Daniel T. Bourdeau - The Eternal Gospel Church

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children and youth, and brought so many parents and guardians to shame. p. 51, Para. 1, [HOLINESS]. And would not the same principle work well with older persons who do not love industrious labor? Think of the base and enormous crimes which are practiced in this generation to avoid labor. Think of the extremes to which many go in speculation. To many of this class the following good advice of Paul would apply well: "Let him that sole, steal no more, but rather let him labor working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth." Eph. iv, 28. p. 51, Para. 2, [HOLINESS]. Idleness and effeminacy are forbidden, while labor and industry are encouraged, by the word of God. Paul exhorted his brethren to not be slothful in business, to learn to maintain good works (or profess honest trades, margin,) that they be not unfruitful, and commanded that if any man would not work neither should he eat. Rom. xii, 11; Titus iii, 14; 2 Thess. iii, 10. He also declared that no effeminate shall inherit the kingdom of God. 1 Cor. vi, 9. p. 51, Para. 3, [HOLINESS]. Says Solomon, "He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame." "The soul of the sluggard desireth and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat." "Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep and an idle soul shall suffer hunger." "The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold: therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing." "I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; and lo, it was all grown over with thorns; and nettles had covered the face thereof; and the stone-wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw and considered it well: I looked upon it and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: so shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man." Prov. x, 45; xiii, 4; xix, 15; xx, 4; xxiv, 30-34. p. 52, Para. 1, [HOLINESS]. Solomon's advice to the sluggard is as follows: "Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise; which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, provideth her meat in
the summer, and gathereth her food in harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?" Prov. xi, 6-9. p. 52, Para. 2, [HOLINESS]. Eze. xvi, 49, 50. "Behold this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. And they were haughty and committed abomination before me; therefore I took them away, as I saw good." p. 52, Para. 3, [HOLINESS]. The above scripture supports the oft-repeated saying that a lazy person cannot be a Christian. He that is indolent and slack in temporal matters, is liable to be so in spiritual matters. He is not fully prepared to plow through the hardships connected with the Christian warfare, and cannot be successful in overcoming. p. 53, Para. 1, [HOLINESS]. It is a source of encouragement to those who labor with their hands, that they can with industrious labor act an important part in advancing the cause of their Master. But pains should be taken to not overtax the body. While proper physical exercise is strengthening and invigorating to the body and the mind, excessive physical labor exhausts the physical and mental energies and unfits us to engage in the worship of God. p. 53, Para. 2, [HOLINESS]. The idea that we are living near the end does not constitute a sufficient reason to refrain from labor, as some have contended. It is rather a strong motive to induce us to do that which is conducive to our present well being, and helps forward the cause of truth. We should not labor and plan to lay up treasures on earth; but we should labor and plan with reference to the end near, and to push forward the solemn work of the last message. Is health a blessing to be prized, and is it our duty to do what we can to preserve it? Then should we exercise our working faculties. Will the saints in the future state possess literal bodies, and strong physical powers to be used in performing delightsome and is it a fact that the future state is soon to be ushered in? Then is it reasonable and consistent to cherish physical labor, and exercise the working faculties here. p. 53, Para. 3, [HOLINESS]. The TONGUE. p. 53, Para. 4, [HOLINESS].
Page 1 and 2: Daniel T. Bourdeau: 1835-1905 p. 1,
Page 3 and 4: into subjection to the will of God,
Page 5 and 6: Christ, let us go on to perfection;
Page 7 and 8: as holy, sanctified, perfect, and s
Page 9 and 10: When John the Baptist was preaching
Page 11 and 12: worship of the beast (papacy). By t
Page 13 and 14: Again, those parts which should be
Page 15 and 16: By it we appropriate to ourselves t
Page 17 and 18: can feast, and of which they can in
Page 19 and 20: future state given by Mahomet; also
Page 21 and 22: on just and reasonable motives, on
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Page 25 and 26: doctrine. This was the case with an
Page 27 and 28: e dearer to us than life, and we sh
Page 29 and 30: works cannot be wrought and brought
Page 31 and 32: the senses; and Christians cannot k
Page 33 and 34: But we are to cleanse ourselves fro
Page 35 and 36: As God does nothing in vain, it is
Page 37: Para. 3, [HOLINESS]. The great apos
Page 41 and 42: And first, the tongue is rightly us
Page 43 and 44: the world. p. 57, Para. 2, [HOLINES
Page 45 and 46: for this sin, and of the necessity
Page 47 and 48: employed in telling the truth. The
Page 49 and 50: e justified or condemned in that da
Page 51 and 52: present too many new ideas at once,
Page 53 and 54: praise and honor of men, to receive
Page 55 and 56: But to keep our bodies pure, we mus
Page 57 and 58: eing who is one with the Father, an
Page 59 and 60: who love aright are filled with the
Page 61 and 62: p. 80, Para. 2, [HOLINESS]. Again w
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Page 67 and 68: strict investigation of our spiritu
Page 69 and 70: eareth witness with our spirit that
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est of Scripture is but a commentar
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not commit adultery. Do not kill."
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make us love. It takes love to keep
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we have to perform to obtain help f
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is within thy gates: for in six day
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Again, they performed actual labor
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This is a species of our own work,
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abroad. p. 136, Para. 3, [HOLINESS]
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necessary that we should spend a po
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the seal of God. Again, the words s
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