4/14/2018 - Section 88:124-141
April 14, 2018 Section 88:124-141 Charity Covers It All, I think v 124 bears a revisiting…especially for me. This is what Smith and Sjodahl say in their commentary, P 565: “ Note the closing injunctions, Clothe yourselves with charity ‘as with a mantle;’ not as a scanty piece of clothing, but as a generous covering; for charity is ‘The bond of perfectness and peace.’ Charity—which means brotherly affection—makes for perfection and peace. Pray always. Prayer is necessary, if we shall remain faithful till the coming of the Lord.” V 133 describes the feelings we should have that will make ‘charity’ real. We look upon those who come to church and say “ …I receive you to fellowship, in a determination that is fixed, immovable, and unchangeable, to be your friend and brother through the grace of God in the bonds of love, to walk in all the commandments of God blameless, in thanksgiving for ever and ever.” This charity thing does not come easy to me—especially when...