The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-04-02
FOR ETERNAL LIFE
Love God Supremacy, and Thy
Fellow-Men With True, Zeal
GUS and Constant Love-"

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can do to inherit eternal lief"
II IL written. This Is life eternal.
to know Thee, the only true God"
II IL important to know there 10
eternal life. and to know what II To-.
but the all-important thing IL our per
sonal relation to this great truth.
DO know Thee. the only true
Cod" For others TO know Ia well for
them but their knowledge will not
answer for my Ignorance. The great
question TO be resolved is What shall
do to inherit eternal llfey'
Through Il IL evident that the law
yer In the Book OF Luke propounded
this question with an III and mean de-
sign. yet II was q 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. he hoped To be able to re-
ply that Il contained no other dlrec-
ton for ultimate happiness than what
was already known. n
The lawgiver paid no attention
the malicious design to tempt him.
but at once answered the lawyer with
a question. What 10 written In the.
law. How readest thou"
He came to catechise the master.
and the master turns to catecniae him
and to make him know himself He
treated him as a lawyer. as one 40
quainted with the Law. and babe him
practice according to hts 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 ncighbor
AZ myself"
The Masters Ans~sr.
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 mast~r said
Thou shalt live." he meant externally.
The lawyer 10 still In doubt ~ to
one point. or appears to be. In order
to justify himself. and asks. Who 10
my neighbour"
The Pharisees had wrong notions
about who were to be regarded -
their neighbors. They did not under
stand that the Gentiles we're included
In the command Love thy neighbor
a. thyself"
The master, to correct this errone-
Gus idea. answered the lawyers ques-
ton by q parable representing . poor
Jew In distressed circumstances be-
ing succored and relieved by . 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-'
And he said he that showed mercy
on him.
Then. said Jesus unto him. Go and
do thou likewise"
The answer to the great question
was extorted from the lawyers own
mouth.
Fulfilling OF the Law.
What shall I do to inherit eternal
life"
Love God supremacy. and all thy fell
lowmen. with a true. jealous and con-
slant live. Love is the fulfilling OF
the law" and whosoever fulflls 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 and man dwells can never die
For God 30 loved the world that
gave his only begotten son. that wiz
soever believeth In him should not
perish. but have everlasting life"
II In also written that God. through
his love and abundant mercy. hath
provided for his obedient children an
inheritance incorruptible and unde-
filed and that fsdeth 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 God. Rev Har-
vay q Irwin