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14. More victory over sin and the flesh, the world and the devil? 15. More control.over hasty temper and tongue? 16. T ru st and confidence that “ casteth out fear” and all anxiety? 17. Heaven at last, without which we shall not be satisfied or feel eter nally happy? “ I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with Thy likeness” (Psa. 17:15). “ My God Shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:19). — J. T. L. THE HOLY GHOST A PERSON (1) He Speaks— It is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost (Mark 13:11). (2) He Teaches— The Holy Ghost shall teach you (Luke 12:12; 1 Cor. 2:13). ( 8 ) He Acts— . “ Take heed . . . unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you over seers.”— Acts 20:28. 2. “ It seemed good to the Holy Ghost to lay upon you no greater burden than those necessary things.” — Acts 15:28. . 3. “ They were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the Word in Asia.”— Acts 16:6. 4. “ The Holy Ghost said: Separate Me Barnabas and Saul. So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, depart ed unto Seleucia.”— Acts 13:2, 4. — Selected. NOT YIELDED A Christian Jewess on the Pacific Coast said to the writer, “ I have been a believer in Christ for twenty-seven years, but I never yielded my heart and life wholly to Him until a year ago.” A life yielded to Christ is es sential if He would do anything effec tive with us. A command: "Yield yourselves unto God” (Rom. 6:13). A specification: “ Yield your mem bers as instruments of righteousness unto God” (Rom. 6:13, 19). A prohibition: “ Neither yield ye your members as instruments of un righteousness unto sin” (Rom. 6 :13 ). A test: “ Know ye not that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are?” (Rom. 6 :16 ). A reminder: “ As ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness" (Rom. 6:19). — F. E. M.
of yourselves; it is the gift of God. . . Ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the Blood of Christ” (Eph. 2:8,13). (3 ) It Silences Satan. What can Satan say to a soul who has fled for refuge to the sheltering Blood of the Lamb? “ Who shall lay anything to the charge 1 of God's elect?" (Rom. 8 : 33). —W. H. R. * A PERSONAL TESTIMONY “ For I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.”— (2 Tim. 1 : 12 ) . 1. A Personal K n ow led g e , “ I know.” 2. A Personal Saviour, “ Whom.” 3. A Personal Faith, “ I have be lieved." 4 . A Personal Confidence, “ Am per suaded . . . keep.” 5. A Personal Surrender, “ That which I have committed.” 6 . A Personal Hope, “ Against that day.” ■-J. C. S. 1. Salvation? 2. Justification, regeneration, or re conciliation? 3. Sanctification? 4. Full surrender of self and prop erty? 5. Determination to follow Christ anywhere ? 6 . Faith in His Word and provi dence? Faith that overcometh? 7. Love for God and man? “ Love that passeth knowledge” ? 8 . P a tien ce that “ beareth all things” ? 9. Joy that exults over all things? 10. “ Peace that passeth all under standing” ? 11. “ Life everlasting” ? 12. More power for service and wit nessing? 13. Restoration from backslidden life? “ WHAT LACK I YET?" Matt. 19:20.
WITHOUT 1. Water. Luke 16:24. 2. Light. John 8:12. 3. Power. Job 26:2. 4. Hope. Eph. 2:12. 6 . Understanding. Rom. 1:31. 6 . Mercy. Rom. 1:31. 7. Excuse. Rom. 2:1.
—H. R. B.
BE LIKEMINDED Rom. 15:5.
1. A Right Mind, Luke 8:35. 2. A Sound Mind, 2 Tim. 1:7. 3. A Pure Mind, 2 Peter 3:1. 4. A Spiritual Mind, Rom. 8 : 6 . 5. A Girded Mind, 1 Peter 1:13. 6 . A Garrisoned Mind, Phil. 4:7. 7. A Renewed Mind, Rom. 12:2. JOHN 3:14 “ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness." Because of sin; As a symbol of sin; As the one cure for Israel’s sin; "Even so most the Son of man be lifted up." Because of sin, (Isaiah 53:5, 6 ). As a symbol of Bin, (2 Cor. 5:21). As a cure for sin, (Isaiah 45:22). As the one cure for our sins, (Acts A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE 1. Eyes looking to the Master, Heb. 1 2 : 2 . 2. Ears listening to the Master, Luke 10:39. 3. Hands working for the Master, Matt. 21:2,3. 4. Voice speaking for the Master, Song of, Sol. 2:14. 5. Arm leaning on the Master, Song of Sol. 8:5. 6 . Feet following the Master, Luke 5:11. 7. Heart yielding to the Master, Prov. 23:26. — Gospel Message. (1 ) It Satisfies God. So satisfies God that He was delivered for our of fences, was “ raised again for our justi fication" (Rom. 4 :25 ). “ When He had by Himself purged our sinB, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high” (Heb. 1 :3 ). Will you not rest where God rests— in the “ finished work of the Lord Jesus” ? (John 19: 31). ' (2 ) It Saves Sinners. “ By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not THE BLOOD ACCOMPLISHES THREE THINGS
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