The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-26

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axA wAeSein dueals III MigAk sDehO3d, -
Lasts had u nos shnreened that = cannot sase.
nesfhef = H1s ear henvy TIT y cannot heaf-
sLssk us1o ~. snd u ve saved, III - en1s g
H. enrfh. = exts He by sraee oEu ~ nnyed
through faish. and that - q yooxsslvsa, e =
the g5fs II God-set os works-ie2 any naa
should beasG- aIhs kindneas and the
lore of God. our Saviour. hare
appearod, aod noe b. works of righteousness
done b. n. but acsOrdi1g to His Deccy He
saves "a Tor what saith the scripture!
Abraham believed God and = ~ accounnd
unto hin for Righteousness now to him thas
vuEke.h y the reward not reckonei Of trace but
q eshs: bat % hin that workefh NOT but Be
heveth On Him that 1gstt6sth ths ungodly.
HE fafth y eountGd To- right-ousness: even -
David also descrtbefh the blesosdnss Of tho
man une0 whom God inputesh Eighsecssnses
without works: sayfng. blessed a1e they whose
inaquities 40 forsivsa. and whose aims are
covered; oieaed y the man 70 whom the Loci
Ihefssore. the promise Of salvation IL q faith
That u might b By grace. A. over and over
agaans Il u written: the Just shall i've BY
fafh- Hence also IN our text making dis
uncsion between thoss who believe and those
VINO 90 not believe. Is il Written: God Who
siyesn not al men not both believers ana
unoelievess but " that II TO say. those By
whom and those to whom. this i written. ''who
have believed AID not In vain FOR there Is
distincsion- FOR what pat hath he
tnas pe1eveth with ~ unbeltever! Without
iGsh - Impossible 70 please God.
~ he that coneth to God must
believe thai He 10 and that He IL the rewardef
o. tnein mat diligently seek Him. And Whist y
- Tree ~ attn 20 Al VINO Will exercise AZ HIS
given TO us to believe. Faith IS the gift OF God;
Ike Air and water. II II free. II IL simply the
nooess undertaking OF things hoped Tor. the
bona nde patsins to proof things not seem II Il
NOS pens1ve condition. II % an active exertton
nan can believe anything that ne can under.
take. Ihst which he undertakes. he does BE-
neve. Undertaking to believing. Man can I'M
dersske things foolish and he can undertake
things wise. What 10 20 wise as for him 10 uu-
dertake to receive what God declares himself
ready to give! That's the exercise Of faith;
that Is ''the work Of God"
Now. "ail thfngs-thae Is al things IN the
line Of Gods will, however much exceeding hui
man power,-"ars possible to him that beiiev.
eth. TIE very power OF God unto salvation II
20 everyone that bcaievofh. IL pleases God, By
the foolishness Of preaching to ave them that
believe. For the preaching Of the cfoss Il to
them that perish ness, Int to the saved il
- the power OF God" Preaching summons all
men TO . recognition and acceptance Of the
mercy and grace Of God who will have all men
70 b saved" swho II not willing that any
pentance." It invites them 70 undertake things
hoped for and to put TO proof things not seen.
God'sown word cries 90 you today. Repent
and believe the gospeL" Turn your back upon
your old ways, and start on upon the promises
otGoc. Undertake TO have fulfilled in you.
along His lines, all the good He leads you to ex-
pect- Proceed 10 prove what Is that coed aud
scssptable and perfect win Of God. The repent
ance He commands ii the repentance from nm
belief 70 belief; the usnitence that He will not
despise = c0ntritfon Tor beinx slow OF heart 20
believe. The works meet for repentance which
VIII plea1c Him are the exercises OF an active
trust In His mercy for the fulfllmeut Of His
promisea To-day. II ve viii hear his voice.
harden not your hearts" Behold, now 10 the
accepted time" Come ye out from among
them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord and
touch not the nnclean thing, and viii receive
ron and will be Father unto you, aud ye shall
Be my soas ana daughters, saith the Lord
Almighty"
"rhanks," says our text, ''be unto God. who
death. 1.-THE wages Of sin Il death, but the gift
Of God Ii eternal life" Hence, in the taxi, ain
and victory ere contracted. The former makes
US fall uatef the feet Of DEATH the latter raises
Us up superior 70 ito power. BY sin death over
comes IN: By victory death Is overcome for as
God has planned the victory, calls Ill men to
share Il, promises Il 70 who will accept L. Glor-
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to those who trust Hin for /. "Thins, o Lord.
u the victory" 20, ding unto the Lord, . new
song, for He hath done marvellous things; His
right hand and His holy arm ha:h gotten Him
the victory" 'Thanks be unto Cod whogivesh
u the victory through our Lord Jesus Cheist M
The Lord Jesus Christ our text tells us, Il tn
wonderful and only means through which tn
victory b given. Through Him, aud not dohef
wise. 10 the gift Neither II there salvatiO0 In
any other: for there IL mono other name under
heaven given among men whereby We must &c
saved" surely no one could have foreseen or
imagined the use of such means except he had
. special revelation OF the workings Of the com.
passionass and holy heart OF God over men dead
In tfespasoes and stnA Reverently No may ask
what could Gcd do for guilty ruined men?s
Consider The situation He was holy. His law
was holy, aud Just, and good. he could not re.
woke His law. He could not relieve the sinner
by cOuntermauding death He could not draw
back from what he had said to Adam. and In
saying It to Adam. had said to all the race
which Adam then included, namely,
that Adam nhas IL, the race) should
die II Adam Chat is. the racs) xinned.
He could not deny himself. His command
ment, His sentence. His exsction Of its penalty
could not but stand. There was no appeal to
any higher than He. He had committed NO
mistake: He had been mised By no fraud; He
had acted advisedly: Ho was holy; He wa wis.
He said or aught that He did. or aught that He
purpossd Be changed. This much is manifest:
Whatever God could or would for the rescue Of
the destroyed race must be consistent with ali
He may have said or done or purposed.
He did not keep man long waiting under con-
demnation before He revealed to Him Q most
thoughtful and ample provision for his full sci.
walton. Let those who are wont TO decry the
Lord God OF the Scriptures note this. Before =
single todividual Of the race had died the death