Show A 4 I A Daily Dally Lenten Thought I 4 By WM E. E GILROY D. D D. D Editor of The Congregationalist There is a a. a tendency to think of C Christian faith too much in terms of or intellectual lual assent and too little in terms of ot attitude of or heat heart Jesus drew a n. very cry sharp distinction between those who called caned him Lord Lord and who did not do the things thInS's that Ho said and those who even when nhen they failed openly to acknowledge Him really sought ht to do tho the things He Tic taught Long LonS' ago tho the writer Titer of ot Proverbs asserted assel that a aman aman aman man Is as he thinks In his heart and ari not as ho professes professes pro- pro esses to be he Paul also interpreting tho the meaning mc of or Christian faith experience reminds us that If it an any man have o not the spirit of Christ ho Is no none no of or His The Tho psalmist said s. the fool 1001 has said Raid in hl his hc heart t there hero is no God Men Ien sa say a a. great rot deal sometimes that th they do not mean Our wor words s are aro hast hasty and thoughtless and our moods are often orten rebellious and arid in the gloom of or doubt but tho the Iso v man man cannot lori long den deny In his heart the tho reality of or that goodness and righteousness with which ve wo associate te tho the name of or God Cod It i is in our hearts heart In n our practical lives and arid conduct that wo really de de- ermino whether we are men of or faith or unbelief Out of or the heart ar the issues of ot life Heart faith produces grace and goodness Copyright 1330 NEA NEIL Service Inc |