Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-01
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The Judges Sympathy.
We are sometimes told admirinsly the
story of the old Roman Judge whose son
had violated ono of the laws. The old
man crushed every paternal feeling, and
condemned his boy to death. Fortunately
the judge Of men is not like this. He Is not
Interested in the vindcation oil law, but
in the salvation of the sinner. III fact. He
did not come 10 judge, but 10 save the
world. He is love; and love forgives, and
delights in forgivlng. When the represen-
tatives Of unbending law appeared before
Christ with their victim, a woman taken
In sin. He refused TO condemn her. Go,
and sin no more" And Christ IS God. His
act is the act of God. The j dye knows
our weakness. remembers that we are
dust, wishes to save us; and when lie
finds a penitent and contrite heart, He
pardons. Let US think Of Christ our Judge.
and our attitude towards Him. All judg-
ment unto the Son. John 5:22.
Bible References.
Christ the Judge: John -, Acts 1912;
Il. 81; Rom. 2:is; 1910; 1 Cor. 4:5; . Tim.
4:141; / Pet. 4:5
The Last Judgment: Cor. $40 Heb.
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Rev. 2o:l2.
Privilege: Matt. 1:22; John 3l9; 1874;
l5;22; Rom. PIP.
Christ's Mercy. Luke 7:47; Matt 2o:al;
2s:S7.
For Daily Reading.
Monday, May 30. No Respect of Per-
sons" Ps. 72:2-9. 1914
Tuesday, May 81, Righteous Judgment,
lisa. 1895
Wednesday. June 1. Purifying Judgment,
Nal S1-3.
Thursday, June .. The Judgment Beat,
2 Cor. 5:9-11
Friday. June 3. self-testing," Cor.
11:27-s4; Cor. 1876
Saturday. June 4, Secrets Uncovered
Heb. 4:i2. Is.
A Reasonable Judgment.
Reading Christ's parable of the judg-
ment, I have been struck with the fact
that He shows that judgement is reason
able and inevitable. In the parable the
wheat is gathered into barns; what else
would ono do with wheat? But the tarei
are burned; what else would one do Will
tares2 The good fish are gathered int
vessels: the bad are thrown away. Is no
that Inevitable? Is not that reasonable
Gods judgment is not something tina
comes from without. but from within
and therefore it is inseparably connected
with the deed performed. Thus we put ou
hand into the fire and we are burned. I
is inevitable. In the same way we breal
the law Of gravitation; we fall and VI
are wounded. So all sin carries with it il
own punishment. No man can escape
Gods balances are keen. No man will SUI
fer without acknowledging that his judg
ment is just. for punishment grows out o
sin as flower out of ITS stalk.
A Judge With Full knowledge.
? Our Judge is our Redeemcr. Let Il
never forget this. II lie loved us so deepl
that He died for us, He is no. ruthlessl
going to cast us off because or our faults
p He died that He might remake MS. an
. He will perfect this work If we let Hin
4 Besides, He has a full knowledge Of mar
4 for He was tempted in all points like a
wo are. yet without sin. On'y a mothc
that has lost her little one can unde
I stand the grief Of other mothers that wee
i above their dead Jesus passed throue
the depths for us, and lie KNOWS Their.
fore He understands, and symrathizes. n
!. sees the struggle even if it ends in fai
o ure. We see the failures only. There is r
n heart so tender as the heart Of Christ Il
81 judge that could do us Justice but Jesu
81 want to be Judged by Him. for I kno
{ He understands.
. A Judge OF the Good.
d Christ is watching so eagerly for IL
8 good that men do that even cup OF co
water given in His name will not be 70
@ gotten. When We think of judgment, pc
n haps We think too much Of coudemnatio
= There Is another side-reward. The judi
il SAYS, Come, We blessed of my Father
y The harvest of the world Is the harve
- of the good. It is the good that is gar
cred. on that day all the treasures tn
- We have laid up in heaven will be di
u played, and we shall enter into our ON
~ What, then. are we doing in the way
banking good in heaven? Livery XII
~ deed, every unselhsh thought. every a
ir Of sacrifice. every smile. and every wo
" of cheer goes down to our credit in t
r. pages Of the book Of life
" No Appeal.
e" Why should there be no appeal fro
oil Gods judgments2 Because there is not
rs ing to appeal to. Suppose you do a st
s. in addition. You add up the figures, and
be doing so you make mistakes, rot one m
IN take, but many. You are told about the
o. errors but you refuse to rectify the
, Then the examiner comes around and
y does the sum; and your errors stand &C
demned. You see at last that they &
errors. There they are. The examine
judgment is final. because IT is right, a
no cannot change the principle of natl
ST MATES to suit you. Christ's judgment
at final. because It is right; II Is as much
no accordance with the eternal laws as {
sr examiners Judgment in the matter of I
% sum. Neither can alter the result with,
.ss violating the eternal princip'. and the
80 by becoming unjust himself.
~ The Way Not to be Judged.
10 The apostle says, IF We would iuo
he ourselves. we should not be Judged"
Cor. II 1879. That is to say. we shol
get after our own faults with such viz
and determination that nothing would
left for our Lord 10 reveal tc US. :
know pretty well how to Judge othe
M There are too many spiritual occult
pulling notes out Of their brothers ey
We have keen vision for the small fau
ne OF others. while We are blinI TO the
ell defects in our own nature. a travel
M must not cross the border OF fore
r. country with contraband goods. The s