August 1925
THE K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S
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Pract ical Me t h o d s o f Persona 1 Work
F o r “Defenders of th e F a ith ” T. C. H orton
(1 John 5:10, 11 ): •■H e t h a t b e l i e v e t h o n the S o b at h the witness in hi m sel f; an b e li ev et h n ot G o d h at h m a d e h i b e c a u s e h e be li ev et h not th e rec G o d ga ve o f H i s S o n ; an d th i r e c o r d , t h a t G o d h a th giv en to l i f e , an d th is life is i n his S o n . (Rom. 8 :1 6 ): “ A n d th e S pi ri t it s e lf bea ret h w ith o n r s p i r it , t h a t w e a re th e o f G o d .” Salvation is a g ift from God, no t a rew ard for good works (Rom. 6 :2 3 ): « F o r th e w ag es o f sin is dea th e g i f t of G o d i s e te r n a l lif e J es u s Chr is t o u r L o r d . ” (John 1 :1 2 ): « B u t as m a n y a s r e ce iv ed h im G A V E h e p o w e r to b e c o m e the G o d , e v e n to them t h a t b e l i e v n a m e . ” E tern al life is GIVEN to us by God, and cannot be tak en away. (John 10: 28, 29 ): « A n d I G I V E unto them e te r an d th ey sha ll N E V E R pe rish, sh a ll any m a n plu ck them out h a nd ; “ M y * F a th e r , w h ic h G A V E g r e a t e r th a n a ll ; an d n o man is plu ck them out of m y F a t h e r ’s Believers (born-again ones) will never come into condemnation for th e ir sins (Rom. 8 :1 ):
Every mail brings the names of new recru its for the rank s of those who believe th a t th e faith of th e ir fathers •—which is being so insidiously and insistently attacked by the Modernists g - is worth fighting for. We wish we could share w ith all “The F am ily” the many h earten ing and encouraging le t ters which come, filled w ith inspiring accounts of battles fought and victor ies won by these valian t soldiers of the Lord who count no t th e ir lives as dear unto themselves so th a t they m ight save something out of the wreck and thu s h asten th e coming of H im whose we are and whom we serve,— bu t lack of space forbids. However, we do w ant you to read what a “Defender” in Illinois has to tell of th e blessing of the Lord upon his testimony:
are ju st “Hope-so” Christians, but the “Know-so’s” are those who know th a t they have passed out of death into the divine life. In dealing w ith those who lack assurance of th e ir salvation, speak first of all of the joyful life th a t should be ours as believers, and of the h u rt th a t it gives, to the h ea rt of our Lord to deny His Word. Here, as w ith every other class of people w ith whom we deal, what we say must be founded upon th e Word of God. Remember th a t the Bible must settle all ques tions w ith which we are confronted in personal work. Ask the questions: .[“ Do you believe the Bible to be the Word of God?” “Have you accepted Jesus Christ as your n Saviour?” “ If you have ac cepted Him, th en you do believe the Word of God which alone reveals Him as your Saviour.” Use one or more of the. following Scriptures as may be necessary to con vince th e person w ith whom you are dealing th a t salvation is a definite, immediate, and etern al state, and th a t his salvation depends upon his faith in the tru th of God’s Word. F rom Far-Off China “The K ing’s Business is an inspiration to me as I read it month by month here on th e field. ' The articles always ring tru e to the fundam entals of th e faith. I am about to leave on furlough and would be glad to have you change my address to take effect w ith the Jun e num ber so th a t I may not miss any of Prof. Bole’s articles. T rusting th a t God will bless your work and greatly increase your cir culation.” H. E. C. (Shantung, China). “The daily grind and the many tria ls and troubles make th e m issionary’s life p retty hard a t times, bu t The K ing’s Busi ness keeps us tuned up to th e proper relation w ith the things of the Spirit. Everything is read, even the evangelistic departm ent reports, for they have many things in common w ith us. It does cheer us up to know th a t th ere is such a strong center for th e pure Gospel on th e home field. I t is a pleasure to repo rt th a t th ere are no ‘Modernists’ in our station, though two of them may be classified as ‘peace talk ers,’ bu t I am sure th a t when they get th e ir eyes opened by direct contact w ith L iberal ism, they will also become out and out fighters for Jesus' Christ.” (China)
