The record-union., 1892-10-12
AN EVANGELIOT'S SERMON.
If Any Man be in Christ, He is
Really a New Creation"
Rev. Mr.. Ghormley Delves Into the
Profound-Nightly Services at the
First Christian Church.

At the First Christian Church last even
ing Evangelist Ghormley preached a
mastery sermon from the following
texts: IF any man be in Christ, he is a
new creation; old things are passed away;
behold, all things are become new."-2
Cor. ", IL. "And l saw a new heaven
and new earth, for the first heaven and
the first earth were passed away."-Rev.
xxi, l.
we cannot fix the time of the sunris-
ing OF Gods eternal day." said the
speaker. I'm the beginning God created
1ne heaven and the earth. When the be-
ginning was we do not know. We are
TOLD the earth was without form and
Vold, and darkness was upon the face of
the deep. And the spirit of God moved
upon the face of the waters. The first
thing God said was, Let there be light
and there was light. 1t is not our pur-
pose to trace the steps of development in
tne earthS history to its completion
When man was created this world was
completed and God rested from all his
work which he had made. The first man
was creation. He was not an evolution
or an evolved being. God created him in
his own image. This coming of life unto
the world is the miracle of miracles.
But one man was created. The old
SiNooioh OOSdh III ana Is cOntlU-
ued by law. The time at length came in
human history for a new creation. 1t
had long been looked for. The world had
lost Gods idea of man. One is created:
is called the second Adam. The whole
world was in moral and spiritual dark
ness when he came as the Light. He is
the beginning of the new Creation. His
coming into the world was by miracle.
NoJheory will ever account for this match
less character. The plain facts of the
four gospels give the only satisfactory So
luton: He is the Word of God made in
f1esh.' He is the Light of the world. He
is the Spirit OF GOD moving upon the face
OF the waters. This new creation began
in miracle. 1t is continued by law. Jesus
said: My words are spirit and they are
life. Life can come only from that which
lives. Every creature must have crea-
tor Except man be born from above
he cannot see the kingdom of God. Ex-
cept man be born of water and of the
spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of
God. To be born of water and of the
spirit is then, to be born from above.
John says: whatsoever believeth that
Jesus is the Christ is born of God
Again: But these are written that We
might believe that Jesus is the Christ the
Son God; and that believing, We might
have life through His name For God
who commanded the light to shine out of
udThueSS udIu SnlueQ IN our hearts. to
give the light of the knowledge of the
glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
Being born again, not of corruptible seed,
but OF incorruptible, by the word of God
which liveth and abideth forever.
1T is the light of Gods word shining
into our souls by which we see what sort
of beings we are. It is light which makes
manifest" continued the speaker. "Jesus
came to make known to us Gods will.
To be in harmony with Christ is to be in
Him. To obey Him is to be in harmony
with Him. In Christ a new creation.
Everything is new. A new heart, a new
course in life, new hope, new love, a
new master, new friends, a new home;
behold, all things are become new. This
work of the new creation is going on
until we shall see the new heavens and
the new earth, wherein dwelleth right
eousness. Blessed are they who do His
commandments, that they may have right
to the tree of life, and may enter through
the gates into the city,"
The meetings continue every night this
week. The theme for this evenings
discourse will be: 1.-The Great Salvation"