The angels might be saying, "If you do not preach the gospel, we have nothing to do." If we are all preaching the gospel, and someone is saved in Taichung, in Nantou, and in Fong-yuan, the angels will be very busy, singing and rejoicing. Hymns, #1068, stanza 1 says, "While angels in His presence sang / Until the courts of heaven rang." This hymn says that whenever we bring one person to repentance, the angels in heaven will sing and rejoice. 3, The Church Life in Spirit and Truthfulness, chapter 18 ( LSM) The Collected Works of Witness Lee, 1970, Vol.
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Every denomination and every free group is a fold. We are not in the sheepfold but in the flock, where we enjoy Christ as our pasture. The original lyrics read, "to the fold," which is erroneous. The phrase to the flock is not in the original lyrics. The chorus of one hymn says, "Oh, the love that sought me! / Oh, the blood that bought me! / Oh, the grace that brought me to the flock, / Wondrous grace that brought me to the flock!" (Hymns, #1068). He leads the sheep into the pasture where they can enjoy His riches, and He also leads them to form one flock, the church, with the Gentile sheep. He went before the sheep, and they followed Him out of the fold of the law and of Judaism into the pasture. Peter went out of the fold and so did John, James, and the blind man. Now that He has come, He wants His elect to come out of the fold into Himself as the pasture so that they can enjoy His riches. The Lord is the door for God's people not only to go in but also to go out. In the Old Testament the Lord Jesus was the door for God's elect to enter into the custody of the law before He came.
3, The Practice of Preaching the Gospel by Door-Knocking, ch. This is not an easy matter, and because of this, we should take it seriously. Leading people to salvation by door-knocking is far more important than seeing the president. You would comb your hair neatly and consider what clothes you should wear, what your attitude should be, what your manner of speaking should be, and what you should talk about. If today you were to visit the president, you surely would be very excited. Therefore, do not consider this as a light matter. A hymn that describes a sinner being brought back to the flock says, "While angels in His presence sang / Until the courts of heaven rang" (Hymns, #1068, stanza 1). The Lord Jesus tells us that there will be joy in heaven in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner repenting (Luke 15:7, 10). Door-knocking from house to house seems to be a small matter, but actually to lead people to salvation and baptize them into the Triune God is an exceedingly great matter. Do not think that leading people to be saved and baptized is a small matter. Actually, in todays pop music scene, I'd say that Adele was one of the most original things out there at the moment.Only when our person is right can we go out door-knocking.
I will disagree with the very little original about Adele. Midnight from the Yaz days is still a classic. Saw her when I was a kid and then just last year again. It would also be good if some fans would get perspective and realise there is very little original about Adele either. It would be great if people were to rediscover some of these older songs because of Adele. The important thing is that 'A Million Years ago' is similar to these older songs and Adele sounds a bit like Dusty and Alison. And I can hear elements of 'Phantom' and 'My All'. The Dusty Springfield version of 'Yesterday When We Were Young' is similar. I thought it sounded a bit like Ne Me Quitte Pas by Jacques Brel as performed by Alison Moyet.
A million years sounds a bit like a lot of songs, most of which are listed above.