Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-09

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Judgment. for all
men in the sight
of God are divided into but two great
classes not the good and the pad
subjectively considered, for there Is
none good. no. not one" SIt believers
and unbelievers-the saved and the
lost. Any other distinctions are only
NJ a secondary kind and limited 10
the things OF earth. For example
whom we speak Of an adulterer or a
drunkard we associate with him the
name OF sinner" but when we SPEAK
Of an outwardly moral man who new
ertheless acknowledges no allegiance
tn the God OF the Bible, we think OF
him as "ungodly" The latter is un'
concerned about his personal saliva
tion. Living an honest life as the
world goes, he believes he VIII rare
we'll enough at the last. He would
not deny the existence OF God and
future life. but he has no particular
or transforming ideas about either
He Ia uninfuenced by the encourage
ments and prohibitions, or the hopes
and the fears set before him IN the
gospel AS the Bible says, God Is not
= In all his thoughts.
, The "ungodly' is a character "ltn
, which most OF US are more hkely u
come in close contact than the open
y sinner, and for that reason he is ca
nable of more harm. We would not
willingly associate with notorious
transgressors. the libertine, the liar
vi this
'f class Of persons are not so well unuer
- stood.
II The Mark Of tho Uneodly.
IS The Psalmist names one distin-
"a gushing mark of the "ungodly as MS
GU counsel" In other words, he thlnKs'
-, ~ not wisely, or deep or Well Dut he
ne thinks. He also criticises, advises
ond recommends. His voice is heard
ny IN the popular magazine and work OF
~. fiction. He is your companion Oh
20 railway train, or In a hotel loooy' lou
=" meet him in your store or shop, anu ~
iD' will not be long before he exhibits hif
:" missionary zeal. Look at me- NJ
saws land thousands like me, wh'
'hu reiact all this nonsense about salVa
wi ton and the authority OF the bible
II, lett ION
Is Is are we fools?" How can Chrisuan
~. ity be the divine religion TO the eAciu
''e' sion of every other, when Its NUMBER
'en are comparatively so small?" I'M
~. is the way he insidiousiy argues
on But what is meant by walking
~ this counsel?" Are we to ABANDON -
'on cietv retire from business, and p'
III ON and to converse with our felio'
men? Being in the midst OF the u
godly," how can we avold waiAi
with them? The answer Is thaI
need not walk with them In the nhoi
senae and of free choice. III we
among them in the path OF duty
.holl he upheld by divine grace, a
II the demands OF our vocauoh Vi,
. ia there, the necessity OF en'eii
that society in distinction from seie
. ing Il. will put US on our guaro q
N no an antidote to the infection.
we must not put ourselves willingly
,ha,r society. We must resist lndu
roents tn make one of them. and sa
6ce worldly convenience, II neeo
IN order to honor God and malnt
\ tho nurity and development OF
MI souls.
lW Sin Progressive.
HklN The verse from which our tex
lHNN taten Is a sentence In which the 81
VMn ,boupbt is repeated more than G
INHI ,,-;,h q slight addition to 1t each 9
NlN Thot is three characters are re
IlNM .onted each exceeding the othe
NNh vickedness-the 'ungodly, the
NllHs the "scornful" The first VIZ
RNIIp ,ho second stands, the third sits a.
WHY oor,nletelv gives up himself to O
~ sition to God. The teaching Is
'M sin ia progressive. and as an ola
\WM mentator says, he who Walks
NMM Tho counsel of the ungodly VIII
NW .,ond in the way of SINNERS, an
,VM - Glands in the way Of sinners
~ Ultimately sit down in the seat o
IL ..-arnf,I" One blessing there
Al Itch accrues to him that wa
i -, IN the counsel of the ungodl
N .ho, from which he is prevented
M - -ovented from growing worse
ILL 60 a positive blessing also, Tor tne
Hal, u,ho walks not In the counsei Q
bodice ungodly ID nnuH -. ,,,I, no
eves are sci OF Uou' a.. h,s Iaw "a,
ace and law OF Co.. anu n,ah,r As .
bon. A med1tate ua' on" Ill no coon I,
be worn sequence me- ,.,,,noss "ond be
erred growth anu n,a.ad hv the riv
be like a tree planted oy tne nv
water, that bringeth forth MS
aiken on in his seasoh, - no doetl
,er than wither; anu
never be prosper -...
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