The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-02
oru LIFE MUST DEMONSTRATES
ORR PROFESSION.
Ry REV. e. W. KERR.
...t,r FIRST Presbyterian church.

( ,t,,,bcy's account OF the Ser
an the Mount we have this
,s,,rht elaborated on when Jesus
s,,1 Matt 7;29-23): therefore
Ibcir fruits ye shall know them.
a., Everyone that saith unto me,
,g,1 Lord. shall enter into the
i,,rdom Of heaven, but he that
ss",.h The will Of my Father who II
1r I.4.ar. Many will say 10 me IN
.h,, a,v. Lord, Lord, did we no
,nr"rheqy hy Thy name and by Thy
ra,', 10 many mighty works.
erri.llre clearly teaches that
,Ao1l.prr will be the ultimate test
~ ,be Judgment seat Of Christ. We
1,,y aYcak with the tongues OF men
ani gf angels. we may give our
~oods O, feed the poor; we may face
,No ordeal of fire, but u we are
,not inspired by divine passion to
,tey fhe will OF God, II will count
Cor nothing. And whatever may
he or pleas they will not avail TO
spcr our destiny and open the shut
Ddoor - -,
( uith unto me Lord. Lord, shall
enter into the kingdom OF heaven,
hut he that doeth the VIII OF my
hHfnN|. WHO 10 III llNbNNlAF
Loan. has no use for shams. You
rcmruhpr he pronounced curse
mon the zig tree which he found
rb,n on his way from Bethany to
jerusalem. He had spent the night
IN fhe home OF Martha and Mary.
No must have arisen very early and
sIIpnpd out Of the house without
ethcr of the sisters knowing II. |
am sure that Martha would never
have Irt Him go without His break
fast
As he walked toward the city He
was hungry and He saw what we
are told In the Greek was a single.
solitary fig tree standing apart from
everything else, fun of leaves. thus
giving promise OF fruit. Those who
are acquainted with the growing of
' lg trees In the orient tell us that a
Srop of figs appears on the trees
before the leaves do. These early
figs are useless for any commercial
purpose. 80 anyone passing was free
io help himself to this first crop.
The account says IL was not the
time 0f figs BY that Is meant, not
tho time for the second crop. which
was the marketable crop. So any
fig tree with leaves on II would give
the impression that there were figs
there, for the first crop OF figs came
before the leaves and good Zig
tree would keep on bearing until
after the leaves had fallen off.
When Jesus found no figs He
pronounced a curse on the tree be-
cause It was hypocrite and the
next morning when the disciples
passed by they saw that 1t had
vithercd away.
Jesus in Anger.
You say, God Is love" That Is
only half the story. our God "a "A
consuming fire" He has a holy
hatred for all sham and hypocrisy
and wing. You remember what lie
,ald to the soribes and Pharisces Of
his way; Woe unto YOU, scribes
and pharisces, hypocrites. YoH are
Ike whitened sepulchers that are
beautiful without, but inwarGly are
fun. Of dead mems bones OF cor
ruption"
Think Of Jesus talking like that
20 the respectable members OF so
CIety I'm Jerusalem, 10 tho rulers OF
tho people. We remember in the
synagogue one day when they were
finding fault with the things He was
doing on the sabbath, that Jesus
looked around about in anger. The
same was true when he went into
the temple and looked around on
what was taking place there.
You say u thought He was never
angry | thought He was the gentle
Jesus. meek and mild" True. He
,gas, but Il was because He loved
fthe sinner 50 much that lie hated
Nin nd ~ hrswragfaVH 60, u
Because lie loved tho truth intense
ly He hated lying as no one ever
hated !. before,
So, In our ext He clearly teaches
that your l,. and mine must dem
ons'rate the profession cf religion
which we have. Jesus ia saying 90
YOU and me today as lie said 70 those
on the mountain side. why call We
~ Lord Lord and do not the things
WhichT say?"
What are some Of the things
winch Jesus has commanded US TO
DO? We can onl: take time to
enumerate some Of his commands.
ana as | mention them will you ap-
ply them to your life 10 see IL you
are kecr'ug his commands?
Jesus said. Let your light 30
snlhe before men that they may see
your good works and Elorify your
fatner which is in heaven"
therefore, II thou bring thy gift
10 me altar and there rememberest
mat thy brother has aught against
thee, leave thy gift before the altar
ana go thy way. First he reconciled
10 my brother and then come and
OTTER Thy gift"
and II thy right eye offend thee.
DUCK II out and cast II from thee,
ana U thy right hand offend thee.
'u, II oIL and cast It from thee"
bot ] say unto YOU, love your
Ssnemi"s bless them that curse you.
uo good to them that hate you. and
pray Tor them which despitefully
use You and persecute YOU"
l., rake heed that "e do not your
E.uN he.ore men TO be seen OF
When thou pravest enter into thv
sstt ana when thou hast shut the
GLoof pray to thy Father which is in
., Lay NJ for yourselves treasures
seek first the kingdom of God
'1l His righteousness.
..,l .y,lllg' not that ye be not Judged" ="
,,. lN'i'tnre all things whatso-
VT ye would that men should do
NV. 40 yc even so to them"
Ia, a. any man will come after me.
~ N.m deny himself and take up
,r 's' ana follow me"