Root Out the Poisonous Plants
Above all things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8. How close and tender should be the tie that binds us together! How careful we should be to have our words and actions in harmony with the sacred truths that God has committed to us! … […]
No Caste With God
My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. James 2:1. The wrongs existing in the society of the world should never, never find sanction among Christians…. God demands that you open your hand wide to the needy, and have the tenderest compassion for those […]
All Honor to the Peacemakers!
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Matthew 5:9. Peacemakers! What a treasure is a peacemaker in the family; what a blessing in the church! Peacemakers may be tempted, but their life is hid with Christ in God. They look unto Jesus, copying His pattern…. They receive the peace […]
One to a Hundred
Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. Matthew 18:21, 22. There is a great work before us. There are men and women […]
Help for the Erring One
Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Galatians 6:1. Here is a special direction to deal tenderly with those overtaken in a fault. “Overtaken” must have its full significance…. To be led into […]
The Silken Cord That Binds Hearts
By love serve one another. Galatians 5:13. Love is the silken cord that binds hearts together. We are not to feel that we must set up ourselves as a pattern. As long as we think of ourselves and what is due to us from others it will be impossible for us to do our work […]
