The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-28
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"But he willing to justify himself
X. 20.
Let us examine some of the excuses .
men make in this matter OF reiisioti'
and learn why they are kept back
from Christ If they are sood' pray
accept them; IL bad, 1 ask you eahaio-
ly to say so. Above all, let US De
truthful in this matter
"The lawyer said" Then comes ms
own particular plea, which we VIZ
pass over; 1t was SO completely an
swered by Jesus Christ. heao no
n,rable OF the Good Samaritan
Next to the prodigal son. these are INC
sweetest words ever spoken even by
the lips of the Master. Let each man
fiji up the sentence for himself
willing to justify himself, said.
What will you insert there? Nd
Will your excusing heart say?
IF am sincere in my CONVICTIONS
whether believe the BLDG OF ho.'
all will be well with me hereafter
Is that correct? DO you really thi'iN
that? 1t sounds we'll; but are you
honestq If YOU are sincere in giving
a customer what you believe he asked
for, will you be justified when you
6nd Won have poisoned the man? You
believed you gave just what he ASKED
and paid for but it proved to be some
thing quite different. and before sum
set the man will be dead. what does
sincerity go for there? If you lhul-
cate to n traveller, sincerely. ana 70
the hest of your knowledge, the roao
along which he should reach a certain
point: IL 1t should prove the wrong
road. or If in some sudden darkness
he should fall over precipiee, VIII
! your sincerity save you from Sell
| reproach? Were you sure 1T was the
| road? mo: but was sincere in THINK
! ing 1t was" Did you explain that you
were speaking upon an assumption!
"No / did not think there was any
need: felt so sure Sincerity goes
a very short way in cases of that kind
We love sincerity. Without 1t life
is a mockery. But what are we SIN
cere in? Have we ascertained that the
object of our sincerity is real, true
and deserving of all confidence? we
are responsible not only for the llsh
we have, but for the light we nigh
have: the light that is offered for th'
taking. Some man will say, II intent
| tn 1fuht II nave
and take the consequences" But
YOU 20 into some dark room thtnklnE
you can find your way about wei
enough. and offer you a light. Which
YOU refuse, trusting to your Owl
powers; IL you should fall or p
tripped up so as to injure yourself
who will be to blame? Do we spear
one word against sincerity? Ger
tainly not. God is a spirit, and the
that worship Him must worship Hi
in spirit and in truth"
Who are you that you should be
revelation to yourself? Look at tn
mistakes of your lifetime, and clos
your sclf-written Bible. There is
: sincerity OF ignorance, as we'll as
= sincerity of knowledge. Merely to sa
4 II am sincere" is to say nothing. w
7. must inquire: what is the object
. your sincerity? What the degree
!. its Intelligence? What tho degree
d its conscience? That Is the point.
r Gle. willing to Justify himself, sal
e have been looking around and
strikes me that am every whit
l. good as other people" Would 1T
1t rude to contradict you? The case
~ not between man and man. We e
~ 10 limit@it thus The question is b
lie tween the soul and God; between Il
is heart and what is true, between mi
y and Christ Jesus; between right al
~ wrong. How does the case sta
ID when thus viewed? We injure on
OF selves by comparing ourselves wi
one another. We are to measure on
= Selves by the standards and balant
y of the sanctuary--we are to shut
~ ourselves with God above! Who, tn
. n boast2
- "Thcre is so much mystery about
ligion that really cannot attempt
"a NV, &; +a,, thonse
times more mystery without it. Th
~ is the mystery of grace--yes; but tn
=. is also a mystery of sin. Life Is
- mystery, and all that is great touo
~ the mysterious, Understand IT? "
~ asked you to understand 1t?
~ make mistake IL You suppose :
III religion is to he understood, IN
~, sense usually attached to the word
ia must be understood by the heart, to
"a felt in the sorrow Of the soul. to
AZ reached By love and sympathy,
tho not by dry intellect,
There are SO many different
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