Show N J oJ J Taking God Gol od At t His is Word r By REV LEO E. E RUBEL Some people have a stron strong tendency o of refusing to take God at His Word In the Bible God makes many gracious promises and utters many solemn solemn solemn sol sol- sol sol- warnings but frequently people pay little attention to i them BUT GOD always means exactly what He says in His Book the Bible When for example Jesus says He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved but he that believeth not shall be damned God means exactly what he says The Scriptures frequently speak of penalties that God inflicts on the ungodly Some people object to that But why should God not have the right to assess a penalty against those who vho disobey His rules In our daily life we are accustomed ac- ac to having penalties imposed i upon us for violation of the laws of society and man These laws would be valueless unless penalties were at attached attached attached at- at to them THE LAWS of God would God would be ineffective if no penalties were attached to them The Bible however also speaks of the blessedness of those who walk in the ways of God In Psalm 1 God says Blessed is the man that walk- walk eth not in the counsel of the ungodly not in the way of sinners nor in the seat of the scornful But his delight shall be inthe in inthe inthe the law of the Lord He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that forth his fruit in his season SINCE THE ungodly shall be driven away from the presence of God like chaff in the wind and since the godly shall be betaken betaken betaken taken into the mansions of God is it not wisdom to seek to be numbered by the grace of God among the godly Take God at His Word heed His solemn warnings accept through faith His gracious promises Then all will be bewell bewell bewell well in life through death and into eternity with God |