3 big truths on growth, seeking, and obedience
No. 1 ─ The secret of spiritual and numerical growth is to focus energies on building up the new things of God. Opposition to the old way of life, temptation, and the powers of evil are necessary, but devotion to the positive way and life in Christ deserves the lion's share of our efforts.
No. 2 ─ People sitting in the pews who are set in their ways get most of the time and attention of God's servants. They have heard all the sermons for years. The hour is past to leave them to their vices and seek out the lost who may learn from the start how to obey the truth.
No. 3 ─ “Obey the truth” is a biblical phrase which contains the essential principal of purifying one's soul from sin and selfishness. Don't follow popular religious doctrine that denies the necessity of obedience. Read 1 Peter 1.22.