Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-10-28

Go4den Te2Ji EVERY Tree GhSfeIofe
that bearsGh not good fruit shall be
hewn down. Matt Z.
1t is unfortunate for the temper
ance movement and particularly SO
for the encouragement of Bible
study. that passages of the Bible
should be selected that were never
intended for such use. AS a lover
of the Bible 1 resent any use of it
for temperance or any other such
which seeks to read into it what was
never in the mind of the writer. So
let US dismiss this subject and see
portion of His Word-the mani
testo of the King eve have skipped
the sixth chapter, but will come
back to it next week.
Here Matthew has given us these
sayings OF the King that express
relation to evil about them. He tells
they are not to judge harshly; they
are to be discriminating in their
gifts; they were to enter by the
strait gate and avoid the wide; they
were to beware of false prophets;
must square up, and be founded on
a rock. 1t is interesting to note that
there are two gates, two ways, two
destinations, two kinds of prophets,
two lives, two fruits, two professors,
Two foundations, tWo houses, two re-
suits. One of these is for the sub
Ject of the king; the other for con-
trast.
Rhe Way
Enter We in" is the gracious in
yitation OF the King. He had come
to establish the kingdom of His
father David, and now He invites
these, His brethren according to the
hesh to enter. There is but one gate
ana that one is Strait-beyond it the
way is narrow; but it leads to life.
Ihere Is a way that showeth right
unto man, but the end thereof are
the ways of death; it is broad way
ana wide gate, and the way is
crowded. There are just a few on
the other way, the narrow way ;htey
are Inc holy remnant who have seen
IN Jesus OF Nazareth thier Messiah
ana klng, for He is the Door, the
only door by. which they can enter,
and He is the Way. Yes, if is .
stralt gate, for there is not room
enough Tor you and the smallest sin
eooI pass through-but. ample room
only as Christ is narrow. And so
me sing is offering Himself again
70 HIS own people" He came INTO
ms own; and His own received Him
We there's no other gate; no other
"A word of warning was necessarn
t hneFe would be prophets showing
the way The King said so,ne %
them were false. They would come
IN IL! .sheep clothing, but were really
,T aneiiihg. wolves. OutwardIy they
T Were dangerous beyond descriptio1
what should be the attitude of tne
SUBJECTS OF the Kingdom? Thev bad
Just been told not to judge. An buT
miaL dld not absolve. them from fhe
Ie1 POI OF Intelligent discrinli
knoNr +1,, Dy tnelr fruits We shall
nnoW them," the King went to- saw
Aeep your eyes open, see what t6e
LlulI or their work is, and use dis
ciIInl4atlon, for the law of geneTa-
ION Is observation-disclosures never 'haar
eldpes, nor thlstles figs. False nr0nb-
eeS ~ ~ never produce good fruit.
nave nay today! Spiritism, I1eosonhmV
ite, New Thought-each hSk
LIS prophets who appear as harmless
| as lambs; in fact, their appeal is
Iargety to the craving of the human
t6ui 1of what is good and noble; but
tney are nevertheless rayeninp
wolves, devouring the soul Of eng eva,
dolloWer. Nor nave these false
prophets been confined to the hetero-
| 49S1Aies; we ind them in Presbyterian.
tionaf, f,ntsod B &g3i' Congrega-
otI' Eplscopallan and every
o raer KIND of pulpits in the land,
processing 10 lift up the Christ, vet
| tearing down by destructive criticism
the very foundations of the faith
| once for all delivered to the saints
OtHers are robbmg the saints of the
pressed hope of the near return of
the KING and holding out in it's place
f enG imminent death. Beware of
| raise prophets" said the King Him
self, by their fruits We shall know
theLn Discriminate carefully
| WhatP
This led tie King to a broader
outlook-on those who would make
outward profession but whose lives
| did not tally. with their lips. "Not
every one that says Lord, Lord, shall
| enter the kingdom" Something more
than lip service is necessary. He
who invites His brethren to enter the
Kingdom about which all their
prophets had spoken sees deeper
than the outward profession. To en-
ter the kingdom one must do the will
OF the Kings Father. And this is
the work of God that we believe on
Him whom He hath sent
In that day the King becomes the
judge: Even though one has prophe-
sled in His name, and cast out de-
mons in His name, and done many
miracles in His rame-none of these
works will avail. l never knew
you, He shall say; depart from me,
We workers, of iniquity. Works can
not buy an entrance into the king
dom any more than they can save; it
| is gift, accepted by faith.
wisdom and Folly
The King then sums up the mat
ter-the principles of the kingdom
are such that wisdom or folly may
be distinguished by them. The wise
man is he that heareth and doeth;
the foolish man is he that, heareth
and doeth not. The wis man is the
one who digs deep and gets a foun-
dation; the foolish man. erects his
building on what he finds. The lat
| ter structure may be more beautiful
| than the former-but it will not
stand the test of the certain, coming
| storm.
While these sayings of the Kings
were primarily for His brethren &C
| cordiJg to the flesh, they contain
| also principles of universal applica-
| ton. The "whosoever" of verse "A
| takes in you and me as we'll There
is but one Rock upon which it is safe
| for us to build our house-our place
| of affection, Of rest, of habitatlon.