Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1877-10-24
Mr.. Moody at Burlington.
WHAT IS GRACE ?

Mr.. Moody at Burlington.
WHAT Is GRAcE2
Many do not understand what grace means,
and would do well to look up the word in
their dictionary. had been partaker of
the grace of God ten years before knew
what it meant. Grace means unmerited
mercy, undeserved favor" 1t has nothing
to do with worthiness. Christ came to call
the unworthy. The trouble with too many
men is that they are going about to estab-
lish their own righteousness, aud are not
ready to accept unmerited mercy. John tells
us that "the law was given by Moses but
grace and truth came by Jesus Christ"
We get nothing from God except through
his Son. We read in the fifth chapter of
Romans d" If through the offence of one
many be dead, much more the grace of God
and the gift by grace which is by one man,
Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.
But where sin abounded grace did
much more abound; that as sin hath reigned
unto death. even so might grace reign,
through righteousness unto eternal life by
Jesus Christ our Lord" Christ is thus re-
vealed as the source of all these blessed gifts.
He is the God of all grace The world knows
nothing about grace. When man betrays
his trust, as so many are doing and falls, the
world Jump on him and keep him down.
The bank may give me what it calls three
days of grace on my note; but it makes
me pay the interest on them, and if fail to
pay every dollar it will sell me out. God
treats us differently. lie sent his Son to
help us up Mr. Moody read from |. limo
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himself, where he could tune his harp to his
own praise. OF course men must work. but
1t is because they are saved, and not IN order
to save themselves. They must work from
the cross, not 10 the cross. Paul tells us,
grace is no more OF works. But il you ask
if we are not told to "work out our own sal
walton 7" Yes but we cant work it out
till we get it, When first went to Boston,
| found myself without money or acquaint-
ances in great city. | went anxously to
the post-oflice several times day, hoping to
get a remittance. | was very hard up, when
at last got a letter, and it was from my
sister-and was full of warnings to me to
beware of pickpockets did not fear the
pickpockets, for there was nothing for them
to work on about me. A man cant work
out results in his garden till he has garden
to work in. Men must work out their new
life. If they have not salvation, how are
they to work ? We are to be saved by
grace, not by works. 1t is the gift OF God.
viii you take it There is no merit in
groaning, and agony, and hanging back,
when Christ invites us to come.
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the men OF Old lhere was Aaccheus' the
chlef publican OF Jericho-aoout tie worst
man IN all tnat CITY, EhriSt passed. oy alu
saw HIM up the tree, and sad TO MN ZONE
down, and Luke says Aaccheus mdae hdsfe,
and came rgh down and received Ihrist
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