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lasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life ; but the wrath of God abideth on him” (John 3:36). “Ye must be born again” (John 3:7). T o J ewish R eaders T o the Jewish reader, let me commend God’s Word as follows: “The life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul” (Lev. 17:11). “It is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins” (Heb. 10:4). “Almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission” (Heb. 9:22). Read the eighth, ninth, and tenth chap ters of the Book of Hebrews in the New Testament for clearness on this subject. May the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob open the eye's of every Jew who earnestly seeks to know the truth. He will then learn that the Messiah for whom he longs is none other than the once-hated Christ, who came to earth over 1,900 years ago. Since I have found Jesus Christ to be the Messiah and High Priest, the Saviour who saves His people from their sins, I have had a deep abiding peace which the world cannot give; a joy which cannot be equaled and which nothing can take from me; and, finally, I have the unshakable as surance that when I am called from this earth, I will spend eternity with Him who gave His life that I might have eternal life with Him. Biola’ s World-W ide Prayer Circle “Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes” (Isa. 54:2). Earnestly desirous of enlarging their ministry of intercession for the Bible In stitute of Los Angeles, many members of Biola’s World-Wide Prayer Circle soon will be entering upon a new phase of their service for this school, through forming Bible Institute prayer bands in various communities. Miss Christina J. Braskamp, Secretary of the Prayer Circle, announces the following plans for the development of prayer groups: “Whoever is able to join with one or more in prayer for the Bible Institute reg ularly each month, is requested to send in the name of the leader, time, and place of meeting (city and state), and the names and addresses of the number present at each prayer meeting. “ Prayer requests from each Bible In stitute Prayer Group will be sent to all other prayer groups organized. Causes for praise for the blessings which come to the Bible Institute, as well as the needs for the work, will be made known regularly to the prayer groups. “T he K ing ’ s B usiness will endeavor to announce the leaders, time, and place of these prayer groups, that other friends in the localities may communicate with the leaders.” The information concerning these groups is to be addressed to Miss Braskamp at 558 S. Hope St., Los Angeles, Calif.
down into the waters of baptism. Thereby we were confessing to all who saw, that we had died and arisen with Christ. A ssurance in the N ame of J esus C hrist Almost three years have passed now since my beloved wife and sister have passed on to meet their Saviour—one preceding the other only a few months. Although I have the natural sorrow of losing the earthly companionship of my beloved ones, I know that we shall be reunited in His blessed presence, and shall never be parted again. We shall sing His praises forever, as only redeemed sinners can. No more is there the hopeless wailing of the Jew, who has no hope of ever seeing his loved ones again; that hopelessness has been replaced by the assurance of reunion. I have failed my Lord often during the past thirty-eight years, but my Lord has never failed me, and I have assurance of
very ill. I loved her dearly, -and I had the Jew’s fear and horror of death. The doctor gave me no hope, and I planned to sell my home as soon as she was gone, for I would never live in it again after she passed on. Having lost hope, I went to her bedside. She was very weak and could not speak above a whisper, but she was humming a a hymn. Singing—while dying! What a revelation to me! I said, “ Carrie, is there anything I can do for you?” " She whispered, “Brother, if you will get down on your knees beside my bed and ac cept my Messiah, Jesus Christ, as your Saviour, God will raise me up.” The words were as startling as a thun derbolt, but I would have done anything to save her life. I dropped to my knees and in my own feeble way offered my first faltering prayer. I told Him I accepted Him, but at that time it was not a sincere, whole-hearted offer. However, God heard and understood, and He continued His wondrous work. Within ten days,, my sister was up again — a miracle of God. She would lay one hand on my wife’s shoulder, the other on mine, and present to us the claims of Christ from the Old Testament—our own Jewish Bible. I was not yet saved, but under such deep conviction that I begged her to dis continue, as I could neither eat nor sleep. The old Jewish customs and traditions die hard, and it is not easy to turn from a background of centuries of bitter hatred for an alleged imposter, and at once to ac cept Him as God Himself, and to love and worship Him as God. C alling to G od in “T he N ame ” After about ten days of suffering the tor tures of Hades, I finally reached the point of saying to myself, in desperation, “ I must do something—either accept Christ, or re ject Him. I can’t remain neutral.” I went into my room, closed the door, dropped to my knees, and said, “ Oh, God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, I want to know the truth. If Jesus Christ is. Your Son and my Messiah, I will accept Him, but show me the Truth!” Like a flash, God’s Spirit bore witness with my spirit, and the truth was borne upon me with deep conviction that Jesus Christ truly is the Messiah for whom every faithful Jew waits, and I accepted Him then as my Saviour from the penalty of all my hated sins. The floodgates broke, and my soul was released from hell! I arose shouting, and praising His name. The bands of sin had been snapped asunder, and I was born into the kingdom of God— one of His children—no longer a tool of Satan and a slave to sin. I was free— for ever free— from the penalty of death: “ For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Rom. 6:23). For years the Gift had been awaiting me, and I had turned my back upon it. * * # That was thirty-eight years ago. My w ife saw the light soon afterwards, and my joy was full when she accepted her Messiah. My sister’s husband also accepted Christ as his Saviour, and in June of 1899, we four redeemed children of God went
"1 was free— forever free— from the penalty of death. . . . For years the Gift had been awaiting me." forgiveness for all errors because He has said in His W ord: “ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteous ness” (1 John 1:9). Those of you who read this, whether Jew or Gentile, if you are still unregenerated, heed the call of G od: “ All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23). “There is none righteous, no, not one” (Rom. 3:10). “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned evary one to his own way” (Isa. 53:6). “Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out” (John 6:37). “Be ye therefore perfect [ ‘be ye becom ing perfect’—Greek form], even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect” (Matt. 5:48). “What must I do to be saved? . . . Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” (Acts 16:30, 31). “He that believeth on the Son hath ever-
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