but all who have chosen another god; who love the creature more than the
drunkards, and the like,—fetid, ill-odored, emitting the stench of hell. They do 'the abominable thing' which God hateth. 4. Murderers.—Whose hands are red with blood; whose heart is full of angry passions, envy, malice, revenge, grudging; whose lips give vent to irritating and angry words; all who either in heart or by hand defy the sixth commandment,— 'Thou shall not kill.'
5. Whoremongers.—All who give way to their lusts, who live in uncleanness; those whose eyes are full of adultery, and who cannot cease from this sin. What a warning to our young men and women, who make light of this abomination, and forget the doom of the unclean! 6. Sorcerers.—They who have taken part in Babylon's sorceries and witchcrafts; who consult with the evil one; all spirit-rappers and allies of the evil one, and workers of the lying wonders of the last days. 7. Idolaters.—Not only the heathen worshippers of graven images, but all who have chosen another god; who love the creature more than the creator; who bow before crosses or crucifixes; who worship mammon, pleasure, art, splendor, or gold, for 'covetousness is idolatry.' 8. All liars.—All who speak falsely in any way; who practice dishonesty; who care not for truth. Not Cretans only, who were preeminently liars, but every false tongue, every dishonest lip,— hypocrites, pretenders, formalists; all the untrue and unreal; who vow to serve Christ at His table, but give the lie to their vow every day of their life; who vow at baptism to teach and pray for their children, yet never do; who come to the sanctuary, yet go away and serve the world; who are at the prayer meeting one day, and at the ball the next. These are the liars! How much of lying is there in the life of every man! How little of the real, the open, the sincere, the true!