In the Spirit's Power - William W. Prescott

every devise to hold them in the bonds of sin; to
take their minds away from the realisation of the
near coming of Christ, and fill them with pleasure
and self-seeking. But Christ is at work in the earth,
and is to-day selecting those who will be loyal to
Him. And what does it mean to be loyal to Him?--
It means to
Obey the Laws of the Realm.
Christ has proclaimed the conditions of
membership into His kingdom. He has sent His
servants throughout the world, saying, “Go ye
therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in
the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the
Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you.” (Matt. 28:19,
20) To-day they are preaching that the coming of
His kingdom is near; and they are gathering out
those who will be loyal to God.
It costs something to be loyal to God now. It
cost Job something; but there is a power in the love
of Jesus Christ to hold; there is something in His
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