To be near unto God - pagina 170

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ourselves,

we become con-

formed to our Father who is in heaven. The words of Jesus: Be ye perfect, as your Father who is in heaven is perfect, are then realized in us; they are realized in this particular; and conscious

come

that we are of the family of to this knowledge of God, which

God we

is not a lesson learned by rote, but which proceeds from our divine relationship itself. Do we understand the beauty and godliness of this? All men are not alike either in mental capacity Some are able to or in the disposal of time. analyze all things and to study them out deeply and accurately. But more by far can not do would not call them stupid for this this. reason, but as a matter of fact few people can make exhaustive studies of every part of our They simply can not do it. glorious confession. They have not the ability. Freedom of time also The daydiffers greatly in given circumstances. laborer, who is away from home from morning until night has little or no time for the study of sacred things, especially as compared with the

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clergy or professors of Theology, who can devote day to it. And apart from time, opportunities Such study requires education, differ widely. And see the difference books and retirement. between a farm-hand at the plow and a university trained clergyman in his study, who is well supplied with books. If we take the knowledge of God as consisting mainly of book knowledge; if we say that the. knowledge of God obtained in this way is eternal life, are we not cruel? For does not this imply

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