| Show ABLE TO WIT WITHSTAND IN THE EVIL DAY yel ye stand fast in the faith quit you like men I 1 the present designated the evil day A time of thor ough testing special trials of faith and obedience difficult to stand need for whole armor of god thousands falling on every side november 15 13 batur pa aur bussells lius lus sells toil today aywas was I 1 bawd based upon the test raie unto I 1 ion tile llie whole ar mor laor or of god that ye may be able to withstand to ID tile the evil day null and calv having done all to stand il 1 the pastor open ed cd his discourse lis course by aying abing that only those who have learned lightly to divide the word of truth who have learned from the scrip tures that tile the divine plan phin is proves in which successive ages form links link eru can understand stand tho workings of divine provi dences if nil all christians christiana could awake to a proper study of the bible could see sec the object of the divine v dealings with the jews during the jewish age ace with christians during dorin chiq gospel ARC age n nd id d with tile the world during the incoming millennial age ace they won would see that each age has its seed d time anil and hir harvest vest after which that are ape having served its purpose passes away slvina avint place to tn another ago age and a different work for instance in the end of the jewish 1 h age a peculiar testing came to that people while john tile the baptist was wag preaching a separating separating of the chair chaff from the wheat wheal a gathering of the wheat into the garner of the next age and the permission per of trouble pon the 91 chatt chaff class which utterly destroyed st royed them as a nation in matthew 37 the master blaster declares declare that to in tile the end of this age there will be a separation of wheat aiom tares the former being gathered into the kingdom of messiah tile the latter itter being consumed as tares though not as individuals the destruction st of a tare an imitation christian sIgni signifies fles that the person posing as aa a christian drawing nigh ngu to god with his lips only will cease to make in the evil day next was pointed out that according to scripture the present Is the ume time which the apostle designates the evil day throughout the bible this period la Is set forth as tile the time when wheat and tares will be thoroughly separated it seems difficult for most people to realize that they should be in the midst of fulfilments of prophecy familiar with present day conditions many shut their eyes to the great changes going on around us st peter speaking of our day says that they are willingly ignorant indeed the majority do not wish to know imbued with the worldly spirit many professing christians are arc indifferent to what the lord caused to be written for their assistance in this evil day such are not of the very elect these st ran paul shows will not be in darkness that that day should overtake them as a thief they will be earnest vigilant standing fast in the faith our lord declared that the trial or of our ume time would be so crucial that it if possible it would deceive the very elect cut but this will III not be poR possible sible for they will seek the assistance whit which b god has promised through the kroph et el david jehovah foretold tile the special trials of our lay day picturing satans gatans va rious devices higher cratl cism christian science as pestilences and arrows ue lie tells that shall fall amongst those whom wo we have considered most favored and as aa our friends in the lord th the armament of truth and grace th the e pastor explained that his text was mile much b in harmony with psalm 01 91 slid and indicates a need for the armor of god a difficulty in withstanding the of tills day and the fewness of those ho hi will eventually stand it pauls exhortation Is that chris tiina tile the whole armor of god not merely the shield of faith not merely the helmet of salvation not merely the breastplate of righteous ness nes not merely the sword of the spir it it not merely mt rily the of preparation nut not lot bruiy the girdle of truth but all of thee whoever will stand will need every piece many di dp lare that it makes no difference what we bileve truth or falsehood that abat tile the lord will determine our standing by our works but the cibe bible forbids this thought and assures us that none can hare works cleaving plea ving to in god because all are imperfect the divine proposal ONRI la Is that during this gospel age ace lie will reward faith accompanied compa compan nied led with works to the extent of I 1 ability I 1 and reckoned rock oneil perfect through t the be imputed merit of christ ench each should examine himself and discern whether tie lu loves and verv gerves terves s a creed of the dark ages or whether he Is iii devoted simply to the word or of god whoever receives gods truth in the love lore of it will to the best of tits ills ability and jud judgment ment show it to others whatever the co cott cost tt may be and thus will demon demonstrate that he Is a child of god whoever falls fails to do so will surely find and his course injurious to himself |
