The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-05-06

starving humanity this teaching We must send out the
literature by tens and and hundreds Of thousands Of
copies.
THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IS INTENSELY PRACTICAL
Now, let get down to the practical part You people
who have here this morning have been drinking the
Word of God. Divine Healing is in the Atonement
You will remember that Sister who testified on last
Lords Day Why she received her healing in instant
and am not at all at loss understand that when look
into her face and listen to her testimony AS through
the Word of God and study the narratives of healing
find that certain lessons taught therein.
FIRST QUESTION: REPENTANCE MUST PRECEDE ALL ELSE
In the first place. will not pray with any of you
who cannot ruthfuy and satisfactorily before God
and man, at least two questions
First Of all, far you know your own heart have
you truly repened of all your sins? Now, if you should
say YES, and you would be telling the TRUTH then
would just we'll lay hands upon and pray for that wooden
post because will not receive your heaingor any
thing else Now, it is thing say that you have
pented and it is another thing to have done because
have met great people, and tell you humanity is
pretty crooked lot and there many people who think
that they Christians who Christians than
is satan himself Christian. "Well but I belong to
church. That does not amount to the snap of the finger
What does it amount to to merely belong to church? Why
the greatest euchre players whom knew church
not even the first thing about the Ten Commandments
about the Sermon the Mount.
What does belonging to church these days amount
to? What you required to do? What does it amount
to? do not anything at all about your belonging to
church. In respects think you would bea great
deal better off if you did not belong "your' church.
would much rather have woman here this
ing whose heart virgin soil for the Gospel than would
take nineenths of the church members who stepped
in false theology.
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that because there many churches into which
get and where would not have to repent All right
but you will get this Church and repen-nor
into Heaven, either.
What lies what dishonesty what unceanness what sins
Of every kind must be repened of and put away! not
obliged to pray with anyone here this morning and do
not have to pray with anyone unless wish to- and
tanly will not pray with any unless, far
concerned pray the prayer of faith because not
going to pray any other kind of prayer have not any
right to lay hands upon and pray for any of you
think that you not right in the sight Of Cod You will
have to get rght-both with God and with your feowmen
That is the first question.
Now, if you are going to begin asking, "What harm
is there in smoking tobacco taking glass of whsky?
or What harm there be in dancing?" WE'LL if hear
anyone asking such questions those that is sufficient
Christian does not ask what there is in it,
but Christian asks, what GOOD is there in it?"
And then another thing up here for prayer,
and oh, my, how holy CD you are 'Why, all ready
man.
N.Y. how people do like to tell how good they
All that selfrgheousness My brothers and sisters
off those filthy of selfrgheousness they do not avail
you anything before God Get rid of your selfrgheous
ness! The Bible that your sefrgheousness is only
filthy rags-that IS all is. Many people think that they
very good when they very badhere question
about that
My brothers and sisters, tell you this morning that
there is healing for you long you filled with
pride and with envy, long you love filthy ucre" as
long you friend of the world Friendship with
the world is" what?
PEOPLE: "Enmty against God"
GENERAL OvERsEER Yes, Friendship with the world
is enmty against God and you have to loose and to
separate yourselves from the world come out and be
wholehearted for God.
Now, there is any of you here who intends com
ing forward this morning for prayer for healing and
know that have not repened do come go
and repent and make right wrongs and then
other time. Do not up to be prayed with
until you have repented of all your sins.
A SECOND IMPORTANT QUESTION
In the second place: AS far as you know your own
hearts, you before God and that you made
right the wrongs of your lives?