Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-06-17
LAWS OF CHRIST
ARE FUNDAM tai
Foundation Of Nations ShalScn BE-
cause Of Disobcdicncc OF Rulings
of Master OF Universe.
IN THE WAR UNTIL VICTORY


The United States and tho other
warning nations are engaged In the
death struggle Of al times because
they have not been governed accord %
ing to tho principles or righteous
ness, said Rev l.. s. Barton. pastor
Of the Boston avenue M. u. church
In hts sermon last night
Quoting the apostle Paul, "For
other foundation can no mar lay
than that is laid which is Jesus
Christ" he said the nations had
grown too selfish ana had ignored
tho principles OF Jesus
The supreme purpose" said Dr.
Barton, "of Christs coming intQ tho
world was to establish the kingdom
OF God By this Is meant au idcll
world. a kingdom wherein dwclleth
Righteousness. This kingdom,
though much misunderstood and not
brought down 70 earth. rs world
governed according to the principles
or righteousness, Il state Of society
that will be ideal. II takes bold
thinker 10 conceive that such con
dltion will ever exist in this dis
turbcd ana war stricken race nut.
without question. this was the pur-
pose Of Jesus Christ.
Foundations Arc shaken.
D ut is well to look closely" he
1 con -inued, into the foundation OF
this kingdom. No Kingdom has *
listed up 10 the present time that has
not fallen with the passing of the
J centuries. Syria, Egypt. Greece,
Rome and all the rest have gone
the shmo way.
There IL no question that the
foundation of tho nations existing
today are shaken The supreme
question IN, viii they stand the test ?
Paul tells us that the security
OF nations rests upon their f0uuda
,'tions. This brings us Immediately
TO the toachingS OF Paul that
Jesus Christ must be the supreme
fQn1dation, and any nation that ls
not founded on him Nnd the truths
he propogated must fall. fur 'otRcr
foundation can no man lay than
that IL laid, which is jesus Christ
when Jesus questioned Peter az
to who no (Jesusj was, Peter
answered Thou are Christ, the son
OF the living Cod Jesus answered
him by saying, Thou art Peter, and
upon this rock will build my
church and tho gates OF he'll shall
not prevail against IT, The eternal
principles OF Jesus Christ and for
which he stands are the only cter-
nal foundations.
Growing out OF this fact are tho
further facts OF His teachings.
Jesus says there are but two lnwa.
the whole law being comprehended
In these two things! Thou shalt
love the Lord, thy God, with all
thy heart and Thy ncighbor as
thyself.' Tho first OF these recog-
nlzes the divine sovereignty and
calls upon all the sons OF men TO
love this sovereign as n Father
God. This God Ia not an. arbitrary
ruler who has no interest In the af-
fairs or men; but is an all wise com.
passionate father, with an intense
yearning In his heart for the welfare
OF men; and above all things elso,
Q mighty longing for their love
love In God begtting love in man.
Two Fundamental Laws.
'"The second Of these laws Is the
love which one man and one ma
ton Is to have toward his brother
man and tho other nation. As sure
as God lives, this world must be
brotherhood; this selfish spirit
that would seek only the welfare
OF the individual or the individual
nation has foundation so false that
Its trembling to the foundation now