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vcrsalfsm open to tho snmo objection M ro,v,n
iHm9 Ono decrooa tho salvation of a t,nrt ord
tho othor Of tho wilo1o. lit othcr caeo thc nm,
bor to bo saved by tho doath Of Christ IL uoitlo,
moro. nor loss. And thus tho nocosslty Of ner.
sonal oirort III tho work OF salvation dooa m,
pross itac1f upon tho individual as Of suproma
= It llc theory Of salvation which NC preach
olu Hot involve minus HyohoY III tha work Of sRl-
yh1iotf, y THO objection must hnvo mucl, force,
i' nat tho only salvation which we tosc rests upon
atiirn that tlls obedience will finally oxto,,d to
W! souls tA we teacll In tho spirit Of tho mar.
a1lo OF tho prodlgal Son, and OIL Tho bnBs oj
T'a mat We e., noiove to bo Nov Testament doctrine.
Of dod Or by tlle net ct God him, using tho
1nonns PLACED within his ronch, must worff ont
Ills own salvation. God works in III, through
uB, not by special acts but by His truth, by tic
example Of lily Son, ana by tho ontreation Of
Or, # you prefer, a rosult-induced by moral md
spiritual growth. To be Bayed III tho Dltlo Bonss
or to term, is NOT to belong to certain dc1non1-
tnatiun Of Chrstinna, to bo member Of tbs
church, Or evon to aio a martyr to somo gool
bay,, ,Clristian nan-iiko Christ.
,Hhen, therefore, To htilttn tho salvation Of
~ m T. human souls, we docIare attnply tliis that
IL ,ho pnrposos OF God thero III no such thing
fAH43 lDdt4-tuM[ tQu I11lH al tnQ
Mapace y there is, whether In tho heavens above Of
IN tho earth beneath, and in oach place. oyery-
Waere. mud always lovoa His children, and socks
hnno tnsls eooa; M l. Mhen tho last 7andorcr will como
may oapso and AsGm st II "t a ETY.
s9}leep 7 haye which arc not of this 1sIL fola.
them also I must bring" wo do not nra.
aI.. tend to nny. We. .pload for tlu In.
togrlty, unity; merclfulneHs Of tho Divine
government. Wo maintain that love, as prc-
sonteu ~ the Now Testament, Is not aontimon.
but principle, and TINT this principle. ccutaroi
IN mo teaching Of Christ. iB but the incarnatio1
OF tho universal and l1iexorablo love Of God.
II one has been taught to suppose that tho
fearful end to bo saved from Ia ondloss bauish.
ment from God, he ia disturbed by ollr atnto.
ment tl'at such banlshment IL Impossible, and
mhy turn upon US with tile inquiry, "If thcra
oo d no holi It. to 30 saved froa vhy did Christ dio
II re Q, are certain to bo naycd, why need wa
bo relgions?" To Which wo reply: but The ontJ
roe:l which lends to salvation is ushtcouaness-
neither you nor any one can be saved except b9
hocomlug righteous, and universal salvation cei,
mover become a fact until all sin and Hickednosu
nre benfslod from the universe.
uhlvoraaiian1 m9fntains, .as against Calvinism,
that Gods loYa is impartial; Us againat Armiui.
nnlam, TINT It is unchangeablo; md as against
90 inoxorab bio that It plrsuea Tie sinner wLatLe.
living or dead, aud will not lot him 60, until II
wi!ls linn to obedience nnd happincsa.
