LESSONS FROM CAIN AND ABEL.

Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam, were very unlike in character. Abel feared God. Cain cherished rebellious feelings, and murmured against God because of the curse pronounced upon Adam, and because the ground was cursed for his sin. These brothers had been instructed in regard to the provision made for the salvation of the …

TEN REASONS TO DITCH THE CITY LIFE.

Few realize the importance of shunning, so far as possible, all associations unfriendly to religious life. In choosing their surroundings, few make their spiritual prosperity the first consideration. Parents flock with their families to the cities, because they fancy it easier to obtain a livelihood there than in the country. The children, having nothing to …

JUDGE NOT…

"Judge not, that ye be not judged."—Matthew 7:1. The effort to earn salvation by one's own works inevitably leads men to pile up human exactions as a barrier against sin. For, seeing that they fail to keep the law, they will devise rules and regulations of their own to force themselves to obey. All this …

CAN LIGHT AND DARKNESS PEACEFULLY COEXIST?

Jesus Himself never purchased peace by compromise. His heart overflowed with love for the whole human race, but He was never indulgent to their sins. He was too much their friend to remain silent while they were pursuing a course that would ruin their souls,—the souls He had purchased with His own blood. Christ labored …

WHAT FARMING IS TEACHING ME

Christ presented His future, illustrating it by the things of nature, that the disciples might understand. The true result of His mission was to be reached by His death. "Verily, verily, I say unto you," He said, "Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, …

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO THE HEATHEN WHO NEVER HEARD THE GOSPEL?

A good many people nowadays are troubled about the heathen. That in itself is all right, if it leads to right action. Paul was troubled about the heathen, so much so that he exclaimed, “Woe is me if I preach not the gospel.” But in the most of this modern worry over the heathen, we …

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE DIE?

"The heavens shall declare His righteousness; for God is judge himself." Psalm 50:6. That holy law, God's righteousness, that amid thunder and flame was proclaimed from Sinai as the guide of life, is now revealed to men as the rule of judgment. The hand opens the tables, and there are seen the precepts of the …

THE FORTHCOMING CRISIS—ITS CAUSES

From the very beginning of the great controversy in Heaven, it has been Satan's purpose to overthrow the law of God. It was to accomplish this that he entered upon his rebellion against the Creator; and though he was cast out of Heaven, he has continued the same warfare upon the earth. To deceive men, …

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JESUS

Many religious teachers assert that Christ by his death abolished the law, and men are henceforth free from its requirements. There are some who represent it as a grievous yoke, and in contrast to the bondage of the law, they present the liberty to be enjoyed under the gospel. But not so did prophets and …