Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-25

man. What could Jesus have done with q
disciple who loved Him less than he loved
the world7 Il John u.16). or what value
IL legal morality when wealth holds chief
place In the hearth Il Tim. ~. All, the
lead Of supreme loyalty to the cause OF
righteousness az represented In Jesus, the
Christianl
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1 e7GAI o6siACAG.
The young man passed away, forever dis
appearing from the nare Of sacred history.
The oportunitv NJ his If. vas Inst pa
,,,rht 49,.
,aAse aa"s one OK ene noble oand
sAae usHeFeo nJne Kingdom, becoming
ruler indeed (Matt. xix:2s But he forms
the text Of a brief discoursa IN the a,ac,r,a.
q solemn warning to ali who NAV coma
after, ' WAL"
DOCTRINE-1. Jesus .rooked ro,.,a
about" (Mark. kip. It was a persona.
of those about Him MARI iit.h. y aol
The ayes of wisdom % zad t,to the aer 49,
of human hearts Guke, xxii:6i1, He dopht.
less saw that there was need to be sup
little band on another Occasion Matt x.sM
but a general truth must he stat.d
Here It is: "How hardly sbsI, tbs~ that
have riches enter into the kinadon, ~ 1rhot
was a wonderful mtteranca 4 It'll. r,hi1a
before Jesus Expressed His nurna.a 70 hmiiS
q kingdom out of children ana chi,d.
adults (Matt.. xviii . ~. Now Ta da.,ores
that it will be difacuit for rich men to en-.
IL. al 90
dure forever IDan u.IN 80 +o tr;H,.,s ~
over ali onnosition fMatt ~w., o. . ahInrhA
ing all other kinsdoms 1R.v liz, " =. III,
be independent Of that which has heen the
takinEs. There is one canse IN which h men
Acts, viii: 2o1. e' .Ae AAs' p'A''
anostas A nsrs Is not strange that the
aithourh afterward thev s.id .nhs+an t,a ~,
the same and mada annronriat % SsS,,n.tars
which Ought 70 he raprao chad T., o, Ioa
z So Jesus explained Thev that " oGr can n
camel mieht No. az si1,, ~ thr .moug .
eve of needle Ttbe sn,ay, ~ so .mruugn on d
the wall Of 3 citt w" .h snam passage"ay IN
enter the kingdom. For the force Of this
reiected neithar =. 1T. ne man en men IS not
of the man, influenced by his wealth 10 the
obstacle. Jesus had just called a rich
man wnom he would gladly have received,
ooods on,,T5 mea r. corrupted by worldly
der Of the goods ffmka I,x.al Rmt the
man Ia more than his nronartW RI IL III.
1bl. Get the man f,rst Heor Iu aI; ~
for men who love Hin, 1Iohn 1ri!1k,
POsSIRI,EI1 Ths nhste 81 =. a,so,,,
cred. It is in the heart that eoes n',t IA
this world Matt. yi:s11. But the APOSTLES
are more astonished than over The,, ,,ns
derstand the natural ;ncIinet,on - 10y h,;r, an
ftv ara thay a~nraa. thair .sn, ~ nuh i
ina .Who thar ca, ha sewadaS ~ ~.
question thew wandered from +ba main
fhought and interiactad ron,,1ar ,ht1o.a.,h,,
Tesns was snaaEnS ~ .uistt,,si
Kingdom NE o,estion ses $1,000
onIv IN n.rt "Imnoss;h,a ,,,+S e.n, h.'.
possible with God.a No man ' can 's Change s
must remain forever What he 10 Rmt God
can change II - man riaid. 70 u,r, @phH
ii.1a,, Here then "a The .,,b,i,,a 1 Sa,aht,
Of the rosne1 To faEe ewav tha he TT
a new heart that reioices IN hesvsniv
treaSnro Tar W.l1i this ~ nee
nbetic mission ~ Messt t f Tas 'he ,pI rH
gloriously realized in Jesus Christ (Matt.,
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AAoSS'
L. wealth. ana nonor cannot satisfy the
come asnirat,ons that nrovo,<e anxious oues-
t,ontr9. 90 49, ne Ia,,a,1 --,tho,+
- one inuy oe .osH "ou'
christ verse ~ pollshed a1ter pattern
conformed to rules, approved by human
maxims, but something Is lacking II the
thought Of following Him awakens sorrow.
money corrupting the heart, but money held
for Christ Is best. We may be stewards
Of His bounties. q Peter, iv:10). 4. The
exchange Of gold for heavenly treasure is
illness is gain. Il Tim, vi:6). 3. Let the
church learn that Jesus does not measure
rn bow .r ale e ieveiine hnt nurifyinr and
aIevatino force a Men must come tn Iesus
rirhtIv fo he helned- His roodness proves
diyiniiv. Hfs divinifv demands Surrender.
That svrrender must ha IN His terms His
ter1 n, SUI are not arhitrarv Int accordinr TO
.ean. 1870 r. 10 bord hit noss,hie
thrn,oh diyrna grace to make men nov low
tnr wea,th 70 fove iesn. Rich man With
$1,000 haor+s toined With moor men Of