Chapter 7

The Degree of "O.O."

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When Moody first visited Ireland he was introduced by a friend to an Irish merchant who asked at once:

When Moody first visited Ireland, a friend introduced him to an Irish merchant. The merchant immediately asked:

"Is he an O.O.?"

"Is he an O.O.?"

"Out and Out"--that was what "O.O." stood for.

"Out and Out" was what "O.O." stood for.

"Out and Out" for God--that was what this merchant meant. He indeed is but a wooden man, and a poor stick at that, who is decided in everything else, but who never knows "where he is at" in all moral relations, being religiously nowhere.

"Completely committed" to God. That was what this merchant meant. A man who is decisive in everything else but never knows "where he stands" on moral matters is a wooden man. He is a poor stick, too, with no religious position at all.

The early books of the Hebrews have much to say about "The Valley of Decision" and the development of "Out and Out" moral character.

The early books of the Hebrews say much about "The Valley of Decision" and developing "Out and Out" moral character.

Wofully lacking in a well-balanced will power is the man who stands side by side with moral evil personified, in hands with it, to serve it willingly as a tool and servant.

A man who joins forces with evil itself and willingly serves as its tool and servant badly lacks balanced willpower.

Morally made in God's image, what is more sane, more wholesome, more fitting, for a man than his rising up promptly, decidedly, to make the Divine Will his own will in all moral action, to take it as the supreme guide to go by? It is the glory of the human will to coincide with the Divine Will. Doing this, a man's Iron Will, instead of being a malignant selfish power, will be useful in uplifting mankind.

Made in God's moral image, what could be more sensible, healthy, or fitting for a man than to act promptly and decisively? He should make the Divine Will his own in all moral actions and take it as his supreme guide. The glory of the human will lies in aligning with the Divine Will. When a man does this, his Iron Will becomes useful in uplifting mankind instead of being a harmful, selfish force.

God has spoken, or he has not spoken. If he has spoken, the wise will hear.

Either God has spoken or he has not. If he has spoken, wise people will listen.

We search the world for truth; we cull The good, the pure, the beautiful, From graven stone and written scroll, From all the flower-fields of the soul: And, weary seekers of the best, We come back laden from our quest, To find that all the sages said Is in the BOOK our mother read. Whittier. O earth that blooms and birds that sing, O stars that shine when all is dark! In type and symbol thou dost bring The Life Divine, and bid us hark, That we may catch the chant sublime, And, rising, pass the bounds of time; So shall we win the goal divine, Our immortality. Carrol Norton.
We search the world for truth. We gather what is good, pure, and beautiful from carved stone and written scrolls, from all the flowering fields of the soul. Weary from seeking the best, we return with all we have gathered. Then we find that everything the sages said is in the BOOK our mother read. Whittier. O earth in bloom, birds singing, and stars shining in the dark! Through images and symbols, you bring us the Divine Life and urge us to listen. Then we can hear the sublime song and rise beyond the bounds of time. In this way, we will reach the divine goal, our immortality. Carrol Norton.

THE MARDEN

THE MARDEN

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