Obedience Always Possible.
By S. S. Times
CAN a man always live a Christian life, in spite of any and all adverse circumstances? Yes; he either can do that, or die a Christian's death. No man need sin. If Elisha could stand fast in spite of Jezebel; and the son of Ahaz (Hezekiah), and, later on, the son and grandson of Amon and Manasseh (Josiah), could be godly men; and if even the Ninevites could repent after only one sermon,—surely we cannot say that repentance and godliness are ever impossible to men. The Bible is full of instances where even boys and girls, amidst very adverse circumstances, have lived glorious lives for God. (For example, Joseph, the Syrian maid, Samuel, David, Esther, Ruth, Jonathan, Daniel and his friends, and others.) And is it impossible to do this any longer? Surely not.