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roboration of ones judgment
means that is proper that every
person considering the question
Of ministerial duty. should calmly
and thoroughly inquire into the
nature of work required; and his
personal adaptation to it's per-
Torrance. There is no need for
one to demonstrate with God, he
knows what one can or cannot do.
Moses tried it when he was called
to liberate Israel. He piled up all
sorts of excuses, and God showed
him all sorts of signs how he
would be with him, Exodus Alb.
Even toward the end, he told God
he wasn't eloquent and God prom
Used to be with his mouth Elk. Ala
And on the end, he deliberately
told God to get someone else. Ex-
odus 4;13, and Gods anger was
kindled, Exodus Ala. God gave
Moses Aaron to help, and Moses
made the greatest prophet Israol
ever had. Jesus Christ himself
was a Prophet like unto
Moses, Acts 1878; as a leader
Of righteousness and liberatol
Of sin; The Providential Guidance
is proper, Amy person will get all
the information he can ABOUT any
position Of which he has made
choice; it is no less when il
comes to the ministry, and preach
ing the Gospel; ask God! the
source of the commission. SaW
asked God! "Lord, what wilt thor
have me to do?" The coincider'
action OF the church. 1t is the
duty of the church to cooperat,
with the individual, approve him
by laying on hands, and give
authority to exercise their gifts.
God himself sent Saul to the
Church at Damascus, and Anan-
ias took Saul in and gave him au-
thority to preach the word in the
church; the harmonious concurr-
ence of legitimate reason. The
church requires with regards t.
candidates called to preach, shave
they gifts" do they to some ex-
tent understand the things ct
God?" And, so ON the applicant
is examined by the church; which
has the last word even though
men are called to preach Of God
So. the disciples who preached
the Gospel In those cities had to
be we'll fortified as we'll as armed
with faith and the divine commits
sion or else they would have been
lost In the traffic of Antioch, and
gravitated to the pools of vice.
The Gospel On Its Mission
When they came to Antioch
speaking 10 the Greeks also,
preaching the Lord Jesus, which
means in a sense, "Gentiles" was
capital idea. Yet, going with
out authority from the Church
they were pleasing Jesus Christ
AMI their success was the biggest
| evidence. They were believing
what they heard about Jesus, and
their hearts and minds were turn
ed toward the church. or that is,
| turning to the true God.
The report of their being con-
verted came TO the church at Jer-
usalem, the headquarters of the
christian religion, and Bishor
James, sent Barnabas to Antioch
The conversion Of Cornelius, Pet
er's vision, and the great row over
f, Peter accepting Cornelius into the
church, and the thorougI under
standing of it, and its settlement,
all prepared Bishop James and the
church at Jerusalem, to believe in
the credibility of the Antiochians
profession, and Bishop James sent
Barnabas to take charge Of TIE
field. If all of this had not trans
PRED at Jerusalem before hand
the Antiochians would never have
been accepted into the christian
| church.
When Barnabas came and had
! seen the grace of God he was
glad. And exhorted them all with
one purpose to cleave unto ,ha
/ Lord, for Barnabas was a good
man filled with the Holy Spirit
and faith in Jesus Christ, and
much people were added to the
Church. The work grew so heavy
he went to Tarsas to get Paul
and brought him to Antioch fol
, help. He and Paul spent a year
instructing converts. Billy Sunday
carried a band of Bible teachers
to instruct the converts after con
fession.
Only few evangelists stay and
haptize, administer the Holy Com
munion, and confirm and read
them into the church; and there
are a few pastors who fail TO dc
so after the evangelist leaves. We
have gone into charges and bap.
tized, read into the church con'
verts five and more years afte'
their profession, who were jus'