The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-03-11

ought to be in the sight OF Cod and any officer any
member of this Church agnes that he has been all right
that during the last twelve months he has lived up
every opportunity and privilege and that he stands before
God justified want to tell you that that person is the
straight road to destruction and that multitude
the last four weeks have been see their wretched
spiritual condition in the sight of God the Almighty
THE CALL u.s. Cup, SANcTIFY YOURSELVES"
This call is not mans call: it is Gods call.
Moses had been taken upon the Mount and permit
ted to the Promised Land but because Of his ransgres
sion he not permitted to enter into it. Joshua stood
the River Jordan which separated him and the people
from the Promised Land and every tme when forward
movement was to be made the call of God upon the people
was to sanctify themselves
Two years ago. after series of events remarkable
and wonderful anything recorded in the Bible of Gods
servants and people, marched back to Shiloh Tabernacle
and planted ZIoNs banner upon this stronghold One
tory after another God has given until stand today
with the entire ZION Estate within reach showing that
Gods heritage will again into the possession of His
people; and have told my Cod after all these years
of toll that do not want ZION CITY without sanctifed
people Amens Therefore The call that has gone forth
all the officers and the members to sanctfy yourselves
am willing to be patient and kind and longsufferng
and am willing to teach but people who stubborny
refuse to respond desire to tell you that God Almighty
will cut you off, and you will have neither lot nor part in
Gods work in ZION. love my God too much-my life is
wholly consecrated to Himo undertake to go forward
without keeping close to God and leading this people in
way that God can and bless.
Gods favor is returning to ZION God is blessing ZION
before know the of lions troubles-he
sins of the leaders and the sins of the peopeyour sins
well the sins of the leaders, All have snned and you
running away after idols and the filthy ucre
got into your hearts, and you not Gods own sealed
with the Holy Spirit Therefore say to you, | said
four weeks have started in to strip you before
and let you see yourselves as you really are.
There officers and members in this Church that
he There those 1UhO have
received the Holy Spirit There those who have
never learned to talk who have learned to walk
There those who have been members of the Church
fifteen years whose have been heard praise
prayer in Gods sanctuary and propose to have live
Church.
ZION THE LAST MOVEMENT PRECEDING CHRIsT's COMING
tell you my conviction is that ZION is the last Move
ment before the coming of Christ If So then today the
Word is being fulfilled "When the Lord shall build up ZION
then He shall appear in His glory ZION be without
spot wrinkle and call make your confession
and your conservation and to pray to God to fill you with
the Holy Spirit
FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF DIVINE TRUTH
will give you very briefly the fundamental positions
which take in the light of Gods Word the Holy Spirit
In the first place. all have snned and short of the
glory of God Every member of the human family has
transgressed and gone from God.
God because of His great love- sent His only Begotten
FSon to die for how many?
VOICES: GAIL"
GENERAL OVERsEER But will the sending of Jesus
the Christ into the world avail any sinner anything unless
the sinner does his part?
VOICES: mo"
GENERAL OvERsEER Elder Reder, you read John 8 :16;
Elder Carey John IL want to show you, leading up
declarations concerning the mission of the Holy Spirit
that the sinner must surrender to God He must
Christ and believe in Christ and repent of his sns he
will die in his sins and go to hell
Gods part to send His Son. Your part is to
ceive Him.
Elder Reder read
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son, that whosoever beeveh in Him should not
perish, but have everlasting life"
Elder Carey read:
But as many received Him, to them gave He power
to become the of God them that believe His
name"
GENERAL OvERsEER: If there is person in this audi
who has not received Jesus Christ by Divine STEP
then there is for to talk about being Christian
have got to receive Jesus the Christ the Son of God
You have truly to repent and to surrender Him. and then
God will forgive you.
/ How IS a mans sin cleansed away? By what?
AUDIENCE: "By the blood of Christ
| GENERAL OvERSEER: Now don't you get away from
that You ceansed by the blood of Jesus the Christ
1t you will just keep in mind how we receive Christ then