The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-12


| uraliye sensef" Does this inercitul SAVIOUR,
! as much as He loves their salvation, call
them back? Never. Then there are only
Two senses in which las words could be
taken, iigurative and literal sense.
verse %. Then said Jesus unto the
| twelve, win ye also go away" Now
| comes the test for them. II they do not
| believe in the literal sense. then they must
| leave as those others who did not believe
| II. Since the others left because they
would not believe in the literal sense. the
| apostles can only remain by believing dlf-
ierently from those who left. What did
| they do? Verses GS and 60; Then Simon
| Peter answered Him. Lord, to whom shall
| we go? Thou hast the words Of eternal
| life. And we believe and are sure that
| Thou art the Christ. the Son Of the Living
| God
| Since then they remained, they neces
sarily believed what Christ had said in
| literal sense, because those who did not be-
| lieve II In that sense had to leave. What
sublime expression OF st. Peter. He did
not understand the mystery. He had seen
this same Christ cure the sick, give sight
10 the blind. raise the dead from their
graves change water Into wine. feed thou
sands of people with few loayes and
fishes, and kne" that He had all power.
Hence he says in substance: Lord, If we
leave you what will become OF us? We
don't know how you can accomplish this
have declared that the bread which You
VIII give Tor the HE OF the world is your
flesh and since You have declared that
your iiesn Is meat not IN ilsure but lndeei
and in fact. We believe it on Your word.
, those ,hen Who contend a, that after all
literal sense. virtually accuse Him OF
bringing about the damnaiion of those who
turned heir backs upon Him and walked no
m'5" , ,'Iu, " ,a's h.le Lucy nut
,rhat Io soid g., , si,rr,,i.. 'onsa i, '.o,,Id |
heVc hcen s,ffirtnnI for Him "a have so !
stated uut moi having done sn because
il was not the truth. MS much as He loved |
them. lie permitted them TO abandon Him |
forover
in Corinthians yl 23-31. "ror have
received OF the Lord that which | also de-
livcrcd unto you. That the Lord Jesus.
the same night in which He was BETRAYED.
took bread" Verse "a. And when lIe had
given thanks, He brake it and said take.
eat. this rs Ny body. which is broken for
YOU. THIS do in remembrance Of Me"
erie =. "Whcrofurc whosoeyrr shall eat
this bread and drink this cup OF the Lord
unworihily shall he guilty OF the body and
the blood OF the Lord Suppose man
should shoot forty holes through the 1or-
tran NJ another man Wuld any one "rrcst
him for an attempt to murder? lI1k could
tncy. since IL was only a representation
VI Ai' tfu anu Nll Ubl duftt HIS ptlN Ut
us olocd at Rll7 How can any one he
guilty OF the body and blood OF our Lord
II they are not present. by eating and
or,hN'uE uhWorthily representation OF
II
Verse Is But let a man examine hun
sell and so let him eat of that bread and
drnk of that cup Verse -. For he
mat cateth and drinketh uuworthily "atvth
ana drluAtth damnation to himself. not dis
'erning the Lords baiy"
HOW Is 1t that any Christian can say
ma DtlltVe that Christ would pronounce
laAination against man for not discern.
ns body n metaphor a body in faith
4 body IN figure a body in shadow.
lodS In bread Aud Wiuet Damnation to a
nan for not discerning what can not be :
lmeernod' Il man had an apple tree in
ais yard without an apple on IT, and h, ,
snew II and sent his son and told hun II ,
re did not bring him an apple on that tree =
Ne would Kill him, what wnull to thought ;,
II such a monster
Nha' must oe Vhopsht OF God VINO
N"u'u pronounce uamha'lon upon ms chll-
"eH ioi Ao' a's'eth'ns somethlns which
v no, present TO ulteerh hat a crilc
monster sach Goa would br' What moro 5
nm .'''h '"'hE '""l' rae oc'll h'Mstlf 90 I
iho very hrSi a. ol the nt" law was ac-
oHr" .nyd 10y lransuhSl imitation Thy
''V"H o' "'t maiden ot FAliuVt "as changed 5
TIT" n'ia'h u"oF 'or 'hc second wrsoi
'l 'i' 'N'f nF ue power OF me Holy
'"a ',H,mplon ana periec- 4
''n of Iol'en man began By an act Of ]
'nlsunatan'iAtion in the incarnutlon why
le' 'u"'ihn" ~" same principle among an q
4'n'' men hy -" power az the same Holy .
hoe'' Hut appearances. it may ho said ,
'o Nu' inll'A e. tiRl mere ~ anything pres
u' ,u' uIraA. Ina' Is admitted Things Il
II the law OF nature are what they ap- p,
IpNr To be bug ) ltlF lurN ~ J