The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-03-13

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something to turn up" "Who knoweth
but thou art come to the kingdom for
such a time as this?" Understand the
dignity of present opportunity. Abra-
ham Lincoln was a very ordinary boy en-
gagged IN a very ordinary occupation,
rail-splittlng. But because he split rails
well he was the better fitted to be the
president OF the nation and the enamel
por of a race.
4. Now is the accepted time. Hit
the iron while it is hot. Tomorrow it
may be cold and your arm may be power
less. To-day if ye will hear the voice of
God harden not your hearts,"
.1 NJ. Z. CHURCH.
Subject: Cannot sin?"-1 John iii. 8.
This passage, with several of it's kindred
in this epistle is frequently read. wonder
ed at, misunderstood, passed over, ignor-
ed. ,
There can be no e~xaggeration in 1t, for
1t is inspired; no error in its translation,
for the revised version gives the same in
substance, its slight changes doing no
violence whatever to the doctrine of the
text.
4. The proper understanding Of terms
10 necessary or q whole chain Of logical
reasoning may be lost. The sciences
define there own term and technicalities.
So should the bible. We will not GO to
Webster, CALVIN or Wesley, but "to the
law and to the testimony, for the defini-
ton Of sin. Gay "All unrighteousness is
SIM" iJohn v, II. All wrong doing, de-
nounced by moral and civil laws and by
the conscience. "Do justly" is the first
duty of a christian. (b) "The transgres-
sion of the law" l John iii, 4; i. Q. the
law of love and liberty. (c) "Whatso-
ever is not of faith" Rom. xiv, %; un-
belief. (d) 1.-THE thought OF f~oolishness'
Prov. xiv, 9; not evil suggestions which
We strive to put away, but evil devices
The cherishing of evil thoughts. (e)
ITO him that knoweth to do good and
doeth it not, to him it Is SIM" Jas. Nv,
II; neglect to know duty. Unkept re-
solutions.
In comparing Rom. iv, 8 and v, ID we
find this doctrine of non-imputation, or
that where there is ignorance Of a law,
| the violation of it is not imputed as sin.
But TO deliberately or p~assionately vio-
late known law, or neglect known duty
is sin.
2. The "born of God" referred to in
our text, are all Christians. Commonly
known as converted. Tneologically re-
cognized as regenerated. These "sin
not" according to the text.
3. In what sense is it true that the
truly converted ''cannot sin?" (a) Ger
tainly not improbable, not impossible, as
it Is impossible for two and two to make
five. Such a doctrine would destroy
human will and probation. Holy angels
and our first parents, found it possible
to sin; surely possible for US. (b) II
does not imply self-dependent attain
ment where there is no need OF watching
and praying. (c) Neither antinomian.
ism. A perverted application of ITO the
pure all things are pure" and "imputa,
tion," 'cloak of righteousness, i" ''by faith
saved" etc. 1t means that "the normal
direction OF the believers energies is
against SIM" His renewed nature re-.
volts against it. Joseph said, How
then can I do this great wickedness, and
sin against God?" Can a mother throw
her babe in the lakel You may be over
taken in sin sometimes, and while you
feel it ..keenly and repent truly, your
nature loathes sin, and you return to
God as the detected needle to the pole.
IF any man sin, we have an advocate
4. The speaker next answered the
objections which arise to the doctrine oil
the text, such as the apparent contradic-
tions Of scripture, Christ's challenge to
the Pharisees, and the fact that Christ.
ians in general do sin habitually. He
e~ndeavored to show. that he who does
habitually, deliberately or carelessly sin
01s OF the devil"
8. Considering the closeness OF the
Christians relation to God, the demands
OF this epistle, are not too severe.
Elderly people remember their spring
bitters with a shudder. The presen,
generation have much to be thankful
for, not the least of their blessings being
such q pleasant and thoroughly effective
spring medicine as Ayers Sarsaparilla
1t lie q health-restorer and health-main
tainer.t
Tobacco Users smile sometime
when told that tobacco hurts them