T HE K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S “And forgive us our debts, as we fo r give our debtors”— Jesus. And love is reflected in love—-Eddy “And lead us no t into temptation, but deliver us from evil”— Jesus. And God leadeth us n o t in to tem p ta tion, b u t delivereth us from sin, dis ease an d d eath— Eddy. “Fo r thine is th e kingdom, and the power, and th e glory, forever”— Jesus. F o r God is infinite, all power, all life, tru th , love, over all and all— Eddy. A fter having embraced “Christian Science” w ith a creed like th at, do you th ink you will ever have the face again to go to God on H is throne of mercy, in prayer? — J. M. Robertson. US? SIN SIMILITUDES Sin is like th e descent of a hill, where every step we ta k e increases th e diffi culty of our retu rn . Sin is like a river in its course; th e longer it runs, it wears a deeper channel, and the fa rth er from th e fountain, it swells in volume and acquires a g reater strength. Sin is like a tree in its progress; th e longer it grows it spreads its roots the w ider; grows taller, grows th ick er; till th e sapling which once an in fan t’s arm could bend, raises its head aloft, de fiant of the storm . Sin in its habits be comes stronger every day— the h eart grows h ard e r; th e conscience grows du ller; th e distance between God and the-soul grows g reater; and like a rock hurled from the m ountain’s top, the fa rth er we descend, we go down, and down and down, w ith g reater and g rea t er rapidity.—Dr. Guthrie. M m PRICE OF POWER “ I would give th e world to have your experience,” said a wealthy man to a Christian lady. “T h at’s ju st w hat it cost me,” she replied; “ I gave the world for it.” “ Ye cannot serve God and mammon.”
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