In Prison. "Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them." Heb. 13:3.
1. What does Christ give us as one reason why He will bid the righteous welcome into His kingdom?
“I was in prison, and ye came unto Me.” Matt. 25:36.
2. What is pure and undefiled religion declared to be?
To visit those in affliction. James 1:27.
Note.—In 1909 there were 100,221 prisoners in 195 penal institutions in the United States, or an average of 112 to each 100,000.
3. What does God see when He looks down from heaven?
“For He hath looked down from the height of His sanctuary; from heaven did the Lord behold the earth; to hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death.” Ps. 102:19, 20.
4. For what purpose did God send His Son into the world?
“To bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.” Isa. 42:7.