Thanks for your sends Carleeta Gwen From Wichita, KS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carleeta Manser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 5:55 PM Subject: {dbilg} A Marked Distinction
: : A Marked Distinction : : I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that : thou shouldest keep them from the evil. John 17:15. : : Christians are to stand out distinct from the world as God's standard : bearers, showing in their lives the influence of the transforming grace of : Christ. They are raised up together to sit with Christ in heavenly places : that they may reveal to the world, to angels, and to men an enduring : representation of the eternal world. They are to hold forth the Word of : life, warning men of the binding claims of God's law. God wants His servants : to be of a high order. He wants them to obey laws of a higher order than the : laws of the world--laws which are the transcript of His character. : : God's work is supreme. He calls for all the powers of the intellect, : all the spiritual endowments. They are to be consecrated to Him and to the : service of humanity. He calls for workers who are partakers of the divine : nature. Those who really believe in Jesus will be colaborers with Him, : showing to the unfallen worlds and to the fallen world a character which is : after the divine similitude. They are to show that they have a higher, : holier order of enjoyment than the world can bestow. God will bestow the : power of the Holy Spirit upon all who will cooperate with Him in the : cultivation of all their endowments and talents, that they may stand on : vantage ground. . . . : : Christ's followers are to seek to improve the moral tone of the world, : under the influence of the impartation of the Spirit of God. They are not to : come down to the world's level, thinking that by doing this they will uplift : it. In words, in dress, in spirit, in everything, there is to be a marked : distinction between Christians and worldlings. This distinction has a : convincing influence upon worldlings. They see that the sons and daughters : of the Lord do separate themselves from the world, and that the Lord binds : them up with Himself. . . . "And God hath both raised up the Lord, and will : also raise up us by his own power" (1 Cor. 6:14). Who is willing to be : raised to the highest level? : : >From That I May Know Him - Page 305 : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.4/1751 - Release Date: 10/27/2008 10:44 PM --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DBILG?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
