The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-01-04
Pleasures HHich me Christian Must
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Notes OF Bible Reading, delivered by Rev. Z.
E. Bayhss. Evangelist, of Chicago, in the
First Baptist Church. Paw Paw, on Friday
afternoon, Dec, 28th, 1877. Published by re-
quest OF the Congregation.
l. Timothy, ". IA
/. Those as to the propriety Of which you are
in doubt. Romans, xiv. 90.
III. Those in which you cannot indulge with
out danger of leading others into sin. 1. Cor
inthians, viii. 81 Romans, xiv. 15
III. Even those in which, il you engage you
will grieve weak Christians who disapprove OF
them much more those which Christians uni
versally condemn. l. Cor. viii. 1918. Romans
xiv. Is. Mark. tx. AZ
The question IAN my brothers keeper 2"
is prompted by spirit OF lawlessness. The
precept " Bear ye one another's burdens, and
so fulfill the law of Christ, Is Heaven-nsplred.
We are responsible for the influence We exert.
The fruit of the seed sown by us will be but
the legitimate outcome OF our lives. Some can
not perceive wherein the necessity exists for
two adiudications-one, when we stand before
the bar OF God preliminary to assignment to
''our own place; :" the other, at the end OF the
world. When we die our full account has not
and cannot, be summed up Tom. PaIne's cage
Of Reason" is still blighting the hopes and
blasting the lives Of men. Paine planted the
seed, and, by a law as lnflexibls as the law OF
Gods existence: az the law which distinguishes
between right and wrong, he must reap He
fruit. Sturgeon is now sowing seed which
shall not cease to "bring forth fruit to the
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ceediugly careful ought we to be as to tho kind
OF influence we exert.
". Those which have the taiut Of siu upon
them. Jude %.
V Those which, If INDUCED in, would place
you in false position. /. Thess. V. %. IL.
Cor. viii. q and seem to identify you in taste
and life with sinful world, from which you
should be separate. Romans, xii. 2 II. Cor
vi. II, II. e. q. Theatre-goiDg, promiscuous
dancing, card-playing, etc.
VI, Those which might gain the mastery
over you, or which would interfere with any
thing OF more importance. Eph. V. IS; Phil
lipians ". 5; l. Cor. vii. 81.
Those INTO which you cannot carry your re-
ligion without lncogruity. l Corinthians X. 81.
On which you cannot ask Gods blessing Col
ossians. III. II. In which you cannot show
forth the shining grsces OF Christian charac-
ter to the honor OF God Matthew, V. 16. And
in which you cannot breathe the atmosphere OF
Christ's presence Colossians III. IL.
Philippians, iv. 8.
The above are uudying principles, not human
theories. We do not put forth the absurd state
ment IL you believe it is wrong to black your
boots, don't black them," because, Der Sc, 1t
would be wrong CD Is the kindred statement
true II man Is only sincere he is all right" !?
Pshaw! what logic. Right Is right under all
circumstances, and wrong is wrong under all
circumstances. my firm, od-fashionei be-
lief is that some doctrines are not true,-that
when " No" 10 the fact, Yes " is out OF
court, and that when Yes can be justified,
No must be abandoned"
~rhe Scripture references are given. The
reader is requested to lind and read the text
for himself.