II I say to you, You will Ill got safely out Of
tals hara bulld4ing'-3no one ct you will b
moi In jiI,o1v n aov .tivo, so;1 s;t Mouio
cortain TINT nm In rol ort '1 ~ +,,o H. H. 1,,I
lug, noed not put myeolf to my Inconvenience
statement involved to ae IN vonr nart tnnt W ~
moe,,a nochfui ~ Ihe rasn1t5 W ~ pohs y. sAs
Scriptural iilustratjon 1ghcn ~" a,,, ss1'i,t
was couyoying pnn1 tn f3nme for iii liz "t.St trsa
bosoTe onsar. was seemingly nbout to b,
greatly alarmed Tor tor snfotx VI to osu Anosa wess
slrehsing item sciI = "rior ,uv vn,, ppsyi ~ ha u
good cheer: Tor thoro ehn1l i,c NJ, ,oaa - "a az. ~.
mans life among YOU, but Of tho sl,inn - snb @s
Bequontly, when tic ycsaol was near The lind
mud tho sni!ors seeing, ns tbng thnnrht annt an,
homo OF reaching I'M Bhoro. 1ot flnwn fho hnai
into tho sea. i1tendnr to emiarsr In har Pemi
said to certain Of The pasaenpors. Il Eycont thes.
abide In tho chip, ye cannot be saved" Hud
warned lis fellow mt IN rornit ~
sailors to 10 nway WIFI liz hoat H. ~ ,no.nn M
Ills locjara tion Tint wa shn1 iii mt ~ foiv nma ~
this storm, and nouo OF 11a neris incl;1cd III A.,
use OF tho means Of Bafety within their reach tt
would 10 gayod~no Inv Inv '' Of neceas'tv sIt sut; :;
obligo thom to be- uayed: tl,ev eonji Ie' hn savai
in oI,lv nno wnv md that ;nyojvaT +no; ~. ~
sona osacv ""} r. Fhen ny th;s seo oap .ear pc,-
his letter to tho philippians. eays: WIorefora'
God hath high]v oxn3ted him ana riyo,, him .
name above every name: thst nt tbe nama ri
Jesus eyery hnco .s1,ould INV ~ ~ thinas o i, ~
Aeayon. mud thinra Il, aartl, ind that 6rarT
tongue should coofoss that Jnaus ctr;st II INA
to tho glory Of gol the EnthorH HNhc Ia not ~
bo understood nj toachia1 thni ood wi1i r. forcs ~
men 1hus to submit tllomgolyoB to OLrist. OF
That such submission In socuroi hv tho dorrreo
or purpose, Or will Of God but tnnt. "seoInS nl
things from tic beginning. nnt] from nroionI
times tho tlnua NOT vel doue. u hn ;nunirna III.
Annat1o tbun r, t1ccInrn tho Anal snhin1nt;on ~
al( soula to Christ. ~
If tho oucation ffn ronowcd urr c1, nm +o h,
aaTed. yl,nt naoi waa thcra fnr 1hrsst ~ I;o ;,
hayo Init tn asi, in roniv ~ iii nn boor5 III ~.
vessel. thua overtn1rcn ~ +i,e stnrn, rnrn :, ~
rescued from tl,oir nnril1,u sit,;ntion wi,ot noai
was there that liz hont shnnid ran,ain % j., H.
ship2 TI1o boat wns 1,crcssarv n tha;r aaTatv. Nv
tint couo. and tho oonf]itinn1a ~ m ~h;ch H.
npostio hasod Ifs ntaten,cnt M 1o,oor o-iotaI .l
Il nlI arc to bo sayod, wl,nt nac1 e. t,1ora liz;
Christ Should die Bnt Mi viii ha savad 's' ha'
cnuso Christ llas died. Thie in tin cro,,nd NJ
our hopo. Iulo ont tho oIomnntp ;nSyo1uod =, j.,
tic daath and resurrection OF our Lord. and nv NJ
yiewp Of tic future fo won]d Is rreativ H, ,an; ns
lied, If, indeed, Ind INV views An In mnn'a IN.
mortal condition. we ACCEPT those tIinra M No
tl1oy arc. What would bo, Il tho Divine rians
were unlike what they arc heYo no moat,s n a.
knowing.
And whilo this subject is before our minds, lca
mo remind you TINT this view OF salvation in
Christ commonds itself to thougltful porgong On
;wo grounds: First it's reagouableuess. II
nakos no irrational demands upon tho uudor-
standing. Tho hard problems involved in loredi-