Show n We Need Organization A generation ago whim asked why they were Methodists etc people would say My fathers religion Is good enough for me Today u brass and is preferable to the fathers church People say Live an honest moral life and God will save you All necessary Is to believe in Christ and you will be saved as was the thief on the cross God to be the author of peace and not confusion must have an organization We see system order organization stand for progression happiness life No organiztion means chaos contusion and belief without works stands for disintegration misery and death From the crude system in Africa up through the secret societies and kingdoms of the world to our grand republic we see II certain set of rites and ceremonies essential to each Take rules and regulations reg-ulations from the armywhat would happen Suppose we wished to join the Masons We see their rites and ceremonies Some we think good others we dont If I live right and dont violate any of your rules I think you ought to let me join To such an one Masons say put away your likes and dislikes comply strictly wilh our rites and ceremonies and you will receive re-ceive protection and fellowship Imagine Im-agine a Russian coming here desires to become an American citizen He is old what to do He replies he is tired of red tape He will pay taxes lead a good moral life and thinks Uncle Sam should admit him What would be the result In God and his laws we see perfect system order organization Perfect means are adapted to bring perfect ends Surely God after exhibiting exhibit-ing so perfect a system as adorrs and beautifies the earth would not throw order and law to the breeze and say Lead a moral life live up to your conscience con-science rind he a law unto yourselves On the other hand he says There is i one Lord one faith one baptism Except a man is born of the water and the spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven Where does he say we can make our own law He that believeth and is baptised shall be saved and he that believeth not shall be damned A young man came to Jesus with a moral life ha hadnt joined the kingdom He was 2000 years ahead of his time or has he been with us always People wish to enter heaven on morality A man believes in the bible yet says Christ did not leave any oiganuation Seek ye first the kingdom of God Now therefore yo are no more strangers und foreigners but citizens and saints in the household of God Sometimes Gods church is called an organization a kingdom king-dom etc The name is > nothing Does it require too much to believe that God will hay tin universal elrajght Way or narrow path Does Chiists great society need less system than Masonry If the soldiers of Old Glory need organ isation do not Gods soldiers need 01 ganization here is one Lord one faith one baptism one church and Goal in his meroy has rt > tvd it in our day If any man will accept and obey its principles in good faith he will receive a knowledge from the Father that he does belong to the household of God although it might be nicknamed Morimmism Elder ROBERT R CHURCH Central States Mission |