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450 CHRIST'S TEACHIGS, MIRA ES AND CHURCH
o in a good and perfect heart hear the word o God and keep it and bring forth fruit in patience.
Christ expects those whom He has called to His Kingdom to make the best possible use of the grace He asgiven eman o a or 1 1gen y1n 1sservice. They must be ready at all times to give an account of themselves to Christ, their Judge. Death may come suddenly like a thief at night. ''If a householder knew at what hour the thief would come," said Jesus, "he
would not allow his house to be broken into. Be you also ready, for at what hour you know not the Son of Man will come.''
"The Kingdom of Heaven," He said, "jg like ten virgins who, taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom and the bride. Five of them were foolish and ve wise. But the ve foolish, having taken their ]amps, did not take oil with them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with the lamps. Because the bride groom was long in coming, they all s]umbered and slept.
"At midnight a great cry was made, 'Behold the bridegroom cometh. Go ye forth to meet him.' All the virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. Then the foo]ish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are gone out.' The wise answered, 'Lest perhaps there be not enough for us and for you, go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.'
"Now, whilst they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage and the door was shut. After a while, e others came and called out, 'Lord, lord, open to us.'
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