0313. THE TWO PATHS.

THE TWO PATHS.

"The path of the righteous is as the shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day; the way of the wicked is as darkness, they know not at what they stumble" (Pro_4:18-19).

I. The Path of the Righteous.

1. Who are the Righteous? The law saith, "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Rom_3:10). Righteousness is imputed where there is faith (Rom_4:23-24). "All that believe are justified from all things" (Act_13:39).

2. Where do they Walk? Their way is narrow; it is a path. This path is-

(1) A path of light. It is the awakening of a new day.

(2) A path of growing light. "It shineth more and more." It is going from strength to strength; a growing in grace and in knowledge of God.

(3) A path that leads to the perfect day. To the perfect day of a glorious resurrection, and of His eternal and unclouded presence.

II. The Path of the Wicked. This is the-

1. Way of Rebellion. Thinking their own thoughts, they choose their own way, rejecting the Word and will of God.

2. Way of Darkness. They have no light but the sparks of their own kindling, uncertain, treacherous.

3. The Way of Ignorance. "They know not." A blind man led by a blind dog. They know not where they are going, the future is all uncertain (Job_24:13).

4. The Way of Disappointment. "They stumble." They trip and fall even in the noon-day of Gospel light (Isa_59:10). They love the darkness rather than the light, and go on stumbling through life till they stumble into death and hell.

Autor: James Smith