Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-24
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Being jusr aud right Himself. and
his ways b"ina justice. ", cannot re-
quirc any other course Of rouduc, from
His children. They are required" 70
do justly This describes tn" kind
of conduct He requires OF christians
IN all their dealings with men whom
they meet on an equal footing: strict
equity in all our transactions with our
fcllow-man SOM" people are SO c-
norant as 10 believe that belonging to
church ana partakinG OF communion
Will save them
God requires at least tina, mn,u
ritual. which * good So far as 1t goes
but II does no, go far enough Ia save
any one. Participation in publi, wor-
ship when tn" heart is not RICH, is
mere ritual-Hp S"rvic" and hypocrisy
which God hates.
Listen: Amos v 2l-2i az dcspisc
your fcasts. and viii take no delight
in your solemn assemblies Yea
though we offer me burnt offerings and
meal offerings. viii not accept ihcm:
neither Will regard the peace offer
inGs OF your fat beasts Take thou
away from Nc the noise of thy songs;
for / VIII not hear the melody OF thy
riols But let Justice roll down as
waters. and righteousness as a mighty
stream" Justice is the first require
ment of a Christian The princes were
not giving The poor people justice.
being religious at church ana unjust
in business Strict justice requires ma,
we shall apply the Golden Rule To
others as regards:
First. Their property
The prophet condemns the land
grabbing upper ella Listen:
Woe to them that devise iuiquity
And work evil unon their beds
When the morning * light. they prac-
ticc II.
Because ii is in the power of their
hand
And they covet fields ana seize them.
And houses ana take them away;
And they oppress man md his house.
Even MAN and his heritage"
Second As regards anothers person.
Doing justice toward anothcr's per-
son Is applying the Golden Rule to
their bodies and names. Ec careful in
your work that YOU may iniurc no
mans body. either directly or indi-
rectly, on purpose or through criminal
carelessnes# o. negligence. mans
name Is his character and standing as
the world knows him. We are grossly
unjust 10 him when we misquotc or
misrepresent him in amy way Say the
best thing you can about him and say
no bad thing unless truth. duty and
justice to some o1" else require IT,
MUST LOVE MERCY AND
WhLH HrMRI.N WITH COD
II. love mercy
bod requires that We shall do Justly
in our dealings with men whom we
meet on equal f"otines. not taking ad-
vantage OF their misfortuncs: but He
requires more: that we shall Love
mercy" This sets forth our duty to-
ward our unfortunate fellow man to
use the language of the street. "the
down dog"
III. The third kind of conduct God
requires Of Christians is to walk hum
bly, with God-"To walk humbly with
thy God"
the first two requirements have ref.
erencc to our duty towards man--thcsc
two arc summed up in the second tai,lc
or the dccaloSuc. The third REQUIRE
ment Is brief summary Of our duty
10 God-th" first table Of the dccalo.uc.
J. IT requires us, first, To wall; win
God. TO walk with ANY one iinplics
right relationship with tho one. shall
two waik together, except they have
agreed?"---.Nmos I'LL !. 20 walk WIN
God Is to be in right relationship win
Him-to have our sins rardoned and
settled for by tho death OF Christ. no
Walk with Him is to converse and COM