Árdís - 01.01.1963, Blaðsíða 26

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ÁRDÍS
Great Advice
LILJA M. GUTTORMSSON
The Epistles of Paul the Apostle, written in the days of the
Roman Empire and preserved in the New Testament, are just as
applicable to-day as they were then, to life in general. They
have special significance, being uttered by Paul who had been a
sinner, bent on the wholehearted persecution of all Christians.
Pulled out of the quagmire of sin by the strong hand of Christ,
who blinded him by a bright, heavenly light on the road to
Damascus, Paul (also known as Saul) was converted to Chris-
tianity. He was chosen by the Lord to “bear His name before the
Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel,” and he became
just as fluent a spokesman for Christianty as he had been against it.
In Romans, VI : 12-13 and 21-23, Paul writes:
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should
obey it in the lusts thereof.
“Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteous-
ness unto sin : but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive
from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness
unto God.”
“What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now
ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
“But now being made free from sin, and become servants to
God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting
life.
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
There is no need of enlarging upon the words of Paul, the
Apostle, who turned from the way of the flesh to the way of the
Spirit. Those who require guidance in their lives could do no better
than to seek the advice of Paul on all moral issues. Specific columns
in newspapers and magazines give good, practical advice on human