CHAPTER XIII “And Five of Them Were Wise”
“And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them.”—Matt. 25:2:3
My subject is the parable of the Wise and the Foolish Virgins. “And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.” The parable teaches that true prayer means preparation.
Jesus Christ said, “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive” (Math. 21:22). “Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them” (Mark 11:24). In this parable he shows ...
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