The Butler weekly times., 1889-02-27
The Wages Of Sin Is Death.


Feb'y 10th, 1889 The wag-
es of sin is death" Rom. -- The {
word sin is used in two different
senses in the bible. They are en- l
tirely distinct and yet closely allied. l
1st Sin is the transgression of the
law" In this sense sin is volun-
tary act. 1t may be both exter-
nal and internal The law Of God ;
thunders its anaiha not only again st
murder, but also against hate, which
is murder in embryo. He that hat
eth his brother is murderer"
2nd, That diseased or depraved ele-
ment in the soul which results from
the fall and which we bring with us
into this world, is also called sin.
! This is the sin of the world. which
can only be taken away by the Lamb
Of God. 1t is ''the sin that dwell
eth in US. 1t is sometimes called /
the law of sin or the principle of |
sin that wars against the law of God |
in our hearts aud bri gs us into |
captivity by force that cannot |
be broken by the will. 1t is con
trary to the law of God and beyond
the reach or power of the will. Il
is the prime factor in that ruin of
our nature. from which the Son of
God came to redeem us. It is in
creased and intensified by the reflex
action Of voluntary sin. It is that
''carnal mind which is enmity to
God not subject to the law neither
indeed can be. There is no deliy-
erance from it. but in its total de-
struction by divine operation upon
{ the soul. 1t is to this sin that st.
, Paul refers when he exclaimed, "Oh
+ wretched man that / am who shall
deliver me from the body Of this
death
S The word death has three diff
b, ferent signifcations in the scriptures.
1st. Temporal Death. The sting
S of death is sin" Temporal death is
8 the king of terrors, because it car
e ries in its bosom this dreadful sting,
Il s1n Death has no terror to the
. soul which has been delivered from
sin Death is swallowed up in vic
t tory" when its sting has been ex-
+ tracted End, spiritual death is the
e separation of the soul from God by
sin. ''To be carnally minded is
o death" Dead in trespasses and
8 in sins" is the condition of every
soul in the life of God has not been
supplanted by regeneration. 'To
e be spiritually minded is life and
n peace 3rd, eternal death. ''Thit
" is the second death and is the eter
n, nal separation of the soul from Goo
m m,e and from everything which col
ty make natural life tolerable. The
Is Is rich man in hell not only found
tv great gulf fixed between himself ant
~ God, but he was excluded from evel
ee "erob Of 7cater' to cool his tongue
h Eternal separation from God ant
I'D all good was his doom. The cup 0
u IN misery was unmixed. Hope foreve
excluded. THIS is hell. Its hor
rors cannot be exaggerated. n
lost soul will ever accuse Jesu
Christ or his Ministers of exagger
" ating the eternal horrors that hang
y around the second death.
ho III. Wages. This is the lin
Ia which the apostle tells US binds 81
70 and death together. No power i
- heaven or on earth can break thi
oo link but the power of God. Deaf
Ie is the wages of sin. The soul tbs
-, serves sin will receive it's wage
This word, as here used, is of dee
en and fearful import. 1st, 1t involve
o the idea of labor. The service {
ho sin is a hard service. Sin is sevel
he and inexorable task-master. TT
,ce way OF the transgressor is hard
to There is no peace to the wicke
sct saith my God. his heart is as Il
,s. troubled ocean casting up lnire al
II. dirt" That sorrowful wall of IL
.,,e heart from which God is drive
n '.All is vanity yand vexation of spi