Daniel T. Bourdeau - The Eternal Gospel Church

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].