Isaiah 52:1-6 Awake, awake; put on your strength, O Zion; put on your beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city… 1. Soundness in doctrine. 2. Purity of life among the members of the Church. 3. Thoroughness of organization for Church work. 4. Faithfulness in individual effort to do good. 5. Regularity of attendance upon the services of the Church. 6. Pecuniary liberality. 7. Unity among the members. 8. A prayerful spirit. 9. An abiding faith in the presence of God with the Church. Where these are to be found the Church will be strong. (D. Winters.) Parallel Verses KJV: Awake, awake; put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, O Jerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no more come into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean. |
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