The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-12-08
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ing as in a glass the glory OF the
Lord, are changed into the same
imagefrom, glory to glory 2
Cor. 3:18.
In this verse, the Apostle Paul
compares the gospel. to look
ing glass which contains pict-
ure, "the glory of the Lord
He exhorts that we, with open
face, gaze fixidly upon it, prom
Using us that by 50 doing we
shall be changed into the same
image from glory to glory" He
tells us that a life of contem-
plation is a life of gradual trans
formation.
In TINS mirror, the gospel (and
probably insthe lives of Gods
people, who are reflectors Of
His glory) we behold Jesus, the
embodiments of the glory of the
Lord. Was Jesus, in His incar-
nation, really a revelation of the
love and glory of God? In Heb.
IL, we are told that Jesus, as
Gods Son, is "the brightness of
His glory, and the express i'm
age of His person" When Philip
asked Jesus to show him and
the other desiples the Father,
saying, 1T viii suffice us" Jes-
us said to him: | am in the
Father and: the Father in me.
He that hath seen me hath seen
the Father, John IA: $40. Jes-
us came to bring Truth and
Grace, and to show us the Faith
err.
God was ha Christ reconciling
the world unto himself" Christ
in the Gospel, and the Glory OF
God in Christ, that is the pict-
ure which we are invited to be-
hold.
There is a remarkable little
lizard called the Chameleon. It
is notable for changing its col
or. If it spends much time upon
the ground, its color will soon
conform to the color of the gro
und or the leaves upon which it
chances to. be-: If it adheres any
length of time to the rail of a
fence or the trunk of tree, it
soon becomes in color, like the
Sc. It has a wonderful way ad
opting its color to it's inviron-
nnent. .-,,t-Y s.
+ Somewhat; like that little
chameleon in,that respect, are
we humans beings. There are
great issimiilators. The inevi-
tably become a part of what
we like and montemplate. BY
preceiving we. become. If we To-
We and associate with the vile
and vulgar, the inevitable con-
sequence is we become vile and
vulgar; butsif I'VE love and asso-
thciate with the Noble and Aes-
thetic, We shall, no less, become
as they. One of indisputable Ii
terary merit, When he said; l
am become a part of all | have
met. We all doubtless remem-
Der Hawthornes. '"The Great
Stone Face" which appears to
the same effect. Solomon I'M
derstood this when he said; He
that walketh with wise men
shall be wise" We recall that
the face of Moses so shone,
when he returned from the sa-
cred place of communion with
his God that his fellow-Izeral-
ties could not until it was We
lied, look upon it.
Where shall you and I get the
shining face !? The APOSTLE Pa
I'll, in the verse at the head of
this sketch tells us the very
best place, in. the study of the
gospel. But there are some 9TH
er excellent places to assimilate
his likeness, a few of which are
these.
l. In the secret place of pra-
yer. at.sf
2. In active service for our
fellowman.
3. Inattendance upon the pu-
bile preaching of his word.
A. In the mid-week PRAYER
meeting.
5. In the Sunday School.
! 6. In thevHeaven-sent affec,
ton patiently borne.
Here are some places that a
Christian cannot, with open
face, behold as in a glass the
glory of the Lord, and be chan
ged into the same image from
glory to glory
1. In a dance hall. VS.
2. In a theatre or dirty mot.