The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-05-02

but corrupt tree brinxeh forth evil fruit
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit: neither
can a corrupt t-es bring forth good fruit
Every tree that bringeth lot forth good tal't Is
hexu down and cast into the fire.
| Wherefore by their fruits sc shall know tem
tMatthev :. l61.)
The fruits of right thinking through
knowledge and realization of the truth
are love, joy. peace long suffering tpa-
tlence). gentleness. goodness. faith,
meekness. temperance. This, according
TO Paul, and as he says, against such
there Is no law. III We be led of the
Spirit, ye are not under the law"
For. brethren. we have been called
unto liberty; only use not liberty for
an occasion 10 the flesh. but by love
serve one another
For all the law is fulflled in one
I, word. even in this, thou shalt love
thy ncighbor as myself"
But If We bite and devour one an
| other. take heed that We be not con-
\ sumed one of another.
| This ] say then. walk in the Spirit.
and ye shall not fulfill the lust Of the
flesh.
For the Aesh lusteth against the
Spirit. and the Spirit against tho flesh :
and these are contrary the ono to tho
other, SO that We cannot do the things
that ye would
| But II ye be led Of the Spirit, ye
are not under the law.
J Now the works of the hesh arc man
| fest, which are these: adultery. forni-
cation. unclcanness, Righteousness
Idoiatry. witchcraft. hatred. vari
ance, cmulatious, wrath, strife, sedi-
tons, heresies
Envyings, murders. drunkenness,
revellings and such like. OF the which
Z Y ,-ry al @zf1
you in time past. that they which
do such things shall not inherit the
kingdom Of God.
But the fruit OF the Spirit is love.
! Joy. peace, long suffering, Genueness.
goodness. faith.
Weakness, temperance. against such
there is no law.
And they that are Christ's have cru
cited the flesh with the affections and
lusts.
If We live in the spirit. let US also
walk in the Spirit.''-Galatians ), 1926.
The distinction is here made very
clear as to the right and wrong way
of thinking and acting, SO that one
need make no mistake, II he will give
the subject attention enough to gain
an understanding of It, and then, by
determining to choose and follow the
right way and resolutely and faith
determination, the fruits in right ana
good results will surely follow. In
this way. the kingdom of heaven will
be manifested in our earth; OF. in
other words, we shall make for our
selves an harmonious environment,
first in consciousness, then in mind
and body. and next in affairs and ma
terial eurroundings.
When such conditions arc establish
"A u will he n all hat anrh
ono is thinking and living accord
ing to the law of Righteousness. the
right way, Gods way, the way Of
the good. and is reaping the legitimate
results of such a course Of choice and |
action.
That which is in consciousness will |
work out into expression and be man. |
environment; hence, through that |
which Is expressed. the fruits or out |
working Of the consciousness, ono ad-
vertiscs his state Of consciousness to /
the world and is Judged thereby. It |
is the sign he hangs out. which all |
who will may read: by which he is /
made known to all the passers-by. who
judge him according TO the character
of the sign.
One whose consciousness has been l
purified through the elimination Of all 1
impure thoughts and desires will have
a clear perception of the true and the /
good, and therefore can discriminate
between the true and the false: his /
judgment will be clear as the noon
day Tile shall bring forth thy right
eousness as the light. and thy judy
ment as the MONDAY" according to the |
psalmist. The sun OF righteousness
shall arise with healing in its wings"
and he shall dwell forever in the
house of the Lord, that is, in the
spiritual consciousness; and the fruits
thereof shall be harmony, peace. joy.
health, happiness, satisfac-
ton. The outer will be As the inner,
there will be q true and perfect rep
of the self. and the soul
will be at rest. Il shall be satisfied,
when 1 awake. with thy likeness"
The soul will never be satisfied I'M
Ill this has been accomplished: Until
It fully and perfectly expresses Its
potential possibilities This Is the goal
Or ideal which It is seeking to reach,
md 1t win never rest or be satisfied
until the realization has been attain.
ID and the work finished through its
In expression and ex-
perience. I,
Let not him who seeks cease from
his search until he finds. and when he
inds he shall be astonished: aston
shed he shall reach the Kingdom and
having reached the kingdom he shall
est"