Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-22

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he requires of any body. 1t is = IcIuire'
nent not found simply in the law o.
God, but in the very nature of things
Had no revelation Of Gods will been
made, reason would teach that the first
duty of man was to submitto his Crea
tor. God says Submit yourselves, "
that includes tn. power Of your mind,
your body, your affections.
1t includes everything represented
by you all that you possess, and all
that you expect to possess not only
the mind you have to-day, but all Its
possibilities for the future all tie
property you now have and all that
YOU shall ever accumulate. Nothing
less than an entire surrender is accept
ed by Him.
Submit your understanding 70 the
teachings of Goi's word. "Receive with
meekuess the engratted word, when Is
able to saw. your soul Gods word
must be studied that We may know
what it teaches. That word has pre-
cepts which are to be Obeyed. The
church Of God has never outgrown the
moral law. II has the same force and
is backed by the same sanction as when
it was thundered from Sinai. But IN
His word, God also makes PROMISES
These are to be- received, that they
may work in US their legitimate re
suits. The precepts are for our enlight'
enmeut and the promises for our en-
enlargement.
We are not only to submit our under
standing but our will. God does not
bestow his gifts upon Us according To
our merit but he grants them to all who
are ready to comply with the conditions
of his grace. whatsoever will let him
take til. water Of life freely. "Goi SC
loved the world that he gave his only
begotten son that whosoeyer brlievetl
in him should not perish but have ever,
lasting life. He that belisveth or him
is not condemned but he that believ"ti
not is condemned already bccaus" he
hath not believed on the name OF the
only begottrn son Of God" But with
reference to faith in Christ there IL
great danger Of making fatal mistake
in substituting mere ,ntellectua! bt'
lief in the doctrine that Christ taught
for confident trust in the personal
work Of the Saviour.
I DO not believe ther" Is any church
more orthodox than the devil. There
is not a word in he Bible that he does
not believe. 1t is not merely the doc.
trine Of the book that must be believed.
Simply believing abou, Christ does not
mean salvation, but it is believing III
and appropriating to ones sell the per
sonal atonenlrnt Of Christ that saver.
believe about George Washington but
do not believe on him. | believe
about Christ but also believe on Him.
commit the eternal destiny of my soul
to Christ. II He fills | am lost but lie
never will fail. When you say | car
not believe on Christ it is because you
have not proper conception OF HIN.
want you to believe the testimony
that God gives of His Son that He came
to die for you you are to trust in Him as
having suffered in your stead. Believe
on the Lord Jesus Christ and this mo
m-nt, Just where you arc, you shall be
saved. You need not wait until you
can get to the altar. Just here, and
now, accept Christ as your sufficient
Saviour, and be sayed from your sins.
But the condition is that we are will
ing to give up our sins. We, too often,
give up our sins as we give up 0ur
overcoats, to take them on again; but
we must renounco them forever. Are
you turning from your sins Are you
believing in the Lord Jesus Christ as
your Saviour Do you take Hin as
your surety Then dare say, on the
authority Of GoN's word, that there is
no danger of your being lost.
We must submit to the providence
of God. He is our Father and he will
do what is best for us. Our submis-
sion should be voluntary, prompt and
permanent. We should submit to God
if it beggars Ms. People can 60 to
heaven from out there on the hill, and
God will send Lis angels to conduct
them home.
Men have gone from the burning piles
to Join the spirits Of the redeemed in
glory. Submit to God wherever II
may lead you. God will see that you
lose nothing by it, Men say, if | sub
init to God, it will ruin my business
and impoverish my family, but sup.
pose it should, God will more than
make up for all you have sacrificed
for him. care not that the prospec,
nay bc-poverty disgrace or dishonor,
but if you stand true for God, You will
net stand alone.
Underneath YOU, will be in the arms
of the everlasting Jehovah. We serve
ourselves best when We serve God
best.
The speaker then considered some Of
tn e motives for submission to God.
First it is reasonable. j. it not reason
able that the man who owns watch
should regulate it, We are Gods by
right Of creation and Of preservation
and He has so adjusted Us, in His wis
dom that when We keep the Lords time
we are keeping the best time for our
selves. That man is the happiest who
is in the most entire submission to
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will Herewith be content.
Submission to God brings peace.
Without it, there will be an unrest in
the soul. We all want peace. Men
have sought it by toiling in the work
shop or the counting house in pursuit
of wealth, or by porting over musty
volumes Of lore. in scientific research.
But unless a man is in submission to
God, there can be no peace, no rest.
How is it that some from the stake
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