Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-12-02
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With what Joy and gladness then at this point
do we hail the gospel Ii is like well rugged
ship, with stout HANDS and generous hearts on
board, with ample room and plentiful supplies
bearing down on wreck win pirate crew
every hope gone and in starving condition.
Notice on its ii. ure.head parfon ME, aud plen-
ii, ms redemption. see on its ample folds as
they Nv from the mast. look unto me, ana pc
We saved. all the ends of the earth Hear the
CAPTAIN saw come unto me all ye that labor
and Are heavy laden and will give you rest.
But the Apostle IL more particular In specify
ing the points In viii h we are COM lete IN
Christ. lie says he Ii made wisdom nnto US.
He is the beginning and end OF all true knawl'
edge What is history without rhristF what
il philosophy without Christi What is litera-
,ure without Christi What is government
without Christ? hat 10 education without
Christi Prominently what Is religion without
christ? All these great interests can ne proper
ly looked ut only through BIN. CHRIST Is al me
center OF the Universe. AL things were made
by Him. and without Him was not anything made
that was made" lie is the embodiment Of wis
dom, and whoever looks through HIM, has the
lens that i axes his knowledge complete. Shall
man make himself the center ! snail ne be sat.
listed with his own survey Of the UnyerseY
Shall he make himself the key OF knowledge
hall he become the embodiment of all wisdom
How absurd How assumptions How profane
Where also shall true righteousness" be
foundf j. it in mans IL he perlecty Has he
self capable of regainiug his moral footing hav
ing lap,ed into sins WHO can bring a clean
thing out of an unclean? Not one" II " help
less il man we have already seen. Christ is
the end of the law for righteousness to every
me tha, hcleyeth " He has merits. if the sin
ner has II, t.. lie has surplus of holiness. so to
speak and all who will may take and make up
their mora deficiencies. Faith in Christ has
;he same fleet upon the moral status of the sim
ner as though he had not sinned sc is treated
a. though he had not sinned lid stands up in
the selihood of another. Christ is made right
eousness. He is supplemented with his abound
inc and superaboundihg merits What internal
resource has man to make up for lost holiness?
What fitness Is there in the human constitution
in this respect to human needs. Let him stand
M before God, and attempt of his own sutliclen-
cy to Justify himself, and he will feel as did dob
who made the trial If | wash my hands with
snow water, make my hands never so clean !;
vet shalt thou plague me i'll the ditch, and mine
own clothes shall abhor me- The sinner "a to
moral deficiencies is only made complete in
Christ
Where too shall provision be found tor his
personal growth in holiness. Grant that he Is
acquitted of guilt and treated as righteous in the
day of judgment. who shall help him III these con
structions of new life here shall the sponlane-
Gus efforts Of his own ruined nature dictate his
cours Shall the deau originate litef shall
the dead continue life Believe t not. Christ
Is our sanctitcation." He anew creates the
soul bp the holy spirit, he is pefect in himself,
holds up the standard of perfection, and seeks
TO realize in his children what ne is in himself
in his personal holiness, TO develop them into
the standard which he holds up to the only prop
er life standard of the world He is our "sanct-
fcalion.n in this respect As embodylng all helps
and needs,
And then redemption could ANYTHING more be
added. The captive might be held IN captivity
though forgiven as an enemy He might in.
crease The stores of his information. He might
or suhiectlyely better; but oh to be redeem
ed, so Us not to be reminded Of his rune,
how great the boon how high the privilege
Christ IL to deliver the sinner ont OF temptation,
from disease, suffering and DEATH The time
will come when all that put their trust in Him,
VIII be received up to him for reward from every
evil and every liability to evil On what con
summation Can man lift himself up 10 so high
tate Would any one trust his own arm?
no, banisheL be the thought Christ is the
head of all principally and power to give de.
live ance to his people. Let us my friends who
are ministers and the private members of an
evangelical church, put onr trust IN no otter
scheme of human perfectibiity. and final re-
dempton but tins We are commanded faith
fully to speak the word of God. Though we,
or an angel from Heaven pr ach any other gos
pei unto you than that which we have pre- ,ched
unto you let him he accursed., There Is sort
of cant about charity and lberaity towards
those who differ from us IN religion who prac-
tcally undermine the whole christian system
Let lis not be deceived by it. If any man
preach any other gospel unto you than that ye
have rece' we'd. let him be accursed' This is
the charity, this the eniency OF The Apostle to-
wards those +" who steal my words saith the
Lord every one from his neighbors, who "rse
their tongues and say IL saith. that is God utters
it and VINO cause my people to err by their lies,
and by their li-htness."
Never was there day wien religious error
was so plausible, so insinuating, and at Tn" same
tine SO bold and unblushug a. the present
And no marvel, for atan himself is tans-
formed into an angel Of light. Therefore it is
no great thing If his ministers also be trans
formed a. the ministers o. righteousness, whose
end shall be according TO their work" No won
der thai men cry out against creeds, and then
hold the word of God so much and so little as
they please, and give to il what Interpretation
they please. Let MS, my friends, hold the word
of God in its integrity, as interpreted by ITSELF
aud as written upon the heart by the Holy
Ghost.
las the perfection of art, is in the artest, as
the perfection of knowledge is in the thinker,
rs the perfection of a deed OF mercy - in him
who performs It, as the perfection Of Il poem Is
in the poet, as the perfection of love is IN the
loving heart As the perfection of worship is III
the worshpper. SO are we complete in Christ,
VINO us made unto III wisdom, righteousness,
and sanctihcatIon and redemption