The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-01-15

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ZION worker Simply because does not expose him
self danger does not prove that he is coward When
man unnecessarily himself to DANGER it proves that
he unwse and Christ has shown very plainly here that
is wise to take all legitimate precautions And yet when
the time the Christ returned to Judea and faced the
ordeal of death.
These sisters knew very well that for Him to back
into Judea and back into Bethany would probably His
DEATH because there number of Jews gathered into
the house who hated Jesus and the rulers watching
for Him. and determined to get Him and put Him to
death, if possible.
CHRIsTs ANSWER TO THE MESSAGE OF MARY AND MARTHA
What did Jesus say? "Ths sickness is not unto DEATH
but for the glory of God that the Son of God may be gor
fled thereby That is wonderful statement and state
ment which is often msused by people who want to claim
that sickness is not the result of sn and that not
come from the devil.
By saying, "This sickness is not unto DEATH" Jesus
simply meant that death would not be the final result of this
sickness but that out of this Sickness and out of the DEATH
through the manifestation Of the Power of God God would
be glored and further than that the Son of God would
be goried thereby Why? Because the resurrection of
Lazarus was the Immediate of Christs DEATH The
working of His last great miracle you will in this
chapter the immediate and last of His apprehen
Ths sickness is unto DEATH that u.s. not the final
result but the final outcome of this sickness will be the glory
of God and the clarifying of the Son of God.
And so it Now, is that perfectly plain to you?
That is the simple and the natural interpretation Ths
sickness is not unto DEATH is not the final result but
this sickness will result in the glory Of Cod and they
Gods glory when Lazarus resrected and Jesus though
being put to death result of this miracle esurected
from the dead and then He was gorified
LOVE BEGETs LOVE
Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus"
Does that that He did not love everybody? No.
love everybody and do you, if you Christian but
there in talking about having the love for
everybody; you could not do it if you wanted to.
Christ loved everybody; but tell you He loved some
people with love which He did not have for everybody
and He loved Lazarus and Martha and Mary great deal
more perhaps than He loved anybody else in that town.
because He could love them more.
There is little Scriptura proof of this position. You
read the Fourteenth Chapter of John and the Twenst
verse.
"He that hath My commandments and keepeth them,
he it that ove Me- and he that loveth Me shall be loved
of My Father and will love him and will manifest Myself
unto him."
Also the Twenty-t third and Twenty fourth verses:
"Jesus answered and said unto Him. If man love Me,
he will keep My word and My Father will love him, and
will come unto him, and make Our abode with him.
He that loveh Me not keepeh not My words: and the
word which We hear is not Nine but the Fathers Who
sent Me-"
Now that simply that who does not learn
the commandments of Jesus the Christ and keep them,
does not have the love bestowed upon him the
who learns the commandments and keeps them
eff man love Me, he will keep My Word. You take
father and mother: there is in disputng it,
child who always obedent and who gives trouble has
the love bestowed upon which it is impossible to bestow
upon child who is always dsobedient and getting into
trouble
So do not make any mistake in this particular. God
loves people great deal than He loves Others
because He and the love which Christ had for Lazarus
and Martha and Mary love which had been begotten
because of the love and devotion which they had bestowed
upon Him.
CHRIsT's PLAN UNCHANGED BY A SAD MESSAGE
Jesus stayed where He for two days. Some people
might say We that very poor evidence of His love
for Lazarus, to stay where He for two days.
So far the record is concerned not told that
Jesus said anything furtherHe simply stayed there for
two days longer and then He said Let into Judea
again"
When the time for the performance of duty, Christ
went and faced it. And just with each of fear
should never prevent from doing duty.
FIDELITY KNOWS No COMPROMISE
A who because he is afraid, will bury deep
seated conviction which has been begotn of God through
the Holy Spirit will 90 to pieces. who will