February 19, 2021

FEBRUARY 19 , 2021
Editor | Dr . Shelton Smith Vol . LXXXVII , No . 4

July 19 – 22

Gospel Light Baptist Church

Assaults on Liberty

18

False Prophets

Deceive and Destroy

9

An Attendance Campaign

15

Who Weeps Over Your City ?

It is wonderful to be back at the National Sword of the Lord Conference . I thank the Lord for the ministry of the Sword of the Lord . It is fundamentalism ’ s printed voice .
I have been blessed by all the great preaching and wonderful singing that we have been privi - leged to hear and experience . The presence of the Lord in these meetings has been so rich , real and resonating in each and every service .
JESUS WEPT OVER JERUSALEM
“ When he [ Jesus ] was come near , he beheld the city , and wept over it .”— Luke 19:41 .
There was a day in the not-sodistant past when the curbside bum all the way to the corporate
“ Fools die for want of wisdom .”— Prov . 10:21 .
“ Let no man deceive himself . If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world , let him become a fool , that he may be wise .”— I Cor . 3:18 .
These verses may seem almost paradoxical , but in the one instance God is speaking from the divine standpoint when He uses the word “ fools ”: “ Fools die for want of wisdom .”
A fool is unthinking , thoughtless , careless , without true understand - ing — in plain English , a “ simpleton .” God says these fools die — die in their sins , die under the divine judgment — for want of wisdom .
In the other passage “ fools ” is used from the standpoint of un -
DR . JOHN HAMBLIN
businessman knew of a place in every urban center that showed unique compassion .
It was down at the Biblebelieving church . The salvation of
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Fools — Wise and Otherwise

DR . H . A . IRONSIDE
godly men who look upon those who have been awakened by the Spirit of the Lord and who have turned to God in repentance and have put their trust in the Lord Jesus Christ , as though they were the fools .
We know that is a very common thing in this world . We have seen people living in all kinds of sin , ruining their own lives and wrecking the happiness of others . Then when they came to Christ , everything was changed .
They lived new lives to the glory of God and unthinking , godless worldlings dubbed them fools . God says , as it were , “ If you are looking at it from this standpoint , if any among you seemeth to be
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This Know

“ This know also , that in the last days perilous times shall come .
“ For men shall be lovers of their own selves , covetous , boasters , proud , blasphemers , disobedient to parents , unthankful , unholy ,
“ Without natural affection , trucebreakers , false accusers , incontinent , fierce , despisers of those that are good ,
“ Traitors , heady , highminded , lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God ;
“ Having a form of godliness , but denying the power thereof : from such turn away .
“ For of this sort are they which creep into houses , and lead captive silly women laden with sins , led away with divers lusts ,
“ Ever learning , and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth .
“ Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses , so do these also resist the truth : men of corrupt minds , reprobate concerning the faith .
“ But they shall proceed no further : for their folly shall be manifest unto all men , as theirs also was .
“ But thou hast fully known my doctrine , manner of life , purpose , faith , longsuffering , charity , patience ,
“ Persecutions , afflictions , which came unto me at Antioch , at Iconium , at Lystra ; what persecutions I endured : but out of them all the Lord delivered me .
“ Yea , and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution .
“ But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse , deceiving , and being deceived .
“ But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of , knowing of whom thou hast learned them ;
“ And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures , which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus .
“ All scripture is given by inspiration of God , and is profitable for doctrine , for reproof , for correction , for instruction in righteousness :
“ That the man of God may be perfect , throughly furnished unto all good works .
“ I charge thee therefore before God , and the Lord Jesus Christ , who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom ;
“ Preach the word ; be instant in season , out of season ; reprove , rebuke , exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine .
“ For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine ; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers , having itching ears ;
“ And they shall turn away their ears from the truth , and shall be turned unto fables .
“ But watch thou in all things , endure afflictions , do the work of an evangelist , make full proof of thy ministry .”
— II Timothy 3:1 – 4:5

Sold Out JOHN DANIEL BROWN

“ For thus saith the LORD , Ye have sold yourselves for nought ; and ye shall be redeemed without money .”— Isa . 52:3 .
The history of Israel is one of ups and downs . Not many years passed without the little nation being overrun by some foreign country . Frequently remnants of people were carried into captivity . On several occasions the majority of the people were marched away into bondage .
Our text tells of God stirring Himself to plead their cause with Himself . The people by sin sold themselves . ‘ You have sold your - selves for nought . You got nothing by it , nor did I .’ The psalmist com - plained , “ Thou sellest thy people for nought , and dost not increase thy wealth by their price ” ( Ps . 44:12 ).
The Babylonians , instead of being thankful for victory over Israel , were contemptuous and blasphemous . Finally , Cyrus seized Babylon and liberated the Jews without a ransom . The text was literally fulfilled .
Israel by sin sold herself into bondage . Nations and individuals are doing it today . We refuse to learn by history ; it takes the galling yoke of experience to teach us . Each generation is the same .
I . Voluntarily Sold
Esau sold his birthright — volun - tarily — for a little red soup . Long before that time and ever since , men have been selling their birth - rights for less than red soup . I go to the prison and visit from cell to cell talking with the prisoners ; I ask them why they are there . They have sold themselves , by sin , into bondage .
No generation has ever been blessed as we are blessed . Few have ever squandered this gift as we in America are doing . God forgive us for having so little sense of appreciation for goodness .
History tells the story of man ’ s perennial struggle for freedom .
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