St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-20
HOW wE ARE SAVED.
The Teachings of Christ as a Fac
tor of Salvation,

Ine EelCnInTS OF Christ as q Fac
tor of Salvation.
Rev. Marion ID. Shutter spoke last
evening at the Church Of the edeemer
from the text. 1--WE shall be saved by
His life.'
1--WE no longer look upon man as hav-
ing fallen III sJme re note ancestor. He
began at the very bottom. He began in
the animal, and has steadily been rising
to the heights of light and beauty, and
knowledge and peace. In his upward
struggle he needs all the helps and AT
vantageS he can secure. The germs
OF all good are within him
and Call for influences that shall
cause them to blosso II and bear
fruit. In the process of hum IN unfold
ing and ripAnins many agencies are
concerned. No one exclusively does the
work. Every element in civilization
has its part. The school, the home,
companiOnship, hookS-a!l these things
help. But first and foremost of all
those influences that al lreSS us upon
the moral and spiritual side of our
nature. are the life ana words of Jesus
Christ.
What we need in our upward strug-
gle is some one to stimulate our thought
anu quicken our moral nature. to show
Us how to overcome the power of evil,
how tn stand in the hour of temptation.
how to bear burdens and endure trials,
how to be just and kind liz oar dealings
with others, how to find the Father.
AMI this is what the life of Christ does
for us, and ill d ling this, it saves us.
There are two peculiaritieS in the
teaching of Christ that make it factor
i'll our mora education. The forms in
which His tIEnntrhr af,I,nJinH
able, metaphor, paradOX-proVoke In
curry and compel thought. Then, too,
HIS method OF teaching was to give gen
eral principles. leaving their applica-
ton to the intelligence and conscience
OF each individual. All that He ever
taught. for example, concerning the
Sabbath was, 1.-The Sabbath was male
for man and not man for the Sabbath"
and sit is lawful 10 do well upon the
Sabbath day" Since my sermon of
last Sunday evening in favor OF the
library opening, L have been the recip-
lent of various tracts unun Sabbath OBJ
servancp from people who deem my
soul in danger. For all this interest,
thanks! In this severe weather. |
am grateful to any tract society that
helps keep my fire burning. Fuel is h gh
and tracts are cheap. What do care
for all the councils that have ever
thunfered upon this subject? What do
care how many ministerial aSSOcia-
tons have pronounced upon it? What
do care-eXcept TO oppose them-for
all the attempts that ale being made to
riVet upon human conduct the very fet-
tiers that Jesus broke ami flung dlShon-
ored upon the dung-hIii? SO long as
live so long shall | take these principles
concerning the Sabbath and apply them
according n m h.C Il
My advice to all who hear me is to do
the same! A grain of common sense is
worth planet-full OF Sabbath cOnYen-
tions!
The other element IN the influence of
Jesus is the power of his personality,
the force of His example. He saves us.
not i'll any magical or mechanical way.
but by awakening within us n0bler
thoughts. higher ambitions. purer mo-
uveS; by showing Us, not how & vi
can live, but how man can i've. T IA
same arrows that pierce us were aimed
at Him. Upon His head were broke the
same stones. Around His vessel the
same waves dashed and reared. He
was tempted as We are, but lie resisted
and stood. Faith in Him is faith in Him
as the leader in our moral and sp ritual
life. Whatever one may think of His
person and offices, Ills titles and mira
cles, the great question is: "Do you
believe in the KIND of life He led. and
are you willing to try to live it?" He
who has this, has faith that cannot be
shaken.
The inspiration that comes from His
life is marvelously emphasized when
we look upon it as revelation of hui
man possibilities. Up the steep and
rugged rocks of temptation and trial
Hn bnE StrnrOInH fiii Ha Is, ~
Sunlit heights of eternal purity and
peace. Inspired by His example, we
Chamber up. We shall reach the top,
AMI, in the rapture of that transcendent
moment. our though will be: eve have
been saved by His lifel"