Article July 12, 1930 Issue

The True Standard

HAZEL HARPER HARRIS

THE proverb, "Comparisons are odious," may have grown out of the tendency of men to compare themselves with one another or with standards that they themselves have set up, instead of looking to the standard set forth in the Bible. In the first chapter of Genesis the standard by which man was created is given in these words: "God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; ... And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good."

In the Ten Commandments, Moses recorded the standard for human behavior which was revealed to him. The first four commandments show what is required of men in their relation to God; and the last six set forth what is required in the relations between fellow men.

Standards for weights and measures and the amount of bullion to be minted in its coins are established by each country. In the United States of America the Bureau of Standards and Weights establishes a standard for the constructing and measuring instruments in general use by scientific societies, educational institutions, manufacturers, and others. For instance, a standard yard is agreed upon and must be adhered to by merchants. How much more important it is to conform our thinking to the standard which Christ Jesus revealed!

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