The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-30

mandments are altogether lnSpir-
ing and ennobling. We find seven
of them here:
(l) Love. This is the funda-
mental duty of every Christian.
And love must be expressed not
with words alone which may be
as formal as they are finished
and as empty as they are eQuivo-
eating; not with talk which may
be idle chatter with the metallic
ring of the dancing cymbal; but
in deeds which are loaded with
love and in a sincerity which
sparkles in the eye and shines in
the countenance and radiates
from the whole personality.
(2) Know. Is love blind? Not
the love of God or to God or
from God. Love sees and knows
and is sure. Hereby love learns
and knows the truth. Love knows
that it knows the truth and is of
it, guided by it and guardian Of
il Love illumines conscience by
the truth as it's standard for de-
cision and deed. Otherwise, con-
science may not be a correct
moral monitor in its perception
of right and wrong. If therefore
the heart or conscience condemn
us. we may find fro mthe truth
in Gods Word whether conscience
is right or must be rectfied.
(3) Ask. With conscience en-
lightened by Gods Word and sub
missive to his will, then have we
confidence toward Cod" In 9TH
err words, 1--WE have confidence in
approaching God" (Moffatt). We
come to him in faith and without
fear. So whatsoever we ask, we
receive of him" The "whatso-
ever" og effectual prayer is limit
ed only to the will of the Chris
tan who loves, lives, and longs
only for that which is the will OF
God. Any other prayer is selfish
and sinful and if granted would
harm us more than it would help
US.
(4) Keep. The efficacy of pray
err is not conditioned upon form
al observance of Gods command
ments. Yet one who does what
God saws will comply with all the
conditions of successful prayer,
such as asking in the name OF
Christ, in faith. and according to
Gods will. To keep the command
ments is much more than to store
them securely, even reverentiy, as
the Tables Of Stone were kept IN
the ark of the covenant. They
must be observed carefully and
obeyed faithfully. The suppllant
at a Throne of Grace is thus
servant in a field of service. And
he has the exquisite JOY OF dong
the things that are pleasing to
l5I Relieve. Not one of Gods
commands is unimportant. And
vet there are two great pillars in
the Temple of Duty that seem to
embrace and energize all the 9TH
ers. The first is-"Believe on
the name of his Son Jesus
Christ" The "name" stands for
the divine person and the saving
'rorL of Christ. And saving faith
IN him requires trust in him as
Saviour and committal to him as
Iord The second duty is-"Love
ono another" Brotherly love can
insure obedience to every duty to
ntbar Christians and to mankind.
I6) Abide. In keeping the
commands of God as the habit
and rule of life, we come upon a
nn;nt where the sonship of the
Ehr;stian is interlinked with the
sonship of Christ. So close is the
relation that they dwell in him
and he dwells in them. What in
finity of privilege for any hump
" ~ Achieve. If Christ abides
in ms, we may know it and it will
fortify and fructify our lives. We
tnow it "by the Spirit which he
hath given u.s." And the pres
ence of the Spirit in our hearts
means that our lives are enlight-
ened and energized and made of
most effect. So, with God as our
Father, Christ as our Saviour,
and the Holy Spirit as our HELPER,
we can live the life most worth
while on earth and the life etern-
al in heaven.
/ GOLD IN THE GOLDEN TEXT
But as many as received him
to them gave he power to become
the sons of God, even to them
that believe on his name. John / .
/ IL.
Jesus came to his own peonle
for to them had been committed
the hope of the Messiah. But as
q nation they rejected him with
bigotry and bitterness, sendina
him to the cross and DENYING HE
resurrection from the dead, Yat
he was recognized and received
as the Messiah by many Jews anS
Gentles who believed on his nav
INTO salvation. So to them he
gaye the right to become children
of God and joint heirs with him
self of the glory that shall ha
To us and to everybody every.
where he gives the same right on
the same condition. Believe
therefore on his name