The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-09-26
LOVE YOUR ENEMIES"
EV ,NGELIS STUART'S PARTING
MESSAGE.

what it is to Believe'' Defined-The
Various Kinds of Love Compia-
cent Love. Esteem, Gratitude,
Benevolence, Wishing Well.
{ Before beginning his sermon, Mr..
Stuart stated that he had been re-
quested to define the question
! what it is to believer"
To accept Christ as your personal
savior and put your life on it, said the
Evangelist. If we confess our sins
He is just to forgive our sins. Make
an honest and just confession of your
| sins. Walking up on Gods promises,
| taking him at His word and making
an absolute test Of it is believing.
| love YOUR ENEMIES
( This was the text from which Mr..
| Stuart preached one Of the strongest
1 and most convincing sermons heard
{! during the series of meetings
The words Of the text are found in
| Matthew 5: 44-:LOve your enemies,
| bless them that curse you. do good to
/ them that hate you, and pray for
| them TINT despitefully use you and
| persecute you
Suppose that God was to make the
| sun TO shine on the good and not the
not the wicked? Would that not be
| bad
Did anybody ever take you for Gods
! kinsfoiks?
Love your enemies" An enemy is
| one who will do any and all manner
of evil against you. The Bible says
| you have got to love him But that
! love is not like our love for mother,
| wife and children, and God never in
6nH tn hp iC he
! little word you ever saw. There are
different kinds of love.
The whole religion is expressed in
! the one w0IG Love" God gave his
only begotten son because He loved
u. We know that we have passed
! from death unto life because He first
loved US
Love God with all your mind and
! strength. We can't pray without
love. The Lord set d dead-fall in His
! prayer and if we pray Lord forgive
/ us our trespasses as we forgive those
| who trespaSS against u.s." and it is
! not true, we bring a curse upon US.
; God will not permit any man TO wor-
| ship Him and have enmity in his
| heart.
| God says, "If you love me you will
| keep my commandments" Love is
| all of it.
| COMPLACENT LOVE.
| How God wants US to love an enemy.
| One is a complacent love. [ say !
| love flowers. That is love that pleas
es God don't expect me to love that
| which does not please me, and L thank
Him for it. God expects me to exer-
else pleasing love
ESTEEM.
Esteem is another element of love
l nctn ri hn fnn iC
a sharp tooth and mau will bite the
| feelings of his wife, children and
friends But that is not the way tC
| make esteem.
GRATITUDE.
Another element of love is graf
itude-love of gratitude. Somebody
has got TO do something to or for US tt
| be grateful.
| BENEVOLENCE.
Benevolent love is the love thai
wishes everybody well. Did you evel
fall in love with yourself? | shoul(
pave proper regard for myself, prop
erty, reputation, etc But we ShOuIC
not repeat the little things we hea
about one another. | am not preach
ing George Stuart but L am preaching
Jesus Christ and his religion. Low
your neighbor just like you love your
self.
| WISHING WELL LOVE.
The wishing we'll love is the on
that takes care of everybody. Low
never measures anything. When low
sets in it don't measure anything b.
duty.
GETTING DOWN LOVE.
Brother. you need the getting dow
! love. This old world needs that kin
: of love that will, get down and go to
, poor fellow, Love that makes tn
, well man walk and the sick an
afflicted ride We need the love tina
makes US go down in our pocket:
The waist band of the pants cut
many a mans love in two
LOVE IN THE SOUL.
t When a man has got love in hi
5 heart he loves everybody and ever.
;, thing. 1t is the great test of Chris
e tianity. When God touches the sol
the first element in the soul is that I
i love.
S COWARD.
l You ask if he suite me on or
= cheek shall | turn the other one?
= will say that if L have contempt fl
y anything it is d coward, but bra'
. man don't have to be bull dog.
= brave man is a man who is not afrai
to speak and stand by his conviction
= The man who will jerk out out a pi
" tol and shoot down d fellow man
y nearer IA brute than anything els
y Anger is nothing but human natur
% Make A MAN mad and he'll conside
o The nearer brute the quicker W
I, he shoot. A highminded brave mf
- will save life. The fellows gofI
- round carrying pistols in their h
20 pockets are nothing but puSilanimo
~ ~ towards. The whole thing is Tol
~ foolery. Some people want to fig
&c every little dog that comes along.
- MAN is above the dog, but if he isl
q = he is low down. A MAN don't have
ir fight to be man.
I'd CHRISTIANITY.
1y We need some f1rst-class spec ime
A. of Christianity and not poor duI
rs brutes. We need a few frst-cl;
Christians who will practice Chris
Il. anity in this country.
o. REVENGE.
t .a God knows don't want revenge
it is to be brought out of the hea
,o of the women and. children. W
~ geance is impossible and nobody
= fool will attempt vengeance. ]
God fight the battles for you.
he says: vengeance is mine"
he The Evangelist closed his stir
"a discourse with these words: ssIet
ne, all have love, peace and joy in
sk. hearts forever"
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