The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1919-11-07
THE MOlsn az GOD THE
LIGHT Oh LIFE.

e A Sermon by Rev. ;. l.. Rotter.
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Psalm CNIN. los: Thy word is a
latp unto my feet and light unto
my path"
The Bible shows me how 10 live.
Is about the way a man OF TO-DAY
would pat il. But the psalmisl is not
4 man OF to-day. He is man Of the
east. A man of the Hebrews. He uses
the picturesque. tiguralive style OF his
people He is singing his nation
praises 10 God. and he likens God :
word unto lamp that he would ear
n in the dark to show him where to
puI his feet safely-a lamp To guide
him TO his destinatiOn-or light ms
path. as he puts il in another way.
The psalmist did not have all the
Bible as we have il today. The Goa ;
word that he knew was mainly the
Law of Moses and perhaps the preao 4
ing OF some of the very earliest pronh-
Its like Nathan. But What about ~
We have the whole Bible, win its en-
tire revelation of God to man from the
first word TO the first man. through
the higher and higher unfold
ing OF the glorious divine purposes ali
the way TO the supreme spectacle oil
the omnipotent creator as our loving
father Himself ON earth in the perso
of his Son lighting men through nc
dark places OF this world TO their Ges'
tination in their real home beyond
We have the whole Bible TO guide ~
through life. We have the word OF
God as the light OF lie.
WHAT THE BIBLE Is.
Let us look for moment TO SEE
what this Bible is that We have FOL
our lamp in the dim places. Wen. u
is no less than an authentic record OF
Gods dealings with mankind iron
the time he made man until he ann
self partook of their sorrows and lol'
through his Son on earth. Then th'
record of what the Son did and SAT-
among men until he gave his life II
the final act OF love than which there
is no greater. Finally il is the recor1
of what he said and did after he ross
from the dead until he pseended a
last 10 the right hand ot God 10 a.
tercede Tor us during all tine. I'M
hook contains the messages OF COD T.
men. spoken through individuals N
himself selected a. best suited IN eaci
case to deliver the particular nlessa9'
he wanted men TO get at the parueu
lar time. Then II has the history o
what God has done through men th'
history of the people God chose mrs
10 carry out his will in the world
II has the great sermons OF TN
preachers. or prophets. whom COD III
spired to warn those people whel
they we're not doing his will-to snow
them what glorious future wa
theirs and through them all th'
worlds if they would obey their God
Then there are charming Store
showing what kind OF folks the'
were whom God had chosen as NJ
nation-how lar ahead OF the othe
nations of the world OF that TIME the!
were in spiritual ways-how iheE NV
ed-what their human nature was
There are the laws God gave 10 IN
nation when il was young. the FORM
Of government. the manner OF Wot
ship and ceremonies and songs U
nraise Nothing is omitted ina
might guide and help men III the'
walk through life. At last comes IN
recording OF Gods final message. l
tells how his own Son, as man u
earth. taught men what the o'he
messages had meant, how he brouSh
another message that would max
men love God with all incl
being 50 that they would no
want 10 break any OF MS Jaw
"A new message that WoU,
make them love others as themselves
that then they might be saved rol
paving the penalty OF spiritual dea,
for their sins if they would obey I'M
new message: that the Son oil 40
himself was 10 pay the penalty D! III
own suffering and physical death' ;
that man might inherit the true III
Notwithstanding his sins If Only Il
would repent and try 10 Lead ne
life: and that this great new messaS
was 10 20 to all the world.
Several different men give aeeouh,
of these new glad tidings. mere
an account of what was done Just a
ter the ascension of the Son; how u
work was started that he ordained !
he done: how the believers in the Ill
ferent places OF the world We're o.
eanized into churches. There are le
ters written by the leaders OF tl
work TO the various groups
churches instructing them in the ne
way. Closing all there is the wonder
full vision of one of the companions
The Son on earth. the vision he saw
his old age and that he describes ma
self. a picture of what the Kingdom
God in heaven is to be like
OUR LAW.
Such Is the book We have a. OF
guide through the mazes of tn
world. Such is the lamp that We ma
use If We will TO light our path in tn
dark times and the dim places. II
the most wonderful book in the worl
There is something in 1t to interest a
/ men OF all times and all nations thi
| are willing TO learn about the rigi