World evangelist here For Keswick convention
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This sounds attractive and appealing. But it is his treatise on the Apostle's Second Letter to the Church at Corinth in which one can be identified with the christian pilgrimage in life. This is under the title "Blessings Out of Buffetings."
In the final chapter of this book, Dr. Alan Redpath deals with the peril of self-deception and the essentiality of self-examination.
"It is self-examination that keeps the heart tender" says Dr. Alan. He continues "It is self-examination that keeps the will submissive. It is self-examination which keeps the mind open to the leading of the Spirit of God."
The author then referred to a comment about another preacher who was known for his freshness and life, his. power and authority. This was said of that preacher: "That man lives so near the gate of heaven that he hears many things that we don't get to hear because we don't live near enough." Redpath summaries that that is exactly what self-examination does. CHALLENGING QUESTIONS
More challenging is 27 questions which he submits and which he uses in his own life, at least once a week, and often every day.
"Am I consciously or unconsciously creating the impression that I am a better man than I really am? In other words, am I a hypocrite?
Am I honest in all my acts or words, or do I exaggerate? Do I confidentially pass on to another what was told to me in confidence? Can I be trusted?
Am I a slave to dress, friends, work or habits? Am I self-conscious, self-pitying or self-justifying? Did the Bible live to me today?
Do I give it time to speak to me every day? Am I enjoying prayer? When did I speak to somebody else with the object of trying to win that person for Christ?
Am I making contacts with other people and using them for the Master's glory? Do I pray about the money I spend?
Do I get to bed in time and get up in time? Do I disobey God in anything?
Do I insist upon doing something about which my conscience is uneasy?
Am I defeated in any part of my life, jealous, impure, critical, irritable, touchy or distrustful?
How do I spend my spare time?
Am I proud? Do I thank God that I am not as other people, especially as the Pharisees who despised the publican?
Is there anybody whom I fear, dislike, disown, criticize, hold a resentment toward or disregard? If so, what am I doing about it? Do I grumble or complain constantly? Is Christ real to me?"
Such is the type of evangelist who will be in our midst and will be addressing people of various religious denominations affiliated to Keswick and their friends during lunch hour and evening sessions at Elmslie next week.
Dr. Redpath is of that kettle of fish.
