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stand as free men in Christ. Nothing but a determined effort will break
the spell that is upon them.
The Alpha Now Seen
Be not deceived; many will depart from the faith, giving heed to
seducing spirits and doctrines of devils. We have now before us the
alpha of this danger. The omega will be of a most startling nature.
We need to study the words that Christ uttered in the prayer that
He offered just before His trial and crucifixion. “These words spake
Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is
come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: as thou hast
given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as
many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might
know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I
have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou
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gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own
self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I have
manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the
world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept
thy word” (
John 17:1-6
).
Christians to Manifest Godliness
The righteousness of God is absolute. This righteousness char-
acterizes all His works, all His laws. As God is, so must His people
be. The life of Christ is to be revealed in the lives of His followers.
In all His public and private acts, in every word and deed, practical
godliness was seen, and this godliness is to be seen in the lives of His
disciples.
Those who heed the light given them will bring the virtues of the
character of Christ into the daily life. Christ did no sin, because there
was no sin in Him. God has shown me that the lives of believers are to
reveal practical righteousness.
Has not God spoken in His Word concerning the solemn events
which must shortly take place? As you read these things, do you
believe what He says? Or have you, through listening to specious
philosophy, given up your faith in God? Can any power avert the
punishment that must come upon you unless you humble your hearts