Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-24
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CHRIST CRUCIFIED.

The Christian should never lose sight OF
Jesus Christ and the sinner should immedi-
ately look unto him that he may be saved.
The notion, both of the professed Christian
and of the unbelieving sinner concerning
Jesus Christ, must be definite and clear.
The eternal all of the immortal soul depends
upon Christ. To the believer he is all in all,
and without him every thing else will avail
the sinner nothing. "What shall it profit a
man to gain the whole world and lose his own
soul?" Christ may be viewed in a multitude
of aspects. We may look upon him as God,
the maker and creator of all things. We
may contemplate him as the God of Provi-
dence, opening his hand and supplying the
wants of everything that lives. Contempla-
ted in either Of these aspects, the mind is
filled with wonder; but when we contemplate
Jesus Christ as both the God Of creation and
Providence, we are ready to exclaim with the
Psalmist, and say, "What is manT In his
exaltation Jesus Christ is far above every
created being, either in heaven or on earth.
He is literally God over all things We
may look upon Jesus Christ as man, born of
a woman-a man of sorrows and acquainted
with grief. We may contemplate him as
great teacher sent from God Or, we may look
upon him as great reformer. The world at
the birth of Jesus Christ was in most de-
plorable condition. The morals Of every ma.
tion on the earth were in sad condition.
Vital godliness had scarcely an existence
amongst any of Adams race. The energies
of mems souls had been dwarfed by the wretch
ed superstitions Of the times. Jesus Christ
came as the teacher and practicer Of moral
philosopher, very different from that taught
in the schools of that day. Hence we may
look upon him as the great reformer.
In the Bible Christ is presented to the
sinner in all these various aspects. He is
God and be is man. He is teacher instruct
ing, not as the scribes and pharisees, but as
one having authority. He is the starting
point of a new era in the history Of our world.
Having contemplated Christ in all these as
poets, there is still one other aspect in which
he appears more lovely than in them all.
That view of Christ is as he hung on the &C.
cursed tree. Christ truly appears great and
lovely whether we view him in his divinity
raising the dead, Or in his humanity consoling
the afflicted; but Christ cruci6ed is infinitely
great and glorious. tits Christ crucifed that
is precious to the believer, and it is Christ
crucifed that is the Saviour Of poor lost and
ruined sinners. All the greatness and good
ness; all the justice and judgment; all the
mercy and love; all the glory and holiness OF
Jesus are divinely displayed by him as he
hung upon the cross. There he died that the
sinner might live. There he trod the wine
press of Gods wrath alone. There he made
an atonement for sin. There he satisfied the
penal demands of Gods righteous and holy
law. On the cross Jesus was smitten, bruised
and died the just for the unjust. 1t is Christ
crucifed that forms the theme Of the heavenly
choir. Glory and honor unto Him that
washed us in his own blood, is the anthem Of
praise which the members Of the church
triumphant sing, and will sing forever and
ever. Christ cruci6ed is the Saviour in whom
Paul gloried.
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