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is done in the name and authority of Christ. Christ is the fountain.
The church is the channel of communication. Those who boast of
personal independence need to be brought into closer relation to Christ
by connection with His church upon the earth.
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Brother A, God loves you and desires to save you and bring you
into working order. If you will be humble and teachable, and will be
molded by His Spirit, He will be your strength, your righteousness,
and your exceeding great reward. You may accomplish much for your
brethren if you will hide in God and let His Spirit soften your spirit.
You have a hard class to meet. They are filled with bitter prejudice, but
no more so than was Saul. God can work mightily for your brethren
if you do not allow yourself to get in the way and hedge up your own
path. Let melting love, pity, and tenderness dwell in your heart while
you labor. You may break down the iron walls of prejudice if you only
cling to Christ and are ready to be counseled by your more experienced
brethren.
You must not, as God’s servant, be too easily discouraged by
difficulties or by the fiercest opposition. Go forth, not in your own
name, but in the might and power of Israel’s God. Endure hardness as
a good soldier of the cross of Christ. Jesus endured the contradiction of
sinners against Himself. Consider the life of Christ and take courage,
and press on in faith, courage, and hope.
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