The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-01-20
REV. G.. E. DEAL
GIVES MESSAGE
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voices b. cOnqueredt Change the
figure: Who shall conquer the evil
beast that croucheth at the hearts
door of every human being? God
warned Cain Of its presence, but Cain
went out unguarded and was de-
stroyed young lion roared against
young Samson as he walked abroad,
and he caught him by his beard and
slew him. The difference in the two
was abs .nce in the one case, and
the presence in the other OF the
Spirit OF God. This leads us into the
very heart Of our text. Who is be
that eonquers the world. but he that
btllleveth that Jesus is the Son of
God?" There are many expressions
in God 3 word which are synonymous.
AT least insofar as the result is con-
cerned. In Johns gospel. i:l2-l3.
we find these words: But as many
as received Him. TO them He gave
the right 10 become children OF God.
even to them that believe on His
name; who were born Of
God
Surely the reception and the faith
were but the stops TO the realization
of sonship through being born OF
God. So in the chapter under consid-
Grafton John uses a variety OF ex-
pressions concerning the fact of our
relationship to Jesus. the Son OF God.
"Whosoever bolieyeth that Jesus is
the Christ. is begotten OF God"
Whatsoever is begotten OF God over
cometh the world" And this is
the victory that hath overcome the
world. even our faith. He that
hath the Son hath life; and he that
natn not the Son of God hath not
the life" And we are in Him that
is true. even in His Son, Christ. This
is The true God. and eternal life"
What does IL mean TO believe
that j sus is the Son OF God?"
II does not merely mean TO give
intellectual consent 10 the PROPOSE
ton. Some years ago Spiritnalist
paper published in the city OF Chi
cago. came out with the startling
declaration that IL would prove ac-
cording 10 the testimony OF Christ
p ians that heaven was worse place
10 go TO than hell. | was surprised
and sought copy OF the paper. This
was their line OF argument: They
gave the statistics OF the prisons Of
America: so many Methodists, so
many Baptists. so many Congrega-
IINflAIiNINs fiisa anu 0ftN Ah' aA-A
ling conclusion that we think that
all these who profess to be Catholics.
and protestants are headed for heay-
en-. and the few who professed TO be
Infidels only were headed for hell.
So OF course. Il drew the conclusion
with such a population hell was
preferable to heaven. Surely you
never heard OF Il, No one believes
10 do haltlNQ
that a correct creed max = a cor
rect life necessarily. The devils are
perfectly orthodox. but their lives are
perfectly devilish John meant some I
thing more than this by the ex-
prassioa. To explain In brief
space what John means let Us think .
81 that other expression. as many
as received Him." Mark Guy Pearse.
that great London preacher. wrote
scue words on holiness. or whole +
n IS. which ! like 10 think about In
this connection.
Holiness. then. Is simply this:
parfecf health OF soul. And what is
perfect health anywhere. In any
thinRg n cannot be other than this
Perfect reception aud perfect dis
tribufion Of all that life depends
upaH. -
Christ. Who Is our life. perfectly
a setributed over the home and the
business. throughout the thoughts
and wishes and words and deeds.
This is holiness. This reception
checked. then al once the life Is .
; -ckly one This reception stopped.
then the sickness j. unto death
n means what Richard Watson
Glider has nut into those words OF
the song OF a heather. supposed 20
have lived in Palestine % A ID.
III Jesus Christ Is man
And only a mani say
That OF all mankind ] cieave 10 Him.
And TO Him will ] cieave Away
II Jesus Christ Is a God
And the only Cod swear
will follow Him through heaven
and hell.
The earth. the sea and the air