The Gospel Trumpet - 34:05

              So will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver .th·em out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. -Ezek. 34: 12.
And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.-Jer. 32:38. At evening time it shall be light.-Zech. 14:7.
Volume XXXIV. Andersop, Ind., U. S. A., Thursday, January 29, 1914. No.5.
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'rhe first sign of natural life. is brea.thing. An­other
is manifestation .of hunger. Still another
is activity in the mell1berS of the body. If you
are a child of G:od, drink in and breathe in of
the Spirit. Show to others that y,'OU have spir­itual
life by being an aotive member of the
, 'body. ' ,.
Are you: a h~:ruZrance or a. help to the church
where you live ~ Do you a,ttend the regular
weekly and monthly meetings ~ Do you do your
part, by preaching and praying and paying, to
promote the interests of God's kingdom ~ Do
you carry with you to the work all three of the
bDoks essential to, tne spread of the gospel­your
Bible, your song-book, and your pocket:.
book? and do you., open them, all, that others
may share with you in their contents ~
,Vhat sort of home are you exp~ctjng to enter
in yonder world ~ Remember, YO,til"· heavenly
mansion must, according to the Word of God,
correspond in magnificent splendor with the
amount of treasures you have laid up in heaven,
whiletoiIing here .below.
It is not too much to say that what we spend,
either in money or toil, solely for self-fiesh­is
to "p.erish with the using," and can bring
no future reward; but that· which we spendf)r
spiritual purposes is sown to. the Spirit,and
willbririg bountOO1.1S returns in. a. world that
will never end.
"Now js the day of salvati!?!?:." Today is the
time to work ont ~UD.. ()t.¥'11, salvatiou, by working
fo'r the salvation of others. If . they are lost,
it may be our fault; if we are lost, it will be'
our fault. By :working to, save others we shall
save ourselves and all Wh9 will hear us. Is
.the "leaven" of ODd's kingdomin your souls?
If so, and. if yon, !teep . it ther~, it. will ': leaven"
your.,. .farnily, andfourcommunHy, by and bY'.
J. E. F.
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"WHE.RE .. THE BIBLE IS' SILENT."
The expression, '~Where the Bibi~is>~ilent,
we must be silent," has often been l1'~isapplied
and used to deceive and destroy souls. . :::fome<
have taken this expression to :m~an that, when.:.
ever a mat.ter is not mentioned in the Bible ln
specific terms, then we l}l11st saynoiliing against
it._ This. wouldprecludeou~"~1ying~~ything
against such evjJs as tobacc~:~~~il+t/~"tneater~go'­ing,
anclworlcUiness inma.nJ" £orlns~thl!lg~
that always:: rob soul s . iof iSp riitua.li ty;, :,;S'll~Jft,:.al1:
idea is absoluteJ,y~r0J.1g. E\Tenfhol}wl~,~ ~'~l?t~l~<
act lilay not he,· P1:et('biC1f~c}i~~?~lUa;~lW:C)~~'!:Y'~~;:r
when' it is donefroIDi'anuhh61v;; l1l1S~rh)tlil'al1r±~
tive or principle, it is just as much a sin as if It
were spec::ifically condemned. In reality, the
Bible is not silent on anything which is evil. The '
expression, "Where the Bible is silent, we must
be sHent," mu.st always be construed to mean
that, when the Bible says DQthing, either by
definite cOUlllland or by definite principle, then
we must be silent. ... F. w .. H. -
THE PROPER VIEW OF SIN.
preached. It was through this inordinate desire
for kno'\vlec1ge that Satan tempted and over­came
our foreparents in the Garden of Belen.
It Seems that the human mind has always been
curious to know and to undershl.ud; hnt the
things of God are too sacred for profane in­,
vestigation.
