The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-19

and Apollyouic asssult That would b
beyond human criticism Tho demon
ination, Whatever IL name b, that can
rise mp to that viii b the church Of the
n.vlenium. will swallow up al dencm-
inaj~ns and be the one that will BE- the
bride when the Bridegroom cometh.
Let US mako 1t simpler and palmer Tor
people to get into the kingdom Of God.
Do not hinder people by the idea that
they may not have been elected. Donot
tag on to the one essential Of faith in
Christ any Of tbe innumerable
non-essentials. A hsAn who heart
ilY accepts Christ is Christian,
and the man who does not
sccept him is not 1 Chriftian, and
that Is all there is Of It He need not
believe in election or reprobation. He
need not believe in the eternal generS
ton Of the Son. He need not believe in
everlasting punishment He need not
believe in infant baptism. He need not
believe in plenary Inspiration. Faith
in Christ is the criterion, Is the test, is
the pivot, is the indispensable. But
there are those who would add unto the
tests rather than subtract from them.
There are thousands who would not &C
cept persons into church membership II
they drink wine or II they smoke cigars,
or II they attend the theater, or II they
play cards, or II they drive fast horse.
Now do not drink wine or smoke or ct
tend tho theater, never played game
sf cards and do not drive . fast horse,
although would II I owned one. But
do not substitute tests which the Bible
does not establish. There IL one pas
sage Of Scripture wide enough to let all
in who ought to enter and to keep out
all who ought to be kept out: "Believe
in the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt
be saved" Get mans heart right and
his life will be right. But now that the
old creeds have been put under public
scrutiny some thing radical must be
done. Some would split them, some
would carve them. some would elongate
them, some would abreviate them. At
the present moment and in the present
shape they are hindrance. Lazarus
is alive but hampered with the old grave
clothes. II you want one glorious
church. free and unencumbered, take of
the cerements Of old ecclesiastical voca.
bulary. Loose her and let her 60!
Again, there are Christians who are
under sepulchral shadows, and hindered
and hoppled by doubts and fears and
sins long ago repented Of. What they
need is to understand the liberty Of the
sons OF God. They spend more time
under the shadows Of Sinai than at the
base Of Calvary.
The man who is ell the time feeling
Of his pulse and looking at his tongue to
see whether IL is coated IL morbid and
can not be physically we'll. The doctor
will say: .'Go out into the fresh cir and
into active life, and stop thinking Of
yourself, and you will get vol and
strong" So there are people who are
watching their spiritual symptoms, and
they call 1t determination, and they
get weaker and sicklier In their faith I'll
the time. Go ont and. DO something
nobly Christian.
What many Of you Christlans most
need i to got your grave clothes o..
rejoice that you have boon brought from
the desth Of sin to the life Of the Cos
pol, but you need to got your hand loos<
and your feet loose snd your tongue
loose and your soul loose. There - M
sin that the Bible 20 arraigns and pune
lures and nagellates - the sin Of unbe
lief. and that 10 what ID tho matter Will
you. "Oh." you cay. III you knew wha
once was and how many times I hav,
grievously straysd. you would under
stand why l do not come ont brighter.
Then / think you would call yourself
the chief Of sinners.
lam glad you hit upon that term, 70
have promise that ats into your cas-
Is the cogs Of one wheel between tn
cogs Of another wheel, or ~ the key 1T
into the labyrinths Of lock, A maj
who was once called Saul, but aiterwars
Paul, declared: "This y : faithful say
ing and worthy Of Ill scceptation thu
Christ Jesus came into the world TO saw
sinners, OF whom I am chisf" Mari
that-''of whom an chief. ..Pu
down your overcoata and hats and viii
take care Of Thorn while you xii
Stephen, 20 Saul said 70 the stoner
OF the iirst mAFtyr-''I DO mot care 10 o.
ert myself much. but will guard you
surplus apparel while you do the muir
der" The New Testament account says
The witnesses laid down their clothes =
young mans feet whose name Was Saul.
No wonder he said: "Sinncrs, Of WHOM
l am the chief" Christ Is used to climb
ing. He climbed to the top Of the tenn
pie. He climbed to the top Of MI Olivet
He climbed to the top Of thecli6s abou
Nazareth. He climbed to the top Q
Golgotha And to the top Of the hill
and the mounstains Of your transgressiol
he is ready to climb with pardon 70
every one Of you. ~
The groan Of Calvary il mightier tina,
the thunder Of Sinai Full receipt l
offered for all your indebtedness II on
throws stone at midnight into . bus
where the hedge bird. roosts, 1t imme
diately begins to sing, and into the mid
night hedges OF your dsspondency thes
words hurl, hoping 70 awaken you I
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