Blessings are awaiting you from above

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth (Col. 3:2)

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“A New Outlook” Cat. No. 19077
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Published by the Religious Tract Society, Hankow

Blessings are awaiting you from above

Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (Colossians 3:2）

V.E. Half Size Poster
“A New Outlook” Cat. No. 3077
Please go to a church to hear the gospel and study the Bible
Published by the Religious Tract Society, Hankow & Shanghai

Top: Transform into a New Person

Right: Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires (Eph 4:22)
Clothes on the man on the right: impurity, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, discord, factions, jealousy, fits of rage, dissensions, drunkenness, orgies, evil thoughts, theft, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, slander, arrogance, folly, depravity, gossips, insolent, boastful, invent ways of doing evil, disobey parents, senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless, self-trusting, follow evil desires
On the foot of the man on the right: inhumanity

Pile of clothes on the ground by the cross: ruthless, insolent, falsehood, idolatry, sinful desires, hatred, disobey parents

Left: Put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness (Eph 4:24)
Clothes on the man on the left: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control

Bottom: Please go to a church to hear the Gospel and to study the Bible.
V.E. Half Size Poster “A New Robe” Cat. No. 19079
Published by the Religious Tract Society, Hankow

Top: Transform into a New Person

Right: Put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires (Eph 4:22)
Clothes on the man on the right: impurity, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, discord, factions, jealousy, fits of rage, dissensions, drunkenness, orgies, evil thoughts, theft, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, slander, arrogance, folly, depravity, gossips, insolent, boastful, invent ways of doing evil, disobey parents, senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless, self-trusting, follow evil desires
On the foot of the man on the right: inhumanity

Pile of clothes on the ground by the cross: ruthless, insolent, falsehood, idolatry, sinful desires, hatred, disobey parents

Left: Put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness (Eph 4:24)
Clothes on the man on the left: Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self control

Top left: Flee from the coming wrath (Lk 3:7)

Right: Whoever believes in the Lord has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on him.

On the man’s back: Sin

Words uttered by the man: Lord, you are my hiding place.

On the cross: Refuge

Christian Book Room, 3 Quinsan Gardens, Shanghai

Bottom: A solar calendar of August with Chinese solar weather terms

Above the Bible: Jesus

On the right side of the Bible: seeds

On the left side of the Bible: The Lord’s Teaching.

Red character on book: The Bible
In the Bible: This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop (Luke: 8:11-15).

Words scattering from the Bible like seeds, from left to right: Some [seeds] fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plant withered because they had no moisture Other seeds fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown

Right border: I the Lord will give you a new heart. Old Testament Eze. 36:26

Left border: If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. New Testament 2 Cor. 5: 17

Bottom: Lord, please create in me a noble and good heart to accept the seed of the gospel from the Bible.

Above the lantern: God is light (This lantern is comprised of four things):

Top right: (1) If your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness (Mt 6:22*); (2) If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit (Mt 15:14); (3) The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers (2Co 4:4); (4) (buy) salve to put on your eyes, so you can see. (Rev 3:18)上帝