Gold Nugget 202 - A Good Man

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      A good man feels that he is accountable to God; not impelled by forces over which he has no control, nor liberated from moral law; but, whilst free to act, bound by the highest motives to obey.  His faith in the living God quickens his conscience, and shows him plainly the way of duty; his gratitude for past deliverance incites him to walk therein.

      By abhorring that which is evil, and avoiding it.

      By sincerity of heart, speaking the truth, and doing what is just and right.

      By using the authority and power entrusted to him, not according to his own will and for selfish ends, but according to the will of God, and for his honour and the welfare of men.  His motto is Ich dien (“I serve”).  He ever lives under a sense of obligation, and finds in faithful service his strength and joy.  “I must work”.

      “Remember now and always that life is no idle dream, but a solemn reality; based upon eternity, and encompassed by eternity.  Find out your task:  stand to it:  the night cometh when no man can work” (Carlyle).

The Pulpit Commentary, II Samuel p. 109, II Samuel 4:9-11, (B. Dale)

See also:  John 9:34, John 9:4,

Gold Nugget 202

A Good Man

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