Telegram-herald., 1888-07-02
NONE LIKE JESUS
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We aat for az1y years h this ecanfFy
commercial dsprezsloa- Wk2t wzs the aa4t-
t1r ~izh ths seorsss VIII shs L2xsssss
VIA la peeplsf Lack of faith Money
sloagh. goeis snouzh, zkillfui eralns
enough. i4taztriDss haafs eno1gh. bas
~ faith Nov. What damages tne eoEa-
1ssrrssi vord damages tbs spiritual Our
great lack = falfh. Thas = Ia hinge on
~hina -tsnify turns 20, says some ons n
TIA andienee. Il have fzith. beliess Christ
came dosn - save the world" l reply thai
IA ~Ehliy matters wtsa yea have failh you
always act u9on H. For Instances. II could
saos you business operat "a 0y which yoa
coslid maze 3. 90 ycu wozid immediately %
TITO ik Yea would prove your faith IA
what sAI you By your prompt and iEane-
dl4te ae<.on- Nov, Il what y0a cali faith in
Christ has lst yos. - surrercsr your sntirs
naaars - Jesus. and 20 corresponding action
Ia your ia. it = genuine fai1a. al4d Il IL lss
nof. u 3 Mt faish Al al
There are some thlBzs which I believe
With ths head. Thea there are other things
which believe with ths heart And then
thare ara other things whirh believe bota
with tae zeal ard heart believe. for ia-
staass, that Cromwell lived That u mat
Ger cf the heasi Then there are other
things which ! believe with the heart and
not With the Eead That l.. have no es-
pecial reason for beiisvtng then, and yet
want 20 beiievs them. and the wish II the
father q the expectztian- Bur there -
very greas dl1erence between that which we
t.elleve about ourselves and that wAich VS. be-
hsvs about o.ksr< Fer instance. you -emen,-
Ter rot great while sro taerc wns disaster
ia Pennsylvania, asuid the mines: there WAS
en- explosion anil the damrs. and many lives
were lest In the morning you picked up
your nrwspaper and saw that there had been
4 great disestcr IN Pennsylvnnia You said:
'Ah. what sad thing tAis -; tow many
lives lostl O. VIA, sorrow~ Then Won read
3 llttle fnrtheroa. There had been an ainrost
miraculous slEort 70 Get thosc men out, and a
few had hcea saved. 'Oh." you said, whist
. brave thing, what a grand thing thas wasi
How wel it was d0nef" Then you folded the
paper up cnd Sas down % your morning re-
past. Your appetite had not been inseTfered
with, and during that dcy. perhaps, you
thought cnly two OF three tiI7.es os tho dis
sstsr. But suppose you and bad been ia tho
nine and the dying had been all around Us.
snd we had heard TIE pic<axes Just above us
a. they were trying 10 work their way down.
and alter a while We saw tho light, and then
tie lie bucket let down through the shaft,
and. suirocated anl half dead, ve bad just
strength enough 70 throw ourselves over into
l.. and I'D been kauled cut into the light
Then what an appreciation we would have
had of the rgony aud ths darkness beneath.
and the ioy OF delivera1ca That is the GH-
ference between believing a thing about
othsrs ard believing it about ourselves.
Wst.ss up the Bible ard read that Christ
came 70 save the world That was beauti-
fal.r you say. "a ine specimen cf self denial
That WA very grand. indeed" But suppose
/. $ found taat We ourselves were down in
tee mine of xin ard In the darkness. and
Christ stretched down bis arm Of mercy
throGgh tire gloom and lifted us ont Of the
pit. and So our feet on the Rock OF Ares,
au.l put a new song into cur mouth Oh. then
e matter q hcndciapping; IL Is matter
of deep emotions Which lind Of faith have
you. NV b-otteri
Il il faith that makes Christian, and it Is
the proportion o. faith that makes the differ
erce bet xsea Chrir.aDS Vhz. vas It that
lifted Paul and s.uther and PaySon and
Dossarid<c above the ordinary level Of Chris
tan characters II was the simplicity. the
brilaancy. the power AMI the splendor of
tier raith- Oh. that We had moro Of i'll
God give us raore faith 20 preach and more
fath 20 hear "Lordi We believe, help thou
CIR rrbs!.ef." ITO you which believe hs Is
preciorS'
First: remark Chriss Is precious TO the
believer. rs Saviour from sin A man says:
sTo WHOM are you taIkingf I am one OF the
most resDectabie men fn this nsighborhood;
Go you cal me n sinaers~ Yesl The heart
l. dsceftfal above all things end desperately
wicked Yoa say: 'How do yoa know any
thing abou. ny hesrtr know that about
IL for God anrounces it IN lis Word; and
what God says l. always right When man
becomes Chrissiaa people say: THAT man
sees hirssesg shove us" Oa, rot Instead of
<frSi3[ Cf1t<fH hp &c stat''r A4--,>-la Wv IL
| He cries o,s: II ~as lost orce. bus row | al-i
s0und vas blind once. but now see.
prossrate nyself et tia foot OF the cross Of
the Saviostrs mercy.
What a grand thing 10 n 20 feel that AL
the had words have ever uttered. ard al
che bad dseds have ever done. and al the
bad thoughts that have gone through my
zsind. are as though they lad never been. for
IN. saks Of what Christ has doas Tou
kncw there Is difference ia stains Soma
cnn b washed out By water. but others ~
caire a ches1.scSs prcpzxztiou- The sin Of the
heart $50 black and indsiihls rr1rk that
M ha-nan Application Gao cleanse II. whiIs
shs b5ood of Jesus Christ can vssb IL cue for
ever O. fss Infinite. tEs arn5,iS potent cbsus-
istrv % toe Gospeli Some mar saTs. Il be-
Iev. all thai behave God has forgiven tbs
most q nv sins bus shsrs IA ors sin / cannot
forxez~ What j. isi / do rcs want ~ know
whss IS =. bat tsks she responsibility oi
saving teat Gnd vin forgive Il a. Willingly
IS aay ether sin.
cl'e~ sins i-.e nso.a.fsiss ~ sseir si-e.
The zsos q sovereisEa zTsce e<s1nzi.
Tns seas q sovereign grace srise.
's'hers ~ns a very xood rsan about seventy
fvs wears q sre. thaf oacs zalf Il believe
Cad hae forxises ae. Sns there uzs crs sin
wtich 4 esurnltts1 ~asss vas ato1t twenty
vears q axe titsf : uewsr forgave ravnelf for,
ara I can't Fees happy wt~a | thsn< q IL
ffe "a thet ere ssa ssuaetfr1ss csEne over -
trnrt. snd eicftesi sus al hls boz ~ heaven.
Ehv. ~ ia.cksf Ia fa1th The krscs that car
f.,~~ire a ssrian sfn -zn fsrrigs lzr<s sin-
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