The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-03

The word that saves ny the word comes
! the new birth az we have seen, and BY the
word comes the assurance OF salvation ii
4 John y, 11-Isi Our part is TO meekly re-
ceivc the VOID 10 this end we must sim
| ply have duae with all tniquity. cleanse
ourselves ffosi all fllthinessof tho flesh and
spirit and find perfect holiness in the fear
OF the Lord al Cor vii, /; Heb xii l. o.
a. But be We doors OF the word and not
hearers only, tieceiviug your own selves .
| Jesus Himself said Not every one that
saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into
the kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth
tho will Of ms Father which is in heaven
(Nfath vii, 9l) My mother and my breth.
rem are these which hear tie word of God
and do IT. tLuke VII, el), The whole OF the
second chapter of this epistle from Tssse IL
to the end Is a commentary upon the verse.
20. For il any be a hearer of the word
and not n doer he is like unto a man be-
holding his natural face in glass" The
word OF God is mirror in which each one
can see himself and his failures. and in
which he can also see what he ought to be,
for there are many illustrations of men
and women in whom God dwelt and
wrought for thcgood OF others-people who
were not hearers only, but doors, for God
wrought in them both 20 will and to do.
See II Chron. xxi, 81, and xxxiy, 1, 2; also
| Cor XIV, 10; Phil. ii, 2o-2e,
"a. For he beholdeth himself and gocth
his way and straightway forgetteth what
manner OF man lie was. II is a good thing
for man to see himself il he Will only
profit by II and become a better man. but
this knowledge OF ones failures and yet
continuing IL. the same cid way is a terri.
bly, hardening process. How shall es-
cape il we neglect SO great salvationN'
''Now consider this We that forget God lest
! tear you in pieces and there be none to
deliver lHeh ii, 8; ps. ], 22).
IS. "But wioso looketh into the perfect
law OF liberty aud continueth therein, he
being not forgetful nearer but doer of
the work, this man shall be blessed in his
deed The LAYER in the tabernacle at
which the priests washed their hands and
feet is suggestive of the word Of God by
which we are daily cleensed {Eph. V, 20; Ps.
cxix, o. and it was made out OF the looking
glasses Of the women OK s2xviii, 81 In
stead of looking at ourselves, we are to look
at Him who is revealed to MS in the word
of God
49, sIf any man among you seem TO be
religious ard bridleth not his tongue, but
deceiveth his own heart, this mans rcli
gion is vain z The third chapter 10 dis
course upon this little unruly member
which ofttimes works so much mischief.
The tongue is harder 10 manage than
horses or wild beasts or serpents, but al
though no man can tame ii God can. nor
the things which ere impossible with men
are possible with God, and there is moth
ing too hard for Him tMath. xiv, go; Jer.
xxi, IA.
q. Pare religion and indebted before
God and tine Fnther is this, TO visit the ia
therless and -sidows in their affection and
10 keep himself unspotted from the world
The religion that is manifest in talk, how.
ever good, and is not accompanied by con
sistent life is vain. The church member
whose tongue is given to Islander and back
biting is woi-s than vain and is heapinE
up torment 10. himHelf. But that Chris
tian who, constrained by the love OF Christ,
goes about doing good. making the widows
heart to sing Tor Joy Dob xxx, is), Is glori-
fylng God and helpful to men whether they
say much or little. See Math. V, 10; / Cor
~, SO; Titus ii. 8. Rom. xii. /,
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Our Home Life.
Rev. 7. Il. Miller
Look at our home life. We should not