give than to receive?  Acts 20:35 Do I strive, as much as in me lies, to live in peace with all, and to promote peace among all men?  Ps. 34:14.  Matt. 5:9.  Rom. 12:18. 2 Cor. 13:11.  Heb. 12:14.  James 3:17.  Do I seek the peace of Zion, avoiding every unnecessary offence, and even sacrificing my own feelings for the sake of the peace of the church?  Ps. 122:6.  Rom. 14:19-21. 1 Cor. 7:15. 8:13. 14:33.  Eph. 4:3. 1 Thess. 5:13.  Am I long-suffering and patient under injurious treatment? 1 Cor. 13:4, 7.  Do I exercise a spirit of forbearance towards the faults of others, forgiving injuries and offences?  Mark 11:25.  Eph. 4:2.  Col. 3:13.  Do I put away all envy and jealousy from my bosom—­not seeking occasion of offence by putting the worst construction upon the conduct of others—­not expecting great things for myself, and not being displeased when I am passed by with apparent neglect?  Rom. 12:16. 1 Cor. 13:4, 5, 7.  Jer. 45:5.  Eph. 4:2.  Col. 3:12.  Do I not think of myself more highly than I ought to think?  Rom. 12:3, 16.  Do I in lowliness of mind esteem others better than myself?  Phil. 2:3.  Am I self-willed, headstrong, determined to have my own way? or am I ready to prefer the judgment of my brethren, and submit to them, when I can do it conscientiously?  Eph. 5:21. 1 Peter 5:5.  Am I tender of spirit, kind, gentle, and courteous, in my intercourse with others? 1 Thess. 2:7. 2 Tim. 2:24.  Titus 3:2.  James 3:17.  Eph. 4:32.  Col. 3:12. 1 Peter 3:8.  Have I put on meekness, not being easily provoked to the indulgence of resentful feelings? 1 Cor. 13:5.  Have I put away from me all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil-speaking, with all malice, not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing?  Eph. 4:31. 1 Pet. 3:9.  Do I love my enemies, bless them that curse me, and seek the good of those who strive to injure me?  Matt. 5:44.  Rom. 12:14, 20.  Do I recognize the hand of God in the daily blessings of this life?  James 1:17.  Do I likewise recognize his hand in the little perplexities and trials of every-day life?  Do all my trials subdue and chasten my spirit, working in me patience, experience, and hope?  Rom. 5:3, 4.  Heb. 13:6-11.  Am I content with such things as the Lord gives me, day by day, not taking anxious thought for the morrow, nor disquieting myself for the future?  Matt. 6:25-34.  Phil. 4:11. 1 Tim. 6:8.  Heb. 13:5.  Does my faith lead me to look at the things that are unseen, and set my affections on things above, and not on things on the earth? 2 Cor. 4:16-18.  Col. 3:1, 2.

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Remember, this is a fearful question.  Your all is at stake upon it.  But, if at any time you come to the deliberate conclusion that you are resting upon a false hope, give it up:  but do not abandon yourself to despair.  Go immediately to the cross of Christ.  Give up your heart to him, as though you had never come before.  There is no other way.  This is the only refuge, and Jesus never sent a soul