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oAbCh bhS OA hASNSiShuiJ these high and sacred subjects, -.------- -..- -.. so VITAL TO ALL .- -. that Is of worth in our lives.-No. No one but Christian can give thorough ly intelligent answer to the question, "what must I do to be saved?" That which has not light, cannot give light. It can guess about the light. It can say there is no light. But only the light can reveal the light. What one does not know, he cannot intelligently teach. From Christ, or from one who has learn ed of Christ, only, can the way of saliva tion be learned.
 There are two answers to the question, What must l do to be saved?n and these answers are in substance one. The first is in the text, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ,' and the second is the words of Peter to Cornelius, "I per- ceive that God is no respecuer of persons, but in every nation, he that feareth him and worketh righteousness, is accepted with him." viz. Fear God and work righteousness. He that fears God and works righteousness, will be brought, even as was Cornelius, to "believe on Jesus Christ" And he that truly be- lieves on Christ, will "fear God and work righteousness. Thus both are re- solved into one. With some the exper- fence starts in one way. With others in the other. But with all, both will be true, when they enter into full salvation and what is it to "believe on Jesus Christi" It is very simple thing, in act, but perhaps it is little complex to ex- plain. As an act, it is Just to give one's self up to ones truest conception of Jesus Christ, believed to be, according to the scriptural promise. an actual spiritual presence, ever with us. Just the act of self surrender to the Christ, spiritually discerned, is all the practical part. It can be done in an instant, without philosophizing, by any one who will.-But of course, in it, there are many things implied, and these will gradually be seen distinctly by the one who thus becomes Christian. For ex- ample, he, thus accepts the general authority of the scripture, For he gets his conception of Christ only from the scripture. And becoming authoritive in one respect, it influences in all. He has to make his conduct conform as near as may be to the example set by his Master. For once becoming his Lord, Christ then both promises reward for obedient service and punishment for sinfulness. He says
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 shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of heaven" By their fruits shall ye know them'' is Christ's own test of lives. And the Apostle James says, sFaith without works is dead.' Jesus says, ssIf any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow. me. "- Thus Christ called men to righteousness. And he who gives him. self to Christ ''fears God" For Christ bids "Fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear him which is able to destroy both. soul and body in hell.'' In those however who are Christ's, the fear of God grows into the love of God, for such as they obey God, experience more and more of his blessing, until their gratitude 3rouses that emotion in their hearts. They feel that He is good. And while there ever remain some things that are beyond their power to explain: they ex- perience so much of his goodness that they can trust in the remainder, tho o'they cannot see. And thus loving and trusting God, they are glad to have Him have his will with them, until they say, like Christ, to the Father, in the crises of their lives, Nevertheless, not as will, but as thou wilt.n tOn the other hand, he that ''fears God and works righteous ness" is iiD a spirit of acceptance of all of Christ that he knows. The Eight that lighteth every man that cometh into the worldn is Christ. As more of Christ is revealed. he will gladly seize on that. And when the full gospel is present, he will rejoice to make it his. The case of Cornelius is in point, He was accepted with Godn before he knew the gospel, and while being what Peter, before the sheet was let down from heaven, thought heathen. But when the Gospel came to him through Peter, he rejoicingly ac- cepted 1t, and obeyed it. He Edevoutly lived to the light he had, until new light came, and then he lived to that. Fear ing God and working righteousness, he found the consummation of that fear and work, in 'sbelieving on the Lord Jesus Christ" Go to the question, sWhat must do to be saved?- the answer is give yourself to the fullest light you have, and task and you shall receive'' more. .sSeek and you shall find' more, ssKnockr and mora ssshan be openedn to you. And when you have asked" and .ssoughtr and 'shad opened'' to you all, it will be Christ and giving yourself to all, you s.believe on Christi This is salvation. And you will experience saw ed Iife,s And you will have the promise of God that the
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