account of imperfections. We can no more serve God without blunders

and set-backs than we can win battles without losing men. But the



less of such loss the better. The servant of God must keep his mind

as wide and sound and his motives as clean as he can, just as an



operating surgeon must keep his nerves and muscles as fit and his

hands as clean as he can. Neither may righteously evade exercise



and regular washing--of mind as of hands. An incessant watchfulness

of one's self and one's thoughts and the soundness of one's



thoughts; cleanliness, clearness, a wariness against indolence and

prejudice, careful truth, habitualfrankness, fitness and steadfast



work; these are the daily fundamental duties that every one who

truly comes to God will, as a matter of course, set before himself.



5. THE INCREASING KINGDOM

Now of the more intimate and personal life of the believer it will



be more convenient to write a little later. Let us for the present

pursue the idea of this world-kingdom of God, to whose establishment



he calls us. This kingdom is to be a peaceful and co-ordinated

activity of all mankind upon certain divine ends. These, we



conceive, are first, the maintenance of the racial life; secondly,

the exploration of the external being of nature as it is and as it



has been, that is to say history and science; thirdly, that

exploration of inherent human possibility which is art; fourthly,



that clarification of thought and knowledge which is philosophy; and

finally, the progressive enlargement and development of the racial



life under these lights, so that God may work through a continually

better body of humanity and through better and better equipped



minds, that he and our race may increase for ever, working

unendingly upon the development of the powers of life and the



mastery of the blind forces of matter throughout the deeps of space.

He sets out with us, we are persuaded, to conquer ourselves and our



world and the stars. And beyond the stars our eyes can as yet see

nothing, our imaginations reach and fail. Beyond the limits of our



understanding is the veiled Being of Fate, whose face is hidden from

us. . . .



It may be that minds will presently appear among us of such a

quality that the face of that Unknown will not be altogether



hidden. . . .

But the business of such ordinary lives as ours is the setting up of



this earthly kingdom of God. That is the form into which our lives

must fall and our consciences adapt themselves.



Belief in God as the Invisible King brings with it almost

necessarily a conception of this coming kingdom of God on earth.



Each believer as he grasps this natural and immediate consequence of

the faith that has come into his life will form at the same time a



Utopian conception of this world changed in the direction of God's

purpose. The vision will follow the realisation of God's true



nature and purpose as a necessary second step. And he will begin to

develop the latent citizen of this world-state in himself. He will



fall in with the idea of the world-wide sanities of this new order

being drawn over the warring outlines of the present, and of men



falling out of relationship with the old order and into relationship

with the new. Many men and women are already working to-day at



tasks that belong essentially to God's kingdom, tasks that would be

of the same essential nature if the world were now a theocracy; for



example, they are doing or sustaining scientificresearch or

education or creative art; they are making roads to bring men



together, they are doctors working for the world's health, they are

• christ [kraist] n.基督 int.天啊! (初中英语单词)


• perish [´periʃ] v.灭亡；消灭；(使)死去 (初中英语单词)


• assert [ə´sə:t] vt.认定；维护；坚持 (初中英语单词)


• belief [bi´li:f] n.相信；信仰，信条 (初中英语单词)


• ignorance [´ignərəns] n.无知，愚昧 (初中英语单词)


• sympathetic [,simpə´θetik] a.同情的，有同情心的 (初中英语单词)


• wisdom [´wizdəm] n.智慧，聪明，才智 (初中英语单词)


• chiefly [´tʃi:fli] ad.主要地；尤其 (初中英语单词)


• personality [,pə:sə´næliti] n.人；个性；人品；人物 (初中英语单词)


• apparent [ə´pærənt] a.显然的；表面上的 (初中英语单词)


• instinct [´instiŋkt] n.本能；直觉；天资 (初中英语单词)


• suffering [´sʌfəriŋ] n.痛苦；灾害 (初中英语单词)


• hunger [´hʌŋgə] n.饥饿；渴望 (初中英语单词)


• thirst [θə:st] n.渴，口渴；渴望 (初中英语单词)


• victory [´viktəri] n.胜利，战胜 (初中英语单词)


• prevail [pri´veil] vi.胜(过)；流行；普遍 (初中英语单词)


• extreme [ik´stri:m] a.尽头的 n.极端 (初中英语单词)


• altogether [,ɔ:ltə´geðə] ad.完全；总而言之 (初中英语单词)


• distinct [di´stiŋkt] a.清楚的；独特的 (初中英语单词)


• worship [´wə:ʃip] n.&v.崇拜；敬仰 (初中英语单词)


• utmost [´ʌtməust] a.最大的 n.极端 (初中英语单词)


• sympathy [´simpəθi] n.同情，怜悯 (初中英语单词)


• appreciate [ə´pri:ʃieit] v.评价；珍惜；感激 (初中英语单词)


• writing [´raitiŋ] n.书写；写作；书法 (初中英语单词)


• bishop [´biʃəp] n.主教 (初中英语单词)


• humanity [hju:´mæniti] n.人类；人性；仁慈 (初中英语单词)


• remarkable [ri´mɑ:kəbl] a.值得注意的；显著的 (初中英语单词)


• temple [´tempəl] n.庙宇；寺院；太阳穴 (初中英语单词)


• vision [´viʒən] n.视觉；想象力；幻影 (初中英语单词)


• countenance [´kauntinəns] n.面部表情；脸色；面容 (初中英语单词)


• parallel [´pærəlel] a.平行的 n.平行线 (初中英语单词)


• primary [´praiməri] a.主要的 n.居首位的 (初中英语单词)


• equally [´i:kwəli] ad.相等地；平等地 (初中英语单词)


• willing [´wiliŋ] a.情愿的，乐意的 (初中英语单词)


• establishment [i´stæbliʃmənt] n.建(成)立；研究所 (初中英语单词)


• invisible [in´vizəbəl] a.看不见的；无形的 (初中英语单词)


• fabric [´fæbrik] n.织物；结构；组织 (初中英语单词)


• emperor [´empərə] n.皇帝 (初中英语单词)


• delegate [´deligət] vt.派…为代表 n.代表 (初中英语单词)


• humble [´hʌmbəl] a.谦卑的 vt.贬抑 (初中英语单词)


• fundamental [,fʌndə´mentl] a.基本的 n.原理 (初中英语单词)


• hidden [´hid(ə)n] hide 的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• vanity [´væniti] n.虚荣；自负；空虚 (初中英语单词)


• essential [i´senʃəl] a.必需的 n.要素，要点 (初中英语单词)


• motive [´məutiv] n.动机；主题 a.运动的 (初中英语单词)


• intimate [´intimit] a.亲密的 n.知己 (初中英语单词)


• convenient [kən´vi:niənt] a.方便的 (初中英语单词)


• peaceful [´pi:sfəl] a.和平的；平静的 (初中英语单词)


• divine [di´vain] a.神圣的 v.预言 (初中英语单词)


• racial [´reiʃəl] a.种族的；人种的 (初中英语单词)


• possibility [,pɔsə´biliti] n.可能(性)；希望；前途 (初中英语单词)


• philosophy [fi´lɔsəfi] n.哲学；人生观 (初中英语单词)


• conquer [´kɔŋkə] v.征服；克服；抑制 (初中英语单词)


• presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)


• consequence [´kɔnsikwəns] n.结果；后果；推断 (初中英语单词)


• working [´wə:kiŋ] a.工人的；劳动的 (初中英语单词)


• scientific [,saiən´tifik] a.科学(上)的 (初中英语单词)


• research [ri´sə:tʃ] n.&vi.调查；探究；研究 (初中英语单词)


• kindred [´kindrid] n.亲属关系；同源关系 (高中英语单词)


• conception [kən´sepʃən] n.构思；概念；怀孕 (高中英语单词)


• salvation [sæl´veiʃən] n.救助；拯救 (高中英语单词)


• mortal [´mɔ:tl] a.致命的 n.凡人 (高中英语单词)


• compromise [´kɔmprəmaiz] n.妥协，和解 (高中英语单词)


• presume [pri´zju:m] v.假定；推测；以为 (高中英语单词)


• campaign [kæm´pein] n.战役；行动 vi.从军 (高中英语单词)


• symbol [´simbəl] n.符号；象征 (高中英语单词)


• repent [ri´pent] v.后悔；悔改；悔悟 (高中英语单词)


• pitiful [´pitifəl] a.可怜的；慈悲的 (高中英语单词)


• tragic [´trædʒik] a.悲剧的；悲惨的 (高中英语单词)


• memorial [mi´mɔ:riəl] a.纪念的 n.纪念物 (高中英语单词)


• delicacy [´delikəsi] n.精美；娇弱，微妙 (高中英语单词)


• greatness [´greitnis] n.巨大；高尚；卓越 (高中英语单词)


• nobility [nəu´biliti, nə-] n.高贵；贵金属性 (高中英语单词)


• likeness [´laiknis] n.相似；肖像；外表 (高中英语单词)


• gladly [´glædli] ad.愉快地，高兴地 (高中英语单词)


