The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-09-27

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Every branch in Me that beareth fruit He
purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit
The Word of God is sharper than any
two-edged sword
All OF the wisdom of this world cannot
enable the possessor to see, or to hear or to
understand the things which God hath pre-
pared for them that love Him.
Zion honors the Word; and all Zion's
workers. standing in the midst of an unbe-
l1ev1ng, crooked and perverse generation,
must faithfully proclaim the infallible in
spiration and stlficiency of the HOLY Scrip
lures as the rule of faith and practice.
| 10 be worker in Gods vineyard one
must prayerfully read and study His Word,
and become so thoroughly conversant with
it that he will, at all times, and in all places
and under all circumstances, be ready with
the Word of God to meet every tempta-
ton, and to face every problem.
No mere intellectual knowledge will suf-
| tlce spiritual things are spiritually discerned
! THE BIBLE, Gods Inspired Word the
| LEAVES OF HEALING and THE THE
| OCRAT is literature enough for any man
or woman who wishes to remain pure in
heart and serve God faithfully the little
while that yet remains until He come"
| Paul says man must have '3the Spirit
OF Christ or he is none of His" and your
bodies will be quiekened by the Spirit that
dwells in you.
If man have the Spirit then, of course,
he must have the fruits of the Spirit. lust
as you must have good fruit if you have
good tree. 1t is a natural consequence. A
good tree must bring forth good fruit.
The final and absolute proof or evidence
OF your acceptance with God is this That
Gods Spirit bears witness with your spirit
that you are a child of God.
What are the outward evidences of man
being Christian? The sum of the Bible
answer is: He will keep Gods command
ments (baptism and alb and thus do Gods
WILL His outward life will not give the lie
to his inward profession His religion will
not be simply emotional. He will haze good
works, the foundation of which will be obe-
dlence. This will be his first lesson He
will say with all the Apostles and Saints
and Prophets, Il am bondseyyant of the
Lord Jesus Christ, ready ever to do or suf-
fer His will"
He will be active in the service of the
Church
He will keep the ordinances
He will be baptized, for his Lord so COM
manded
He will not be ashamed to confess his
Lord and Master, and take upon himself
this VOW and covenant to be true to Him in
all things
He will eat of the Memorial Emblerns of
his Lords DEATH
He will pay his tithes into the storehouse
of God-into the Church
He will serve God with his substance as
well as with his mouth.
He will help the brethren in time of need.
He will not turn away from his door the
hungry and naked with peace, peace" and
give no food or raiment
He will give aims and offerings.
He will be in the sanctuary, and not for
get the Injunction "Forsake not the as
sembling of yourselves together as the man
ner of some is (Hebrews 1925.
He will be a soldier of the cross not in
word only but in deed and in truth
He will not hide his light under bushel
but will put it on a candlestick, to give light
to all in his own household.
He will let it shine out in the dark world
that they may see his good agorks and be
led to glorify his Father Who is in Heaven.
He will never be Coward, ashamed to
show his colors and take his stand in the
face Of any foe.
"Ye shall kno7v them by their Fruits"
But be We doers of the word, and not hear
ers only, deceiving your own selves.
If any man among you seem to be religious,
and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth
his own heart, this mans religion is vain.
Pure religion and undefiled before God and
the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and
widows in their affliction, and to keep himself
unspotted from the world.-James 1922, 26,
27.
What doth it profit, my brethren, though
man say he hath faith, and have not works?
can faith save him?
If brother or sister be Naked and desti-
tute of daily food,
And one of you say unto them, Depart in
peace, be We warmed and filled; notwithstand-
ing We give them not those things which are
needful to the body; what doth 1t profit?
Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead,
being alone.
Yea, man may say, Thou hast faith, and
have works: shew me thy faith without thy
works, and I will shew thee my faith by my
works.
Thou believest that there is one God; thou
doest we'll: the devils also believe, and trem-
BILE.
But wilt thou know, o vain man, that faith
without works is dead?--James 214-20.
If We abide in Me, and My words abide in
you, We shall ask what We will and it shall
be done unto you.-John 1877.
Every Christian throughout the. world
should be familiar with the above selections
from Gods Divine Word Yet how few
know and realize what the Abiding in
Test1s' means