Deuteronomy 25:13-16 You shall not have in your bag divers weights, a great and a small.… I. ENDEAVOUR TO POINT OUT WHAT CHRISTIANITY REQUIRES OF A MAN IN HIS DEALINGS IN BUSINESS WITH HIS FELLOW MEN. 1. The most rigid adherence to the principles of moral integrity. Truth. Honesty. 2. The exercise of love and kindness. 3. That a man should preserve his soul in peace and patience. 4. That commerce be consecrated and elevated by the spirit of holiness. II. Having described what a Christian should be in commerce BRIEFLY SHOW WHY HE SHOULD BE IT. All considerations by which religion and morality are commended and enforced are applicable here. The course pointed out is right in itself, what we owe to God and connected with eternal destiny. It is necessary to inherit the kingdom of heaven. It is presented to us in the example of Christ, whom all disciples should imitate. In one word, Christianity requires it; all its precepts, principles, blessings, and prospects require it. (A. J. Morris.) Parallel Verses KJV: Thou shalt not have in thy bag divers weights, a great and a small.WEB: You shall not have in your bag diverse weights, a great and a small. |
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