of for that for which I give thanks?
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the
glory of God. Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor to the
Gentiles, nor to the church of God: even as I please all men in all
things, not seeking mine own profit, but the profit of many, that they
may be saved" (I Cor. 10:19-33).

The question becomes a practical one, in view of the present progress
in discovery, science, and psychology. A theory must not be rejected
because it is new or mysterious; for the marvelous inventions of the age
are often as useful in spreading the Gospel as in furthering the
interests of Satan. The newly acquired knowledge of the universe may be
as valuable to the progress of good as to the advancement of evil.

There can be but one final test as to what shall be accepted and what
shall be rejected, and that must be made by the individual alone before
God (Rom. 14:22). In connection with any such question we may ask, "Is
the real work of redemption hindered, or its true basis rejected? Is
this a direct denial of the truth, by which souls will be hindered, or
is it a counterfeit which may decoy them away from their only hope in
the priceless blood of the Cross?" Beyond this, a child of God may
safely be "all things to all men that he may save some."

The Christian can see more of beauty in the world, make larger use of
its learning, and more fully appreciate its good, than can the children
of this age: yet he must now, above all things else, be content with his
limited commission, and be jealous of the interests of his Lord and
King. Much of his present perplexity would be relieved if he could but
realize that he is temporarily tenting where an enemy rules, and where
he is the object of that enemy's fiery darts, yet hedged about by the
omnipotence of God; called to bear the one message of redemption by the
Cross, in the capacity and hidden dignity of an ambassador from the
throne of the Most High; even now possessing a glory which shall soon
be unveiled in the presence of his Lord; waiting that morning when his
Lord shall come again and receive him unto Himself.

Chapter XII.

The Believer's Present Victory.

An exalted position is usually accompanied with great responsibility.
This is certainly true, according to Scripture, in the case of the
believer in his heavenly position. For when he is seen as a citizen of
heaven, and a partaker of those associations, he is a