Man's answer to everything has been Power-Power of money, Power of position, Power of wealth, Power of this, that or the other. This has never been God's way, will never be God's way. Rather little by little, line upon line, here a little, there a little each thinking rather of the other fellow, as that that has kept the world in the various ways of being intact-where there were ten, even, many a city, many a nation, has been kept from destruction. Though we may look upon, or feel that that which was given to Abraham- as he viewed the cities of the plain and pled for the saving of some-was allegorical story, a beautiful tale to be told children- that it maight bring fear into the hearts of those that would have their own way-may it not come into the hearts of those now, today, wilt thou , thine self, make of thine own heart an understanding that thou must answer for thine own brother, for thine own neighbor! and who is thine neighbor? He that lives next door, or he that lives on the other side of the world? He, rather, thati is in need of understanding! He who has faltered; he who has fallen even by the way. He is thine neighbor, and thou must answer for him! (3976-8)
The heart of the problem of these critical times is spiritual in nature. It relates to our relationship to God, but it is not a religious problem in the sense of awakening in ourselves religious loyalties and sentiments or of trying to find membership in an organization which will allay our anxiety. It is not even a matter of belief in God-that is taken for granted.
The Bible says we must love God. This is not an invitation but a
commandment; it is a requirement and it must be done. Particularly in the
Old Testament there are many extraordinary stories about the rise
and fall of kingdoms. When we look at the lives of those leaders and kings,
we find a vast array of sins CONTINUE
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