Mexico Missouri message., 1912-05-30

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WIN S,. your Father wl.I5 -
IS, Someone has called A..
butts" of God as rec o's
scriptures, showing n,,
lead to something go ,r' u
them with those O.. ms ,V =.
the introduction to some y 4.
mark. In something ~. d
the words Of Jesus. oT,g' i
tremendous with impor, '''
Doing was the creates ,,s ]
Jewish religion that Ja,r.
aside when he estab,,b.
Kingdom. 1t is easy n, /.
to do for himself IN o,s.'
Gods favor. It Is hs-S g' !.
for us and We to acce,, y
work. 81"
In this lesson thera :,
sive word and three illp,...
word is the word "rigs,sa''
stituted in the Revised =
the word "alms" In Voc.
three lines Of applicant,
lions used are, first. Ma,
make our Righteousness =.
doing our aims as no, 4,
men; second, that In "A,
our prayers We shall M
hyprocrites, desire TO No..
and third, that in the I.,.-
fasts and our vigils We A,
as do hyprocrites. that n.
may observe and comns.,
In another lesson yro, /
festo of Jesus We stvt,sl =
of the law and in II he srn-
all by telling US that excsT !
BUSINESS shall exceed he,,.]
OF these Scribes and pha,,-
John the Baptist designate
Grafton of vipers-hypocr,s,
In no wise enter into this IA,
which Jesus came to esabfs
Righteousness He D.-Y
In the lesson Jesus H,u
difference between thel,
ness and the Righteousness
is demanding Of the spb.,
kingdom. He demands thn-
BUSINESS shall seek its s,r
from nor among men but 90
motive which must goye-
glory, not OF man but q
mans approval but the 4,
God. In verse two the va
is retained and hence tie h
tration has TO do with oe-
aims" 1. e., our relations 10 ID
ms, our right-ness. The tovI
has no Fundamental connect
any question of honesty be,vI
and man. The doing OF g!-sl
Ing to the strict interpreula|
law Is no part of duty T.sa
reason why the business III
give away his earnings proyis
just in his dealings and dos
fraud in his transactions. "a
see men making great gift; =
factions TO the cause OF ph1r
Why? Jesus lays bare The
when he says, that the? Il
the glory of men"
Next Jesus takes up the s.
prayer. Again our attention
to the fact that the exercise d
has but little 10 do with OUT
to men. True il Is these
must be right before We can
God acceptably but praye, Isl
rected to God and not TO man
from our belief in God, why s.
pray? Commercial or other i
tionships do not require pral
then pray? The keen blade
logic again reveals the inner
cret, that they may be seen
and such an idea Of righ'eo.
repugnant in the kingdom
We now come TO the tl!t
ton, the keeping of fastS
does not and never has an
the natural man. Naturally
pugnant and distasteful and
see men making a show Of IA
imposing a like burden upo
why? THAT they may be
men," Is there, then, no !
nor ministry in fasting?
there is. True fasting HOWE
sists in foregoing and absa
the glory of God"
God the Final Judge
1t is a sad fact that much q
ten fasting and of our abs,eI
upon Fridays is that 1t saa.
of men and not because %, Oh
probation of the underlying
sense OF the principles Of
This lesson is a great warHl
we condition our righteolsi
the approval of man ii vii. a
ward whatever of God II'
tious or unctious display
anthropy will receive us rev
men and weighs nauGht
Followed through this less.
to all the walks Of life F.
ton, to adulterate food for
yet appear active in cH"'c.
upbuilding of a reputation
ness is the sin that lies 'a,.
and corruption and that -.I'
lea to have "the worst cove.
in the world"
1t is quite noticeable ,-a.
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