King's Business - 1923-06

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John Knox, in his H istory of the Martyrs, speaking of the nearness of the Advent, says: “ It is the duty of believers to watch and pray and look for His speedy com­ ing; its power to console the church is a blessed hope.” This is the promise which He left to His troubled disciples, “I will come again.” (5) THE , PROMISED PARTNER­ SHIP, “T hat where I am ye may be also” v. 3. There will be no more separation where He is, and when we are like ■Him. We are to be “ as He is.” Is 'He to be th e Glorified One? So are we. Is He to be th e K ing-Priest? We are to be kings and priests. Is He to be th e Exalted Ruler? We shall reign w ith Him. Is He to know no more of sorrow and death? Neither are we. In all th a t He is and does, we are to be associated. He will never be satisfied un til He has us w ith H im­ self and like Himself. (6 ) THE PRECIOUSNESS O F THIS TRUTH. “ Believe in God; be- lieve also in me.” (v. 1). . • F aith is the one power which can lay hold of God and of Christ. W ith­ out faith we cannot see God, we cannot realize God, we cannot appropriate God. F aith is the antidote for all trouble. F aith covers th e dread fu tu re w ith a cloud of glory. F aith looks calmly on and sees in every experience which may come God’s sufficient grace; sees th e supply of every need; sees His loving care and fellowship. As the children of Israel, wandering in the wilderness, looked forw ard to Canaan, — so we look forward to the Lord from Heaven. (T itus 2:13) “ Lo oking fo r t ha t blessed

(2) 'Are the saints who have died believing in Jesus, as Saviour and Lord, in Heaven? (3) Have they th e ir glorified bod­ ies? And if not, why not? (4) How were Old Testament saints saved? And where are they now? (5) If Heaven is our home, are all believers foreign mission­ aries? The second coming of the Lord is a PROMISED reality. I t is more, it is a FACT. He IS coming again. It isn’t some cunningly devised fable, bu t a blessed TRUTH, not a theory. It is not a fad of some fanatical faddist bu t a real fact. The second coming of Christ is not only prom ised by Christ, but predicted by all the Old Testam ent prophets, confirmed by the testimony of th e Angels, proclaimed by all the Apostles, believed by th e early Chris­ tians, acknowledged in all th e church creeds, sung in all the church hymn books, prayed about in all the church liturgies. Few, comparatively, believe it. Fewer still lay it to heart. Many sneer a t it. Nevertheless it is the im- mutaT)le tru th of God. “ I go to pre­ p are a place for you, and I P I go and prepare a place for you I WILL COME AGAIN and receive you unto myself.” “ IF I GO.” Are th e re any today, call­ ing themselves Christian, who deny th e fact of His going away or His as­ cension? Ju st as surely as He went away He is coming back again. Can we believe Him about the fact of His ascension and doubt H im about the fact of His coming again? There are those who declare th a t He was the g reatest man th a t ever lived and th ere never has been a teacher like Him a n d yet they try to make it appear th a t SUGGESTIVE COMMENT Evangelist Wm. P. Nicholson

h o p e a n d th e glo ri ous app ear in g of the g r e a t G o d a n d o u r S a v i o u r Je su s C h r i s t .” TOPICS FOR STUDY (1) Is Heaven a real place of abode?

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