T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S 9 . And what did He say of the good works of unregenerate men? “ Apart from me ye can do nothing.” Here is the condemnation of all the busy life of men of the: world, not lived in vital union with Christ—lived in inde pendence of His saving work upon the cross and His regenerating work in the heart as a result of definitely accepting Him:
Gave to the poor —.......... ........——-— 150 times Spoke kindly to persons .................................. - 475 times Voted- for reforms ............................................. 25 times Sent flowers to the sick............... ..................—— 50 times Aided worthy civic enterprises.—.—-......... - ....... 35 times Various deeds of mercy.:.....——........ .......... ——550 times Result..........................1......... 0000
Apart from me—nothing! Nothing for our own highest good! Nothing of eternal benefit to our fellowman! Nothing for the Kingdom of God! The “ leadership of Jesus”—and this is His estimate of all the activities of those not saved through the blood! . * Just “ dead works”—Heb. 9 :14. Dead works are those done with the object of getting life. A man who hopes to get life through his works evi dently does not have life. The child of God is to know that he has life as a present possession, and not until then can he bring forth fruit unto God. The vital works flow from the implanted life. Grace received creates good works. The Holy Spirit makes them vital. The dead works of the natural man may appear for a little time to be like the works of the born-again man, ,but in God’s estimate there is a fatal deficiency—the lack of divine vitality. “ The Leadership of Jesus”—and His epitaph for the tombstone of the person who hopes to be saved by- character and good works is Here lies -r-----:— ---------- • HE DID NOTHING. —K. L. B. ¿1^ ¿Wj. ^ , REGARDING THE REWARDS So many helpful suggestions were received In response to our appeal to the members of The K ing’s Business fam ily th a t we have been somewhat embarrassed in th e m atter of deciding to whom the prizes should be awarded. Every suggestion was good,— a number of them being along sim ilar lines, and some of them had already been tried out by us. We deeply appreciate th e in terest tak en by our friends and are sending a personal acknowledgment to each one, the first, second and th ird prizes having been awarded as follows: FIRST PR IZE—Mr. R. E. Rolens, Los Angeles, California. Suggestion: S tart a Scholarship Contest. The individual or organization (Young People’s Society, Sunday School, etc.) sending in th e larg est number of subscriptions during a given period to receive a y ear’s scholarship in th e Bible In stitu te of Los Angeles. (Tuition in th e Institute is w ithout charge, b u t cost of room and board for one year is 1350.00). The person sending in th e next larg est number of subscriptions to receive a scholarship in th e Correspondence Course at
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