'rhe Lord J ellOvah is still'afiaming fire, and
as hcspeaks to- us from the burning. bm::h we
hear him saying, "Draw not nigh hither: put
off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place
Our view of sin should .be like God's view or whereon-thou stanclest is holy ground" (Exod.
it. If God does not tolerate sIn, t,hen we must not. 3: 5). Unhallowec1feet must not. apptoachhis
80me people view sin in too trifling a manner, sacred presence~ TIiehig'h priest dare not en ..
just as though it mattered little whether they' ter the most holy place 'without the blood, under
should live in sin or not. But God do,es not penalty 0.£ deatll. God delights in revealing his
view sin so ligh·tly. Hahalmk· sa.ys .of God, will to mankind, but. OUr hea.rts. mUtlt first be
, 'Thou art' of purer eyes than to behold evil, prepared for the divine revelation. We must
and canst not look on iniquity" (Jleb. 1: 13). have our hearts sprinkled from an evil con­And
Ezekiel says, "The soQul that sinneth it, science before. the Lord -C'an manifest himself
shall die" (Ezek. 18: 4). This is the way tllat to us. "r.Phe natural man re,cei.veth not the
GG.'L,'V~t}Ws~J:.~n. It is a detestable thing in :his, things of the Spi~tof:?od::for theyare.£Qol.
sigl:t. .'\ .......... ••. ilS~~~;:jJ1~:kQ;~im;'~\!}1l!eitIm&rean' he know them"
o reader, get, aod's. p;o'b!:l:t6£iyi:ji·e~':'~;;¥:O~;1l);~e~u.;ge/;the·y"ate spirHuallydiscerned" (1 Cor.
hope of escaping the, terrible l~ava,g"e,s. i(j)f.rsin .2 :·14). The heart of Inan is made sl1BJceptible to
lies in your having a sfrong abhorrence for it: divine trnth only through tile influence of the
A$ll~ aod to help you look at sin like he does, HDly Spirit. The ayes of oUr understanding
and to help you live free from i t.- We can liv:e must hec9ffie .enligl1~ened'py the indwelling of
without sin, for sin is not a necessarypa.rt of his· holy prasence 'hefore w~ can disceTll between
life. Sjn is a part of our sinful life, but" being light and darkness. For only n in thJ1 light
then made free from sin, ye became the serv- shall we ~ee, light" (Psa. 36: 9). Then, and:·
ants of righteousness (Rmu. 6: 18) .. Sin is .no then only, e~ we know of the doctrine whether
part of the Uhristian life, "for he s:hall save it be ofQod or whether it be .()f some other
his people from their sins" (lv.ratt. 1: 21) .. R. L. B. S01-U'c~.
• • • Tpat there are llnregenera.ted peo'ple who be-
HOW·WE lVIAYXNOW. Ii eve some truths. of the Bible we mUst 'admit,
bl:ltthey do not know them in 'the true sense
By. G• QO. OP. L IN. of kllOwill£<!-"' .. They have, only the testim. ony of
(( If any 'Jnam- will do his ~vill, he shall know ()uhers to the truthfulness of .the same.IBnt he
of the doctrine, whether it o'eo/ God, or whether who has obeyed from the heart posses~s .. anin .. -
T speak of ?nyselj" (John 7 : 17). ward evic1ence,he has· in his Y&rFsoul: an asStlr.,_ ..
To the carnal mind this statement seems a ancewhich is born,':t:lott)·f the W:iU.ofthe flesh,
reversal of the natural order. of things. Christ nor of the ·wiIl-'oI.m:iin,but of God. Becan say
here plainly tea.ches that in order fe'r a man to With,thatdisciplewhomJesl1s loved, "That. which
know he must first do. As a usual thing men we. have seen and heard declare we unto you,"
want to4:ROW hefore' they l:1.Ct; they ID'\ISt .TIl'st and again," We knmv that we are of the truth,
see in 'order to believe. 'But! hel"ethe Lord re'" and shall as~nre our hearts before him.."
yerses the whole thing,andr€lquires obedience . But obedience must come before knowledge.
at/the ve:t"Y start;,This is;n.oweVel) onlya:n()ther 'rhis is God's way and the only way by which
pa'()iGlfqf thef~ct that his ways a.renotour ways, we may become acquaint,ed Wl.th him~
anclhis thougl~ts 8r~ not 0'1~rrthol1ghts; IVlultitudes nfulen in ages pastb;aV:~7,;~pre~d.
rmler!e~ve,Il'J;~;Y .whq, .. out o:[vain<?u:riosity, by searchingtofjnd out God,btlt"I~f;'~"'ti6 no
woulClell.j?y,(ltefvangilltothemysteri~s ofG?'d. purpose .. ~arna,l ·menarestil1;i;f(P~~~hto. delve
T~e A nlenialls,: ~~l:o"spel1t~l·. tlleir tilue in:no.~~· .jnto, ··~~e mysteries oI'his; ,:Iri~~~Q:~.' Bll t listen.!
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