“Keep Thyself Pure”
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8. To know what constitutes purity of mind, soul, and body is the highest class of education. Paul the apostle sums up in his letter to Timothy the attainments possible for him, by saying “Keep thyself pure.” 46Letter 145, 1897. It is the […]
Examine Yourselves
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? 2 Corinthians 13:5. “Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith.” Many … may immediately respond, “Why, yes; I am in the faith, I believe every […]
Let God’s Hand Mold the Clay
But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we are all the work of thy hand. Isaiah 64:8. We do not know what the Lord will do for us, if we will come into line. God sees what He can make of man. There are possibilities […]
A Time to Be Blind and Deaf
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. Isaiah 42:19, 20. What kind of blindness is this? It is a blindness […]
The Stamina of Pure Religion
And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. Psalm 119:45. There are some who talk in a regretful way concerning the restraints that the religion of the Bible imposes upon those who would follow its teachings. They seem to think that restraint is a great disadvantage, but we have reason to thank […]
No Taproot?
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58. In order to be firmly anchored, there must be something firm to hold us; and nothing will avail until Christ takes possession […]
