Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-05-19
FAITH AND WORKS.
H.. be justified by Faith, and Not
4. jS.lf.RighteOusness are They
to be Saved,
|o..,,.i,u Who Votes Prohibition
|, "a Raves His Straight No Better
Than the Sinner.

bov evangelist" preached last
y ~ the subject Of Faith and
y Taking his text from James
h, he said that there were three
aus which he proposed to ask
4 aver; First, how are we justi-
In Gods sight9 Second, how
Iustified in mans sight ? and
shat connection is there be-
t,lth and works? Some skep-
n that Paul and James contra
IN other. That is not true.
6ust recollect from what stand
thew spoke. Paul spoke to Gin
o.syed when he said that man
slIAed by faith aud James
a christians when he said man
l,iaed by works. They do not
{dIc each other; they are both
for they are speaking from
X standpoints to different
sdmen. The first question that
bow are you justly condemned
,aug to be justified in Gods
You are not to be justified by
The law condemns a man, 1t
no one. You simply learn
IA law how much you lack OF
uslified. BY the law is the
DE of sin. The plumb.line used
carpenter only shows him how
)the wall he il building is out of
II does not sLraighten the
Gods Jaw tells the sinner how
beis. 1t does not justify him.
hi alone is man to be justified
sight OF God. God counts a
faith as his righteousness. You
be justified by your own works
,t faith.
gives as an example of the truth
proposition the belief of Abra-
b Gods promise that the earth
lin be blessed in his seed.
lsst and oil the time, is a man
u in Gods sight by faith and
Alone. The next question IL,
4 4sre we justified in mans sight?
6nnot be justified in mans sight
same way that we are jusJi-
Y ia Gods sight. God sees the
Ind understands the secret mo-
4 }fthe soul, but man only sees the
td actions and works Of man, SO
4e can be justified in mans sight
By works. II n man makes a
lion of faith in Christ at one
Y these meetings he is
ID In the sight of God II he
has faith, and I cannot go be-
{ dat statement. But if / watch
ban and find that he drinks as
: as he did before, and bets as
I IS he did before, and Gins in
1 ways as much as he did before,
e to the conclusion that the
1 thing is dead, and that he has
I III, for he does not show 1t by
James speaks of Abraham as
Justified by works, when he
PIP on the mount to sacrifice
sccording to Gods command.
hm had already been justified in
NJ Of God by his faith, but now
Z justified in the sight Of God
An BY his works. Paul writes
% divine standpoint and James
ne human. Their two state
Me the two sides of grand
What is the connection be.
laith aud works? True faith
e works. Faith Is attested by
Abraham's going up into the
Hain to sacrifice Isaac was an at
pl This faith. What we need
worth, Texas and the United
are Christians who will
Apeir faith by their works.
pfofessors OF religion keep on
" as you did before. you are
sAl on the road to hell as the
Aaer In Fort Worth. / have
nr the saloon business. ]
hher die in the street and
!. crows pick my eyes out than
ny living by selling whisky
A nave Just as much respect foI
Ooa'keeper as l have for the
aa who votes for prohibition
hea slips into the
uoor of a saloon and
inK Faith is strengthened
M The connection between
y WORKS Is just the same as the
w oetween the tree and the
S %,.h bears. Works are the
NOTES.
sunssday night Mr.. Pearson
Sh especially to the young
so desires them all to be
! sht Mr., Pearson breaches on
scI OF Judgment.
!, sAlson said that he didn't want
.Iu unbelievers TO stay 10 the
M s,sng' but that he would bG
measure lances with any dis
slhner II they would call al
40. q Mansion house.
M, Pearson Illuminated hi
= against saloons and double
.slstlans who vote loud anC
ronlbitlon and then sneai
H,am through the back way
ESecAer and santimoniouslN
NJ mouths on the towel sus
N. r rnlef The bar, the asserting
ING amens that arose from
sAllon showed that he anG