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THE K I N G ' S BUS I NE S S that “ the animate stratum of mortal mind should govern the inanimate material substratum” ? Blessed is the man who can say with the Psalmist, “ I have stuck unto thy testimonies.” “ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.” K. L. B. THE SUBTLETY OF STINGINESS “ Thou shalt remember the Lord thy God, for it is He that giveth thee power to get wealth.” (Deut. 8:10-18.) One of the most subtle and universal sins of the human family is covetousness and a failure to recognize God’s ownership. It is one of the ten great root sins dealt with in the Decalogue. It is classed with stealing, adultery and drunkenness in its power to alienate a man from God (I Cor. 6 :9-19; I Tim. 6 :9,10; Eph. 5 :5). Fundamentally, it is a question of whether the love of money or the love of God shall be the master passion of life. The Old Testament rule for overcoming covetousness was to give back to God the first tenth of all the blessings He bestowed upon them. The New Testament sets up an even higher standard of liberality. The practical recognition of God’s ownership and man’s stewardship had a striking exhibition when the Holy Spirit was poured out, and “ not one of them said that aught of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things in common.” God did not, in olden times, lay down the law of the tithe because He needed money, but because His people needed to give it. The make-up of human nature makes it absolutely necessary that a law should be given requiring a systematic recognition of God’s ownership of all wealth. We see the infinite wisdom of God in placing certain small reservations on man’s time and money. We should never have had the Sabbath had the proportion of time to be set apart for sacred purposes been left to man’s judgment. The best of men would have said one day out of seven is too much of our time for rest and devotion. In like manner a tenth of our income would have been regarded as, an oppressive percentage. However, experience has demonstrated that in all times, the observance of these pro portions has brought wonderful spiritual and financial blessings to the obedient* proving the laws of God beneficent in the highest sense. Failure to recognize these laws has meant spiritual barrenness to thousands and financial losses indescribable. K. L. B. FORM O F BEQU EST TO THE BIBLE INSTITU TE ^iiiiHiiiimiiiiiiniliiHniiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiiHiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiinHMiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiniiiiiiiiiiininiiniiiiiiiiiiilninnnniiitiiuliliNiiiinurniiiiHiiiiiiHiiiiiiiimintiMinNiinHniHiiiiinuiiiunnniiiiiinilniiiiiiiiiiiiis I give and bequeath to Bible Institute of Los Angeles, incorporated | under the laws of the State of California... ...........................„....'......i. Dollars, i and I direct that the release of the President of the Board of Directors o f said Bible Institute o f Los Angeles shall be sufficient discharge to my g
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