Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1908-11-19

the temptation. have an idea that
It the devil hadn't gone the Christ
would have moved ON. - A11t1,7 be-
hold, angels came and ministered uH-
to- Him. .
The answers of Jesus were as. fn-
candescent as they were uneQtlivocal-
They were hot, surcharged with en-
ergy in full play. They were aflame
with heat that shot light into the
nature and danger and the method
to be free OF temptations snare. And
they were straighe They were not
the sort OF ansWeES we return when
the devil makes, proposals to u.s.
+ Jesus didn't toy with Satan's propo-
| sitions., He didn't ask him to. sub
nit brief. He delayed neither re-
sponse nor judgment He gave him
cool hearing. urticalzreply,, no oppor-
tunity or OCCASION for rebuttar.
How otherwise we. do. Tempta-
ton finds US willing. voluble,s invit-~
ing. What sin cannot do tempta-
ton does For the sin we do the
temptation to which we have yield
ed is responsible. What wind is to
/ the moving boat and sails, coal to
/ the locomotive, and heat, gasoline and
associated planes to the aeronaut.
similarly temptations iss to- sin. Know.
ing thfs it is not wise to, parley with
tcmpters or temptation. Jesus didn't t
I discuss Satan's+ propositions, for dis
cussion would have implied the right
Of Satan to; be- heard 1t would have
given him privileges in court. Jesus
| saw that discussions would be dis
obedience. argument a. confession.
debate damaging
| We are hardly wiser, than Jesus
It He would not parley,. we ought
not. Il His; moral sense and mental
insight, His. sense OF religious respon-
| sibility, would not permit Him to
| argue with Satan we cannot as His
followers do. less than He To par
Leg is to- listen And the devil has
many a sweet tone, plausible plan,
fine sounding promise. And many
there are who, with unstopped and
j ready ears, are misled thereby. No
wise man would plet murder on
corner or bargain with woman for
her soul In the glare OF MONDAY in
the sight Of men. Much less wise is
he who parleys with Satan in the
i chambers of his heart.
Jesus didn't fool with Satan. He
heard his propositions and had done.
And that was the end of it. There
were no dates for future conferences.
The matter was closed at once. He
was as fair with Satan as He was
with Himself Satan wanted an an
| swer. And he got it hot and fast.
Note you that he went away and left
Him.
We ought not to fool with temp
tation any more than did Christ It's
not fair to the devil. It's not person
ally honest. It is dangerous. He
who fools with tempters and tempta-
tions is fool.
One afternoon last summer as I
stood waiting for a car by the tracks
where the electricEtrai course, two
boys drew near. When opposite to
me they deliberately jumped from
q platform to the charged third rail.
I nearly had heart disease. In a
moment they jumped safely of. To
my advice they offered this bit OF
wisdom: I'VE jumped Off wood with
both feet to the rail. The rails on
wood All you have to do is to jump
of with both feet at once" A slip
and they would have jumped-into
eternity! A junlp-a fash-a limp
. body by the track side covered with
! Ia paltry canvas eoff1n--a mound
! lin Greenwood. A boy dead, :: home
! desolate, a soul gone prematurely to
. its God Because boy would fool
Il
) temptation! How many are not like
5 the boys?
!, You wouldn't cross Niagara with q
! rope for a walk and pole for sup
: port and balance? No! Why? Be
/ cause rou:re not fool! You would
! MT jump the Twentieth Century Ex-
: press. You're not fool! You
: wouldn't put you're hand next
. whirring wheel You wouldn't fool
j with death or danger. But you will
: fool with temptation. You will play
= with temDters. You will think long
: while before you will do evil. But
!. you will think evil and give audience
to Satan now. Here! Now! Aren1
i you a fool? Wherein do vou diffel
VI from the boyso
+ Jesus dismissed Satan We woult
:. he better and safer did we the same
IS Repulse him. Get Christ. TO heIp you
# Turn YOUR back on him. Tell MIN
s. to go toss Kick him out it you hav
It to. But get rid OF temptation. Dis
1t miss the senlpteT
it IF you can't gst--mose from tn
le. grip OF the ts-aarrfer any other way
a. ffse en run. Better the woods than siT
le Better retreat han disgrace. Bette
S.. cautson than dishcnor. MANY ma
would be without spot that canne
= be biotted out to-dav il he had onl
% -un away. It is better. TO run ava
20 rom an affinity in sin than to en-
III brace. go
=. - sVnan Jesus refused to parie.
= when He showed no mood to foo
"a waen He save direct ard unhes
~ eating answer Satan left jesus. ~
- - otherwise is it with you. The adye
al a. ssry will go when sxoH 10 longer b
rim star s.And bennld ANGELS wi
- eaaae end minister unso ros,
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