Corporate Repentance - Robert J. Wieland

springs of motive. The Lord would have you now
examine your own life, and see how stands your
record with Him (Ibid, November 10, 1896).
If we have defects of character of which we are
not aware, He [the Lord] gives us discipline that
will bring those defects to our knowledge, that we
may overcome them. … Your circumstances have
served to bring new defects in your character to
your notice; but nothing is revealed but that which
was in you (Ibid, August 6, 1889).
There is nothing "negative" in these quoted
paragraphs. If one were sick with a fatal cancer,
one would welcome as precious good news the
surgeon's announcement that immediate surgery
can remove the cancerous tissue and save one's life.
The Greatest Sin of All the Ages
What brought ancient Israel's ruin? She refused
to accept her Messiah's message, which exposed a
deeper level of guilt than she had previously
realized. The Jews of Christ's day were not by
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