«T h in k in g y o u m a y wis h to kn ow o f m y w ork h e re , will sa y t h a t I was as ke d to f i l l th e p ul p it o f a sm a ll country c h ur ch j u s t for a s h o r t ti m e , h ut h a v e b e e n he re for four m ont hs n o w . “W h e n I c a m e , th er e wa s n o pra yer m e et in g . T h e S u n d a y S c h o o l o n l y h a d an attenda nce o f 6 0 . O n l y a f e w c a m e to th e Y o u n g P e o p l e ’s M e e t i n g . « 1 s t a r t e d a p ra y e r me eting an d a re viva l. Th irteen s o u l s we re s a v e d — yo un g p e o p l e fr o m 1 6 to 2 3 y ear s o f a g e . T h e d e v i l p u t u p an aw ful fi g h t . I w a s ca l l e d eve rythin g disr ep uta ble , b u t I ca re d no t. J u s t fou ght o n th rough. « N o w th e p ra ye r m ee ti ng has an o f o v e r t h i r t y ; n ea rly 1 0 0 i n S u n d a y S c h o o l ; Y o u n g P e o p l e ’s M e e t i n g m u c h bett er . T h e w h o l e c o m m u ni ty is s t i r r e d an d th e f i r e s a r e s ti ll bu rn in g. «It pa ys to d e f e n d th e g o o d o l d G o s p e l of our S a v i o u r an d L o r d J es u s C hr is t. I a m j u s t a la y m a n, b u t a la y m a n ca n t u r n p e o p l e to wards G o d ’s throne. H o p i n g th e L o r d ca n s t i l l u s e m e , I rem ain , Y o u r s in H i s se r v i c e ,” N . D . H . attendance the
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F rom England “The more I read The K ing’s Business, th e more I am con vinced th a t its real purpose is to show to the world th a t its only hope is in Jesus Christ, and it seems to me th a t th is accounts for the wideness of its circula tion and the welcome it finds in so many h earts and homes. Your Bible Studies in th e Book of Jude I have found very helpful. Some of my friends, also, have spoken highly of them as well as of the Sunday School Lesson expositions. I pray th e blessing of God th e F ath e r may continue upon all departm ents of your work,; for His glory-H—E. H. (B ristol, E ng land ),' . F rom Our Own Land “Please find enclosed a th ree months’ subscription f o r a friend. *** I also wish to men tion a t this tim e th a t the Lord has answered our prayers in re gard to the tria l subscription which I sent you in April. At the last meeting of our Sunday School Cabinet we adopted The K ing’s Business S. S. Q uarterly and th e people who are taking th e magazine are planning to send in th eir names for yearly subscriptions.” Miss M. W. (To ledo, Ohio)
More th an ever, we are convinced th a t th e hope of th e church, in these days of apostasy, is in its loyal lay men who are able to give to “ every man th a t asketh a reason of th e hope th a t is in th em ” (1 Pet. 3 :1 5 ). Let every one of our “Defenders”, unite in earnest prayer th a t God may greatly bless the service of this dear brother, and then pray th a t many more may be constrained to tell out the Gospel sto ry anywhere and every where the opportunity offers. If YOU have not already enrolled, tu rn to page 354, fill but the coupon, send it in, and your “Ammunition” and “Marching O rders” will be sent you. Or, use th e coupon for some friend who should enlist. “ O n w a r d , then, There are hundreds of church mem bers who have never been converted, and th ere are hundreds who have accepted Christ as th e ir Saviour who have never been assured of th e ir sal vation. ' Our h earts should go out to these dear people, for they can never have any real joy or peace; they can never be real servants of th e Lord, nor give a. satisfactory testim ony for Him. Of cou rse,; we know th a t a saved sinn er is a “Know-so-saint.” Many
to b a tt l e m o v e , M o r e th a n c o nq ue ro r s y e sh a ll p r o v e ; T h o u g h o p p o s e d b y m a ny a f o e , Chris tia n so ld ie rs , on wa rd g o !” LESSON FOURTEEN
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