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We are now to unify and by true medical missionary work prepare
the way for our coming King. But let us remember that Christian unity
does not mean that the identity of one person is to be submerged in
that of another; nor does it mean that the mind of one is to be led and
controlled by the mind of another. God has not given to any man the
power that some, by word and act, seek to claim. God requires every
man to stand free and to follow the directions of the word.
Let us increase in a knowledge of the truth, giving all praise and
glory to Him who is One with the Father. Let us seek most earnestly
for the heavenly anointing, the Holy Spirit. Let us have a pure, growing
Christianity, that in the heavenly courts we may at last be pronounced
complete in Christ.
“Behold, the Bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet Him.”
Matthew 25:6
. Lose no time now in rising and trimming your lamps.
Lose no time in seeking perfect unity with one another. We must ex-
pect difficulties. Trials will come. Christ, the Captain of our salvation,
was made perfect through suffering. His followers will encounter the
enemy many times and will be severely tried, but they need not despair.
Christ says to them: “Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33
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The following lines portray the Christian warfare: I thought that
the course of the Christian to heaven Would be bright as the summer
and glad as the morn. Thou show’ dst me the path; it was dark and
rough, All rugged with rocks, all tangled with thorn; I dreamed of
celestial rewards and renown; I asked for the palm branch, the robe,
and the crown; I asked, and Thou show’dst me a cross and a grave.
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