BROOKLYN, N.Y., DECEMBER 14TH, 1931

BROOKLYN, N.Y., DECEMBER 14TH, 1931

Mr. Arthur J. H. Brown.

My Dear Brother, — Thanks for yours of the 24th and enclosure.

I am glad you questioned Mr. B——— - as to his statement and I quite believe he will not make it again. I ventured to write him as to it.

The remark, even with the word ‘absolute’, cannot be supported, I am assured. The Lord in manhood said, “Before Abraham was I am”, and this cannot be separated from Deity. In a guarded way, we may say He left the status of Deity as taking a bondman’s form, for we must not weaken or minimise the tremendous change involved in His down-stoop. The guard and balance are that as Man He is addressed as God and as The Same. Observing the statements of Scripture our minds and affections, in spite of their weakness, are preserved in right channels. There is no other path of safety — when considering the truth relative to Divine Persons we must let Scripture think for us, as it were; a Divine Mind is behind Scripture, able to compass all; our minds, being finite, can but grasp one side of the truth at once.

We surely need to be keenly on our guard at the present time — the Lord is helping in a marked way and so the enemy is all the more ready to mar what we have gained, or rob us of it. If the unchangeableness of the Person of Christ is maintained in our souls it steadies us as to the condition He has taken and that He has left.

There is much cheer in these parts. Difficulties as to ^[p. 332] fellowship which have existed, are being removed and there is much blessing in the meetings and increase too.

I am thinking much of the dear brethren on your side of the water in view of the many meetings arranged for the holiday, of which I have a list.

My wife unites in love in Christ to Mrs. Brown and you.

Affectionately in Him,

James Taylor.