II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
September 4th
"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he...." Proverbs 23:7
Now we are approaching TRUTH'S Highway. Bearing the foregoing facts and considerations in mind, we become sadly aware that our thoughts and emotions (the Adam and Eve in humanity) have ever been a part of the Devil's Kingdom since the Garden episode; as well as ever since you and I were five or maybe six! Wherefore, the requirement unto the Kingdom of God WITHIN becomes:
Every thought or emotion which we cannot identify with the Christ (in symbolic agreement with Him), we must instantly cast out by replacing it with its opposite; or whatsoever comes to mind which is of God. Thereby do we become "disciples" of the Christ. We must DISCIPLINE ourselves to THINK RIGHT, AND TO FEEL RIGHT: we have come to the forking of the way: either we accept and implement the complete teachings of the Christ and discipline ourselves into His way of work and word, of thoughts and strivings unto GOOD to achieve for others, or as the fools we ever were, we continue on the Devil's royal Highroad to hell!!
The foregoing is not man's idealistic philosophizing: it is but HELPING OURSELVES UNTO A GREATER GOOD....
Chat 9/1990 (continued tomorrow...)