Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-04-25
MOODY ON GOD Is LOVE.

The subject of Moody's sermon in the
tabernacle in Richmond on Tuesday
night. April 10th, was 'God is love-"
As reported in the Richmond State he
said
"This old world, which was swung
out into darkness will never swing back
until we believe this truth. 1t is a
master stroke of Satan to make us be-
lieve that God is not love. For 5000
years God has been trying to show us
His love. You ask me why God loves
to ask mother why she loved her vag-
one else could. Sod loves us because
He can't help it and it is the same way
with that mother. There is not an un-
converted person here tonight but
who has got a false idea about God
but WHO thinks that God doesn't love
him; that God hates him.
"Spurgeon while out driving with a
brother minister one day passed that
minister's church. There was a wealth
err vane on top of the church and on it
was written God is love- He asked
why did you put that up there. Do
you mean that God is changeable?
1.-THE answer he got was, No, not at
all; but because God loves every way
the wind blows
'AlthOugh He may have a peculiar
love for those that love Him, He loves
not only them, but everybody.
when Judas betrayed Him with a
kiss, He did not hurl him away from
Him, but mildly reproved him, and
l believe that it was the sense of the
great love that Christ bore for Judas,
that drove the betrayer to suicide.
1--WE love person as long as they
deserve our love; when they are I'M
worthy of our love we cast them off.
That is the difference between divine
and human love.
Love begets love; hatred begets
hatred. If l were to tell that man
down there that another man had
spoken ill of him to day, although he
might never before have had anything
against that man, he would begin to
say to himself, well that is a. mighty
mean man. On the other hand, if |
told him that the man had spoken well
of him he would at once become attach
ed to that other man although he had
never thought of him before.
eff God loves u.s. you say, why does
he gives us those rigid commands, or
dering that we do this and do thatY !
| tell you, those commands come from a
heart full of love-"
Continuing Mr.. Moody said: "What
was it was that brought home the prod
| igal? 1t was not the elder brother. Dc
you know think that elder brother
| was the meanest man in history. 1t Is
| the elder brother who kept the prodi
| gal away as long as he remained. Have
you any of these elder brothers in Rich
mond? Was that elder brother pool
in spirit? Did any of you women ever
live with man who never did anything
wrong? If you did, feel sorry for you
If anything ever went wrong, you were
responsible fol it,"
Mr.. Moody took the Sermon on the
Mount, and said that not one portion
thereof was applicable to the elder
| brother.
"That which sent a thrill of joy tc
| the heart of God made that elder broth
err mad. So we see that it was not the
elder brother that brought about the
prodigal's return.
Lets see what brought him home
He sat down and began to think. He
thought of the past like all sinners
they never look ahead. He looked way
back to his boyhood days. There was
a green spot there. He says to himself
4 don't know anybody who loves me az
my father loved me-"
| In his own picturesque style Mr.
Moody told the story of the return Of
the prodigal.
"Let the love of God to night bring
back the many as the love of that faith
er brought back the one.
Come home! Come home. Come
home"