CHRISTIAN DOCTRINE
TO THE EDITOR Sir,—Permit me to explain to your correspondent. James Braid, that the reason God loved Jacob was because lie believed in and trusted God and was willing to obey Him. Esau, on the other hand, did not do so or try to break away from his wild, sinful life; and so God hated him for this and his attitude towards Him. This God does to all who wilfully continue living lives of sin. for God loves righteousness and hates sin. God is no respecter of persons in more senses than one. As we are all born in sin, we all, high or low, king or peasant, come under the penalty of death, for no one escapes this, and our position or status in life will not help us at all Then as regards salvation and eternal life, there is no respect of persons, as Peter proclaims, as recorded in Acts, chapter x, verse 34: "Then Peter opened his mouth and said. ' Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons.' " All whosoever will believe shall be saved and inherit eternal life, thus showing how just and righteous
God is in all His ways and dealings with sinful men. There are no inconsistencies to be found in the Bible, which is the inspired Word of God. for all of it harmonises in a most wonderful way if rightly divided. —I am, etc., C. E. Knight.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23442, 5 March 1938, Page 27
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