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outcome of having rejected Him and by pointing to th e glorious victory over these evil forces th a t aw aits His second advent (Luke 21:25-28). “ So, we, too,” he continued “ as the n igh t of th e pres en t dispensation advances, should have h earts becoming buoyant w ith high hopes bu ilt upon God’s sure Word of prophecy. ‘When these th ing s begin to come to pass,’ . . . w hat shall we do? Hang our heads, trem ble, get frightened? No. ‘Look up and lift up your heads because your redemption draweth nigh’.” It is indeed strange th a t in one strain prem illennialists are accused of being pessim ists and then when they declare th eir optim ism in spite of conditions in the world, they are accused of re joicing in iniquity. These new methods of reasoning are wonderfully confusing. K. L. B.
would seek to hasten th e Lord’s coming by encouraging evil as a sign of th e la st days. He is made to teach th a t it is rig h t to do evil th a t good may come. Can you imagine it? Can you find any possible excuse for th is editor? Dr. Torrey, in his sermon on “The Unconquerable Optimism of Christ,” re ferred to our Lord’s etern al optimism as He faced th e clearly evident facts of His day and as He approached th e trials and agonies of His la st days. “ So we, too,” said Dr. Torrey, “should look be yond th e present loss, suffering and shame to th e tim e when, having over come, we shall sit down w ith Christ on Hfs throne even as He overcame and sat down w ith th e F a th e r” (Rev. 3 :2 1 ). He declared th a t Christ’s optimism fu rth e r manifested itself in foreseeing all th e turm oil and chaos th a t would come upon th is age as th e inevitable
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Scripture Psalms 62:5-8. Ex. 83:22.
Hymn. Rock of ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee; Let the water and the blood From Thy riven side which flowed, Be of sin the double cure, Cleanse me from its guilt and power Not the labor of my hands Can fulfill the law’s demands: Could my zeal no respite know, Could my tears forever flow, All for sin could not atone, Thou must save, and Thou alone. Nothing in my hand I bring, Simply to Thy cross I cling; Naked, come to Thee for dress; Helpless, look to Thee for grace; Foul, I to the Fountain fly ; Wash me Saviour or I die. While I draw this fleeting breath, When my eyelids close in death, When I soar to worlds unknown, See Thee on Thy judgment throne, Rock of ages cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee.
1 John 5 :6. John 19:34. 2 Kings 2:9, 10. Isa. 1:18. John 5:30, (1st clause.) Matt. 5 :17, 18. Psalm 69:6, (1st clause.) Psalm 6 :6. Isa. 55:1. Gal. 6:14. Rom. 13:14, (1st clause.). Phil. 4:13. Psalm 51:7. John 13:8, (2nd clause.) Psalm 103:15, 16. Ecc. 12:3, 7. John 14:2, 3. Matt. 25:31. 1 Cor. 10:4,^(3rd clause.) Psalm 17:8. Charles Arthur Jones. Hebrew 10:5, 6. Hebrew 10:8-10.
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