T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
July 1924
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want to contemplate Him today at thè right hand of the glory of God, the glorified Man? See Him in the Holy of holies, where His blood offering is making intercession for us! “ Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea, rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” Consider Him as the Coming King. The story is not ended. The climax is coming. All heaven thrills with expectation. And, in the midst of the sorrows and sufferings, the pains and partings, the dead and dying, hope holds our steadfast gaze. The Day is coming—the Day of all days. It may be at morn; it may be at midday ; it may be at twilight or at midnight ; but it is promised, and never a promise of His has been broken. Contemplate Him, coming with a glad shout; the departed believing ones,' clothed in new vestures,; we ourselves caught up with glorified bodies like unto His own ; all the saints of all the ages ; to be with Him and like Him ; then, scepter in hand, to descend with Him, and the poor old sin-cursed earth to be rejuvenated; sin to be banished ; sorrow to cease. Who has made it all possible ? Himself, our adorable Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Keep your eyes on Him ; put your heart up against His heart ; make much of Him; do much for Him, and pray for the glorious consummation. THE BEST BEQUEST The following item is taken from a daily paper: “ In Washington, Pa., an old will, dated 100 years ago, has been discovered in which the testator wrote: ; Item : I give and bequeath to each of my beloved chil dren a Bible, to be paid for out of my personal estate, and by so doing mean to intimate to them that it is 10,000 times more my will and desire that they should find and possess the pearl of great price hid in ye field of ye scrip tures than enjoy anything else that I can bequeath to them, or even 10,000 worlds, were they all composed of purest gold and all brim full of richest jewels, and yet be ignorant of the precious treasures in God’s work that are hid even from the most eagle-eyed and quick-sighted men that are properly of the present world. No need to inquire whether that testator was a funda mentalist or a modernist." Wbat higher tribute could be paid to this father than to commend his exalted estimate of God’s Word? A hundred years have passed since he made this will, but the years have not changed the value of the Book. Millions have lived to test it, have found it true and have left behind them their unquestioned faith in its integrity. Tens of thousands of fathers and mothers are living today who would gladly give all that they possess were their children confidently holding it in their hearts as the foundation of their faith. In what better business can any saint; engage than that of loyally magnifying this Book as the “ Book of books” and bestowing his time and talents in tiie endeavor to broadcast it throughout the world, bequeathing his riches for the same purpose ? Does any one think that this loyal lover of God’s Word will ever regret this testimonial? Throughout the eternal years will he not rejoice in the fact that after a hundred years his simple gift and exhortation have been flashed by wire across this land to find a place in the hearts and minds of multitudes? God bless his memory !
OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD OUR ANTAGONISTS
The evangelical church is divided in this land and in :other lands. It is so definitely divided that it is impossible to heal the breach. We know that this is so because the Bible says it will be so. We believe the Bible is God’s Word, and our antagonists deny that it is. Our life and our hope is built upon the Bible., The life and hope of our opponents is built upon their own opinions. They themselves differ about a hundred things, and the only rallying place for them is the denial of the infallibility and authority of the Bible. Upon this common ground they come together as did the Scribes and Pharisees when it was a question of putting our Lord to death. Can we have fellowship with them? “ Our fellow ship is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” We believe that God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ and of all those who are born into the family of God by faith in the atoning blood of Christ. They believe in the Fatherhood of God, (including all men), and the brotherhood of all men, without any reference to regeneration. .How can two walk together except they be agreed? We can be sorry for these men who deny the Bible and its Christ, for we know we have something which they can never have “ the peace of God which passeth all understanding.” We can love them as men, many of them living clean, upright lives, so far as their relation with their fellowmen is concerned. We can pray for them,:—but they are the enemies of Christ and there fore our enemies. We grieve for them for we know that they are hopelessly lost. We would help them if they would let us. We can throw them the life-line* but if they will not take it, we are sorrowful. Is there anything else we! can do ? Yes, something very solemn. We cannot sit still for we are under orders from our Commander-in-chief. Their propa ganda is perilous. It is destructive. It means ruin for a wretched world. We must contend for the faith. We are ordered to fight. It is no easy task. It was not easy for our Lord, nor for His followers. We cannot shut our eyes and be content to allow the poisoning process, which is being used to damn the souls of people, to go on. We may have to carry broken hearts, but we cannot hear His loving voice of appeal and desert Him. They are the enemies of Christ and so must be our enemies. They crucify Him afresh. They are lighting the fires of persecution and massing world forces against the forces of Heaven. What must we do? Put on the armor! Take the shield! Grip the sword! Follow our Leader! Vic tory is His—finally—and we will be with Him in the shout of triumph. ¿Wi, as a » as 'When a man surrenders his will to his Lord, it is easy to lay his wealth at His feet. . If you are TIED up with some things you can never take the “ time at the TIDE which leads to fortune." To the widow’s mite the Lord added a “ g” and made it mighty.
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