Sketches from the Life of Paul (1883) — PDF Scan 166
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PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS . 159 totheirfolliesand superstitions. That unerring word,the ruleby which everystonebroughtto thefoundationmust be tested,has been virtually setasideby many who appearedto be zealous builderson thetempleof Christ'schurch. Thus wood ,hay,and stubblehave been laidupon the foundationstoneby heedlessworkmen as preciousacquisitions. When emperors, kings, popes, and priests soughtto defileand destroythistempleof God with sacrilegiousidolatryand persecutionof the faithful,God'seye neverfor a moment lefthis buildingand hisworkmen . In thefaceof gaping prisons,torture,and flames,the work grew under the hands of faithfulmen ; the structure arose, beautiful_andsymmetrical. The workmen were at times almostblindedby the mists of superstitionthat settled dense and dark around them, and they were beaten back by the violenceof theiropponents; yet,likeNehemiah and hisco-laborers,theystillurgedforward the work . Their language was, The God of Heaven livethand reigneth; he willprosperhis own work . Therefore we , his servants, will arise and build . The figurewhich Paul uses of the temple erectedon the foundationstoneis to represent the work of God's servants to the end of time . To allwho are buildingfor God , the apostle addresseswords of encouragementand warning: " If any man's work abide,which he have built thereupon, he shallreceivea reward. If any man's work shallbe burned,he shallsufferloss; buthehimselfshallbe saved,yetsoas by fire." The Christianteacherwho faithfullypresents theword of truth,leadinghisconvertsto holi