San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-19


law on the cross learning how pardon
comes through the blood OF the adorabl,
victim, says out of the fullness of hi
heart: 'NOne but Christ. None bu
| Christ" so 1t Is Jesus all the day long
Truly Christ then is the way, the &C.
| Ceptance; no man comes TO the Father
but by him, none but his blood can ex
| plate human guilt; there Is only one
savior. Again, Christ is the way &c
sanCtiiication; this necessity OF sanctifi
cation arises from his depravity; he il
sinful as we'll as guilty; he is polluted
| the law of sanCtitication would be mani
testify imperfect il it did not involve by
! justification a sanctitication in the con-
yictiOn. SanctiticatiOn is co eval with
the regeneration of the soul, in that ne W
birth the sanctifying process CON-
menced. Stick q pin down here, brother.
Don't go to sleep, brother, speaking to
drowsy member of the cengre-
gation) There are some por-
tiOns of the Scripture In which
the term sanctitiCatiOn seems to be used
in an enlarged sense, both the principle
of holiness and its other attribute, the
holy spirit implanted in the heart Is seed
that will bring forth fruit and everlast-
ing happiness, there is no doubt about
this thing. What you want is to get the
holy spirit implanted. There is no guess
work about it. Jesus is the way to sane
tlfication that through his mediation is
secured the agency of the holy spirit,
who Is the sanCtitier. 1t Is through the
mediation OF Jesus Christ that the agency
OF the holy spirit is secured. ~ will
send the spirit of truth" and he shall
convince the world of sin of the right
eousness Of God and of the judgment,
and then he shall do more than that; he
shall dwell with you and receive our
natures, and he shall give unto you all
truth-nOt a part Of 1t, but all truth.
II We are ignorant OF the truth
of Christ and the relation that
we sustain TO him, it is not
because ample provision has not
been prepared, but it is because of our
negligence to procure the provision so
that we may be constant beneticiaries of
what Christ has done for us.
Again 1t follows that Christ is the way
to find justification. Those justified
through Christ are not only pardoned,
but they have the promise of eternal
life. If a man believeth in the son. he
has everlasting life and shall not go into
damnatIOn. 81 will rise him up nj the
last day." and he will see to it. The en-
joyment of our first parents In Eden is
not to be compared with the enjoyment
of their renewed soul in Jesus Christ.
Not only is Christ interested in our guilt,
but we have an interest in him, that is
fair beyond this vale of tears we realise
almost Immediately that we have a record
on high, and that our names are written
in the lambs book of life. Ii gives a
confidence truly astonishing; from dark
ness to light from the power OF sin, the
holiness that they are entitled to, last
ing Immortality, that they are done with
the world.
Secondly, we notice Christ is the
truth; truth is correct representative
OF this and we ought to study it. If we
have 1t in the inward man, It will be but
little difficulty to produce it Outwardly.
He is source of truth "in me are all the
treasures of wisdom and knowledge ~
he knows all things and whatsoever he
reveals is in perfect accordance with
truth; now everyone who knows any,
thing of Christ, know this much to be
true, they have known nothing that he
has said to be false, hence he is the
source OF truth, his words are the words
OF truth, and all truth we have in rela-
tion to the divine things have come
through him; how much are we in
NSD''e w nun ioi thAt pltCIOus huOW-
ledge. low do we know that God is
IN CHRIST Jesus that truth came through
christ
10 we kho" that GOD for Christ's sake
mas Paraoned our sins and made us await
fOr the inheritance OF truth; the knowl-
edge OF that comes from Jesus. Do we
know that we have record on high In
heaven beyond the skies, that truth
comes 10 US through Jesus. We are now
coming 10 our third proposition. Christ
Is the lie, the source OF spiritual life.
In man the characteristics OF spiritual
lie were extingulshed; they are dead in
trespasses and sin. Yes, dead to divine
influence; their condition is deplorabIe,
Wlthout moral vitality, no spiritual pull
sation.
before any OF eur lost race could be
restored the splrltualllfe must have been
wrought III the union OF Christ, III you
llVe you must I'VE through him.
otudy IL Wen, CHRISTIANS and sinners,
u0hl forget u; ne Is the source Of this
NE ana iaith is ligament binding the
soul 10 MN. CHRIST Is the head from him;
an members oltnls terrestrial Dody derive
i've rom MN. nave you knowledge
vi leia'Ioh VI onrlst to-hlgnt, that Know.
nuee came from nun, ana now grateful
we may pe lor IL;
Christ IN the last DAY VIII give lie to
Tue ueau oodies OF MS followers. Ihere
must pe dissolution, physical death,
an upr0oting or separation OF soul and
DeGy, the spirit goes to God who gave 1t
ana the BODY goes back to mother earth
again. Christ himself exercises his
pTeTORatlNe anu restored life 10 these