The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-09
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HAY, WOOD AND STUBBLE

We are all building a soul-house
for eternity; yet with what different
architecture and what various care!
What If a man should see his neigh
Dor getting workmen and building
material together and should say to
him, what are you building?" And
he should answer II don't exactly
know. l um waiting to see what will
come Of it." And sc. walls rush up,
and room is added to room, while the
man looks idly on, and all the by
ISLANDERS exclaim, what q fool he
is!' Yet this is the way many men
are building their characters for eter.
nifty adding room to room, without
plan or uim, and thoughtlessly waiting
TO see what the effect will be. such
builders will never dwell in ''the
house of God" not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens. The material
for character building is Of only two
classes. The successful building is
of gold, silver and precious stones,
which mean the pure and wholesome
doctrines Of our Lord, tine Christ
which are perfect and complete not
being subject to attention by man,
however sincere he may be. The un-
successful building material is Of
Hay, Wood and Stubble, which mean
false doctrines such as are prevail
ing in the present age. To these false
doctrines We desire to call the at
tention respectfully of our readers.
asking them to compare what we
may affirm with the word of God. We
have no pets 10 take care of but
desire TO prove every position we may
take by the authority of God, which
shall judge the world of mankind, dur
ing the final consummatior of all
things. IL is claimed that we have
todny 400 conflicting doctrines in
the world all coming from one Bible,
while God says. Cor. 1873, God
is not the author of confusion, but
of peace, as in all the churches, OF
the saints" So no one can conscen-
tiously charge this confusion to the
unlearned and innocent people, ws
logically conclude such teachers, not
all teachers must stand guilty before
the Great Judge of all the world
therefore Jesus says, Matt 7-2l, mot
everyone that saith unto me. Lord,
Lord, shall enter into the kingdom
of heaven; but he that doeth the
will of Ny Father who is in heaven,
many will say 10 me that day, lord,
Lord, have we not prophesie3, tuught,
in thy name? And in thy name cast
out devils? and in thy name done
many wonderful works? And then (at
the judgment seaD will l profess
unto them / never knew you; depart
from Me, yc that work iniqui,y."
These are teachers who were never
born again, but God does not hold the
hearer responsible for the character
of the teachers. Through fear that
some may not receive here the cor
rect idea OF our meaning, we wish
IL understood that the world is
blessed today with faithful and most
earnest talchers, Christian men and
women who are fighting the good
fight Of faith, but not all who profess
NhrlSlanlty are doing Gods VIII, so
we hope no one will hold that we
mean him while he is follower OF
the Christ. As the writer is q teacher
1t follows, what character Is the build
ing? one justly remarks, THAT the
foolishncss Of preaching has its wis.,
dom, loftiness and cloquence; but this
in the sublimity of It's truths,
the depths Of its mysteries. and the
ardour of the spirit OF God" In this
respect Paul may be said to have
preached wisdom among those who
were perfect. The wisest and most
learned men in the world who have
seriously read the Bible hive acknow-
ledged Ont there is depth and
height of wisdom and knowledge Ia
that book of God which are sought
In vain anywhere else; were this not