Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-03-08
Nothing In my hands I bring,


II. "GO0d Master, what shall do that |
may inherit eternal life" Here is a young
man, ruler among the people, and very
rich Matt xix, %; Luke xviii, Is, 80; and
according to this verse in our lesson, be
comes running and lncels right down in the
street before Jesus, and in the presence of
the people, and utters these words.
IS. "NOne good but one, that is God" As
If 70 say, God is tho only one who is good,
do you acknowledge Ne as Godm "He that
cometh to God must believe that He is, and
that He is a rewarder Of them that diligently
seek Him. Heb Vi, g.
10. Thou knowest the commandments
Matthew says: IF thou wilt eorer into life
keep the commandments So II reply
60 tho lawyer who asked similar question
10 that Of this young ruler, Jesus referred
him TO the law, saying, "Ihls do and thou
shalt live' duke y. Now We know that by
tho deeds Of the law there shah no flesh be
justified in His sight and that the law cam
not give life, but can only make u ont sim
uers and Shut our mouths Qton iii, 10 20;
Gal iii, n, 22l; why, then, did Jesus direct
this man to the lava Surely that he might
DO convinced of sin ana thus led to receive
eternal life a. a free gift from God.
90 Master, all these have observed from
my YOUTH He was no sinner in his own
eyes, but a righteous man, having always
kept the law as he thought, and was now
ready TO do something more if he couli thus
obtain eternal life. He was ignorant Of
Gods righteousness and going about to es-
tablish his own. rom Y, Ia
q. zone thing thou lackest." But that one
thing was everything
%. Gle was sad ut that saying and went
away grieved." He made his choice, and
preferred present things to things unseen, his
wealth rather than Christ, his ease rather
than a cross. How unlike Moses. who
esteemed the reproach of Christ greater
riches than the treasHpe in Egypt for he had
respect unto the recJnpenso of the reward ;
or Paul, who suffered the loss of all things
that he might win Christ.
1926. "IiOw hard is ii for them that trust
in riches 10 enter into the kingdom Of God ~
The heart can only have one supreme ruler,
and il that one is wealth, or pleasure, or
learning, or anything in this world then the
only rightful ruler-the Lord Jesus Christ
is dethroned and "A usurper has his place
%, e. "Ihey were astOnshed out Of
measure" Gods thoughts aud ways are 50
different from ours that until we are willing
10 lay aside all our thoughts and opinions
and simply believe what He says, We viii
often be sOrely perpleXed; and if any one
prefers their own thoughts and ways to those
Of God, they will continue in darkness and
not have that fellowship with the Father and
the Son which is their privilege.
9S-31. "An hundred fold now, with
prosecutions, and in the world to come eter-
nal life.n We have seen the manner Of en-
tering the kingdom, and the hindrances to
entering it, from these two object lessons Of
the children and the rich young ruler and
now, in answer to Peters question, We have a
simple simple statement concerning the pres
ent and future prospects Of the follower Of
Christ All true believers become blood re-
lations of each other-redeemed by HIS
precious blood; all are to Him rs mother and
sister and brother, and should be tho same TO
each other, one household Of faith, members
OF one family