The Penn's Grove record., 1914-01-16
FOR ETERNAL LIFE
Glove God Supremacy, and Thy
FeIIow-Men With True, Zeal
GUS and Constant Love-"

THIS is a personal question for ev-
! cry one to solve for himself, What
can do to inherit eternal Hfe?"
It is written. "This is life eternal,
to know Thee, the only true God"
1t Is important to know there is
eternal life. and to know what it is;
but the alEimportant thing is u per-
sonal relation to this great truth.
Do know Thee. the only true
God?" For others to know is wen for
them, but their knowledge viii not
answer for my ignorance. The great
question to be resolved is What shah
| do to inherit eternal life?"
Through it is evident that the law
yer in the Book Of Luke propounded
this question with an III and NEAR de-
sign, yet it was a good question, and
addressed to the one above all others
best able to answer it. The lawyer
did not believe that the master. as he
called him, could give any new light
on the subject. Whatever the answer
might be, ne hoped to be able to re-
ply that it contained no other direc-
ton for ultimate happiness than what
was already known.
The lawgiver paid no attention to
the malicious design to tempt him,
but at once answered the lawyer with
a question, What is written in the
Law. How readest thou?g
He came to catechise the master,
and the master turns to catechise him
and to make him know himself. He
treated him as a lawyer, as one ac-
quainted with the law. and babe him
practice according to his knowledge.
The lawyer answered ~discreetly and
wisely that the divine law commanded
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul. and with all thy strength, and
with all thy mind; and thy neighbor
as myself"
The Masters Answer.
And the master said unto him.
Thou hast answered right; do this
and thou shalt live; live forever
have eternal life"
They were not speaking OF the
earthly life, and when the master said
Thou shalt i've" he meant eternaIly.
The lawyer is still in doubt as to
one point, or appears to be, in order
to justify himself, and asks, Who Is
my neighbour"
The Pharisees had wrong notions
1h0Vf mhn W0rn - H. A----a-1 -
their neighbors. They did not under
stand that the Gentiles were included
in the command Love thy neighbor
as myself"
The master, to correct this errone-
Gus idea. answered the lawyers ques
ton by a parable representing a poor
Jew in distressed circumstances be-
ing succored and relieved by a good
Samaritan. The priest and the Le
vite saw the man on the roadside who
had been robbed and wounded, but
they passed by on the other side"
The good Samaritan when he saw
him had compassion upon him and
bound up his wounds and brought him
to an inn. and took care of him
(which of these three" asked the
lawgiver of the lawyer, "thinkest thou
was neighbor to him that fell among
thieves 2"
And he said he that showed mercy
on him.
Then, said Jesus unto him, 60 and
do thou likewise"
The answer to the great question
was extorted from the lawyers own
mouth.
Fulfilling Of the Law.
What shall 1 do to inherit eternal
life?g
Love God supremely. and all thy. fell
low-men, with a true, jealous and con-
slant live. Love is the fulfilling Of
the law and whosoever fulills the d.
vine law shall be free from the law
of sin and death and shall live for
ever Love is immortal and they in
whom the divine spirit Of love for
God aud man dwells can never die.
For God so loved the world that he
gave his only begotten son, that who
soever believeth in him should not
perish, but have everlasting life"
1t is also written that God. through
his love and abundant mercy. hath
provided for his obedient children IAN
inheritance i~ncorruptible and unde
filed and that fadeth not away"
Oh the gracious thought Of an In
heritance that is fadeless and a Life
that is endless.
And this is eternal life, to know
Thee. the only true Godfrey. Har
vey S. Irwin.