The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-19

thou be the Son of God, command these
stones be made bread.'
But he said, "Man shall not live by
bread alone, but by every word tina. pre-
ceedeth out OF the mouth OF God. Then
the devil tsketh Him up iuto the holy
city, and sitteth Him on a pinnacle of the
temple, >" Now, He took Him up into
the temple, that beautiful temple, the
most beautiful thing on the earth, and
the second Adam overcame the lust of
temptation. Now notice, there is the tree
OF life. The devil took Him up into these
mountains and showed Him all the king
doms of the earth. The tree of
life Is third temptation, but
he overcame the third tempta-
tion. Now the difference between
the two Adams is right here; the first
Adam was overcome by the tempter, and
the second Adam overcome the tempter.
That is the question for us to settle,
whether we will overcome the world or
let the world overcome US. When the
war broke out we had some wise polite
ians that told US the war would be over in
about 80 days, and men went into the
army with whoop. But you know 1t
lasted four or five years. What was the
trouble? We underestimated the strength
OF the enemy; and that is where we were
overcome over and over again. i believe
that great many Christians
are overcome because they don't know
what a terrible fight we have.
Now 1t Is no sign because q man is
Christian that he is going to overcome the
world, unless he resists temptation when
1t comes. Don't let any man or woman
think all he has to do is to join the church.
That will not save you. The question is,
ara you overcoming the world, or is the
world overcoming you? Are you more
patient than you were FIVE years ago? Are
you more loving than you were five years
ago? Are you more amiable, have you
more patience? II you haven't the world
is overcoming you, even IL you are
church member. That epistle that Paul
wrote to Titus says that we are to be
sound in patience, faith and charity. We
have got Christians, good many of them
that are good in spots, bat mighty poor
in other spots. Just little bit of them
seems to be saved, you know. They are
not rounded out in their characters. 1t
is just because we havn't been taught that
we have terrible foe to overcome. The
worst enemy you have to overcome, after
all, is yourself. When Captain T. came
out in London he was a great society man,
and he became converted. After he had
been a Christian some months he was
asked, "What have you found to be your
greatest enemy since you began to be
Christian?" After few minutes OF deep
thought, he said, swell, think it Is
myself"
"Ah!" said the lady, "The King has
taken you into His presence, for ii is only
in His presence that we are taught these
truths" 81 have had more trouble with
ID. l.. Moody than with any other man
who has crossed my path. II ! can only
keep him right, don't have any trouble
with other people," There is the trouble.
A good many of you have trouble with
your servants. Did you ever think that
the trouble lies with you instead OF the
servants? II one member OF the family
is constantly swapping he will have the
whole family swapping. 1t is true, whether
you believe it or not You speak quick
and snappish to people, and they will do
the same to you.
Now II we are going to overcome our
selves We have got to begin inside. God
always begins there. We have got enemies
within and enemies without. Now,
take appetite. Let a man that is given to
strong drink (that Is the enemy inside),
look to God for help, and he will give him
victory over his appetite. Now you
want that power broken in you. Jesus
Christ came to destroy the works of the
devil and he will take away that appetite
IL you will let Him. Here Is another man
(or perhaps q woman) that is dcwned by
lust. The Lord will give you victory over
thnt; but you have got to look to Him for
L.x,o No. ~~st IL
have had people say TO me, "Mr. Moody
how can get control Of my temper?"
II you really want to get control, will
tell you how. Do you want to get 1t?
Well, you won't like the medicine, Now
1 will tell you so that you can get COM
plete control inside of few weeks. When
person treats that as sin and confesses
it they will get rid of it. People look upon
it as a sort of misfortune. and one lady
told me she inherited 1t from her father
and mother. Supposing you do. That is no
excuse for you. When you get angry
again and speak unkindly to person,
and when you realize it you go and ask
them to forgive you. You won't get mad
with that person for the next "a hours.
You might do it in about AS hours, but go
the second time, and after you have done
out OF the business, because it kind of
makes the old flesh burn. You just try it
and see II you don't overcome that tenn
per of yours. A lady said to me once, "I
have got' SO in the habit of exaggerating
that my friends accuse me of exaggerating
so that they don't understand me-" She
said, Scan you help mef What can do
to overcome it?" "Well," said, ''the next
time you catch yourself lying go right
to that party and say you have
lied, and tell them you are sorry. Say it
is a lie; stamp it out, root and branch;
that is what you want to do. Christianity
isn't worth snap of your finger il it
doesn't straighten out your characters. /
have got tired Of all your mere gush and
sentiment. Ifpeople can't tell when you
are telling the truth, there Is something
radically wrong, and you had
better straighten 1t out right away.
Now, are you ready to do it? You
will soon get out OF the business il
you will do it, Bring yourself to
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