The Social Gospel, Volume 1Christian Commonwealth, 1898 |
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Page 18 - If we work upon marble, it will perish ; if we work upon brass, time will efface it; if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust; but if we work upon immortal minds, if we imbue them with principles, with the just fear of God and love of our fellow-men, we engrave on those tablets something which will brighten to all eternity.
Page 17 - Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them and brought the prices of the things that were sold, And laid them down at the apostles 'feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.
Page 4 - Feuds of this nature, though too frequent in the country, are very fatal to the ordinary people; who are so used to be dazzled •with riches, that they pay as much deference to the understanding of a man of an estate, as of a man of learning; and are very hardly brought to regard any truth, how important soever it may be, that is preached to them, when they know there are several men of five hundred a year who do not believe it.
Page 16 - The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea : for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Page 17 - For whosoever will save his life shall lose it ; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the Gospel's, the same shall save it.
Page 10 - In this the children of God are manifest and the children of the devil : whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.
Page 10 - I expect to pass through this world but once ; if, therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do, to any fellow human being, let me do it now ; let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
Page 15 - Christ's teaching is that there is no happiness in having and getting anything, but only in giving. I repeat, there is no happiness in having or in getting, but only in ,giving. And half the world is on the wrong scent in the . pursuit of happiness. They think it consists in having and getting, and in being served by others. It consists in giving, and in serving others.
Page 28 - This Union consists of Members of the Church who have the following objects at heart : — 1. To claim for the Christian Law the ultimate authority to rule social practice, 2. To study in common how to apply the moral truths and principles of Christianity to the social and economic difficulties of the present time.
Page 4 - Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shall have treasure in heaven : and come, take up the cross, and follow me.