Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-10-02

be avoided by individuals who were IN
nocent and unsuspcciing.
There was no personal luminosity In the
Judgment Of Christ. His one object in
5udEing men was that he might unde-
peive them when deceived, and that he
might encourage Those who were on the
right path. and help them on. You and
d, when we judge, are sometimes IN
fiuenced by luminosity. You say OF a
man, II will get even within him." DO
you ever say that? That Is amnesty.
II am In his power now, but il is long
road that knows no turn. VIII get
eyon." What does that meany That Is
tinFing your Judgment with luminosity
Nothing Of that sort was In Christ. Christ
WAS even with the world. Christ owed
tiie world his life. He had given Il; laid
It down at the worlds feet. His de-
sire was that the world might be brought
up TO the stnndani Of justice and right
cousness and truth; and while he was
very severe in his Judgment. he was
like the surgeon, who must use the knife
IN order That tho lifo OF the patient mar
be saved. lie judged men for their good.
Now let us speak Of Chris's treatment
of men. His treatment followed directly
on the heels of Ills judgment. After he
was baptized by John the Baptist, the
next day he was walking. aud John
fald, Behold the Lamb of God, that
beareth away the sin Of the world and
Andrew, who had great deal Of curios-
ity. and John, who did not have much Less,
followed him, and Andrew said, master.
Whore dwellest thOuY Well. II was none
Of their business. Suppose a man should
see you walking down the street, u per-
feet stranger 30 you. and should say,
Look here, wherr are YOU R0ingP well,
II Is none of your business where | am
going" that would be your first In
PRECISION. You IRE in hurry. busy, some
thing has irritated You. perhaps. fon
do not wnnt n stranger TO NEEDLE with
your nffairs and know where you are
going, because Il might give that stranger
key by which he might prevent some
business transaction. or he might, as an
enemy, anticipate or forest0ll YOU But
when these men came TO Christ and said,
''Master, whenc dwcliest thouY he
humored their curiosity, and said. "Comc
and ece.' Ho knew that In these nirn
there was unbOunde1 curiosity. They
wanted to learn. to Investigate. And
they went with him and abode with hun
that day, and he talked TO them and
mndo such a profound impression on
them that they came back and Andrew,
meeting his brother, Peter, said, Peter.
we have found the MESSIAH" Potter
yaid, why, prophets and kings have de-
sired TO see him, aud haye died without
the sight" That doesn't make any differ
pnco: we have found him Christ knew
what was In Andrew aud John. and knew
thAt they had curiosity, and knew that
ln them was some good, and he encour-
hgod and developed them. Why. take the
case OF John. The bosom OF John was
bursting with the spirit Of love, and II
h. did not hare somebody 70 love be
would die; md Christ came IN contact
with him, and knew, Judging from his
wonlS md actions, the spirit hat con
trolled lim, Suppose DC had said, "John,
T. NN L. - hot mr. ton
roid. or am worried" No. He saw that
pohn was the buoyAnt spirit Of love, aud
Instead OF trying TO hold II back he en-
rourngcd It, And every mans prominent
irnit, " rood. should be encouraged, to
bring out the best Ia llm. Christ does not
Heal with all men alike. Take thc case
ri Thomas. darr say he was the bravcst
pf the disciples OF Christ; aud yet he vas
n great doubtor Nou remember when
Ehrist was pursued across the Jordan into
Inc land Of Hcrod Antipas, they .wer
going TO put him TO death, and when Mary
nnd Martha sent word that his friend,
their brother, Lazarus. WIG sick unto
death, Christ said, 81 ain going 10 awake
hm." Thomas said to the other disciples,
1--WE have tried 10 keep him from going,
but he will 20: Il IL death u he goes,
Let us 20 and die with him And yet
when Mary. after the resurrection. said,
eve have seen Christ" he did not be-
reve Il And when Christ appeared 10
tho tea. and they told him of u, day
nnd night. for n week, saying, we have
seen the MASTER Thomas says, 81 don't
believe It. Except | put my finger In
the prints Of tbs nails IN his hands, and
except / thrust my hand In his side, !
will not believe" He did not doubt
them, but he did not believe. In the pos
hlblliiy Of the resurrection, lie may have
bccn 4 Sa1ncce. hut he was honest, And
Ff.nt Gtrsa.luV utUhf NVltnu lff
peatine his declaration, Except ! put
my lngOr 10 the prints Of the nails In
his hands"-hc thought there was some
thing behind him, anu turned and there
stood the Savior, and be exclaimed, MY
Lord and my God, Christ said
Thomas did not want TO- You can see
him holding back Thomas. lay your
hand hcrc Thomns, thou hast believed
because thou hast seen. Blessed are they
who have not seen and YET have believed
See how cncourag cling Christ was. See how
he took and used tho strongest factor In
his makeup, Notwithstanding II was op.
posed TO everything that was helpful, Tor
carrying on the grand plan of salvation
lie took the very opposition Of lhomns
mud turned Il 20 his own glory, for the
advancement Of the gospel.
Now, take the case Of Peter, who de-
MED Christ three times. Peter. on tbs
nltAi Mltu 1lIlHl WIS AIlfNt Suli 4
do not know him." and again with nm
oath said, II do not know him." What
would you have donol You would have
lost Peters usefulness thereafter But
Christ knew what was In man and knew
he was dust, aud II there was any good
In him II must he encouraged. aud IL
there Is anything bad IN him II must be
stamped out; so he met Peter afterwards,
by the lake Of Gullilcc. and said, Simon,
sou Of Jonas lowest thou me" Yea,
lord. ! love thee" And he sald "Fced
any lambs" And he said again. "Slmon
son Of Jonas, lowest thou meT' and Pc
Ter said Lord thou knowest l love
thee" Feed my sheep" And he said
che third time. Simon, lowest thou meY'
and leter was sorry, was grieyed, be-
cause he asked hlm the third time. be.
cause Peter had denied him three times:
aud Il broke Peters heart, and he said,
Lord, thou knowest all things; thou
knowest that ] love thee Notwithstanding
what l have done. | was tempted, !
was coward. The temptation was toO
great for me, but thou lnowest IN my
weakness that love thee" And Christ
paid Feed my sheep" Now out OF Peter
The denier, the unfaithftil, the profane
me might call him the betrlyer OF III,
master. Christ makes one Of the grand
hst men In the history Of the world.
There were two sisters, Mary and
hlhrthe- One was domestic, aud one was
Of q spiritual turn of mind. Martha
WAS busy. looking after things TO eat
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