vided into two great families. One
family is termed the righteous, and the other the unrighteous. One is the
godly, the other the ungodly. One is the holy, the other the unholy. The
righteous family is likened unto or called sheep, the unrighteous family,
goats. Mat. 25:32, 33. They are interspersed throughout the earth. When
the Son of man is come they shall be separated. One family shall be
admitted into an eternity of bliss, the other into an eternity of
punishment. One family is represented by a good tree, the other by an evil
tree. In the parable of the sower the Savior likens one family unto wheat,
and the other unto tares.

Since there are two families there are, of course, two fathers. God is the
Father of one of these families (2 Cor. 6:18), and Satan is the father of
the other, John 8:44. These fathers are sometimes called masters. "One is
your Master, even God." Now every individual on the globe is either in
servitude to one or the other of these masters--never to both. "No man can
serve two masters." "His servants ye are to whom ye obey, whether of sin
unto death or of obedience unto righteousness."

The Scriptures so plainly locate the dividing line between these two
families that all can very well know to which family they belong. Those
who are born into God's family do not commit sin. 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:18.
Those belong to the devil's family who do commit sin. 1 John 3:8. This is
very plain. None need be mistaken. Those who do not commit sin are the
wheat or good seed, and are children of the kingdom. Those who do commit
sin are the tares or children of the wicked one. Mat. 13. Those who do not
commit sin have their names written in heaven. But those who sin do not
have their names written there (Ex. 32:33), therefore are not members in
the family of God.

It is said that some people are mistaken as to which family they belong,
but it is "not every one that saith, Lord, Lord, that shall enter into the
kingdom of heaven." God's family are righteous, they are holy, they are
pure, they are saints. Satan's family are unrighteous, they are unholy,
they do not believe in purity, they commit sin. The Savior has gone to
prepare a place for his own so that where he is there they may forever
be--glory! glory! Those who live and die in sin can not go to that pure and
happy place. John 8:21. Dear friend, get ready. Live a pure, holy life and
spend an eternity in the blissful presence of our dear Redeemer. God bles