CHRISTIAN CONDUCT by William Jay

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Dec 11, 1893

CHRISTIAN CONDUCT.

By William Jay

OFTENTIMES a young Christian may be puzzled about how he should act as a Christian. I have this much to say—one who is very anxious to do God's will, and is prayerful and reads his Bible daily, is not often troubled by this question. We must take it for granted that everybody who is a Christian wants to do the will of Christ.

The New Testament furnishes general rules for Christian conduct. The whole law is love to God and love to man. This comprehends everything. We give some rules founded on the Scriptures:—

1. Do nothing if you doubt its being right. "Whatsoever is not of faith is sin."

2. If there is something you want to do which would do you no harm, but might lead a weaker brother into sin, dare not do it. "Wherefore if meat make my brother to offend, I will eat no flesh while the world standeth."

3. Do not place yourself in a false position. "Abstain from all appearance of evil."

4. Do nothing in thought, word, or deed on which you cannot ask God's blessing. "Whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."

The work of a Christian, as it is described in the Bible, looks fitter for the angel than for a fallen man; but the fallen, weak man has more than the sufficiency of an angel for the discharge of it—his sufficiency is of God.

—The Rev. W. Jay.