Editorial by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Nov 28, 1892

Editorial.

By Editor

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable."—2 Tim. 3:16.

THERE are many who profess great love for God and great reverence for his word who are continually substituting something of their own for something which God has commanded. They may not realize it, but in thus doing they are saying that their wisdom is greater than God's, and their substitute is better. They thus put themselves in the place of God, and virtually say that they are responsible for their own salvation.

THE real test of love to God is obedience. Says Jesus, "If ye love me, keep my commandments." Men may talk sweetly and eloquently of love to God, but love is in the doing, not the saying. "My little children," says the beloved disciple, "let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him." 1 John 3: 18, 19. There is no other true test of love. Reader, do you love God? Do you obey him?

Election Is Over.—Now that a very quiet election campaign is over, the season is favorable for aggressive Christian work. The results of the election have been a surprise to nearly all the old party leaders. We simply draw this one lesson from the result: There are many souls who are restless, unsatisfied, longing for something better. It is the duty of Christians to present the all-good which is in Christ Jesus. Those disappointed in the last election will read and consider. After the reaction consequent upon extravagant exuberance of rejoicing is over, the successful party will read and consider. Many honest men in the smaller parties will be open to truth. All parties, devices, and schemes of men will be disappointing if they are trusted in to regenerate or reform the world. They may for a time modify or hold in check a flood of iniquity, but real reformation can only come through the regenerating power of the Lord Jesus Christ. Christians, hold up Christ and his kingdom, in word, in deed, by precept, by example.

THE editor of the National Reform organ, the Christian Statesman, wants for a civil sabbath a non dies, a no day, but they demand that this civil government of the United States shall be positively religious. It might be well if they would use better logic. But what they are really and determinedly laboring for is a religious sabbath enforced by law and a nation made Christian by law; for Sunday is a non dies in law now, and the United States has been supposed to be not irreligious, but non-religious.