To be near unto God - pagina 540

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St. Paul ''Do ye not know your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?" (II Cor. 13:5). :

"WHATSOEVER YE DO, DO IT HEARTILY, AS TO THE LORD." God, in his word, opposes every tendency and every effort to break up life into two parts; one for ourselves and one for God. He allows no division, no separation; no six days of the week for us and Sunday for God. No unconsecrated life interspersed with consecrated moments. No unhallowed existence through which at distances a sacred thread is interwoven. No life apart from religion marked here and there with piety. No, the claim of Scripture on this point is absolute, and though it seems strange to us, the claim remains: "Pray without ceasing;" in everything give thanks; rejoice in God always; and: "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord" (Col. 3:23).

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Thessalonica Paul writes: "Pray without Rejoice evermore. In everything give thanks" (I Thess. 5 16, 17, 18) To the Philippians "Rejoice in the Lord always" (Phil. 4:4). And to those at Colosse: "Whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord" (Col. 3:23). There is no respite given. No compact made with you. God takes no pleasure with anything less than all of your life. Where faith becomes the rule of life, its dominion aims to be absolute. No finds, no exHe who cuses, no half-measures are tolerated. would live this life as a child of God, as a servant of Jesus Christ, inspired by the Holy Ghost, must ceasing.

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