'To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.'

'There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: and there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores.'

'The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.'

'Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.'

'And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.'

'And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.'

What if we give no thought to spiritual matters and turn away from God? What difference will it make to our life? Here are the advantages of rejecting God and the soul, and here also are the disadvantages - all that will be lost.

When Pharisees denounced Christ's disciples for not observing their ceremonial excesses, He gathered all around Him and gave a vital principle of true faith. From this we learn the only valid approach to God, and may enter into new life and a walk with Him.

'Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.'

'Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?'