The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-03-16
THE LECTURE ON THE TEN
COMMANDMENTS.
Mrs. Martha Fuller, Nampa)

In the beginning God created heay-
en- and earth and every living thing
thlhg upon the earth; created He
male and female, and then He gave
them laws with which they we're to
govern themselves. We will now
ask ourelvea whether these laws
nav been obeyed through the vari-
GUS generations that have been born
II passed away since the beginning
OF the world. There can be bur one
answer to such question; men have
since the beginning OF human
existence; they are SHINING now. and
despite the clear, explicit instruct
ions as given in the ten command
ments. II is extremely doubtful
Whether,in proportion to it's numbers.
mankind is any better morally TO-
day than it was at the beginning.
The great trouble is that we have
no yet learned that all of these
commandments must be obeyed lit
orally and absolutely. We do not
seem 70 appreciate the fact that that
was he intention of he Divine Gre.
aor when He intrusted these laws to
the hands of Moses. 1t is true that
IN the opinion of many the Ola Tes-
lament is obsolete. They state that
we do not live by that Testament
any more; that we are in the great
modern, progressive and natural age
and that we are living now by the
New Testament, and under the en-
couragement of its teachings. l con-
tend that we r living no more un-
der the directions OF the Gospel as
given in the New Testament than we
are under the laws laid down in the
old one.
f, II is impossible to understand how
we assume that God will permit us
to ignore His laws without punish
ment,-and we must expect to be
punished for our disobedience as in
the lights of evidence it seems to be
the only method that exists of COM
pelling obedience to the Divine man
date.
God is not an Idler; neither does
He do anything without reason. and
when these laws were framed, it was
intended that they should be obeyed.
If we obey the laws we will find that
we r dealing with a merciful God
and that when assistance is needed,
all that is required of us is that we
place our troubles before the Divine
Master, and we viii secure the need.
ed relief. The most of rs have made
a terrible mistake by endeavoring to
serve both God and mamnon. We
cannot mix with the devils anr an
gels and expect forgiveness of God,
We should remember that the Ten
commandments, while they were
given us in the Old Testament, yet
were referred to in the e one for
the specific purpose of emphasizing
upon all If our minds the necessity
OF obeying these commandments.
1t is strange indeed that so many
people lay plans which they know
are at direct variance with the Ten
Commandments. and expect to pros
per. II they could only realize the
fact that no person can prosper thru
sin, the world would be better and
the people in it more happy and sure
of eventually reaching the Heavenly
Kingdom.
We NUT have the endwelling OF the
Holy Spirit. get all sin taken out OF
your heart-regenerated, born again
then we can obey the Ten Command
ments. Jesus says. BE Ye Holy for
am holy" Can you say it cant be,
we have TO sin!Then You make Jesus
| Jesus out a liar-not possible with
the Lord.
ESTHER vASHrI.