The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-31


commonly assume thf we are Think
ing we fully understand what we say
and mean. we naturally infer that
others do. But do bey? "Oh. the
trouble. the heartaches, the disasters
and the deaths to happiness and peace
that have come to this old world sim
ply because people have not understood
one another" exclaims the writer OF
an hundred years ago. Human ma
ture has naturally changed since that
day An appeal to experience must
convince even the most superficial. OH
server that this is deeply true. even
i'm the everyday experience OF life. Ac-
knoNledging he fact Oi imlta don aud
realizing its force in life. we find the
only sure approach to its resolution
Is in the Christ of Paul.
Our Saviour entered our limitations
He took upon Himself the form Of n
servant He became obedient to death
even the death Of the cross; He emp
tied Himself. lie was in all points
tempted rs are we. He remembered Il
our bonds Limitation itself brought
trophies to His feet. Christ made II
minister To His eternal glory by living:
0l The simple life-a life of fore
thought and order. In Him there was
no trespasSing of body upon mind or
mind upon spirit Each was kept to
It's sphere. There was IN His soll no
conflict in the duties owed God. man
and self
The temptation in the wilderness Is q
perfect presentation of His clear and
simple recognition of these duties that
leaves no confusion in the mind of the
disciple. In Christ was no haste. 10
confusion whatever. He had for each
and everything the full measure of It's
claim In His speech He gave line
upon line, precept upon precept He
did nothing in secret. % The chari-
table life. Christ ever made allow
ance in all human equations for the
elements of ignorance. inheritance and
condition. He remembered the bonds
of men. their limitations Thus we
find Him dealing with the individual
as the wise and loving parent does
with the child, as the teacher with the
pupil. He built on that best possible
Interpretation Of each mans nature.
which required ever and always a com
plete knowledge of limitations.
He healed some in public because
their bonds would stand 1t; others He
withdrew to the quiet place alone He
recognized conditions best for the in.
dividual. When two OF His favored
disciples desired to burn those men
whom they judged heretics: when Pet
er followed afar off and at last alto
gether denied Him. with what divine
consideration He remembered their
limitations and forgave them With
Christ there was neither Greek nor
Jew. circumcision or uncircumcislon.
Barbarian. Scythian, bond nor free, be-
cause HiS charity understood and
eliminated all differer ces that such dis
tinctions implied.
(3) The triumphant life Christ saw
the crown above the cross, life beyond
death, and lived in them. Hope, with
all its eXpectancles. was His. He saw
the morning when it was midnight. He
knew the Father knew. The trium-
phant life of Christ was lived for us,
and so D.came vicarlous. We could
not live it ourselves, because OF an un.
natural bondage-the awful bondage
of sin. hrist, however, ives it for
Us, and shares it with us, making ii
possible for us to have His simple
loving and triumphant life Il live
! yet not | but Christ liyeth in ne"
Oh, what comfort there is to the
poor, wounded heart that is struggling
to do its best against sin and trial in
the narrow straits of life to say and
realize. "He remembers my bonds" He
took them upon Himself. Simple faith
in this truth brings relief and ultimate
trump This gracious truth suggests
another limitation that we speak of
with profOundest reverence the limit.
alton of God Himself III the matter of
bestowing pardon, peace and love upon
the heart OF man. God has, according
to the revelation He has given us. linn.
its that He cannot pass in the saliva.
ton of man. The salvation in Christ
marks the boundaries of Gods ability
| to save the human soul
God cannot force the souls will to
accept of His Son for salvation. He
presents Him with all love and power
for He will have all men to be saved
and to come unto the knowledge of the
truth. Beyond this He cannot 90
God is bound Dy His gift of free will
Christ the God cried: Il would but We
would not"
May God help all of us to recog
nize and act upon the limitations to
which God has committed us.