Show abo T peace of god and the P rc of f T me KB war between men and men la concluded by terms of peace there ar are mutual arree agreements ments each yields something and ana if one yields more than the other yet the victor yields something to save avo the honor of thi the conquered party which yields more unwillingly there to la or should be a courtesy between the two in making terms ot of peace but peace between god and man la Is concluded on the terms of 0 unconditional surrender aur render nothing lose lass further than this it Is a heart surrender surre niler not a surrender ot of mere material forces the surrender Is gladly made not like terms of peace between nations atter after war when the conquered party only yields to force yet declares he was in the right but cheerfully as it in triumph owning that the enmity with god was all wrong and that now gods conquest of the soul la Is its beat blessing so the man who comes I 1 nto into peace with god yields eNery everything thing all ho he has baa all he be Is he holds back no fort no arms no wealth no energy ile ha promises it all to the god into whose new service he has come so in terms of peace between na n eions at war there is humiliation to the th conquered party spain feels humiliated so did france in 1870 when peace was made in paris but when a man comes into peace with god the days day of 0 his humiliation are over he now feels eels himself a tree free man he has haa become a son of 0 god and his hill heir he has bas been both enfranchised and adopted and jesus becomes his elder brother he counts his years from his new birthday his independence day A great love comes into his soul tor for his god and savior and lie he thrills with joy over the absolute complete and unconditional surrender which constituted the terms ot of his peace with god when a victorious nation makes peace with a conquered one it considers chiefly its own interests it takes an indemnity or it takes territory or of forts borts or trams for or its own advantage and does not consider the advantage ot of its toe foe it does not put into its terms ot of peace what will be useful to the vanquished party but only enly to itself this Is the universal rule in such treaties between men when god makes peace with men he provides provid es not first tor for his own dignity and honor but for the welfare the very salvation of his late enemies his whole heart Is in their interests ha wants to adopt them as his sons he wants to save them from every imaginable evil so his messengers are constantly calling on the enemies to lay down their arms and are promising not mere truce but even heaven god does not take so much as he gives lie he gives all things to those who yield the world life death things present things to come nothing withheld not even the sacrifice ot of his own son so generous are the terms ot of the th geace of god the independent |