The end for which Christ lives, and for which He has left His church in the world, is the salvation of sinners.

If the presence of God is in the church, the church will draw the world in. If the presence of God is not in the church, the world will draw the church out.

How often God visited the Jewish Church with judgments because they would not repent and be revived at the call of His prophets! How often have we seen Churches, and even whole denominations, cursed with a curse, because they would not wake up and seek the Lord.

Understand now what lying is. Any species of designed deception. If the deception is not designed it is not lying. But if you design to make an impression contrary to the naked truth, you lie.

Why will God's creatures sin against his throne? Can there be such madness in beings gifted with reason's light?

Unless the will is free, man has no freedom; and if he has no freedom he is not a moral agent, that is, he is incapable of moral action and also of moral character.

If you do not make it a matter of study, how you may successfully act in building up the kingdom of Christ, you are acting a very wicked and absurd part as a Christian.