The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-02-24
FAULT FINDERS
WRONG AT HEART
Conscience May Be Right But II
Is Over Ruled

Matt Il'-li-l9. - But whcrcunt,
shall likcn this generation Etc.
Those to whom Jesus referred IN
inns generation said Roy. G. l.. Ad.
ans of the Calumet NJ. L. church sun
uay morning, were scribcs and Phari-
secs ana their adhcrcnts. and they re-
minded Jesus of IA lot of sulky chill
drcn playing in the street. who he
cause things did not 30 their way. re-
FUSED to play at an. Joining neither i'm
IN imitation wedding nor in a suggest
ca funeral procession. This genera =
I ton would accept neither the leader
snip OF john nor that of Jesus. giving
as reason that John had a devil and
mat Jesus was a glutton ana a wine
plbber, the real reason, however bcinr
mat these people were out of harmony
WIN Gods Will ana SO nothing that he
could do would please them. The state.
mcnt of Gods inability To please sim
hers ilnds confirmation in all human
history, in ancient Israels treatment of
Their divincly appointed leaders ANA of
Gods messengers, the prophets Those
III onmltN with God found fault with
John the Baptist because of his austivc
manner Of life, and finally because ne
cared To speak in behalf of common
dcc6ncy rs regards llCrod's marital re-
lations he lost his life The same pcu-
pie found fault with Jesus because he
was ready To help up the man that
was down. because he healed ON the
sabbath day, because he east out dcy-
lis and exercised his power to forgive
sin. The real trouble WAS in the hearts
Of these fault-linders. They neither
Knew nor loved God The Christian
Of all ages bears witness to
this. that wicked men are never
pleased with what God may do when
personal interest is at stake. No sa-
Ioonkccpcr is disturbed over any leg
slaiiNc restrictions governing the ny
ne of acropanes, but a bill to curtail
he sale of liquors strs the whole !
liquor fraternity. No class of wrone |
locrs is ever pleased with Gods will |
rhcy do not love ;hc truth nor want to |
near il.
The real trouble is that these people |
ne wrong ut heart. Their cunscicnces |
nay he ON the side of God aud truth !
mt they love the things that God and |
condemn. Were God to
hangc and to give his sanction to
hose things loved by wicked mon.
heir conscicnCCs would condemn not
MY these practices but the God who
leased when the high ideals of Chris
AN living are toned down to the lib
Fty of doing as YOU please. but the
Dnscicncc of every man, good or bad,
1ndemns him who thus lowers the
Iandards of Righteousness and truth.
! the hour of the souls supreme need.
Jesus compared these sCribcs aud
hariscCs TO whited scpulchrcs aud
I'D they dcvoured widows houses ANA
n a prcteusc of religion made long
ayers, were scrupuous as to mint
nd anisc, but disrogardcd the moro
lportant matters of Judgment, mercy
nj faith. No wonder such men re 7
Cted John. the advocate of repcu
nee, and clean living. II is not
range that they never onragcd at
sus for driving from the temple their
paying business. Both john ,
nj Jesus were trying to briug into
. world the kingdom of God ana
csc men did not want that kingdom
come because it disturbed their bus
css and pleasure. ana they did not
st until both were out of their way.
# in their deepest souls they kno"
at both were iight and themselves
ilty.
The cure for all this is IA new heart.
moral nature When man
ally loves God he will love the truth
God, the will of God and the mes
niger OF God. Had these Pharisccs
Ally loved God Johns message of re-
ntancc would have been sweet to
I'm and Jesus words of truth would
We been their delight