New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-09


We'll; am not going to dwell on this very long,
that putt, upon US You can think Of nothing that
is more dishonoring to Jesus Christ than a Church
that Is apostate and worldly and unconsecrat ted.
There was man who died some years ago a very
epary man Of this who had
eyes upon. lofty browed and intellectual but by a
sad misfortune he had that head upon crippled
could not look upon the man without pity. What
s And 'A sha
Jesus Christ be SO dishonored that He shall have
which the angels might excam aps Aias s0N whaa
noble head, but what an ignobe body"
DUTY OF THE CHURCH
1t becomes us. therefore. the body of Christ to
understand our destiny. that a chosen gene
ration. royal priesthood. to show forth the Writ
ues OF Him that hath called out of darkness
into His marvellous light. II Jesus Christ has
any glory in this world He must have it through
the Church. The Church represents Christ and
stands for Him earth as lie represents 1t in
heaven. Well. now. after the Holy Ghost hath
gathered this body, need not say what all Script
nre says that He inspires it, Henceforth we live
of the spirit everything in the circle of the body
of Christ Is under the guidance of the spirit which
now pass to the second point the relation of the
Holy Spirit to the world. Jesus Christ gives US
sixteenth chapter Of John, viii to XII verse And
when he Is come He win reprOye the world Of
sin. because they believe not me; of righteous
ness. because go TO my Father and We see me no
world is Judged" Now. l think the impression is
1A the As world h's evafySod
the evangelized and the uneyangelized the
think that is taught What does Jesus say in this
connection. Whom the world cannot receive; be
Mark tina, passage and put with 1t this: II go
away VIII send Him to You" Put TINS with sun
preach the Gospel TO every every crea,ure, ,, 80 ,a,r
Of
the world Remember that Jesus Christ has three
in the work s of and n ihr 6r
King The Holy Ghos, is to take the things Of
fold conviction corresponding TO these offices: He
convinces first concerning Christ who was crucided
thirdly concerning Christ who is to come and Judge
the world
CONVINCING THE WORLD OF SIN
Let us take up these three briefly. "He shall con-
vince the world of sin" Now. what IS the need Of
the Holy Spirit coming TO convince the world OF
sin? l have often heard 1t said that commentators
say there real conviction Of sin In the
world until the Holy Ghost came. | think that the
missionaries here will say that that Is not true
that a heather who never heard OF Christ may have
a tremendous conviction Of sin. For notice that God
gave conscience first and gave the comforter after
ward Conscience bears witness 10 the law the com
forter bears witness to Christ Conscience brings
legal conviction the comforter brings evangelical
conviction. Conscience brings conviction unto CON
demnation. and the comforter brings condemnation
unto justification. He shall convince the world or
sin because they believe not in Me" That is the
sin about which He convinces. II does not say that
He convinces of sin because they have stolen
or lied or committed adultery: but the Holy Ghost
believed on Jesus Christ. The coming Of Jesus
chris, into the world made tn possible that was
not possible before light reveals darkness IT takes
Wilderness to bring conviction concerning 6lacknesS.
Tier are ba neg bsy IN bark nn they saw the
face OF a Whhe man. and there are a great many
people in this world that never knew they We're SIN,
tul until they saw the face Of Jesus Christ in all
IT, Wilderness and purity ,.,.
He has fulfilled the law FOR Us. lie has settled all
claims Of the law, and now whatever CAIN IL nag
no longer the sin question. but the Son question
that confronts US And Therefore YOU n9iice thH
AFTER me beng deliverei by thu dc,ermnatc
have cruched and slain II gSe,n say so W tPi
S sSs ali dnS ,hrdmgh PEERS reaching and as he
preached the Holy Ghost came down and convicted
Them and they cried out. What shall We do 10 De
THE SIN OF THE PRESENT.
Well but We didn't have any part in crucfyng
Christ therefore. what Is our sim |, IL the same
sin in another form. They convicted Of cruel
fvng Christ: we are convicted because We have not
believed on Christ crucihed. They were convicted
because they had despls-d and rejected Gods Son.
The Holy Ghost conyicts US because We ha'" net
really the sin In both cases-the sin OF uhbeei
secondly. "of righteousness because * to the
Father and We no more Now ] confess
a a
at that expression. 'Of righteousness because go
to the Father and ye see me no more. and yet the
come to me in a Hash Just remember this that
when the high pres, went IA WIN the Yy ,My
could know that they were accepted OF t,I
until the high priest came out ana ni'ei up ms
stant;y expected when they had been paricu.hiy
sinful and bad that God would slay the high pres,
IN the hottest OF al. when he went IN on me graz
day OF the atonemen That Is the reason ne ""re
ne Oy.l
Now, Jesus Christ. after that like the great high
veil. See Him on The brow Of 0vet rising SLOWLY
above the high priest. as he went into the HOLES,
Of ali. so a cloud shut in between Jesus Christ and
sight Now. + that we're ali We should not know
until Jesus Christ returns again whethet We %ole
not make wait for all those years to let us Know
whether we are accepted put re sends tne er no o.,
righteousness" Jesus Christ Is only declared to be
righteous He sits down al Gods right hand .on
Gods of showing US HE he is Fish
and baspherny and Indignation and hatred mat
poured on Him and he thence Te h d"~ @,ayaG
in the grave. Oh you. who talk about that lone
syI ,Ss Esa5 Christ f be %"
is preaching vain and your fath is a'o yam No.
come out Of tia, grave But God took Him rI i,;i
up into Heaven and said sit thou on my rikii !!
Tfi,r By a divine act lie vndlca,cs Him Christ
accented Of the Father Is the ground OF our az
ceptance therefore listen to Isaiahs passion psalm
Nv the knowledge OF Him-that If by KNOWING
tii,n-shal INV righteous servant justify the King.
He has brought HIM from across "nT nI now e
s,ands pon the throne. The fact that Jesus Chrs,
is there settles the whole question me law mas no'
a sing.e accusation to bring Ana satan, tle az
cu,er OF the brethren. has MS mouth hhut Ho"
when Jesus Christ Is on the throne.
HOW THE MESSAGE WAS SEM
Bu, how do we know that He Is there? We cou'l
no, know until He came again mat Goa do'eP', =
Him because He is out OF sight Dut ~" ''> ,,
aa.nr mink IN these wonderful words: "Of
rigb,.ousnes, because ! go 10 the Father ana "
a.. me- no more" But wherefore being by 'h'
right hand Of God exalted. and having received ihe
IL Ia Ia shel fOrlh tnls M.ICI-