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We meet
many honest souls these days who are under the delusion that they have
committed the unpardonable sin. The following incident should be an
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A child of
God was attacked by the enemy with the suggestion that she was forsaken of
God and had committed the unpardonable sin. She was then on a mission field
in the South, separated from other Christian workers; and without any apparent
cause, the arch enemy who tempted our Savior told her that God hated her. The
words, "God hates you" seemed to be continually shouted in her ears
and she could not get away from it. She lost her faith and believed the
enemy, was knowing his power. The next suggestion was, "Drown yourself
in the river." She stood looking into the dark water, but the thought of
her dear mother made her turn away. |
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She
returned to her room, and throwing herself down, fell asleep and dreamed. She
seemed to be on a boat on which all the people but herself were rejoicing and
praising God. She heard the captain call out to the pilot, "Sound the
depths and compare it with the love of God." The depths were sounded and
the call came back "No bottom! No bottom!" She awoke in an |
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From: The
Apostolic Faith, Vol. I n. 1, |