The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-13
DESIRES, UNSATISFIED.
Their Nature, the Realm of Their
Government. and the Remedy
for Their Correction,

AOt N<Ott @SteOhs
The following is sermon de
livered by Rev. j. l.. Grove in the
United Presbyterian church ot
this place, Sabbath morning,
March 2, 1902, The editor was
present, and at the close of the
service, requested Mr.. Grove to
write the sermon for publication
in the Fulton County News, which
he kindly consented to do. There
is nothing denominational about
it, and it will be found to be prof
table reading for anyone. ED
1ToR.
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James 4.:a.
The thought of the text springs
out Of contrast instituted, in the
closing verses of the preceding
chapter, between heavenly wis
dom and earthly wisdom. The
former, "Is first pure, then peace
able, gentle and easy to be en-
treated, full of mercy and good
fruits, without partiality, and
without hypocrisy" The latter,
"Descendeth not from above, but
is earthly, sensual, develish.
Wisdom here, is manifestly to
be understood, not in it's narrow
or limited sense, but in it's COM
prehensive and commonly scrip
tural sense. The wisdom from
above intended here is, hence,
the whole disposition of heart
that is begotten from above, and
put in contrast with those carnal
and natural principles that hold
sway in the unrenewed state; and
even show themselves, in greater
or less measure, in the renewed
man throughout his earthly life.
To this latter wisdom the apostle
traces the strifes, bitter envyings,
wars, and tightings that destroy
the order, harmony and peace of
human society, and the unrest,
distraction and confusion among
the memb bers of the human soul.
Speaking of these evils he says
"Whence come they?" "Come
they not hence even of your lusts
that war against the soul?" eye
lust, and have not" The word
lust, in our present use of the
term, though not always, yet very
commonly has bad Specification,
expressive of desires springing
out of the evil passions of mans
nature. The scriptural sense is
more general, expressive of
strong desires either good or evil.
For example, it is said, "We de-
sire that every one of you do show
the same diligence" &c. The
same word is used here in the
original that i rendered in the
text lust So, also, when Christ
said, with desire / have desired
to eat this passover with you" &c.
the original word is the same rem
dered in the text lust. Hence,
the word lust means strong de-
sire. "Ye greatly desire and
have not" My theme is, hence,
dissatisfied Desires.
The experience expressed in
the text is no uncommon one.
We see it every day. We all ex.
perience it more or less every
day. And the fact suggests the
inquiry, Why? And by following
the context a little further we
find the inspired answer in these
words, "Ye ask, and receive not,
because ye ask amiss, ,thatye may
consume it upon your lusts (plea-
sure). These desires are, hence,
misdirected and therefore sinful
and, consequently, unsatisfied.
l. Then let us consider some
whatof their nature and the realm
of their government in order to
understand
2. The true and only remedy
for their correction.
Desires are native with U.s.
They are doubtless God given en-
dowments, and essential faculties
OF our being. They are the real
motive impulses Of all our life ac-
tivities and aspirations. Man
L. f. l. L