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Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? John 3:10. For some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame. 1 Corinthians 15:34. I know whom I have believed. 2 Timothy 1:12. I know that my Redeemer liveth. Job 19:25.

"If thou hadst known the things which belong unto thy peace! " said Jesus in tears before Jerusalem. The same could be said of many who call themselves Christians, yea, who confess that they belong to those who are awakened. For notwithstanding all their talk about these things, they do not know their own true condition. There is no divine assurance, no knowledge of personal experience, in them, no knowledge in the heart (if one may speak thus), but only a knowledge in the head, a knowledge of the memory, something memorized, heard, and repeated after others. They have either not tasted, or they have tasted too little, of the goodness of the Lord. They have the words in the mouth, but not the truth, the essence of the words, not the power of truth in their hearts. Accordingly, there is much talk about regeneration, repentance, and awakening, but there are few who are regenerated, converted, and awakened. There are many who have a great many things to say concerning regeneration, but they are ignorant of their own regeneration and spiritual renewing.

Hence they actually understand just as little about it as Nicodemus did. St. Paul complained of some of his Corinthians who could talk, judge and condemn, give rise to divisions, and who knew much; but they were ignorant of that which they ought to know. "Ye have not the knowledge of God," says St. Paul; that is, they had no living, active knowledge, did not know the truth from experience. The heart knew nothing of Jesus. St. Paul had a living information and knowledge of Him in whom he believed. Job knew that his Redeemer lives, that is, he had experience of the power of the living God in his own heart. It has been the same with all true Christians. They have known what one ought to know; they have possessed what they knew; perceived in their own lives that which they believed, and they have borne within themselves Christ in whom they have believed. They have lived in Christ, and Christ in them.

Grant that Thy Word and doctrines good

May in our hearts be cherished,

And that we may, on this sound food,

Be to salvation nourished;

Yea, let us die to every sin.

Revive the heavenly life within.

That we may bear faith’s fruitage.

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