Mexico weekly ledger., 1900-02-01
TEST OF DISCIPLESHIP.
ny REV. ". H. HOOK.

Love one anothef ia divine IN
junction.
Glove is the golden chain that binds
the happy souIs above;
And He's an beir of heaven that f.r5s
bis bosom glow with icvei"
Paul Gays, "Let love be without dis
simulatioD," Rom, 12, 9. "Abhor
that which is evil, cleave to that which
is good.n Glove with pure heart"
"pnt on love which is the bond Of
perfectness,Y Col, 8, IA, "Again let
brotherIy love continue" Heb, 10, / /.
Love is the greatest thing In the
world and without il we are nothing
Though l have all faith so as to re-
move mountains and have not love |
am nothingp Have we love? We
may know il we will take the time to
look into the matter carefully and
honestly.
Paul tells what love win DO and
what it viii not do, Read Cor, 18th
Chap. Find out what love will do and
what ii viii not do He specifies
seven things love will do:
First. Suffers long.
Second. Is kind. N
Third. ReJoices In the truth.
Fourth. Bears all things.
Fifth. Believes all things
Sixth, Hopes all things.
Seventh. Endures all things.
There are several things specified
that love will not do:
First. Envies not.
Second. Vaunteth not ITSELF
Third. Is not pufred up.
Fourth. Is not easily provoked.
Fifth. Imputes no evil.
sixth Never fails.
Have we this love? II not maybe
our religion is all farce.
Glove worketh no III to his neigh-
Dor, therefore love is the fulfilling OF
the law Rom, l3, 10. 1--WE know
we have passed from death unto life
because we love the brethren.n But
you may ask, who are the brethrenf
Read / John, 5th chapter, 2ud verse.
Here he tells us the brethren are the
children Of God. Also tells Us how
we may know we love the brethren
or the children OF God-when we love
God and keep His commandments.
If we say we love God whom we
have not seen and hate our brethren
whom we have seen and do see every
I fday, we are deceived and are not
travelling the right end Of the road.
We may belong to all the churches
and societies in the world and If we
have not love we are nothing and at
the last day will find that we are lost
forever. May the Lord help Us to do
His will.
My brethren, let us look the matter
square in the face. Do you love our
Lord Jesus Christ? The apostle says;
of any man love not our Lord Jesus
Christ, let him be anathama, MARIANA
tha,n which means let him be aocurs-
ed when the Lord comes. Now do
you love Him2 II so, how much2 Do
you love Him more than you do the
almighty dollarP
Remember, the command is to love
God. And he that loves God with all
the heart, mind and strength is COM
manded to love his brother also, Not
only so but Jesus says: 81 say unto
you, love your enemies, bless them
that curse you, do good to them thai
hate you and pray for them who de-
spitefuily use you and persecute you.N
Matt, 5, "A. Read and ponder.
"Love not the world. II any mar
love the world the love OF the Father
is not in him." 1st John, 3, IS.
Do love God and the blessed ChrisI
more than l love these things Of the
world? II not / am not worthy Of
Him. 1t is not simply belong to the
church, but do / love God, Christ, al
the brethren; do love my enemies
do pray for them, am / walking II
the footsteps OF Him who is the way
the truth and the life? By this shal
all men know that you are my disci'
pies, because you belong to the churcl
and pay your dues and 60 to th'
meetings on Sunday and commune
No, indeed, that's not the way to mak'
the world know that you are disciplel
Of Jesus, but because you love on'
another, SO Jesus, the Lord, says. Sci
John, 10, 80. Little children, love on'
another,