to do Seventy
work just now. That is what like to I suppose
could bring to BEAR and could do certain amount
of driving, but do not do it.
When it comes to baptism, you do not have to drive
people You do not have to say to people, Nov you have
got to do it! / will make you do it!' What does that
amount to-? It is only outward conformty-mere
pulsion and it is not in mans spirit it does not amount
to the snap of the finger AS people are born again.
and they hear the Gospel of KINGDOM GOD unoded
they anxious and they do not want to wait until this
afternoon even to obey Christ in baptisn-"no the
of the Father and Of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost
WHY SOME SICK PEOPLE ARE NOT HEALED
There is no doubt in my mind that many people fail
get healing simply because they will not walk in the Light
Cannot leave this off, and still pull through? Can
not make kind of bargain with God, and get Him
throw off certain things? You know that is the way
do transactng business I'll get him to throw off certain
things and let me through
No; Gods requirements unyielding.
REPENTANCE AND CONFESSION ARE FIRST STEPS
The first steps in the Christian life repentance and
confession and there people lying SICK today, who
will die if they do not make their confessions. They
hypocres They know why they in trouble today but
they stubborn and refuse to admit the of their
difficulty: and there is to prayer for them.
have demonstrated with you Parish Officers number
of times for being too soft Prayer is becoming too cheap
and long people goas heylike and they
please and yet get somebody to pray for Them and long
they think they cheat God Almighty they not
going to repent.
tell you, have heard DR.. Dowie say many times, in
Zion Home Assembly Room Take her out! Take her out
[ will not pray for her"-and he perfectly right.
COvETOUsNESs is IDOIATRY
can have confidence in the Christianity of man or
who will absent himself or herself from the house