The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1913-11-07

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Paul was In Corinth. . city Of luz.
ury, learning and RIGHTEOUSNESS when
he wrote this letter to the believers In
Rome, = letter Of profound logic and
ethics ~ well ~ . profound etudy In
psychology aud philosophy.
I. None Of W livsth 10 hlmss.f,"
w. ~. Paul begins this chapter BY
giving q caution - to doubtful dispu.
tatious, Judgments upon thoughts"
whether II be In the matter OF eating
herbs or meats, or In the observance
Of set days. Who are we but fellow
servants ". ~ Of Cod About such
things Ms habits and observance OF
days We must each be assured In our
own minds. ". 81, but while that IL
true yet, none liveth to himself
". - for we are the Lords" ". 81.
lie IL IN. universal Lord, both OF the
living aud the dead. ". -. What folly,
therefore. for any believer TO set him.
self up In judgment upon his brother.
-Four Things Suggested.
~. "Give an account to God" w.
1918. Verse ~ suggests four iaings:
~ A universal summons. each on.
uf w." great aud email. obscure or ia
nous. each on" must appear non"
overlooked. none excluded. none eS.
oused. go a particular summons.
each one Of ~. not 81 masse. but
1 Us Scparat" units. 49, A purposeful
summons. to give account" not OF
Others but each Of himself II will not
be- blind Justice" that shall await us
there. but holy God. one who knows
| Ill. sees all every thought and imagi.
nation Of the human heart Gen. 6:5i
| aud who's. judgment will be- righteous
Il -, A rightful summons. because OF Its
| source. before God. and shall not tn.
/ ludg" OF the whole earth do right
Il No excuse because Of the failure OF
others will avail. no subtcffugc be &C.
c-ptabl.. strict justice" will condemn
Man made laws ana ordinances as to
what We eat or what days We may oh.
serve Hill then BE- revealed In the
White light OF the Tod whose name Ia
love. In the light OF such n prospect
how pertinent therefore that We turn
~ 13l. from Judging others aud look
well to our own conduct. lest that con.
duct become u rock Of stumbling to
other and weaker brethren.
Another Law.
~. Follow after things which make
for peace" w. 1928. To follow that
which shall edify Is TO oNercis. ia.
law OF liberty" James In his opistis
II; 20, 2:i2I tells ~ To look Into this
law and to continue therein for by II
We shall be- judged. ye, there Il still
another law, the royal law" i2:S.
Matt, 22:36.iOi. the fulfilling Of which
viii settle every question OF mans IT,.
la,ion TO man. We should 20 use our
liberty that II he not evil spoken og
or become a rock OF stumbling TO any.
Whether or not the kingdom OF God
BE- IN w, or We In the kingdom. de-
pcuds not upon the ecrupulous obscrs.
ance OF ordinances either as TO cut.
ing. or the observance OF DAYS, bu,
rather In the manifest righteousness OF
our lives aud IN having peace IN our
hearts. ch, IL 10, being filled with 10y
In the Holy Spirit v. II. Therefore.
N TO eat meat shall cause my brother
to stumble or TO be- made weak ". 2iI
Il viii eat no flesh for eyermore."
l. Cor, S:i3.
All OF this leads up to the true prin.
clplc OF total abstinence us revealed
In verse 81. 1T In good not to eat
flesh. nor to drink wine. nor TO do
anything whereby thy brother stun.
bleth or Is offended" This does not
alone apply TO the Great American
Jnggernaut. the commercialized liquor
traffic, which according to the United
States Supreme court. has no legal
ground upon which 20 stand. When
the members OF the church of God
In this land OF liberty" shall each
be governed by this principle It will
not be long before the liquor problem
any many other questions that are
troubling us will be settled. The real
question will not be rs II wrong. ="
but rather How will A afBect nv