The Condition of Sonship
Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, and will be a
Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord
Almighty. 2 Cor. 6:17, 18.
Do you desire to become the sons and daughters of the Most High? Here
is stated the condition of this great privilege. Come out, be separate,
touch not the unclean. You cannot keep the fellowship of the world,
participate in its pleasures, identify yourself with its interests, and
still be the sons of God. Says John, "The world knoweth us not, because it
knew him not" (1 John 3:1). But shall we let the desire for the favor of our
Lord's enemies weigh against our accepting the conditions of salvation? . .
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There are great things expected from the sons and daughters of God. I
look upon the youth of today, and my heart yearns over them. What
possibilities are open before them! If they sincerely seek to learn of
Christ, He will give them wisdom, as He gave wisdom to Daniel. . . . Let the
youth try to appreciate the privilege that may be theirs, to be directed by
the unerring wisdom of God. . . .
It is thought a great honor to be invited into the presence of a king
of this earth. But let us consider the amazing privilege that is proffered
to us. If we obey the requirements of God we may become the sons and
daughters of the King of the universe. Through a crucified and risen Saviour
we may be filled with the fruits of righteousness, and be fitted to shine in
the courts of the King of kings through unending ages. The world does not
know the exaltation of the sons and daughters of the Most High. Those around
them do not see that the humble, self-denying spirit, the patient meekness
of heart, has any extraordinary value. They did not know or appreciate
Christ. . . . They could not understand Him; and the greater our likeness to
the divine character of our Lord, the more we shall be misunderstood by the
world. The more we come into fellowship with Christ and heaven, the less
will be our fellowship with the world, for we are not of the world.
>From That I May Know Him - Page 310
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