The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-04-27
Thank God, I am no coward.

Thank Cod am no coward.
Some people, know, would rather just be left alone
When you first came to hear John Alexander Dowe,
you all thanking God for the sickness He had put upon
you You had been taught that God the Author of
sickness and disease.
was taught the thing. At funeral services when
had died of consumption for instance would say
that it was God Who gave it to him. and
John Alexander Dowie put handspike underneath
that theological lie and hosed it higher than Glroys kite
and there not of you sitting here today who believes
God is the Author Of sickness and death.
have heard people cry and say IT am not going to
hear Dr. Dowe any more He has just upset about
thing held dear!"
WE'LL if hold any false doctrine DEAR it ought to be
upset.
For long time the Gospel of THE KINGDOM
preached Gospel Glad Tidings of THE KINGDOM
i an announcement; and THE KINGDOM that
nounced the THEocRArC KINGDOM THE KINGDOM with
the Davidc throne KINGDOM to be set up this
earth.
ERRONEOUS TEACHING CONCERNING THE KINGDOM OF GoD
I have heard D. DIS and LII. DIS preach on the text
"THE KINGDOM GOD is within you"
To whom Jesus talking when He said that? Was
He talking to saints? He talking to tools of the dev
Would He to them, THE KINGDOM OF GOD is within
YOU?
In the first place. it is incorrect translation It should
read, STHE KINGDOM GOD is among you'' Or I'm your
midst"
| THE KINGDOM was offered to Israel There was no
Church then The Church because they rejected the
King and THE KINGDOM, which is to benefit God knew
from the beginning that they would reject KINGDOM
told the Apostles the lost sheep of the
house of Israeli because the Gospel Of KINGDOM
for Israel, and not for any else.
That is the reason!
The offer of THE KINGDOM made to ISRAEL. and
the THEoCRATC KINGDOM would have been set right then
there the Christ would not have been crucied
and there would have been no Church.
GOD, IN ETERNITY, PLANNED THE PERIOD OF TIME
Let it be distinctly understood that according to the
Scriptures God (he Trinity the Three Persons in the
Godhead) arranged complete plan in eternty-a plan
covering the entire period of TIME and that God
the beginning the end and that He the end
from the beginning.
In Genesis 26 we read:
"And God said, Let US make in OUR Image
after OUR Likeness; ."
This statement made in council meeting of the
Godhead (the Three Persons). Therefore, have the
expression, "Let U.s.
We have in this First Chapter of Genesis = and par
tcuary with reference to the creation of is
law Of This law is briefly defined
that way which the Holy Spirit has of first outlining
matter in general way and then LATER of presenting the
same matter with all details
In Genesis 27 have account of the same matter
that Genesis 26 27 but with details supplied
"And the Lord God formed of the dust of the
ground and breahed into his nosris the breath of life and
man became living soul"
God created man free moral agent - that is, with
the power of choice.
In the course of time God called Abraham Genesis
12 Israel because Gods chosen people, the THEoCRAC
KINGDOM established earth, with God it's sole
Ruler
But in time they asked for king. Later they divided
into the ten tribes and the two tribes and still later they