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552 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLE 8 rupting influences of the world. And as this love was allowed full sway, and became the motive power in the life, their trust and confidence in God and His dealing with them would be complete. They could then come to Him in full confidence of faith, knowing that they would receive from Him everything needful for their present and eternal good. "Herein is our love made perfect,'' he wrote, "that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as He is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear.'' "And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us : and if we know that He hear us, » . . we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him." , "And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous : and He is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world." "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." The conditions of obtaining niercy from God are simple and reasonable. The Lord does not require us to do some grievous thing in order to gain forgiveness. We need not make long and wearisome pilgrimages, or perform painful penances, to commend our souls to the God of heaven or to expiate our transgression. He that "confesseth and forsaketh" his sin "shall have mercy."' In the courts above, Christ is pleading for His church — pleading for those for whom He has paid the redemption price of His blood. Centuries, ages, ^Prov. 28:13.