2 Timothy 4:1-2 I charge you therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom;… The Rev. Dr. John H. Vincent once reproved a swearer so powerfully and yet so tenderly that he not only subdued him, but melted him in tears. It was in a railway station; the room was full of passengers waiting for a late train. A man in the room was shocking everybody with his impiety, especially in profaning the name of the Lord Jesus. Suddenly Dr. Vincent began to sing — "Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly."— The song ceased; perfect silence followed. The swearer was reproved. After a time he came to Dr. Vincent and said, "Could I see you for a moment outside?" They went out together. "How came you," said he, "to sing that hymn just now? "The Doctor replied Parallel Verses KJV: I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; |
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