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Peter’s Counsel to Parents
A Choice
I do not know how many of you have made a profession of Chris-
tianity, but I trust that while you are here as students you will all give
careful thought to this subject. You can choose whether you will have
a hope that is confirmed in Jesus Christ, whether you will during your
attendance at this school seek to prepare yourselves for the kingdom of
God. In order to make it possible for you to have this advantage, Jesus
Christ has given His precious life. If you do not avail yourselves of the
privileges thus purchased for you, if through Christ you do not become
partakers of the divine nature, you will in the day of final reckoning
be found without excuse.
Schools separate from the world
Why do we have schools separate from the schools of the world?
It is that our youth may receive an education in right lines, that they
may understand what is involved in the great sacrifice that has been
made in behalf of fallen humanity. “God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life.” And the believer in Christ becomes
a partaker of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is
in the world through lust. As it has been presented to me, it is the
purpose of our educational institutions to teach students how they may
be partakers of the divine nature. This instruction is not to be passed
by as of secondary importance. The value of the education received
depends upon how the student relates himself to this subject.
In our behalf Christ has made a tremendous sacrifice. He laid aside
His royal crown, He laid aside His royal robe, and came to this world,
born of humble parentage. Many were not attracted by the humility
of His life, and He was despised and rejected of men. He suffered
persecution, until at length He was crucified and died a shameful death.
What does this mean to us? He came as the Saviour of every sinner
that will accept of the divine sacrifice. He united in Himself divinity
and humanity, that He might be the connecting link between fallen
man and the Father. But will men accept of the conditions? Who of
you will become partakers of the divine nature? There should be no
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delay in accepting Christ.