way. The severity of God's judgments are turned aside by the enemy of
their soul. We fear that too many people are to-day building hopes of
heaven upon an experience of years ago. They will talk of the time when
they found the Savior and enjoyed his love. But now they have become
formal and do not sit in impartial judgment upon their actions. The holy
apostle said, "Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your
own selves." 2 Cor. 13:5.

Closely examine your actions, your life, your nature, and prove your
spiritual condition by the Word of God. Thousands to-day are deceived and
on the broad way to eternal night and woe because they never stop to
reason and to carefully examine their lives and spiritual condition in
what light and knowledge they have of the Scriptures. How many will read,
"Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world; if any man
love the world the love of the Father is not in him," and pass on with a
heart filled with the love of the world, consoling themselves that they
are on their way to heaven. If they were but serious enough to examine
their hearts they would feel the condemnation of God's Spirit as they read
such texts, but ofttimes when they are brought to any consideration they
will search for evidence to neutralize their guilt. They will again read,
"Man shall give an account of every idle word," and go on talking
foolishly and jesting, seeking to believe they are God's own children. And
thus goes the world.

If you value your soul and hope of heaven, see to it that your life is in
strict accordance with every requirement of the Scriptures. People are
having idle talk, impure thoughts, evil surmising, feelings of pride, envy
and hatred. They are speaking evil of their neighbors, laying up their
treasures upon earth, loving the world and self, rendering evil for evil,
backbiting, reveling, and professing to be traveling the narrow way that
leads to eternal rest the same as if there was no Bible. Such have no
examination of their lives, and should they have they use some satanic
sophistry to gloss their sin. "Who is a wise man and endued with
knowledge?" It is he that shows out of a godly life that he is a
Christian. It is he that carefully examines every act and thought and word
and by Heaven's grace tolerates nothing in his life in opposition to the
Word of God. Careful examination is an important factor in our spiritual
prosperity. By carefully watching our life w