The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-11-26
prHE ADVOCATE.
- CONSISTENCY.
SerEson before Ebenezer Presby
terry, by Rev H. A. Brown,
Moderator.
- CONSISTENCY"

s;It is the spirit that quickeneth; the
MN'b prof eth nothing the wo dsth t
II I spake unto you, they are spirit aud
* they are life."--J )hn 6 (: 63.
$ Beyond all representations must lie
~ that which is represented. Jesus
Christ was the representative of God
2aearth as the author and giver OF
SMN Had He not spoken one single
WORD, He would have accomplished
the same purpose which lie designed.
No ono can be an exact representa-
tive of God but God Himself, tor il he
could then there would. be two Gods,
and as there are not two Gods, the
only one who could give true revel-
alton of God to the people was Jesus
Christ, who was God, manifested in
the flesh.
SO the more one becomes like Christ,
The more Cody will he be- and the
greater will be his power TO do good.
AS men use means in the realization
of their designs, SO does God do the
same in the accomplishment of the
plan of salvation. lie used signs aud
symbols as we'll as words among the
Jews because of their failure TO grasp
Aspiritual abstract truths in the begin
mig of their revelation, but as language
Xgrew and men could more readily
grasp The abstruse representations of
/. S1kMitual ideas, SO in the personal rev.
BeIation of God on earth, the simple
words OF the New Testament were
used for the clearer manifestation OF
God as the Savior of men.
Words have their good uses and
their bad and they are good or bad ac-
.fording TO the purpose and spirit in
Which they are spoken. So men are
food or bad according as they think
Ntheir own minds. Words have
their influences as we'll "a actions and
even thoughts, thong they may new
er be spoken, SO mold the character as
to have their effect on those with
whom we meet aid 80 silence be-
comes the greatest witness in the court
of Heaven.
1t was not the simple words of God
that brought all nature into being,
but it was the power behind the
throne, used on chaos to bring forth
this beautiful world, and when Christ
tells us that the words He speaks are
Spirit and Life, tits because they are
L The channels by which the Spirit and
fife of Christ are conveyed to human
blinds for their souls salvation.
NY ords then are the means used by
God in saving souls, but they are in
xtfectual unless God works through |
&NeHl So if our words are not ac-
! companied by the power of Christ
within us, they will be in vain, and
instead of being words used by God |
for saving souls they are words used |
by Satan for the damnation of them.
Hence the necessity Of consistency not
Qgly in our outward actions but in
Avery intent and thought of the heart,
~ The church is moving rapidly in it's
Aystem of organized effort, but in the
gathering in of so many into these
bands. let us not fail to recognize the
power OF consistent life in Christ,
whatever else we may do. The sue
|. cess of our life, depends upon our per-
sonal efforts, backed by eminent piety, |
and the success of all Chislian organi-
"a tions depends upon the Individual
%orce, whose love and devotion to God |
shall send CONSERVATION among the |
enemies. II Sampson was so power
full with the jaw-bone and Shamgarl
did go much with his ox-goad, why
should we not have the same privilege
In calling down the forces from Hea-
to the destruction of sin?
'sBut say unto you, that every idle
word that men shall speak, they shall
gave account thereof in the day of
Judgment for by thy words thou shalt
be condemned If the theory of the
conservation of forces be trne, me
thinks can hear in the dim distance
oil space every wrong word coming on
1 liz the mighty rush of mad noun
stream yea, the very thoughts
htents Of my heart have set upon
4 urse of conduct that shall never
Withdraw its impression from all the
universe, but shall at last return max.
i,g an exact correspondence 10 my
self just as / am Inconsistency thou