The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-03-23

Have compassion toward them
and show it. Others are over
taken in a fault and openly stray
and stumble. Be tenderhearted
toward them. %(5) Be humble
hearted. rms It !uires humility
in the heart. 1t expresses itself
in modesty with respect to self
and courtesy toward others. 1t
is the opposite OF pride ana self
conceit. Lofty minds are lowly-
minded. co Be blessing. 1t
is wrong to pay back evil for
evil. There is no room in Christ
ian conduct for resentment OF
retaliation. The very vocation
of a Christian requires that he
be blessing to others. CD In
herit a blessing. To bless others
one must himself be blessed. For
that pupose indeed we are per-
mitted to obtain blessing be
cause a blessing is what you are
called by God to inherit"
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
AND THE WORD
Obedience marks the Christian
life in relation to the Word Oh
God. Peters quotation of scrip
ture psalm 81. 12-l6) is very
apt. We note: ~ The Word OF
God defines right desire; The
proper enjoyment of life. is Wor-
thy. 1t is wrong not to love lie
in a noble sense. One may well
wish to see good days. the
Bible justifies the high hope. OF
happy days. Every true aspira-
ton is kindled and stimulated by
the Bible. (2) The Word OF
God demands careful obeience;;
If one wishes to enjoy life and
see happy days there are some
very positive things he must do.
First, he must hold his tongue,
for deceitful lips and an evil
tongue cause misery and wretch
edness rather than enjoyment.
Second, turn away from from
evil, for any sort of sin is GER
tain to destroy happiness, both
of the sinner and of others.
Third. do good as the sure count
eractant of gloom and discord,
for nobody can do better than to
do right. Finally, seek peace as
definite goal and as a happy
state of mind. 81 The Word OF
God declares personal response.
bility. Before each individual
there is either mercy or justice.
First. there is mercy, for the
eyes of the Lord are upon the
righteous and his ears are atten-
tive to their entreaty. But also
there is Justice. for the face Of
the Lord is set against wrong
doors. The Bible teaches indivi-
dual accountability to God.
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE AND
THE WORLD
Courage marks the Christian
life in relation TO the world. OBJ
serve here a sevenfo!d call to
courage: (D Have courage to
be Jealous. If one is eager to
do what is right he will fare
better among his fellows than if
he wavers or faints and flees.
If one has "a passion for good
ness" who car really harm him
after all? (2) Have courage to
suffer. When one is prosecuted
for righteousness. sake he IS rath-
err to be enview than to be pittcd.
Let him be sure that the blows
that fall upon him are because
of his righteousness rather than
his wrong-doing. (3) Have cCur-
age to stand threats. 1t takes
fortitude of a high order to have
no fear under a storm of threat
ening and abuse. But the Christ
ian may be unafraid. (4) Have
courage to consecrate Christ i'll
the heart. Put Christ on the
pedestal of our inner nature.
Reverence him as Lord in the
heart. Dedicate the whole Of
self entirely and always to him.
(5) Have courage to answer Ell
fectively. In the time of per-
secution the Christian may be
called upon to account for the
hope he cherishes. Let him be
ready with reply. But let the
reply be gentle, cautious, re-
spectful, for only thus can it
be effective. CO. Have courage
to be conscientious. There may
be the temptation in dealing with
the prosecutors to outwit them in
argument or to daze them with
emotional eloquence or divert
them from the main issue. Let
one so behave under fire that he
will come out with a clean con-
science. (7) Have courage to
await vindication. Is one hurt
because of the ISLANDERS upon his
good name? Let him know that
those who libel his good Chris
tian behavior may themselves be
ashamed of their mischief. Al
any rate the day of complete vim
dication will surely come. But II
takes courage to wait.
THE CHRISTIAN LIFE
AND CHRIST
Sacrifice marks the Christian
| life in relation to Christ. To BIZ
like Christ we must be willing tt
do three things: a. Be willing
to the will of God. If it is hi!
will that we should suffer, let u
submit to that will in the spirit
of entire resignation. Copy Chris
l. in Gethsemane or on Calvary
| (2) Be willing to suffer for well
doing. There is no merit wheI
one suffers for his evil-doing, foI
that is exactly what the crimina
does in his cell. But when on