Evening journal., 1910-02-26

The advance Of the world in civil
ization, coupled with a general low
ering of Christion standards in ne
glect of the Bible, has drawn the
civilized world and the nominal Church
very close together Never more nee
essary than now are the Masters word
of this Bible study. ENTER We In by
the narrow gate; for wide is the gate
and broad Us the way that leadeth 70
destruction and many there be that
enter thereby; for narrow is the gate
and straitened the way that leads unto
life and few there be that find It."
The teaching of the dark ages hand
ed down TO us was that the many
walking on the broad road are being
swept by millions into eternal torture
The general revulsion from this in
depreciation of the Bible has shaken
confidence in the Bible itself and
turned many completely away from
il to a mild form OF Universalism-
TO the hope that nearly everybody at
death goes Immediately TO glory, re-
gardless of whether he walks i'm the
narrow way of discipleship or in the
broad, easy way OF worldliness. Ia
every sense of the word the effect Of
this misinterpretation has been in
furious.
Now we perceive that the Master
said not that the broad, easy road
leads to eternal torture, but 10 de-
struction-death. Now we see that
father Adam by disobedience was cut
off from fellowship with his Creator
under death sentence and that his
children We're all born in a sinful and
alienated condition and that their per-
verted appetites and the influences
bearing upon them constitute a broad
road Of self-gratihcation down which
/ they are speeding to the tomb.
our Lord came as the the worlds Re-
deemer, but before dealing with the
race as a whole he selects the Church
class-disciples The love and loyalty
Of these are tested by their call tc
walk contrary to the general tenden-
cies OF the world-upward along tn,
narrow way. at the end of which they
are promised eternal life--glory, honor
and immortality and association will
the Redeemer in his great work of the
Millennial Kingdom. Then he will
deal with humanity now going dowI
on the broad road to deatb-recover.
ing them and giving them glorious op
portunities secured by his sacrifice.
The present call to discipleship Il
through the narrow gate of full conse
Grafton. even unto death, in the foot
steps of the Master, and few there b
who find and willingly walk this way
Thank God that the masses Of hu
manity on the broad road were re
deemed and will yet be blessed, thoug
they will miss the great prize" no,
offered TO the elect" who walk th
narrow way. Eventually only the vii
fully wicked will be destroyed in th
Second Death.
The Lords disciples are TO bewaI
OF false teachers who pretend TO
: shepherds and wear the cloth, hu
= really they are unlike the Grea
Shepherd. They are self-seekers. ray
d, enous, wofish. They do not lay dow
? their lives for the sheep, but fec
upon the sheep.
1t is forbidden us TO judge II
heart. Judge not, that we be NJ
b. judged" (Matt. 7:1) The MAST
S here illustrates that we shall jude
{ those processing TO be his disciple
: by the general fruits OF their live
. Are they sharp. thorny, injurious, no
= sonous, in their influence upon other
j or are they helpful, Strengthening, VI