The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-27
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Lesson April ., Rom. t2.i-2t
How shall we tcN Christian
srom other mon, Outside Of his pro-
fo.sions. which we ill know are an
unreliable guide? Some viii say OBJ
serve the man Who ia punCtlhously
moral faithful i'm his obserVance3
1t The things which stand for the
church, and indignant at everything
which docs not measure mp TO his
convictions OF honesty ana deccncy.
put We have many men who do all
'h,ac things who arc yet unsati5fdc-
..ry when put to the acid test But
tF..e ig one thNg which can never
flV-4lthouEh on those things are
a measure of good us far as they
reach. though no man who lives
a.4nr on these principles has ever
mad DO said of him when the sod
Hoses over his remains, "lic was "A
GOOD man'-and that test Us the
Golden Rule.
m d. 70 sad fact that much Of that
which passes FOR goodness by com
,.6g consent is only half good Much
ot 10 has been wholly sclf-ceutorod,
otcr-auxious about oneself and hab-
rulIIy indifferent 90 the souls ot
.fn,rs TO say that one ig % man or
ruud intentions may bo leaving the
inference that results do not meas
,.r nm 10 the standard Of his iutcn-
t.rs. We have all heard of the
pf4Ue that is paved with such mate
fial Yet no man over AchleF'u
goodness without having good IN
'ouuous. The truly good man is
mover the man who has his hoad -
Oar I'm the clouds that he is not cone
yc.sant with tho problems and sem
tmcnts If hia fellow beings. only
fr. man with an exaggerated con-
s,.5usncss of his self-rightcousness
holds himself apart from his fellows
and closes his heart TO svmpathy,
Tho truly good man IS good Tor
something. The truly good man ~
not consumed with Impaucuco be
cause the world viii not bo moulded
into his ideal pattern. but ls con
,rrned with taking humanity as he
finds IL and making tho best OF ihit
f,r The glory Of God. Nothing can be
called good that rcpels, but only that
which makes for goodness.
No. Man Lives 10 Himself.
We arc social beings by our very
nature. aud any creed or rule OF
rrlcticc which seeks TO destroy this
Instinct Is evil and rcpulsivc TO Cod.
This was the error Of those who ln
o'dcn time sought to live nearer God
by separating themselves from their
f,uowmeu There was q time Whv'-
men thought Of the human race as
a number Of separate iadlviduals,
each complete in himself and SUM-
,icut for all purposes Of lf" Hu'
Scripture and fact both teach dli-
fcrcntly 40 man livcth TO MINI
self" saws Paul "and no man dloih
{. himself" What constitutes then.
success i'm life Is the m>sure ny
"a
make himself Of service In hctterlng
the aggregate of human existence.
Sin in its human bearing Is con-
duct Injurious to others The funC-
tiou Of all human law IS TO prevent
Injustice between man and man, nut
the Lord teaches us there must be a
reason in our heart for this plan or
conduct. Law teaches conduct only,
religion makes the heart such that
right conduct springs from IT as log
iral consequence. Man is urged TO
seek first the kingdom OF God and
his righteousness; but the obllga-
flon TO Kindness and consideration
toward our fclloWmen is also urged
as a secondary but essential obhsa-
tlon. In other words, mans FIRST
duty Is to God, but that duty IS not
performed until he attains the men
tai habit of love for his follows. De
spite all their pious protestatIona
and fidelity to church requirements
people who disregard others and in
s.st on their own way at whatever
cost in MISUNDERSTANDING and dis
urbancc. arc tho least in the KING
dom Of God, if, indeed, they are IN
10 az all
Wears His old SpcCtaClcs.
"Be not fashioned according tn
this world Many man under
takes 10 live tho Christian life and
yet continues to look at men and
things from a worldly viewpoint,
Ho still retains tho habit Of thought
that runs in tho rut Of things sor-
did and material. He has fallen
short Of the process OF being born
again. Regeneration of the heart
involves new Viewpolnt--all things
assume new aspect from the
and well-WishCr or his fellows
Tho mind must be transformed
along with the now heart and a
new standard Of comparative values
scr mp for our guido, i'm accordance
with the good and acceptable and
perfect will of Cod We often AZ
tempt to live Christian life and
stl'l measure things by the same ola
worldly half -bushcL
Take thought for things honor
able iu the sight of all men, II is
worth something to Us 10 consider
The proiudicos and tender conscicncos
ot the public, even though we may
recognize their error and abhoi
'lg mental procosscs which make