The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-30

watch. It is for all the consserated
to remember that their first obligauon
is in respect. to their own flesh, not
that of others. We may give each
other valuable suggestions, but the re-
sponslbility for the body rests with
each as a New Creature. And here we
have the task OF u lives: for In our
flesh, as the Apostle says, dwells no
perfection. Some have one degree Of
i~mperfection and some another; some
are more imperfect and blemsshed In
one way and others In another. But as
the Scriptures continually assuEe US,
there is none righteous, non perfect,
no, not one. We all come short and
need to recognize our shortcomings;
and we are TO fight the good fight
against them.
The New Creature In School.
Whoever would be Of the class to
which God has called us must Of ne
cessity be developed: therefore who
ever God has called. accepted and be-
gotten of the Holy Spirit are in the
School Of Christ. Then begin the les
sons which they must l~earn-they must
grow In grace, in knowledge and in
love. As the Apostle explains, they
must be transformed-be formed over
If they are not thus transformed, they
will not be ready for the Kingdom to
which they are called. This trans
forming Is not a work in the flesh, al
though it will affect the flesh to some
extent. It 10 the renewing OF the
m~ind-their minds must become new,
Thereafter matters are to be decided
not according to their preferences, but
according to certain principles-just1ce
and love. The New Creatures In
Christ have q set Of new rules, alto
gether different from what they had
before they became New Creatures.
The world has no such rules and reg
ulations as those which + applicable
to the New Creatures In Christ. Ev'
erything done by those who r in the
School Of Christ must be squared by
the Rule Of Justice. They dare not do
anything that would be unjust to e
neighbor, to a brother or to anybody
To the full extent of their ability the
New Creatures must render justice
| Many Of the Lords people apparently
have not fully realized this fact-that
obedience to the rules governing the
new nature means absolutely the Gold
en- Rule on their part toward all 9th
| ers. They must not do to others what
they would not have others do to them
Because OF failure on the part OF
some to recognize this principle, the
| way Of the Lord is spoken evil Of
sometimes. IF a Christian fails to pay
| his debts, or If he is careless as tc
how he involves himself in debt, 1t Ii
because this principle Of justice does
not stand out prominently enough be
| fore his mind. AS an old creature hE
has perhaps been in the habit OF ig
noring the lines Of justice and Of slid
ing along as he may be able and Of
leaving others in the lurch. This vii
not do for the New Creature; for HI
has come under q set OF new rules
and no matter how much the old crea
| ture may seek to shirk, the New Crea
lures duty is to bring the body int
subsection and to see that justice rules
in every act and word, and so far al
possible In every thought.
"Thsy Shall All Be Taught Of God"
To whatever extent the principles o.
| Justice control our minds, to that ex
tent we have character likeness Il
| God. The cultivation Of these princi
| ples in all our actions and dealings, II
| oil our words and thoughts, must bC
| our daily concern. It may be cornpar
| atively easy to be just so far as money
Is concerned, to say, I would pay t.
| the very last penny, and would live OF
| the plainest Of food rather than be ii
| debt; but 1t is not so easy to be thor
oughly just in u words and thoughts
| The New Creature is to sit In judg
| ment on every word which his mouth
may utter. It is no wonder that ST
| James says that II, any man sin no
with his tongue the same is a perfec
man. The New Creature is to be OF
| guard that he may be developed alonl
| this line, and must thoroughly show
the Lord that he has no sympathy will
injustice. a.
One must be just In his thoughts be
fore. he can be properly just In hi
| dealings. The man who thinks un
justly will act unjustly. In spite OF
himself: therefore the New Creature
must be disciplined ven to the contro
Of his thoughts. He must eve think
Of any one except with an unprejudic
| ed mind, a calm judgment, seeking Il
give others the benefit Of the doubt, i
there is any doubt whatever. Addi
tionally, he must heed the Lords coun
| sci that we should exercise great mer
cy, and that He would rather have III
err In the sense of being too lenieni
than have us be merely just.
But beyond justice comes love, the
very highest Of Gods attributes. Goo
is just; but he is Love, also, which IL
higher. In the sense that 1t implies
something more than mere Justice