The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-11-08

aud you love MIN. hnu u Lueu hhho kvIS
astray from God ii does not follow that be
hates them. 1t is the ain that He hates
the WRONG STANDPOINT.
believe the reason why agEeat many
people think God dOes not love them y
because they are. measuring God by their
own small rule, from their own standpoint.
We love men 90 long "a We consider them
worthy Of our love; when they are not
we cast them of. II 10 not 90 with uod'
There IN vast difference between human
love and Divine love.
In EphesiRns III, IS, Ws are told oil the
breadth, and length, and depth, and
height, OF Gods love, Many Of US think
we know something Of Code love; but
centuries hence We shall admit We have
never found out much about It. 20
lumbus discovered America but what
did he know about It's great lakes, rivers,
forests, and the MISSISSIPPI Valley? He
died without knowing much about what
he had discovered.
So, many OF us have discovered
something oil the love oil Cod
but there are heights, depths and
lengths OF it We do not know,
That Love is great ocean and we re-
ouire 10 plunge Into 1t before We really
Know anything OF II. II is said OF q Rom
an Catholic Archbishop Of Paris, that
when he YVES thrown into pltSsSh and con-
demned to be shot, little while before
he was led out to die, he cav a window
in hia cell the shape oil cross. Upon the
ton OF the Crosa he wTote "hetght," at the
bottom "deplh" and at the end OF each
arm ''leugtll." lie had experienced the
truth conveyed in the hymn
"Nhrn survey the wonirOuS Grass
on when the Fduccol Glory died.
When We wish to know the love OF God
We should 20 10 Calvary Gan We look
upon that scene, and say God did not love
us? The cross speaks OF tho love OF God
Greater love never has been taught than
that which the CROSS teach
es, What prompted God to give
mn ChrlstP-what prompted Christ
10 die-ii it were not loye2 "GEeater
love hath no man than this, that q man
| isy dawn his lIio for his friends" Christ
| lad down His life for His enemies; Christ
laid down His lilo for His murdeTers
Christ laid down His lie for them that
hated Him; and tho spirit Of the cross
the spirit OF Calvary, is love. When they
wers frockiug Him and deridiD2 Him,
what did lie sayP "FAther, forgive them,
Tor lLey know not what they do" That
ia love, He did not call down tire from
heaven to Consume themi there was moth
ing but love in His heart.
1--we THAT IS INTERCHANGEABLE.
II YOU study tho Bible you will find that
| the love Of God Is unchGngeAbel, Many
who loved you at one time have perhaps
crown cold In then affection, and turned
away from YOU: 1t may be that their love
i Ia changed 10 hatred. II Is not so with
i God. Il Ia recorded Of Jesus Christ, Just
when He was about to be parted from
lila disciples and lOd away to Calvary,
that. "haying loved His own which were
in the world, He loved them unto the
end" John xiii. y, He knew that one
Of Ills ditciples would betrRy HIM yet
! He loved Judag. HG knew that another
diFciple would deny Him, and swear, that
he never knew HIM and yet no loved
Peter 1t was the love which Christ had
for Peter that broke his heart, and brought
him back in penitenCe to the feet Of his
:. Lord, For thrco years Jesus had been
with the dieClples trying 70 teach them
. His love, not only by His lie anu Wofds
but by Ills works, And, on the night oil
. His betrayal, lie takes basin OF water
QiIdg Himself with towel, and taking
t6e place q q servant, washes their feet
he wanted to convince them Of His un
, changing love, ,o. 49,,
40 citen US John xiv; and there 10 mont
that Is more sweet TO me. l never tire o.
: reading II. Hear what our Lord sHys, al
/, Hs poIys out His heart to His Disciples
!, l"Att that day ye shall know that an
in NV Father, and ye in NE, end Il
YOU. he that hath My commandmepte
and keepeth them, be It Ia that loyett
I Ma: end he that lOvth BIO shall br lopCt
I Ly M Father" xiv: 20, 9D., Think o
: he great God who created heaven ant
! earth Toying you and me u
a man loves lie, he will keep My words
, and NY Father will love hEn' and w
q will come unto hin, and make 9ur ap9d'
4 with him" ". 2e). d,
! Would to God that our puny mind
! conld grasp this great truth, tina. thu
i Psther and the Son 80 love US that They
|. desire to cons AHd abide with US. Not 7,
larry for a night, but te come and a0'a
:. in our henrte.
HATES SIN, But LOVES TIE SINNER.
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