It is not more certain that the righteous shall inherit eternal life than it is that “the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” It is not more certain that there is a glorious Heaven for the reward of Christian virtue on earth than it is that there is a hell for the punishment of unrepentant and unpardoned sinners. The attitude of God, as revealed in his word, is one of intense opposition to sin, and of awful menace to the safety of the sinner. He who fails to see this has not read the Bible correctly. Human thought never dwelt on more fearful language than that of the Bible in respect to sin, and also in respect to sinners, if they shall leave this world without making their peace with God. They will find out at last that “sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” What, then, should be the character of the pulpit ministration of God’s word? How should the minister preach that word? Should he confine himself exclusively to those aspects of God which relate to his benevolence and grace as manifest in the gospel of Christ, and slur over and virtually conceal those aspects of the same God that relate to his law and his holiness and justice as expressed therein? Should he treat sin as a trifle, and give the sinner the impression that he is in no special danger? Should he keep “the terror of the Lord” out of sight? Should he be afraid to say “hell,” when the Bible says “hell”? These questions supply their own answer. No minister is faithful to God, or to the audience to which he speaks, who does not, while presenting Christ as “the way, the truth, and the life,” also let the hearer know that he must accept Christ as his personal Saviour, or suffer the damnation of hell. Knowing the “terror of the Lord,” and preaching that terror, as well as the benevolence and mercy of God, the minister will best imitate the example of Christ and his apostles. There is no danger that sinners will be frightened beyond the occasion for fear. The real danger is that they will not so see their peril as to flee for refuge while they may to the hope set before them in the gospel. The awful justice of God, the denunciations and the threatenings of the Bible, as well as the mercy of God, are in order on the preacher’s lips.—Independent.