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English translations of select tracts, published in India
English translations of select tracts published in India Author:John Murdoch Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: is followed by the awful punishment of hell hereafter. Do you wish after death to be admitted to heaven ? Then hear what God's Character is, and what those laws ... more »are according to which we must walk. God is Omnipotent. No thing is impossible to Him. He needs no help whatever from other beings. He created all things out of nothing. He is the Ruler and Preserver of the Universe. He is able to destroy all things—to destroy you, to cause your body to become dust. He is Omniscient. He does every thing wisely. He naeds no counsellors. Nothing is hid from his view. The very secrets of your heart are known to him. He knows your thoughts and wishes before you yourself c in express them. He knows every thing you do— even the dark night cannot hide your actions from his sight. He is Omnipresent. How foolish then to wander here and there in order to see him. If you seek him where you now are, with all your heart, He will make himself known to you. He is Good. He is the source of all the good we see on earth. Every good thing you enjoy comes to you from Him. Therefore he requires no offerings of sheep, or fowl, or fruit, from you. These are His own gifts to you. He is Holy. He commits no sin. Sin is hateful in His sight. He is angry with sinners every day. He loves those who live holy lives. He is Just. He renders to every man according to his deeds. He suffers no sinner to go unpunished. If you commit sin, He will punish you. If you live a holy life, he will bless you and make you happy. Seeing then that such is the character of God, it is your duty also to search and know what his laws are. Hislaws you must make the test of your conduct. Listen to the following summary of God's laws :— God's commandment to you is, 1. Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. 2. Thou s...« less