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That Christian work should be done only by Christians may be supported by the following reasons.

I. THEY ALONE WILL BUILD ON THE TRUE FOUNDATION.

II. THEY ALONE WILL BUILD WITH THE TRUE MATERIALS.

III. THEY ALONE WILL BUILD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TRUE PLAN.

IV. THEY ALONE WILL BUILD WITH THE TRUE AIM. THIS IS THE GLORY OF GOD.

V. THEY ALONE WILL BUILD IN THE TRUE SPIRIT. That of —

1. Obedience.

2. Humility.

3. Patience.

4. Trust in God.

5. Self-consecration.

(William Jones.)

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KJV: Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity builded the temple unto the LORD God of Israel;

WEB: Now when the adversaries of Judah and Benjamin heard that the children of the captivity were building a temple to Yahweh, the God of Israel;