The Holt County sentinel., 1912-05-17

| americans deIlRnt III, u lS IN enactlUE
laws. We seem to have an insane
idea that all the Ills Of human life
can be cured by legislation. There
seems to he correspondingly great.
er carelessness In the matter of law
enforcement Jesus did not found his
kingdom upon a multiplied number of
Thou shalt noi's." Of merely negative
enactments. lie took the old Divine
| law and fulfilled" l. o.. filled IL full
with life. lie put purpose. life and vi.
tally into that law. lie transformed
| II from an outward formal observance
| to an inward heart motive. A. the
| outset Of this lesson Jesus not only
says that he will obey the law Of
Moses and the admonitions of the
prophets. but that those same prihci
Piles shall apply In the hearts OF the
citizens Of his new Kingdom. That
moral order which II IN accordance
with the Divine standard II still to be
observed. Christianity gives no II.
cense to it's followers. The righteous.
ness which IL OF Christ does not les.
sen our moral obligations. Jesus says
that not the leas, lot or TITLE" the
smallest part Of Hebrew letter. the
'dotting OF an I or the crossing Of a
r" shall be set aside. They must all
| lie realized In the lives Of his follow.
| ers.
ResponsIbie for Teachings.
In order to emphasize this stiil fur.
ther. he tells those whom he calls and
appoints to his service that they shall
he held responsible for what they
/ teach. a. well as what they practice,
with regards these commands. To
| teach men to break one Of the very
least II to become least In his new
kingdom. To obey and TO teach 9th
new kingdom. Such IL the Importance
he places upon the Old Testament
| teachings and his statement a. 10 it's
authors. let us beware reading into
his words any meaning that shall set
| aside this portion Of Holy Writ. or
that shall suggest any question AZ 10
| their accepted authorship or author
lily. But Jesus was also aware Of the
| danger Of outward obedience or mere
| perfunctory fuiflment OF that Law TO.
gether with the myriads Of traditions
that had grown up with Il. Hence 4
is that he 10 specifically warns his
followers that their righteousness. t.
e.. right relations must exceed that
OF the Phar'sees whose loyalty to the
law and to tradition Ia 80 famous. His
followers must keep not only the form
hut the spirit also. and so he goes On
TO illustrate. beginning with an old
commandment. Thou shalt not XIII.
he shows us that the outward final
act OF murder In but an ontgrowth OF
the spirit OF a mans heart. hence ne
who hates his brother man IL In dan
ger OF. !. e.. already In the power OF,
those forces that In their elimination
Will bring him before the tribunal.
IN danger OF hell Jesus clearly
indicates In all OF his teaching a fu'
ture state OF punishment Al we'll ~
one OF bliss. and granting that these
words are only symbolical, OF which
We are not convinced, We must pray
TO he delivered from the reality These
words are Of the merest nonsense 1t
they be not true. and certainly we
cannot accuse Jesus OF testing nor
suggest him to be fool Nacking IN
knowledge) as he speaks upon 30 seri'
GUS a subject.
Jesus Philosophy Simple.
Remembered thy brother hath
aught against thee" The philosophy
Of Jesus Ia perfectly simple. II an
ger II criminal then he who Is guilty
mus! OF necessity become reconci'ea
10 'hat one wnom ne mas onenden'
no. merely INA. we se " ~. Nv,
~ "o ,e, W." a'o. NV" go n,a,,.r pn, mo-
must GOT r,yht With omr brother who
has sugbt against ma before our Gifts
will be acceptable unto God. Some
one has said, 1T IL far easier to give
nm n coin than 10 give up a quarrel.