The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1915-08-07


clared. to think that practically every
body recognizes these principles and
applies them The trouble with the
whole world. be asserted. Is the failure
to appreciate justice While there Is
not much In fallen humanity to love.
yet every human being calls for just
treatment We have no right to be un
just to even an animal. Ours would
be a wonderful world II every person
in II would practise the Golden Rule
There would Ike no doing neighbor
before ne could do" you. On the con
triry. there would be a taking into ac-
count his Weaknesses and his interests.
a distlaining to take advantage of him.
Justice il the basic principle OF the
Mosaic Law Covenant Thirty five
hundred years ago God entered into |
this Covenant with the children OF
Israel al Mount Sinai. and gave
them the Ten Commandments. with
the understanding that they must |
keep the Law If they would be the
promised Seed of Abraham that would
bless all mankind. According to wheth- |
er or not they would render Justice.
would do TO their neighbor as they
would wish him to do to them. would
be the Divine decision as to their wor'
thiness of being considered Abraham's
Seed. But they could not keep the
Law. Their failure was due to human
ity's fallen condition Qtomans 3:2Ol
Not one Of them got the promised re-
ward of everlasting life
The Church and the Law.
The Pastor then discussed the
| Church's relation to the Divine Law.
which they must keep AZ the Spiritual
| Seed of Abraham V;alatians 3:S. III.
70: Romans ST., Knowing that fallen
humanity could not keep all His Law.
| God sent His Son. the Logos into the
world to help mankind. Our Lord was
| able to keep the Law and obtained its
reward-everllsting life on the human
plane. This life He offered up sacrifi-
| ciaIly. and the merit of His sacrificed
| life constitutes credit which will be
applied for Adam and all his posterity
at the end Of this Gospel Age. as their
Ransom-price Then the whole world
will be turned over to Him. and imme-
diateIy He will begin His great work
OF blessing mankind.
The Churths first duty is to live up
as nearly as possible to the Law stand.
ard. and then to present their bodies
living sacrifice. as those who walk In
Jesus steps. fRomans I2:1J Many
Christians apparently do not see that
God expects His people to keep the
Law Of Justice While we cannot be
. absolutely inst In thought. word and
/ deed. yet there should he nothing less
than this in our intentions Selfish
ness Is so deeply ingrained in our nat
ural bodies that We fail to do perfect
ly. But conditions are not the same
with Christians as with Jews ,Ro-
mans s:1s II In the spirit Of our
minds we observe the Golden Rule. the
blood of Jesus Christ Is cleansing US
from all imperfection.
Our Obligations to Others.
The rem;finder Of the sermon SCI
forth the practical application of tin
Golden Rule Many of Gods peOpl,
seem not to realize that justice take:
precedence Of love Christians are ob
ligated to render Justice. Everywher'
/ we find njustice-between parents ant
children. employers and employees. be
!, tween friends. neighbors and even II
= the Church. A parent owes II 10 hi
: children to provide them with rea
n sonable education. a religious home
d. training. and proper respect for hi
ID own rights and those Of others Yer.
seldom will rightly trained child ruI
away from home or fail in after year
10 manifest proper gratitude for pa
rental care received In childhood.
OF course employers cannot give ev
erybody all that each would ask: 70
some people would ask for everything
and then not be satisfied. But wit
the right kind Of employer and en-
~ ploye. each would insist that the othe
tie should have his rights: each woul
consider what he would think right 70
ne the other TO do. were their position
reversed This course would make
great change In conditions
As we think OF what would be IN
right thing to do. and as we are vii
ng ing to do II. we become more Just !
lal all our dealings. When we huy or sci
as there Is a reasonable way Of doinl
~ II Il wrong to buy 40 M to make IA
seller lose money II we were selling
cal We should expect to make reasonab
". profit. not an unjust one The empIo
meist of the Golden Rule would reg
late all such matters