Telegram-herald., 1888-08-27
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bis name 0f James the Juss." tells Of
sssf BIS life must haVs psen. Tradition
says thzt be prayed 50 often that ais knses
bs ams osli0ussd he continued TO preach
morality ana be protested 4saihs. the men
yno place the slame Of their passions and
temptations UPON o.. for God can tempt
40 man. / advise you al ~ Rad the doc
trins of o.. James this afternoon. You can
10 Il ia Ten Or bfleen minutes.
there are Two thiHgs Wlich must be POS
sssssa by Ias true Christian, inward trust
and outward activity. IAsTe can be no
outward ACTIVITY when there Is no inward
trust. II there = 40 inward trust. the out
ward activity will not Be AcceutaBls 20 God.
Mankind Is divided into four classes
FIRST. those Who have neither faith nor
works second. those Who bsye faith with
without faith, ana fourth, those whe have
both faith and works
IL viii be readily accepted by all that
there are men who have neither faith or
works, they were the men who scofisd 10
the days OF Noah. No man / think, ever
GETS 80 lO1 that lac has lost All conception
o. good. and 90 faith. bat refer more 20
the spiritual faith. of q subjective trust oi
a personal belief in God and IN his SOD.
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This spiritual faith, then lack OF work.
An absence OF q trust in God means no
trust ia man, and this means no trust II
myself and this means the ruin Of q human
soul God save US from the hrst class
The second class are men VINO have work
without faith This will be questioned BY
some. but let us see. good deed IS no
pre- Of of q good heart. 1t may be, but II j.
Lot necessary so. for some OF the best deeds
are prom pted by some of the lowest and
mesneSt motives
This city is quiet and orderly, but this
quiet is due more TO police and Judges and
courts than for any love for our city or for
mankind. One Of he leading Union gem
erals said that pride was more of q motive
10 bravery than patriotism. Paine once
said: My greatest desire IS TO do good.
| and at the same time he went about doing
ell the harm 10 the cause OF Him who 10 the
second class
The third class, or those who have faith
without works is a glorious and wretche0
| class because II consists of two kinds OF
| beings. There is but one eza nple of The
| first kind gwen and | thank God for this
| example. The thief who suffered with
| Christ cried oat to him to be forgiven. He
| had faith but not one item of work bad he
| ever performed for God add he had th
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| day shalt thOu be with me in paradise. o
| the other KIM OF this class are those who
| believe. who have faith but ara too stub
| born to acknowledge it. Here arc tWr
| miners and before them is a miue and u
| that mine is a rope. This one says, that II
a we'll made rope, il is finely twisted.
believe that will hold any man. The othe
| miner ssss, yes. that is we'll made rop,
and at tSe ssne time he springs forwsrt
| grssps the rope, and swings into the awiu
| chzsm. Ii is the action that saves Til,
| fourth and last class are those who hav,
| both faith and works. You know and
| knew whether we belong to this class o.
| not. If city is on hill X must be seen,
! II light is in czD5lestick Ii must shin
and if the love OF Jesus Christ is in ou
| hearts the love of God must shins in tn.
| world in good acts. Ny faith justifes m
before God, my works justifes me befor,
| men.
1t is singular fact that the more faith
| man has the more work will ne do.
| spoke last Sunday Of Martin Luther win
| threw away the doctrine of ST. James be
cause he talked too much about works, an
| still Martin Luther was living example o
| ST. James doctrine. For one year and
| half he preached every day except on,
| week, and tor three years he preached fou
| days in the week What he has said al
| written would make many volumes. He
| Known as the inGefatigurable minister o
! MS city. Faith was what stimulated hin
| 10 work; work was the glorious manifest
| ton OF faith.
There is enough undeveloped talent il
| this congregation to save Grand Rapid
| there is enough undeveloped talent il
/ Grand Rapids TO save the State of Mich
gan; there is enough undeveloped talent il
| Michigan to save America, and there j.
enough undeveloped talent in America t,
| save the world.
| Let Us ask, Am / man of the frs;
second, third or fourth class God help L
to have faith in our work for Christ's sake
| Amen.
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