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the stronger the evidence of a fruitful life. Scripture rightly ex horts us . . . “pray without ceas ing!” * * * When two egotists meet, it might well be a case of an " I " for an "I". * * * SINCERE, BUT DEADLY WRONG Tragedies sometimes occur when good citizens, well-meaning people, make mistakes. A news item re ported that in a certain New York hospital, carbon dioxide had been administered to a patient by mis take. The man was being prepared for a minor operation; a trained anesthetist was administering a controlled mixture of oxygen and gas. When one tank was exhaust ed, he switched to another labeled “oxygen.” Death was almost im mediate. The officials suspected an unfortunate accident and called the coroner. The autopsy revealed car bon dioxide poisoning. While the tank was labeled “oxygen," it was incorrectly identified. W i t h o u t question, the manufacturer was sincere, the surgeon was sincere, and most certainly the patient was sincere. Tragically, however, he died! There are many who are sin cere, but who are sincerely mis taken in regard to true Christian ity and salvation. Some have fool ishly said, “As Icing as I ’m sincere in what I believe, I ’ll be all right. There’s good in every religion. I ’ll take my chances!” The Bible tells us, in the words of the Lord Jesus, “He that heareth my word and be- lieveth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life. He that believeth 10
AN UNANSWERABLE QUESTION
A young man was asked upon graduation f r o m a university, “Now what are your plans?" He responded brightly, “Oh, I’m going to hang out my shingle and prac tice law!” “But after that," was the persistent inquiry. “Certainly I hope to be a successful attorney, then perhaps even enter politics and maybe get elected." “That sounds good,” his inquirer respond ed, “but after that?" The young man hesitated for a moment, then answered with a sobering response, “I suppose I ’U grow old . . , and finally . . . die!" Eternity seemed to reach him before he started, but still the question came. “What then?” How quickly the moments of life rush by, and the cup of daily existence has ebbed out, and what then? “For what shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul.” Time is but a fleeting moment. The Bible truth rightly tells us, “I t is appointed unto man once to die, and after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9: 27). There is one unanswerable question to be found in God’s Word. We put it to you today in all the force of its meaning, “How shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation?" PRAYER SHOES An elderly saint of God declared, “Show me the toes of your shoes, and I ’U know how much you pray.” I f you kneel a few minutes a day, your shoes will carry creases in them where they have been bent. The more time dedicated to prayer,
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