The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-09-09


If man had all of the other gifts and not the gift of Wis
DOM what would it all amount to?
There who have very keen insight INTO hu-
who select just the right man for the right
place The gift of Wisdom will help man far more than
will any Of the other gifts
man might be of the most learned men on earth
he might have the gift of healing and the gift of tongues
etc. but if he is not wise what will 1t all amount 10
God Almighty never commits His gifts unto babies,
any than wise father will put ten Thousand collars
into the hands of his little Some people,
by their words and actions would make God Almighty out
to be fool, and less wise than father.
THE ZION MOVEMENT INSTITUTIONAL, EXCLUDING
WORLDLY WAYS
The only safeguard for this Movement to distinguish
between the Spirit of God and the spirit of the Devil
Any man who to this town, considering that it is
Institutional City, for the purpose of sowing fanaca
IDEAS ought to be sconed because no man VINO is chris
tan gentleman would think of ntrudng any more then
would think of walking on to Methodist canp-meethg
ground claiming the right to start meeting there
which would have right to do This is either an In
stituona City private ground it is not of the
two.
THE WORD OF GOD LIVING AND POWERFUL, SHARPER THAN
A SWORD AND A DIsCERNER OF HEARTS
That is an important point. The gift of wisdom is the
important gift, and you must have discernment.
The preaching of the Gospel will make some people
fairly Wild and others will receive and rejoice in it,
will make them wise unto salvation.
Let man who can speak touch on the divorce ques-
ton then note the STIR have seen women sitting IN
congregations listening my preaching who would have
liked to have torn the hair out my head Touch the
subject of lying, and stealing and mpury and people
will writhe under such preaching. Why? Because they
have ht the truth has home to he and their
lives revealed.
tell you this talk about peace, peace, peace and all
this talk by some people, eff only had spiritually
minded to bring about peace will not prevail and you
will get peace until you do right There is no peace for
the wicked
When you have the peace Of God, then Haeujah; but
when you the peace that the world calls peace-on
the top of heap of rubbsh-then say No! will labor
to make ZION what it ought to be.
THE UNBEIlEvING JEWS PLOT TO KILL JESUS
Now the unbelievng Jews right straight off the
Pharsees and the Sadducees and they plotted to put him
to death.
did Baaam prophesy, but he rebuked by his
Very few people have studied this chapter, and
very few people have than small part of
! what there is in it.
Caiaphas said eye know nothing at ALL" and he was
right eye know nothing at ALL consider that it is
pedient for u.s. that should die for the people, AND
THAT THE WHOLE NATION PERISH NOT
Caiaphas the high priest, but he miserable
coward and rascal He said eff do not look out the
Romans will and destroy the Jewish commonwealth;
sh commonwealth not saved by putting Christ to DEATH
because in 70 A. D. Titus down there with Roman
army and according to Josephus than million
slaughtered
Caiaphas said, "It is expedient for u.s. that man
should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish
not Then Jesus therefore walked openly among
the Jews but went thence into country to the will
derness into city called Ephram, and there continued
with his disciples because His time had not yet
the chief priest and the Pharisees made ruling,
eff anybody knows where He is, must and tell
u.s. that we may go and take Him."
ZION STANDS FOR DIsTINCTNEss, AGREssIvENEss AND
POWER
ZIoN you have been taught the lesson of trust be
brave and to fear but to fear Cod Are going
to lose that spirit? (Voices No. If Satan succeeds in
robbng this people of all that has gone make this dis
tnc Movement, and Movement of power then there is
only thing, and that is to launch movement that will
march boldly out against sim Why should be afraid?
If God be for u.s. who can be against US?
1t is said that naval officer sitting upon the
deck during storm which threatened to destroy the vessel
His wife sitting just inside their room and she said
him. "How you be calm and composed when the
ship is danger of being desroyed% He jumped his
feet and pointed his sword at her breast and sad care
afraid?" She said, "No." He said, "Why you not
afraid? She answered. Because the hands