King's Business - 1924-02

T H E K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S

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we find th a t while the doctrinal position of th e church is maintained in th e highest degree, and while th e teaching in the Sunday Schools may he altogether satisfactory from th e sp iritu al standpoint, all sorts of tom foolery are in tro ­ duced into Sunday School parties and picnics th a t have brought the blush to one’s cheek. Again we reiterate the rem ark quoted abo've “ I cannot understand it. Can you explain, it? ” Gh! for the breath of heaven to w aft the holy breezes over the Church of Christ th a t these more th a n question­ able elements m ight be driven out of th e churches and Sun­ day Schools of our beloved land. Never can we know what true, abiding, revival blessing means un til we have awak­ ened to th e gravity of th e situation as seen in th e ligh t of the Throne of God. Only too often have we h eard the sad confession th a t the worldliness th a t has ruined souls and blighted th e zeal of many Christians was first experienced w ithin the-precincts of th e church and Sunday School. Surely, we are engaged in the most dreadful form of w arfare the Church of Christ has ever known. She has again and again come fo rth from th e fires of persecution, resplendent w ith the very glory of heaven, b u t today she flounders and is besm irched and dishonoured in her tinsel and her finery,— th e prey of th e world, the flesh and the devil. The Bible Our p n ly C riterion In all these m atters the Bible must be, and is, our only criterion. We have searched th e Scriptures through again and again, and we find not the sligh test justification for th e comprom ising suggestions and tactics of the present day. Abraham must have no association w ith th e K ing of Sodom. (Genesis 14 and 15) . Moses chose ra th e r to suf­ fer affliction w itl» the people of God th an enjoy the pleas­ ures of sin for a season. (Hebrews 11). David found to his shame and sorrow w hat it m eant to compromise w ith evil. Job, on his ash heap, learned th e preciousness and th e bless­ ing which comes through separation unto the Lord; and look where we will, we find th roughou t the entire range of Scripture, Old and New Testam ents alike,— Gospels— Epistles— Revelation, th a t th e one underlying principle of the Gospel is to come ap a rt from these things. The line of separation is th e only line th a t God has prom ised to bless, and therefore it behooves us to use every means in our power to bring home these v ital tru th s to the hearts of th e Lord's people. H onour of th e Lord is a t Stake Above all, the honour of th e Lord is a t stak e in th is m atter. Heaven mourns and grieves over th e dishonour done to His Holy Name, and the m isreading and misapply­ ing of His precious tru th . Days of mourning are upon us, th e Church must be prepared to split over these m atters, and above all, if revival blessing is ever to come, we must know something of the burdened h ea rt of the P salm ist who w rote: “Rivers of w a te rs-ru n down m ine eyes, because they keep not Thy law .” Psalm 119:136. The doctrine of Christ Is vital, viz— the stand ard set up by th e Holy Spirit in th e Scripture quoted a t the head of th is article. And God forbid th a t any true-h earted follower of th e Lord Jesus Christ should ever compromise th e issue by associating with' th e an ti-ch ristian men, women, and movements th a t predom inate in the Church of Christ today.

AN APPEAL / ~ ~ for -—-----—— 1924 FUNDS

In behalf of nearly 1000 s t u d e n t s whom we are training for Christian ser­ vice in our Institute here and in China, we make an earnest appeal. We make no charge for tuition. For the sixteen years of our work we have given gladly of our funds for faculty and other expenses involved in the training of men and women. They have paid for their board and room, which has been furnished at cost, and sometimes less than cost. We are dependent upon the gifts of God’s good people to supply this need, and we present it to you for your con­ sideration and your prayers. Was there ever a time when the need was greater for LOYAL BIBLE WORK­ ERS, trained in the WORD OF GOD, with FAITH in ITS INFALLIBILITY? Our own country needs THOUSANDS of them. The REGIONS BEYOND need THOUSANDS. How can this need be supplied We are doing*our best. WILL YOU HELP US? Sums, large or small, will be gratefully acknowledged. We guarantee tha t your investments will be wisely a dm inistered. Why not set apart some of your 1924 funds for these young people, and thus share in their life work? Feel free to write us for any further particulars concerning our work.

T. C. HORTON, Supt. Bible Institute of Los Angeles'

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