• exclude [ik´sklu:d] vt.拒绝；排斥；排除 (高中英语单词)


• disorder [dis´ɔ:də] n.杂乱 vt.扰乱 (高中英语单词)


• cruelty [´kru:əlti] n.残忍；残酷行为 (高中英语单词)


• perpetual [pə´petʃuəl] a.永恒的；终身的 (高中英语单词)


• orient [´ɔ:riənt] n.东方 a.东方的 (高中英语单词)


• outward [´autwəd] a.外面的 ad.向外 (高中英语单词)


• surgeon [´sə:dʒən] n.外科医生；军医 (高中英语单词)


• maintenance [´meintinəns] n.保持；主张；保养 (高中英语单词)


• exploration [,eksplɔ:´reiʃən] n.探索；探险；考察 (高中英语单词)


• external [ik´stə:nəl] a.外部的；外面的 (高中英语单词)


• progressive [prə´gresiv] a.进步的；前进的 (高中英语单词)


• earthly [´ə:θli] a.地球的；世俗的 (高中英语单词)


• relationship [ri´leiʃənʃip] n.关系；联系；亲属关系 (高中英语单词)


• allusion [ə´lu:ʒən] n.暗指；提及；引喻 (英语四级单词)


• disregard [,disri´gɑ:d] vt.&n.不顾；漠视 (英语四级单词)


• ultimately [´ʌltimitli] ad.最后，最终 (英语四级单词)


• adventurer [əd´ventʃərə] n.冒险者 (英语四级单词)


• consistent [kən´sistənt] a.一致的；始终如一的 (英语四级单词)


• submission [səb´miʃən] n.屈服；谦恭 (英语四级单词)


• incidentally [,insi´dentəli] ad.顺便一提；偶然地 (英语四级单词)


• immortality [,imɔ:´tæliti] n.不死，不朽，永生，来生 (英语四级单词)


• sorrowful [´sɔrəuful] a.悲伤的，使人伤心的 (英语四级单词)


• resolute [´rezəlu:t] a.坚决的；不屈不挠的 (英语四级单词)


• conceivable [kən´si:vəbəl] a.可想象得出的 (英语四级单词)


• supremacy [sju´preməsi] n.优越性；最高地位 (英语四级单词)


• exhaustion [ig´zɔ:stʃən] n.用完；精疲力尽 (英语四级单词)


• theological [θiə´lɔdʒikəl] a.神学(上)的 (英语四级单词)


• gentleness [´dʒentlnis] n.温和，温柔 (英语四级单词)


• winning [´winiŋ] n.&a.胜利(的) (英语四级单词)


• disciple [di´saipəl] n.门徒，弟子 (英语四级单词)


• refined [ri´faind] a.精制的；文雅的 (英语四级单词)


• exceptional [ik´sepʃənəl] a.异常的，特别的 (英语四级单词)


• boundless [´baundlis] a.无边无际的 (英语四级单词)


• mortar [´mɔ:tə] n.灰浆 vt.用灰浆涂抹 (英语四级单词)


• cleanliness [´kli:nlinis] n.清洁 (英语四级单词)


• believer [bi´li:və] n.信徒 (英语四级单词)


• setting [´setiŋ] n.安装；排字；布景 (英语四级单词)


• essentially [i´senʃəli] ad.本质上，基本上 (英语四级单词)


• creative [kri:´eitiv] a.有创造力的；创作的 (英语四级单词)


• forsaken [fə´seik] forsake的过去分词 (英语六级单词)


• downcast [´daunkɑ:st] a.沮丧的；向下看的 (英语六级单词)


• clearness [´kliənis] n.清楚；明白；明确 (英语六级单词)


• disfigure [dis´figə] vt.损毁(外貌)；使丑陋 (英语六级单词)


• reminder [ri´maində] n.提醒物；纪念品；暗示 (英语六级单词)


• unchanged [ʌn´tʃeindʒd] a.不变的；依然如故的 (英语六级单词)


• truthful [´tru:θfəl] a.诚实的；真实的 (英语六级单词)


• incessant [in´sesənt] a.不断的，不停的 (英语六级单词)


• habitual [hə´bitʃuəl] a.习惯的，通常的 (英语六级单词)


• frankness [´fræŋknis] n.坦白，直率，真诚 (英语六级单词)


• fitness [fitnis] n.适合；健康 (英语六级单词)


• inherent [in´hiərənt] a.固有的，天生的 (英语六级单词)


• latent [´leitənt] a.潜在的，潜伏的 (英语六级单词)