New-York tribune., 1905-08-21

into the world to set up. but the temptation vas 80
pray.
That hat kind Of teptaton not only came 70 Jsssss
There are always people saying that the SnlrSn
CSYrcb no' 5od I M ne II y poor t9 @ ne ne or bs rs,
duty OF the Church is feed the hungry and cloths
the Church 70 enlist under their banner; 70 put
would be to fan before This ten temptafion ''''-''
We dare not put bread hrst: must put God and
the soul frst, and believe thar when the soul Is
that temptation at an Unless We ought to have COM
ths hungry. unless Christ had said Come. blessed
neat There @ would Be no us sSrsnsh a1 Il { uS lsss s
these things were so and yet 70 pat bread first 70
to make mistake from the very beginning that
makes the true kingdom OF God impossioIs.
Now go on 70 the second temptatior-ehe
temptation OF the pinnacle When Jesus looked
tha anoP ~q'g a1 @ Of 4nIs S o1 s saw
was to dazzle their senses. even 20 daze their un-
think or 70 feel when they looked at the wonder
ful things that they saw. And that was particu-
after signs The, aiv-avs Jvar+s5 Iss,s - vSS- o-
mraeIss Of osteSts4to t- tbSF 15. 20 o,S ~oTS
stare az and wonder at and he could have done IL
assure you that you cam Do we not read
n N ne {He ninefy-fr5t Psalm the tempter suggests
% % him, - he shall give His angels charge con
cernlng Thee and in their hands they shall
Thy foot against a stone How subtle a thing
temptation is; that II can come even TO the Holy
We read our Bibles. and We think we are Hstsnfnx
NAV y Be- 0ga 9I God Is II not strange that sstan
1 1laI temptations may come to out oe the very
the temptation 70 presume upon God 70 DO rhinxn
sogs sI Peyonq The bounds OF moral sanity for ths
ins S q 9a5zag and overwhelming men and maxi
kingdom Of God had come?
TEMPTED TO WORK DISPLAY MIRACLES
Now. this temptation. the temptation TO work
found their u5derstsnies ~ Ne Ne i-G SSs "a @ Sos-
g Jesus again and again How often we read rhae
snow them q sign from heaven. DO some mar
could 0nIy ztars -, NJ ~ IIs I1ls az wnien rney
PACK % Him even as He hung upon the cross Vhsn
the Christ the King Of Israel now come dow tss
u u 1LOsS, ulat We may see and believe him" Y
oody could understand. something that men could
the kingdom OF God was there ~
c,t1 And 1 say that temptation also comes to n.
Snurch comes TO Christian workers. Whenever ths,
are tempted 10 appeal TO the senses as ths WaT -
reaching the spirit Gods kingdom Is 10 5a sss ~, y,
m me souls OF nlen, and we are ali far too rady
Ijs ~ 15-asl1e mat We can do something for il 81
IisLnoos tnat really only strike the senses E1ov,
so1eI5n cne+Snes rely on magnicent buildings on
awe When we rails hat M the very vsrH
iions alsles. How many churches rev an +nrsr-
Inakes the very body thrill in response To ~ "a
pOvrsr ~ s1as,y ~ Lo get eloquent preaching the
ne wood are sWayed bv fbe vgf1Sr - IIe I les "a
ehurShes rely on ali kinds OF rnystIc cars1,o,iTr
Ij men oolng Christian work oUght nor - - -
cdScouraged ought not 70 let therasevss0 20 ,, os
couraged because they have NOT Zo- aTT S5 1s
~ gnl1eent apparatus Jesus declined eysrv Ny E.nd
% apparatus He never worked a niracIa 81 - ,s.
play He never worked miracle exeeot S wban tsT rs
ing SOM TIaT i5 passion for some poor suffer-
M lie 74d no nnagntdcent church: EIe had
i@nt9 INTO susceptible or Responsive mood os Tiu9 As
In his war TdesL T95k 4 to do mat ever was dons
Cntnery % tnat anybody ever had He spoke the Word
dom dom and the only methods 70 be used were sDi7-
soon az w g. ana InaL = eternally true; aud
speaxng the Word unto men. as soon as We get 70
Gods presence. then we are succTrnbins 7e SSs is
fna ssGona Se1nptationi We are wanting throw our-
UnhuTt UI wanting 10 make bewildsring impression
winning their souls for God.
THE TEMPTATION OF THE worrrrorv
And then the third temptation. the temptation
OF a high mountain. from which Jesus saw All
The kingdoms OF the world e1d the glory OF them
might be aimed at The frsr Vas Il nfshf Hiss be
aimed az BY satisfying all their bodily wants in
aimed al by dazzling them with miraculous works:
ana the lnlrd IS this ascendency might be aimed
and work in the world When Jesus looked out
He this: He saw that evil was enormously
strohs- satan says; All these things are ntnes
S0eNer VIII. give them People sometimes
''What a bareraced, stupendOus falsehOOdf''
Depend upon il. Satan knows his business a great
deal better than ever 10 tell barefaCed falsehood.
II IS not falSehOOc. IL is the truth. II Is tho
truth that evil in .nis world Is enormously strong
that IL wieldS vast resources. IL can Offer stu
pendOus brfbes. IL do extraordinary things IN
the way of helping hin1ertng anybody. There
would have been no temptation ar al II that was
not So II evil could do nothing IN this world 4
evil helpless thing in this world, there would
not be the slightest temptation anybody
10 have anything 70 DO with II. The whole OF this
third temptation Just depends upon the fact that
evil is strong. enormously strong; offer great
advantages to people for doing certain things. and
put tnconcetvable bribes into their hands
Now. young people and inexperienced people DO
not believe that. and people who have never tried
10 overcome evil do not believe il. either They
think IL Is real But you viii notice how every
BODY in the New Testament believes in the great
ness OF the power of evil Paul speaks OF Satan
as god Of this world and in the Gospel OF John
Satan is called the prince CT this world; and Jesus
here hears the voice OF Satan saying 70 HIM
'.AU these things have been delivered unto me-"
and IL must have been plausible. say the least
o. there would not have been the least temptation
in r.