The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-21

oSs.i "nu nuHtf with eQudnInlly lhae
which nothing else would"
The Apostle John, In his First Epis-
tie, places similar emphasis on the ne
ressity OF believing In Christ as tho
Son Of Coz whatsoever shall con-
Tess that Jesus Is the Son Of God, God
tlwelleth In him, and he In God" -
John 4:l5. We cannot appreciate the
love Of God, unless we understand
that He who wus sent inlO the world
TO die for sinners was the very Son
OF the Father. AS John says, Herein
ts love, not that we loved God. but that
he l0ved US and seat His SON TO be-
the Precipitation for our sIns."-4:i0
But while right belief IL necessary
Its genuneness will be tested by right
condnct. The hrst Of The two texts
with which we started out shoes that
profession OF levs to Gsd. whIeh 10
not accompanied. by tovs ~ the chill
hren Of God. Is vain. In another pass
age In the same spistie. John snys.
Whose hath this worlds good. snd
seeth his brother have need. aud shut
sefh up his bowels Of compassion from
him. how dweheth the lsve ~ God In
hlm."--ths last word being emphaiic.
Faith ehswn by Works.
II 10 not enough to talk Of our ORTIZ
pdexy nor even Of swelling emotions
Of love to God. Aefions speak ioud-
er than words, and hove 20 God MUST
be- evidenced BY love 10 the chlldren
Of God. The practical Christianity Of
such men M ths seventh Fart "
Shaftesbury. George Muller. Chinese
Gordon, william Booth and others Of
the same kind must IN our model
But. while some rest Oh fhelr orb
otloxy or their experiences. and do not
show their faith and love by th-lr
deeds. others make the mistake Of
concluding that he who does good
deeds need not concern himself ab0ut
belief or experience. We have seen
what John has TO say nbout belief. AMI
III, second text with which we started
out has something to say about our
experience o. 1--we to tod. -By hts
we know that We love the children IT
tod. when we love God and keep hIs
commandments"
Defective, Philanthropy.
Hence. We truly love the children VI
God only when we love God. II has
been rtrikingiy said: "piety without
In unreal; philanthropy
without plety may he imnornl"--ut
leas. II cannot hestow the highest
good How much Humanitarian work
will bp consumed Ia the fires VI the
great day. bewuse II will not he able
to stand this test.
The principle underlying these two
texts IA. that love to Tad and love to
man are idenricai passions. I: 10 the
nature OF t'od which we love In th"se
beg0ttrn OF Him. Hence II we do not
love that nature In the children. We
10 not love II In the Father. IN .ths
first of our texts brings out On the
,:her hand. love to man IN Imperfect
without love to God. for II we do not
love the original we cnn lmperfectiy
ove His nature In those derived FROM
Him.
Love In Deed and In Truth.
We ,unnoi better conclude than ny
The quotation of some watls frpn
'rnfessor F'imllay. an nble writer IA
first John. lie says; "rie charity
which supplies the body's pre,ls must
~ Instinct with sense Ut that which
les behind them In the sufferers suul.
" II dcgrhdes Instead OF bless ~.
yhen We love In our offspring no; oIf
wn ~ much as Coils children. W.
owe Them wisely aud well. When 70
= not their wealth nor their wit. nor
he Charms Of person and manner TOR
,hirh We prize our friends and clease
o hem. but haracter-purity. cour.
~. reverence. goodness. the ,iod-gv.
n ami God-horn-then we love In deed