The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-06-03

frowns upon all innocent anus nieuts is Il sorry
specimen OF humanity, dri ne is soir!er srcci-
men OF oir holy aud iov;nl Christian rclic on
That, surely. Is not the way % max, Ch,isti1f ity
attractive. 1t is violation OF ,:ods law, rather
Than keeping Of it. II was to Lhrlsiins that
st. Paul said: "Rcioice in the Lori always, and
again I say rejoice" Uhil. 4D II a Christian
fears God as a loving child i,ars fond and in.
dnlgcnt father. II should make him ,hc larpicst
Of moras. There is a great difference, thcn,
between fearing God and being afraid Of Cod
The Christian has every reason 10 fear God: he
has no reason to I've afraid " God III, Jhr's'ian
is child OF God, aud therefore an heir OF God
and a Joint heir with Jesus Chris. TO all the
riches Of heaven. and hc can look up 10 God
not in the spirit OF bondage again 10 fear. hut
in the spirit OF adoption. and say. abba. Faith.
et"
II We keep the commandments Of Tod we will
manifest a kindly and benevolent pirit toward
the wayward, the crring and The lost. 1hs is
the very spirit Of Jesus Christ. and II we d,sire
to be like Him we must have that kindly gentle
benevolent mind in lis which was in Him. Iie
was kind even 10 the unhankful and the I'm.
holy. lie went about doing good.
SPREAD THE GOSPEL.
The world that is stepped in ignorance. and that
is saturated with iniquty. needs the help If all
good people, and il we fear God and keep His
commandments we will do what we can to save
u sinful world. The command is: Go yc into
all the world and preach the gospel to every
creature" This command is being obeyed in the
fear OF l;od more fully today than ever before
Unsteady of using the bloody sword to propagate
the Christian faith and TO ci,iliLc the heatlien,
nations are rtsoiting to 'the sword of the
Spirit" More time and money and caersy o,e
being used today than were used III any ether
nf Ir To lipl nd riy flp
savage; to teach the heather tie FOLLY and the
sin of idolatry: 10 amciorate the condii ion OF
the poor: TO raise the fallen. and TO rescue the
pershing and to extend the boundaries OF the
Rcdcrmer's Kingdom. Christians are doing more
than they ever did before 70 carry out the second
commandment OF the law, which is: "Love thy
ncighbor as thysclf" Let it be o,ir PRAYER that
this love may more and more increase"
Ii we fear God and keep His commandments
we need have 10 other fear. No foe can per-
manenty inime lis or triumph over us. For the
truth of this assertion We have. as a pledge. tie
sure word Of God. "Thcv that feared the Lord
spoke often one 10 another. and the Lord heark.
cncd and heard it and book Of remembrance
written before Him for them that feared tie
Lord and that thought upon Ills name. And
they shall be mine. saith the Lord OF hosts, in
that day when | make up my jewels tMal. 3:
16l0.
ments have a glorious prospect. They are Gods
jewels They are redeemed. They belong to
Christ by right Of purchase He mas kept per-
fcctly the commandments for ;hem, and for His
sake they are rackoncd righteous. lie has paid
all the debt they owed He His own self bore
their sins in His body OH the tree, and there
fore: 'Who can lay anything to the charge of
Gods elect" Atlction may come to the Chris.
tian, but he may say unto the apostle: Our
light a'lliction. which j. but for moment,
wurkeih for a far more unendng and eternal
weight of glory Il Cor. 4: 10. And although
death is iepnlsvc and fearful, yet when that
last enemy approaches the Christian he may
say with confidence: ''iea. though walk
through the valley OF the shades of DEATH ! will
fear no evil. for Thou art will, me. Thy rod and
Thy statf they comfort me- lPs. %: ~.
WILL SAY FEAR not.
Or, il in that solemn hour OF death fear should
come t1 disturb the diving Christian, il hr will
hu, listen he will hear the Saviour saving: Tear
thou not. for | am with thee. be not dis,nay"d
for ! am Thy Cod. Fear not; ] am the first
and the last: ari He tha; livotll and WAS dead;
and behold. | am alive for =v,rmore, Amen;
and have the keys Of hell and Of death" (Rey.
]: IL; lsl III: lOl.
1t is a dreadful thing to live without God End
TO die without hope. Impcuitent and unpar.
toned SINNERS have good reason 10 he a.rlid OF
God. But pcnit.nt and pardonrd sinners who
fear God and keep his commandments may well
rejoice. for such FEAR is only another tUi,n oi
love. and all WHO loN" the Lord Jesus Christ in
sincerity are on the way to Iinn; and iluy may
sing with ST. Paul. who both loved AMI feared
the Lord: 81 am persuaded that death, nor l'ic.
nor angels. Ecr princpaliteS nor powers.
things present, nor things in come, nor height
nor depth. nor any "ilrr creature. shah le able
10 separate Us from the love OF God. 'riIch is IN
Chris, Jesus cur Lord"