The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-19

I draw him ''and whosoCvcr comcth unto
nc win in no wise cast out (Johu
vi, 81. N. 65) As matter uf fact
| those who cane TO thu master and those
| who have been Interested i'm his message
portion, been the rich The great, tho
| learned. Tho noble according Ia The
course of this world. but chiefly the poor
rich in faith toward our God.
| Take as an illustration 81, PauIs
course when hc went IN Athens. VIC do
not find that nc started mission sunday
school and offered the children the pros
pcctV of n picnic or SUNDAY school
| treat. in order To gather them FOR half
hours talk about nothing. TO keep them
boa the street Neither did he seek out
| IhG drunkards I'm the Sums and eSlah-
| lish slum mission. ON the contrary
| hc sought the car of the mtelliScut
classes. irrespective ef their wealth or
station. Why" Rccausc he had mes
saga message which children could not
understand: message which drOnlSnrus
were incapacitatcd from understanding;
Il message which should appeal. II al all
| TO the best people of Athens. whether
HIVE We not had TO a considerable
extent. the wrong idea? Arc We wiser
| dian tho Lord and the apostles and able
| TO give them pointers as to methods in
stead OF following their example. We
were instructed to do? They proclaimed
tho second coming oC Messiah and the
establishment Of his Kingdom. They
preached that the very object Of his
reign Of righteousness for thousand
wears will be tlFc putting down of sin
, in its every form and tho lifting UP Of
poor, fallen humanity. They taught
! that there was danger of attempting To
make a prosciyte and really doing moro
harm than good thereby. They taught
that the special work 10 which Gods
people arc now commissioned as minis
tors or servants OF Christ Is the pro
claiming of tho eospcl-''thc good tidnSS
Of the Kingdom not the procaimng Of
eternal torment nor tho attempt to drive
the world OF mankind from sin, through
fear. They taught that the work Of this
present age is the selection from
amongst mankind OF the bride class, To
lac Mcssiah's associates In his Kingdom
for tho blessing Of all the world. il is
that our text declares should hc pro-
claimed with courage, with boldncsS,
with oUtspokcuncss.
Great Fight of Affections.
st. Paul is criticlsins some who had
for quite time been Christians aud
who had been granted largo OppurtUul-
tics for growth in grace and knowledge
He says 10 these. For the timc ye
ought to be teachers, hut ye need that
one teach YOU again which be the fiIst
principles OF the doctrine OF Christ.
They had lost the first principles They
had gotten cntanGlcd with vain philoso
phics and their spirituality was al a
low ebb. Conditions are very similar
today. After eighteen centuries OF pi-
vino instruction aud with the wonder
iul Bibles now at our command and with
Christians ought NC to be-in faith. in
love. I'm obedience, in courage,
st Paul points out the necessity for
The Lords people 10 assemble them
selves together for fellowship and for
the study of His word and TO provoke
ono another To love and good works
The necessity for this. he suggests is
that sin on the part Of those who have
received knowledge OF tho truth and
been made partskcrs of The Holy Spirit
is n much more serious matter than the
same conduct would have been before
they came into the precious relationship
Of spirit bcEotteu children of God He
SAYS For II VIC sin after that We have
received n knowledge Of the truth there
but 4 certain fearful looking for OF con-
demnstion and fiery Indignation which
shall dcvour us as Gods gdvcrsaries"
tvotses 26. ~.
Have We srarpo5 ihc import of tho
thought? lt signifies thai those OF us
Who have accertod the Biyinc terms aud
entered the family of God will have no
future opportunity in another life. VIC
must either make our calling and eicc-
ton SURF under tho terms ot tho cali
as accepted or he riecicd as unworthy
ot ltfo rycrlastinE-as NJ for the second
Ies decentralization. FIc who dospig-d
Moses = law died without mercy. Ept nc
VINO, having come TO cioar knowledge
nf the truth, shall he found a willing
sinner, will not only be cut or from a
further opportunity in the present age.
but he overlaStiuEly cut of from life. DE-
Stroycd. God Is able 20 DESTROY both
soul and hodY'-thc present life and our
future hope. These thoughts should make
very earnest. very diliScpt. all who have
him.
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