New-York tribune., 1901-08-07

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How is this church going TO be built? How are
cannot be- saerce is faiuTe " R That fah9s IS what II
Peter, Peter meant mean 1t is only for to mention these
nineteen nine & centuries for us to how wrong he
hold the philosophy Of life very oftens seem 10
once again, 1 think Peters suggestion TO Christ
81 Now what did this GsU Suggests es 'r@S aseT Hsge
9ndv If vo ouy is Is 70 spare yourself Sec
Value Vy IN death no force in killing. But. again.
should you go to Jerusalem? You have been rbers
you you nave preached 70 them you have loved ttem
nealed aL their sick, you have scattered in all the
great compassion: and these men are going to Kin
Ihee ILhee Do not die, Lord. They are not worth ii:
STERNNEss IMPULSED BY TENDERNESS
csag S1~ 81 turn t and examine the of Christ so
OF Christ is impulsed by the tenderness of Chrisf
ana ana the rebuke that is red hot-nay. white hot
love Of God. Now, what does he do? He looks
al Peter and think the tenderness of this whole
satan satan | used 70 be a little troubled about Jesus
thought it was ic hsfd nsed TSndGr TSe bbrd little
% 'an Pa,e A19 know It says He turned and looked
that doesn't mean that He turned around bur He
turned pale | am not at all sure that there isn't
the Suggestion Of Peter that He should miss His
BE. Be that as i may He said to Peter Get thee
nenlnd me. Satan Now. was that harsh? Oh
stern think it would have s64nded fsT sounded 67d
Stern II you had heard it; believe if you had
would have nearly scorched you though YOU stood
on the outskirts of the crowd: Get thee behind
me, SATAN. But, oh, the tenderness of il that
He tracked the false philosophy and the absolute
HIS n or the true value Of things through
though He had said. 'Ah, Peter, that is not thy
fore; heard it in the wilderness. When it said
Here are these kingdoms that you want; worship
doms by way of the cross: spare thyself don't DO
mat ina mere 1 Is an easy way, short cut God
and the whole thing belongs you." and Jesus
it II' ] nave hearu fnat voice before Peter, that
Numbering, but behind your sincerity is a great
eternal foe of God. Satan. and the true source Of
the whole thing is unmasked- Get thee behind me.
r,a But now why? Thou art stumbling block to
m me Ga an onepce, stumbling block" Jesus says
though you would help ne and advise me toward
the consummaton of my hearts desire You are
can have these kingdoms; if miss the pathway
of death l never can open the gate of life if 1
shun the darkness that gathers I never be
fence. stumbling block, a hindrance. Get thee
PENN behiad me that my pathway may be clear through
heaven Thou art a stumbling block" Yes. but
be stumbling block? Thou mindest not the
Things that be OF God, but the things Of men,
THINGS OF MEN AND OF GOD.
What are the things of men? Ease fame. wealth.
outward pornp All these the devi offered to Christ
In the wilderness all these Peter stil hoped Jesus
and accident and pageantry and rohing, all the
empty hollow ttnsel that has made kingship
through these centuries, he wanted Christ to have
Consider His own luxury and If fbt man G dfsae fn 70
hat n
clear out of the kingdom 70 have him banshed
or executed: all that. ease luxury. an easy path
way, delightful time What about those hungry
men? Never mind the hungry men: let the king
king have all that he wants That Is the devils
ana anu the "9rId Iaise conception OF klngship, and
that Is In the heart OF Satan, and that was in the
heart of Peter. The things Of men, repeat them
ease fame wealth. pOmp, pageantry
Now what the things OF God? Peace. rest
JOY. the glory upon which no tarniSh passes. and
man seeing that these are the better things Peace
which includes righteousness for there is no peace.
addeth no sorrow: joy. which is not something Op
That is the kind of joy God gives men. He doesn't
give you tOv which Is compensation for your
sorrow bur He takes hold of your sorrow and turns
with all the followers OF the Christ; joy which Is
this is the joy of the Christ and the JOY of His
followers Joy, glory and honor upon which no
Now. listen, The things Of man. the things of God.
cross. The cross for the King; Madness! Do you
choose the things OF God2 They demand the cross:
Satan through Peter. first by naming, the origin,
Satan; secondly by declaring the character.
thirdly and lastly. by showing the reason why that
suggestion stumbling block: it minded the
May l reverentIy press this. for business this
morning is rather TO medlta{s upon our Lqfd 4 Po
that cross and chose the things OF God? l think
larger results of bringing many sons to the glory
He chose the cross because that way lay Ills own
perfecting: His perfecting OF the divine inten
ton concerning Him. not the perfecting of His
will the perfectinG OF His manhood but the
Jesus is He savi9urA but only passing through
the cross can ,n he % be- was made perfect through
tbese sufferinss and He chose deliberately the
might be perfected And then what? Then also
because Of the larger results named in those same
BecaTse Of the suffering of death He was crowned
with glory and honor Why r IN b praE br 1 oes W tns
into that same glory. And SO, oeioved We look
baart that He didn't listen to the suggestion of
shortsigbted and angry anectlon; put tnaI he an,
infnite love a much greater thing. and He took
His to the cross ad is fe kingy Drn1a n @
through the mystery of death He became quick
enng spirit.
sPARING OR SACRIFICING.
-rhasa final words These two conceptions of Hfe
spare thyself and sacrifice thysflL are IN per
petual antagonism Take TINS aSsemnly OF Shrls-
ing line cannot draw it; no draw IT:
but the Master does There are those who are
carnai life. whose philosophy is most correctly
pressed in those words, Spare thyself; and there
are those who 4 doubt not. have abandoned
themselves the purpose and the will of God
thai they are living in that spiritual life where the
one dominant note is II if He says it, though
the must mean the Cross. The first is devilish.
Iesus said it-Satan. The second Is Christian
that IS of the Christ The first seems TO be for the
preserving of life for hour 10 lose il; the second
is for the abandonment of life for moment 10
find IL forever
Now the searching test of the moment is this:
Am I sparine mvself, or am pouring my life out
in sacriffcial service? Am living even within the