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spring in the sense that He has imparted His physical life to us, but those only are His children to whom He has imparted His moral and spiritual life, those who receive Jesus Christ (John 1:12, 13, R. V.). But there is a higher position even than-that of “children pf God,” viz., that of “sons of God,” i. e., mature children (Rom. 8:14; Gal. 3:26; 4:1-6). Paul had a deeper object in quoting their poet than merely to approve his sentiment, or even win their favor, though doubtless he did gain a more favorable hearing by showing his knowl-, edge and approval of what their own poet had said. Paul’s real object whs to show them how, according to their own accepted teaching, their worshipping objects made of “gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and device of man,” was unwarranted and wrong, and that it was indeed not only unphilosophical, but a sin that demanded repentance. ECHOES FROM The Masonic spider and his fly. Some of the reasons why the Christian church cannot indorse or fellowship with Freemasonry. Five cents per copy; 10 copies 25c; 50 copies $1.00. For Sale by % BIOLA BOOK ROOM S ix t h anfl H op e S t s . - L o s A n g e le s
PS. 34:4, 10; Ps. 69:32; 1 Chron. 16:10; Lam, 3 :25; Heb. 11:6; Ps. 119:2). God is not at all difficult to; findi for those who seek Him with the whole heart' (Jer. 29':13). “He is not far from every one of us." It is not necessary that we should go up into heaven to bring God down, nor that we should descend into Hades to bring God up (cf. Rom. 10:6, 7). He is within touch of every one of us, even though we be absolutely unconscious of His presence (Ps. 139:5-10). Wednesday, February 28 . Acts 17 : 28 , 29 . How absolute is our dependence upon God, no life, no motion, no existence out side of Him. This being so, there can be no peace in our souls until our wills are absolutely surrendered to Him, and our affections absolutely centered in Him. Paul ¡quotes approvingly the sentiment of their own i Greek poet Aratus, that we are the “offspring” of God. This does not teach the universal Fatherhood of God in the way that is so commonly taught today: while all men are God’s " offspring” they are not all truly His ‘t children” (John 8 :44, 47; 1 John 3:10; Matt. 13 :38; Gal. 4:4, 6; Heb. 12:8; Eph. 2:3). We are all His off
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