neying to a land of light (1 Pet. 11:11). Thei word " s a i n t " means separate, set apart, and is used over sixty times in the New Testament. They are called to be saints or sep- arated ones (1 Cor. 1:2). Chosen to salvation through separa- tion, for sanctification means separa- tion (2 Thess. 2:13). For a believer to live like a world- ling is a reproach to Christ and a re- flection upon the Chureh. The word Church occurs over 100 times in the New Testament. The word means that which is called out, a minority. 1. The Famishing Multitude. Near- ly 1,000,000,000 without the Gospel. How Jesus sees them, as sheep with- out a shepherd (Mark VI:34). How He is affected, moved with com- passion (Matt. X I: 14). What He became for them—"Living B r e a d " (Jno. VI:48). Their condition without H i m—" No l i f e " (Jno. VI-.53). Their prospect if fed by Him— " E t e r n al l i f e " (Jno. VI:54). 2. The Faithless Disciples. Unbelief's plan: " S e nd them a w a y " we supply them with bread? (Mark VIII:4) How reach so many millions with the Gospel?" Unbelie's plan: " S e nd them a w a y " (Mark V I: 36). " L e t them take care of themselves." This is the attitude of most Christians. Selfishness centers its eyes on the little substance (Luke IX:13); so the Church is engaged with its own weak- ness rather than His strength (2 Cor. 111:5; Eph. 3:20). Unbelief, selfishness and indifference characterize the attitude of too many in the professing Church toward the perishing world. 3. Thé Failthful Command. " G i ve ye them to e a t " (Mark VI; 37). ^ "Go. into all the wo r l d" (Matt. XXVIII-IÔ). Give the Gospel to the whole world; there is bread and to spare (Luke XV: 17: Jno. VI:33). Give what you have (2 Ki. IV:42-44). Give yourselves (2 Cor. VIII:5). Give your property (Acts IV:36-37). Get God's blessing on your offering (Luke I X: 16). MISSIONARY THEME. Feeding the famishing. Luke IX:12-17.
They •will be raised up at the last day (Jno. VI:40). Jesus is preparing a place for them and will come again and receive them (Jno. XIV-.3). The Holy Spirit within us (1 Cor. V I: 19, 20) is the testimony to us that we are saved. We know whom we have believed and are persuaded that He is able to keep. We know that if our earthly taber- nacle is dissolved, we have a building of God. We know that when He shall appear we shall be like Him. SEPARATION OF BELIEVERS. God's people are a separated people. They are called out of the world. Abraham, the father of the faithful, was called to a life of separation (Gen. XI:1). When he went down into Egypt, which is a type of the world, he fell into sin and was out of fellowship with God until he came back (Gen. XIII:1). Israel was a separated people (Lev. XX: 24). The priests were a separated body, chosen of God to minister in behalf of the people (Num. XVI:9). The Levites were separated to bear the Ark and assist in the Tabernacle service (Deut. X:8). Israel was God's chosen people to whom was committed the Oracles of God (Horn. 111:2). They represented God in the midst of the nations of the earth; they preserved the Word of God, and from them the church came. When the Lord Jesus took up His ministry, He called His disciples to fol- low Him,, which implied coming out of the world. God has given the believers to His Son out of the world (Jno. XVII :6). They are not of the world (Jno. XVII:6). They are admonished not to love the world (1 Jno. 11:15), but to come out and be separate (2 Cor. VI:14-17). The believer represents his Lord, who is a rejected King and died with- out the camp; they are to follow Him there (Heb. XIII:13). They are not of the world, therefore they are to live a different life. They are representatives of another world and should live as becometh such (2 Cor. V:20; Acts 1:8). Their citizenship is in heaven (con- versation-citizenship, E. V.) Phil. I l l : 20). They are pilgrims and strangers jour-
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