The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-13

production, he should not discuss
science, Jurisprudence, finances and
politics, his one great business is to
preach the gospel of Christ in its
fullnesS and power He is to be an
adept in the use of "the sword of the
Spirit which is the word of God
Souls are hungering for the Bread
OF life" Why give them husks to
eat? He must give them proper prin-
cdpies upon which to build and by
which to mould their character and
1T them tor HES duties II Is the
ministers place to teach men how to
live, and not how to make a living.
The fundamental principle as to
how man is to make a living is laid
down inythe word of God is an the
sweat of thy face shalt thou eat
bread Gen. 3:19, and that means by
work. The minister must deal with
the vital questions of life and their is
sue. 1t is his great business to in
strlrct In the spiritual and eternal vari-
ties OF life. He is to prepare men for
living, dying and the hereafter
In your editorial you say that the
ministry ought to apply to the Pres
ent day problems the moral teachings
of Jesus" This is just what We do
You can search His teachings and
see that He laid more stress upon the
spiritual and moral nature. of man
than upon his physical being, though
He had proper consideration for that
He taught those great fundamental
principles which We, in obedience TO
His command, proclaim to-day, viz,
Gods sovereignty, mans responsible
ty and accountability to God.
He condemned malice, profanity,
Sabbath Dissertation, barshness, lying,
Hnforgiveness, stealing, murder dis
honesty, idleness. adultery. and i'm
morality of ALI kinds, and all kindred
sins
In addition to these, He also taught
the sinfulness of sin in Gods sight,
and the only remedy for sin lis His
vicarious atoning sacrifice, that before
a man can live right and be at peace
with Cod, his heart must be changed
by the Spirit Of God and he must ex-
ercase faith in Him as his personal Re
deemer and Saviour
Jesus Christ also taught the spirit
Uality Of God, the certainty and the
reality of the resurrection OF the dead,
and the certainty OF the coming judg-
ment, before Gods throne, of the hu-
man race. He did not speak of fnan-
ciaI problems, but He warned men
against cOVetousneSS when He said,
Take heed, and beware of covetouS-
ness, for a mans life consistent not
in the abundance of the things which |
he posseSseth. Luke 12:i5.
He taught the folly of trusting in
uncertain riches when He said,
Thou fool, this night thy soul shall
be required of thee; then whose shall
those things be, which thou hast pro-
vided? So is he that layeth up treas
IRE for himself, and is not rich toward
God" Luke 1920.
In His mastery sermon on the
Mount, as recorded in the Gospel of
6:25-34, Jesus Christ teaches
Us that the temporal necessities of
life are not the most important, but
says in verse SO, "But seek first the
Kingdom of God and His righteous
ness, and all these things shall be
added unto you."
Thus showing, as He always did,
hat the spiritual is of far more i'm
1ortance than the temporal.
He even insists that man must get /
light with God by the holy Spirits
lelp and then 1--we in conformity with
he teaching of Gods word, that if he
Ices this adj will be we'll. Thousands
AN corTobof'ate the statement of the
osalmist when ne said, Il have been
Toung, and now am old, yet have I q
lot seen the righteous forsaken, nor
lis seed begging bread" Psalms
7:25.
The religion of Jesus is the religion
4 love, justice, mercy and sympathy.
10 one ever sympathized with the
in their struggles and trials, I:
more than the Christ This is the
eligion we hold forth to men and. /.
they desire it's privileges, comforts
nd blessings, they must comply with
Is demands
Man is the same in all ages, and /,
leeds the same gospel OF salvation /: