The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-08


"a thee. but 90 do
Justly. and 20 love
~ Grey. and 90
vi walk humbly with
thy Cod tMicah
1888 - e,Sl lie said In
U&SOR RlSStlflI part.
Se.e>ssse>s1ss Is Il possible
that the true re-
iigion of the Rihle demands nothing
more Of us than Is expressed ~ TINS
text What about the Jewish Law
What about the Ten Command
nentsr What about church attend
nncee What about cur responsible
titles 90 our families 70 tho church,
TO the poor What about the study
OF the Bible to know Gods will3
What about our responsibility for
the heafhen7 What about baptism
and the Lords supper
Indirectly. all the matters covered
BY these questions and many more,
are Included Incidentally In the pro-
visions of our text Sometimes
whole sermon l. preached In few
words. No one will dispute the reN
sonahleness Of the Divine require
ments as stated In our text our
Creator could not Justly or with
seir-respect ask less Of Hts creatures
who would enjoy Hts favor The In
ter~sts OF all demand that these
principles should be required OF
ment OF Divine favor 70 the extent
Of eternal life. Whoever faiis 20
come up to these conditions would
thus evidence his unwoTthtness OF
life everlasting. His prolonged ex-
ixtence would merely be a prosper
ing OF stn and a menace 20 the hap
pircss and Righteousness Of others.
Let us see the scope OF this pi-
vine requirement. whose justice we
have already ACKNOWLEDGED. We note
the natural division Of our text into
three parts CD Doing Justly 90
Loving mercy. t3l Walking humbiy-
The requirements OF justice In all
our dealings with our fellows COM
mends Itself to every rational mind
IL includes the whole Law OF God.
A brief statement OF that Law. which
had our Lords approval. reads,
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart. with ali thy
mind, with all thy being and with
All thy strength. and thou shalt love
thy neighhor as myself" on these
two propositions hang all the Law
and the Prophets"
IL is but Just that we should recog-
nice our Creator as first. that we
should gforIfy the one who CAV. US
our being and all the blessings com
fnR herewith. that we should be
obcdient to His righteous require
meats that make for our happiness
and that Of others IL Is also but
tust that we should recognize the
nights OF others. as we would have
fznem recognize our rights. The Col
Den Rule IL the barest OF justice.
Not a hairs breadth less would come
within the requirements or our text.
Do Justly. Come. then let Us rea
Son together. How many OF us do
Justly In all OF LIES sffairs--in our
relationship to our God and 20 our
defrhhor-
Bexis nj Home.
Let each criticise his words and
HIS deeds toward parents. children,
frothers. sisters. toward husband.
coward wife. In all Of our relation
ships OF life do We treat those near
and dear to US according 20 the
standards OF justice. according to the
Golden Ruler Do we do toward
them a. we would have them do to-
ward US. n not. after making a
beginning with the Lord. striving TO
render to Him our homage and obed-
fence. let us closely scrutinize every
word. every act Of the home life
and see to what extent these can
be improved upon and made more
nearly Just. The majority OF peo-
pie, we feel sure. will be surprised
10 know how unjust they have been
toward those who are % tho very
nearest and dearest OF fleshly rela-
tionshsps
Follow the matter up and consld-
err the justice or injustice Of your
words and deeds in daily life with
your neighbors and associates. DO
you invari ABLY speak to them in the
same words and with the same tone
and gesture that you would approve
" they were in your place and you
In theirs In business do you drive
a closer bargain with them than you
would think Just for them TO make
with you2 Or on the other hand
% you ask OF them higher prices
for the services or materials you
furnish them than you would con-
slider right II you we're the purchas-
er and they the venders7 10 you
treat all men. women. children and
animals as kindly. as gently. as you
think would be just and right ~ you
were in their place and they in
yours Do you speak as kindly OF
your neighbors as you would have
them speak Of your or do you hold
as you would not like them 20 hold
up yours7
simple Jnstiee-Nothing More.
DO you not begin 10 see. dear
friends. that what God requires OF us
IL much beyond what the maiOrity
have been rendering? DO you tell
me that 1t would be impossible to
live fully up 10 that stsndard2 ri
agree with you. 81. Paul agrees,
saying, We cannot do the things
which we would" The Scriptures
again declare. There IN none right
eous. no. not one. All have sinned
and come short OF the glory Of God"
what SHALL we dor Because We
are unable 70 live up TO our own
conceptions and standards Of Justice
slall we abandon those ntandards7
God forbid, To ignore our best
the downward tendencies Of our de-
PRAYED natures to carry US further
and further from God and the stand
ards OF character which He APP
proves. We can surely be content
to do nothing less than our very best
60 live up TO our own ideals and 10
raise those ideals as nearly as pos
sible TO the Divine standards.
Suppose we do our very best daily
10 measure up TO our highest con
ceptfons Of our God given Ideals
and standards. would God accept Of
this and count US worthy Of eternal
life7 Surely mott The Law OF the
Lord is perfect; Justice IN Justice.
we'll wishing. receives the reward
but the doer. Here. then, we find
ourselves in difficulty. with our
hearts, our minds. we approve Gods
Law and desire to be obcdient 20
Him, but find. as 81 Paul Paya. that
many things which we wish 20 10
We fail 10 accomplish. and many
things which we do not wish 20 do
We cannot avoid. we cannot do the
things that We would"
Like st. Paul we cry out. 30