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...science shows that the laws of the universe are absolute, and all-powerful; that man must obey or suffer the consequences, so, too, in religion, no strong, manly morality can admit that God's love is wavering. His laws are irresistable, and apparent exceptions are, in reality, further illustrations of the great truth...
...sacrifice life, and then said "Arise, let us go hence," so the life of Christ today points us all to the cross of divine renunciation in the service of man, and says, "Arise, let us go hence!" The question for us to settle is whether we will hear and obey the call...
There are, said Dr. Vincent, certain questions which arise everywhere, to all men at all times: Is there a God whom we should worship and obey? Does death end all? Is there another world all about us and of which we are a part? Jesus gives us a solution in his ministry, of an open heaven, of the Father's witness, and of the ideal of true manhood. No man can compare with him in his relations...
Christ praised the centurion because it was this soldierly quality that he wanted his disciples to have - the power to obey, and growing out of that, the power to command. We need to follow the centurion's example today. The scholar has first to learn to obey, to conform to rigid discipline, before he reaches the point where he is qualified to choose his own course of study. Obedience is the first lesson which the business man has to learn. In the moral world, training and discipline are absolutely necessary to the man who would withstand sudden temptation. He must...
...jeopardize the chances of victory by his own private conduct. The principle at stake is one, the justice of which every fair minded person will admit. A man owes it to the University he represents to the players who are conscientious in their work, and to himself that he obey, not only to the letter but to the spirit, the regulations which are supposed to govern him. If he is not willing to do this he has no business on the team, either as a regular or a substitute, no matter how valuable he may be in his place...