The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-07

IL no grip OF obligation is no friend
ship. Common gratitude answers.
Yes" and urges mat, rs Christ got
Ills shoulders under the miSntN weight
Of our obligations. we ought TO DC
ready TO oblise ourselves TO obey Him,
Simple wisdom answers, Yes anu
points 10 the fact that christ. know
ing all the measures Of obltgation can
every obligation. This test. then. Is
the tombstone by which We can try
our real relation To Christ.
Do YOU not question regarding this
to fathom your own heart, touching
this matter? TO you not sometimes
sing within yourself. those well-k known
words of Newton:
'"Tis "A point / long 10 know.
oft IL causes anxious thought
DO | love the Lord. or no?
Am ! His, or am mott
Well. here IL the test: Are YOU
SAYS To men, And are YOU striving.
with passionate earnestucss, 10 dd
what Ht. says or is Ills word. with
you. an y quantity. unknown ana nm
cared for. save in sort Of casual and
your life. or does satan or self. or the
Your life. or does Saton. or self or the
world. or all combined. have the call
Go apart. little. with these questions
and see what answer hack YOUR soul
makes II YOU fear To face them. taai
is all the mare reason why Won should
do go. cardillv. fairly and honestly GO
npart with them and know the state
Of your spiritual health,
Gospel Commands obedience.
We think. thirdly. OF the area OF
gospel obedience. And TO tank Of II Is
comprehend IL. conceive II or dtsCri be
IT, IL is broader than the processes 81
mans mind. 10 is deeper than the
depths Of his nature IL Is as nigh as
4 h.a hna
The gospel grasps after holy Jurts-
diction over every rational soul And
the apostles inspired vision. mat gave
us our text. took i'm the time when. at
the name OF Jesus every Knee should
DOW, OF things In heaven. end Things
IN earth, and things under the earth;
and every tongue should confess that
Jesus Christ IL Lord. 10 the glory OF
coming when every soul shall be obe-
dent to the gospel OF the son OF Col;
when the Kingdoms OF THIS world shall
have become the Kingdoms of our
Lord and OF Ills anointed
The gospel claims obedience TO the
revelations of the Spirit AMI the word
OF God The Spirit speaks through
conscience. believe that the Spirit
who made nature speaks through The
true science that interprets nature,
know He speaks through the written
word. For whatsoever things were
written afore time were written ,or
dience and patience Of the scriptures,
might have hope And IN rcvela tion
and experience deep calleth and ans
wereth unto deep. God has opened
His treasures Of truth ard wisdom un-
to us. and lie calls us. elects us unto
the obedience Of the truth. As we
obeying?
ARain. the GOSPEL claims obedience
throughout the whole world There is
the great commission: Go We there
fore. and make disciples of all nations.
bal thing them into the name Of the
Father, and OF the son, ana or the
Holy spirit, teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever A commanded
you; ana 10, 4 am with YOU always.
even unto the end OF the world
Now. just notice. the commission Is
command TO carry other commands
TO the whole world. and TO teach the
whole world TO obey those commands.
wellington was wont to- call this COM
mission. the marching orders of tho
church" hat Obedience Is the newt
able and implied condition OF eNecut-
ing these orders. ~ took the carly
church OF christ. at Jerusalem long
20 learn that this mighty commission
really mean actual obedience ma
the fingered IVA tho fascinating fel-
lowship and delightful communion OF
the Olo home church TIL the mailed
hand Of persecution struck them, anh
scattered them abroad into "all Judea.
and SamarM and unto he uttrmost
phrts OF ire earth" Otircr ages ~
the church have forgotten TO obey this
command of Christ. and the result
was not merely that the heathcn
heard not OF God. hut. the church her
self grew corrupt and barren W"
must not forget that obedience rs
The watchword Of n conquering church.
coincidence Higgins nj Home"
But. while We are looking abroad
with world wide vision. We must not
forget that obedience. like generosity.
begins at home. n begins with our
individual selves. and IL claims all of
each OF rs. 10 reminds us Of the ODE +.
dicfIce and sacrifice of the cross and
adjures us. by the c0nstraint OF that
high incentive. 10 give our whole selves
10 the obedience OF the gospel re
ere not your own. for We are bought
xiih q price" And I'VE were not re-
deemed with corruptible things. as
silver and gold hut with the
precious blood Of Christ. as of n laml
without blemish and Without spot
sThe reforc." its compelling conclu-
Only One "BRoMo oUINrNE," that
n AL