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upon the scene. The faithful servant of God even bound his beloved
son and laid him upon the wood. The knife was raised, when an angel
cried out: “Abraham, Abraham.... Lay not thine hand upon the lad.”
I saw that it is no light thing to be a Christian. It is a small matter
to profess the Christian name; but it is a great and sacred thing to live
a Christian life. There is but a little time now to secure the immortal
crown, to have a record of good acts and fulfilled duties recorded in
heaven. Every tree is judged by its fruit. Everyone will be judged
according to his deeds, not his profession or his faith. The question
will never be asked, How much did he profess? but, What fruit did
he bear? If the tree is corrupt, the fruit is evil. If the tree is good, it
cannot produce evil fruit.
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