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5. He giveth Quietness. (Job 34:29.) The F lurried. 6. He giveth Songs. (Job 35:10.) The F retfu l. 7. He giveth Victory. (1 Cor. 15:57.) The Final. The Fulness. “Who giveth us richly All Things to enjoy.” (1 Tim. 6:17.) > — John Meek. WHAT CHRIST WAS MADE. 1. Made Flesh. (The Word was made F lesh .) (Jn. 1 :14 .) / 2. Made a little lower than the An gels. (Heb. 2 :9 .) 3. Made in the likeness of Men. (Phil. 2:7.) 4. Made like unto His B rethren. (Heb. 2:17.^ 5. Made Himself of no reputation. (Phil. 2:7.). 6. Made Sin . . . for us. (2 Cor. 5:21.) 7. Made Lord -and Christ. (Acts 2:36.) — John Meek. SOME SCRIPTURAL CORDS 1. Cords of Sin. Prov. 5:22. 1. The S trength of sin, Eccl. 4:12. 2. The bondage of sin, Rom. 6:16. 3. The end of sin, Ezek. 18:4. 2. Cords of a Man. Hosea 11:4. 3. Cords of Sacrifice. Ps. 118:27. 1. Christ bound by cord of God’s will, Rom. 8:32. 2. Christ bound by cord of love for man, Prov. 8 :31 ; Luke 24:46-47. 3. Christ bound by cord of man’s necessity, Heb. 9:22. 4. Cords of Mercy. Mark 2:3-5. Rom. 5:8. 5. Cords of Cleansing. John 2:15-16. 1. Cord of chastisement, Heb. 12:5-6. 6. Cords of H indrance. Judges 15:13- 15. 1. Christians sometimes find them selves bound as was Samson, or as was Lazarus.
2. H indrances to be ignored—Work must be done. 1. God will remove cords, as with Samson, or, 2. Give command to another, Loose him, as w ith Lazarus. 7. Cord of New Tabernacle. Isa. 33:20. 1. P erfect peace of new kingdom. 2. Believer now has perfect peace with God th ru Christ. Rom. 5:1. 1. And is now God’s dwelling place upon th e earth . John 14:23; Rev. 3:20. H. W. Schafer. CHRIST AND THE CHRISTIAN 1. The Grace of Christ,— n o t to be “ removed from .” Gal. 1:6. 2. The Gospel of Christ,— n o t to be perverted. Gal. 1:7. 3. The Servant of Christy— no t to seek to please men. Gal. 1:10. — J. C. Stillion. 1. P ardon. “ I will forgive th e ir iniquity and I will remember th eir sin no more”— Jer. 31:34. “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanseth us from all sin ”— 1 John 1:7. 2. P rotection. “ I the Lord do keep it (My vine yard) ; I will w ater it every moment: lest any h u rt it, I will keep it night and day”— Isa. 27:3. “Unto H im th a t is able to keep you from falling ”— Jude 24. 3. Peace. “Thou w ilt keep H im in perfect peace, whose m ind is stayed on Thee: because he tru ste th in Thee”— Isa. 26:3. “The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your h earts and m inds through Christ Jesu s”'— Phil. 4:7. SEVEN-FOLD GIFT OF GOD.
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